ACL Injury
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ACL Recovery – 1 Year Post Op Update
Well, it has officially been over a year since my ACL surgery! There really isn’t anything new to report, however, one thing I did finally conquer was the box jump at the gym last month. This thing had been my nemesis after injuring my knee. Before my injury, I had no issues doing them. It may seem silly, but it was important to me to be able to do box jumps again. One day, at the beginning of my workout, I decided to just go for it, and completed 3 x 10 24 inch box jumps! I was thrilled! The key was starting at the beginning of my workout so…
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ACL Recovery Log – 11 Months Post Op & Return to Skiing!
Today marks 11 months post ACL surgery. I can’t believe it’s been 11 months already. It seemed like just yesterday when I had the long road of recovery ahead of me. And now I can consider myself 100% recovered! This past weekend my friend Kait, an instructor at a small, local ski resort, got Jordan and I passes to ski at West Mountain. I was so thankful she got us passes so I could test out my knee on the slopes without paying the hefty price tag of a lift ticket. I was concerned I’d only be able to do a few runs and waste $$$, so I was glad…
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ACL Recovery Log – 10 Months Post Op
I know this update is a little bit late, but December 28th marked 10 months post-ACL reconstruction surgery! I still can’t believe it has been 10 months since I had the surgery. Things are very much the same since my last update. I’m still strength training quite a bit and really focusing on lower body strength exercises to prepare for…skiing! Return to skiing is my final hurdle of this recovery. I’d say I’m 100% back to my prior level, but I can’t really say that until I get on skis. I’ve been doing a lot of single leg strength work (think single leg squats, single leg RDLs, a lot of…
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ACL Recovery Log – 8 Months Post Op
Today marks 8 months since my ACL reconstructions surgery! I am happy to say things are *almost* back to normal. I started running one day a week about a month ago and that’s been going pretty well. I initially took a break from running after PT ended at the end of July because it just didn’t feel right. It feels a lot better now. I’ve been focusing on run/walk intervals for about 35 minutes. The furthest I’ve run so far is about 3.1 miles! I’m slowly but surely getting back into it. I usually warm up for about 10 minutes on my spin bike prior to the run, but my…
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Hiking the Black Mountain Firetower Loop – 9.20.20
Yesterday my friend Frank and I drove up to the Lake George area to hike Black Mountain, one of the Lake George firetowers. It was a chilly yet sunny day, perfect weather for hiking! Some of the leaves were even starting to turn. The last time I attempted to hike Black was back in July—4.5 months after ACL surgery—which proved to be too much for my knee. We never made it past the Lapland Pond lean-to. However yesterday was a much different story. It’s crazy how much of a difference 2 months can make. Granted, the hike isn’t difficult, but it is the longest hike (in mileage) I’ve done since…