Around the end of 2022 I was consistently gaining strength and size, adding numbers to all my lifts and shifting focus to powerlifting. Then I tore my ACL on the 2nd day of 2023. Was demotivated but kept going to the gym hitting upper and some leg stuff. BUT I GOT KNEE SURGERY IN MARCH AND EVERYTHING FELL APART. IVE BEEN IN THE WORST MOOD OF MY LIFE. I WANT TO KILL MYSELF DAILY AND I HAVE NO DRIVE TO GO LIFT. MY BODY IS SLIPPING AND SO IS MY STRENGTH. BROS WHAT DO I DO? EVERY ISSUE I HAD HAS BEEN AMPLIFIED AND IM JUST MISERABLE DAY IN AND DAY OUT AND THIS DUMB FRICKING KNEE SURGERY HAS BEEN THE CATALYST. HELP.
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did you try conservative therapy first? unless you're a top sportsman why would you immediately go for acl surgery?
Because my ACL was fully ruptured and I’d like to have it intact. Surgery was almost a year ago and my knee is pretty good now with minor aches here and there. I did PT after surgery for close to 8 months
>make dramatic thread
>say surgery went well, knee works well in the next post
What the frick did OP mean with this
Sorry anon. My knee works but everything that came with it makes me wanna eat a bullet. Living as a cripple really sours your worldview
> Knee works well
> Living as a cripple
Anon, it sounds like you need brain surgery too.
Are you moronic? I was speaking in the past tense. There’s a recovery period where you’re on crutches and cripple.
Sounds like you're a pussy who just doesn't want to live anymore because your illusion of invulnerability has been shattered. ngmi
True.
You imagine that'd make you grateful but go ahead and be a sad c**t. Hell maybe just have a nice day op
What the frick is this horrible thread?
Bro the recovery period takes months (generally 6-9) but you're not a 'cripple'. If you participate fully in your rehab, eat well and not a deconditioned moron, you will be fine. I am 12 months post ACL reconstruction.
Only someone who has never had a knee problem would say this. I reinjured 5 times and broke my leg before I went for the surgery because I'm moronic and completely destroyed my knee and leg. Keep going OP, it gets better don't listen to the people that say it doesn't. You need to start training stability, your balance is probably shit now. The pain and instability will start to fade the better your balance on one leg gets. It's sort of late now but also taking supplements like Magnesium and collagen really help during the recovery process, they are really good for tendon health. Shit sucks haha hope you get better
Thank you anon. Will add single leg balance drills into routine.
if pro athletes get acl tear and are fine, whats the big issue?
it is not the surgery that ruined your life, it is the injury
powerlifting claims another one, make your case widespread and teach others not to follow the powershitters route
mobility drills x F
weighted eccentric work x F
gl frendo
>"Yeah bro it's totally a good idea to go over 20% bodyfat and strain your spine and knees doing 1-3RM squats and deadlifts several times a week"
>"the human body was like totally designed for that trust me bro"
LITFING HEAVY WEIGHTS AND EATING OYSLOP IS NOT HEALTHY. GYMCELS WILL DENY THIS
Most surgeons are butchers. Most doctors are pill pushers that don't give a shit about your outcomes. It's a shame that more people don't know this until its too late.
get back in the sauna, joe
When I was in college I was a dumbass about how I was lifting and ending up getting a posterior labrum tear. Had to get surgery to correct it. Believe me when I tell you, I completely understand how you feel. It is completely demoralizing to go from being fit and strong having even minor movements like lifting household items hurt. It's a sharp and constantly reminder of how far you've fallen. After I got the surgery and went through the rehab process I also slipped into a kind of fitness depression because I was so disillusioned by the year or so I had to spend acutely aware of how much the injury had weakened me. I was honestly probably fine to start working out again within 6 months of the surgery but instead I spent years not doing anything fitness related because I was so demoralized by what happened. Finally about 5 years later I decided to start working out again. I took it slow, I worked a much smarter routine to avoid muscle imbalances and now I've been lifting for 7-8 years. Today I'm in better shape than when I initially got the injury.
Op, like that one anon said, you have been humbled. You have had to face head on the fact that you are human, that you are not invulnerable. Don't be like me and let it drag you down for years. Once you are feeling okay, and it sounds like you are, just get back in the gym. Take it slow, work out intelligently and listen to your body. Before you know it you'll be bigger and stronger and feel better than ever. Now my shoulder is strong, it feels completely fine, and I don't even think about the injury. When I do it just makes me glad that I was able to overcome it and move on. Dealing with injury sucks, but tons of other people have come back from exactly that injury, exactly that surgery and you can too. Best of luck fren.
Turmeric, ginger, freshly ground black pepper, frickloads of collagen, and train flexibility. Muscle atrophy like you're experiencing is normal because muscles don't like being stronger than surrounding tissues. See: You tore your ACL pushing yourself too hard before your ligaments could catch up.
>Trusting surgeons
Why do some people keep tearing ligaments while others are completely fine their entire life? Is it just genetics? Lack of magnesium?
OP-kun, what kind of movement tore your ACL? Did you rotate your knee or what? Did it buckle under the stress?
I tried squatting lmao4plate without a squat plug...
Fake and gay.
Knee rotated jumping down stairs lol. Not lifting related.
Focus on recovery, then jump on gear once you're recovered so you can make up for lost time.
lots of pro athletes get ACL tear.
Lol I’m sure it did you could have just rehabbed it and been fine but you wanted to get instant results and now look at you.
Ps
>tldr
>skipping ligament day
OOF
im gonna be honest
it is only january but this might be one of the most moronic threads of the year