WHY: Performing quad sets it absolutely vital to work on regaining active control of your quadriceps muscle after surgery. HOW: 1️⃣ Really focus on squeezing your quad 2️⃣ Sometimes touching the muscle, massaging it, or hitting it can help 3️⃣ Think about moving your kneecap up...

WHY: After surgery, it is extremely common to have excessive swelling due to impaired venous and lymph flow. Manual lymphatic drainage can help with the swelling, which will improve pain as well as function. HOW: Follow along with the video. All you need is...

  HOW: Lie on your back with your knees bent. Use any firm object and place between your legs. Lightly begin to squeeze your legs together. Try to squeeze as hard as your are able to, within your pain tolerance.   FEEL: You should feel the...

HOW: Start first by squeezing your entire thigh, trying to fully straighten your knee. Hold this contraction. Then either start on your back and lift your leg up in the air; lie on your unaffected side and lift your leg up in the air;...

HOW: The Romanian Barbell Deadlift is very similar to a traditional barbell deadlift, the only difference is is there is less knee bending and more hip bending. You’ll want to slightly bend the knees, and kept them at that angle throughout the entire exercise. ...

HOW: Step into the hex bar. You can either flip it up (less range of motion and easier) or down (more range of motion and harder). Drive your heels into the ground and lift. FEEL: You should feel primarily your legs doing the work,...

HOW: Place the barbell in the crease of your shoulders. Bend your elbows and place your hands on top of your shoulders, keeping the barbell in place so it feels secure. Once you feel the barbell is stable, descend into a normal front squat...

HOW: Place the barbell in the crease of your shoulders. Bend your elbows and place your hands palm up underneath the barbell. If you don’t have the flexibility, you can simply use a few fingers as well. Or, you can switch to a different...

HOW: Use blocks, steps, or any other elevated surface to put the barbell on. Performing a deadlift off blocks limits the total range of motion for the exercise, which makes it a regression of the normal deadlift. FEEL: You should feel all the muscles...

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