HGH and lots of physical therapy.
I had an ACL reconstruction 16 months ago and i still do physical therapy drills twice a week.
My knee feels great and i am already squatting and deadlifting decent weight.
FreakfestMD is an Ortho Surgeon, so maybe he can add some info.
Hey thanks for the replies guys.
To Arnold Jnr thanks for the advice, i agree with everything you say, just to add that my knowledge regarding knee injuries is quite extensive right now.
I have built an enormous amount of muscle back onto my leg after surgery - maybe muscle memory has helped me somewhat. I don't squat anymore but more like the wimpy squats where you get the gym ball behind your back and then hold weights in your hand to squat down.
I also see a top physio every other week and we do a lot of training on a trampoline to get the bounce back into my leg. I train legs twice per week in the gym hitting quads, hamstrings and calves similar to my workouts prior to knee injury (just no heavy squatting now).
Bike riding about 2-3 times a week and then a lot of swimming freestyle involving a lot of kick from the legs as well as explosive squats in the pool and running in the water. I use a ski machine which mimics movements of lateral movements to help my LCL adjust to the injury. Apart from that i usually add about 15-30 mins of isometric contractions just to aid the muscle rebuilding.
Ice and heat 2-3 times everyday and no pain killers.
Only problem is that i am still very young at 24, my first surgery on my knee was at 22 which was a terrible job by the surgeon. Therefore, ACL has be reconstructed twice as well as the other various problems i have mentioned.
Overload if you have any workout or tips on rehab of the knee then please feel free to share, i am most scared about having only 30% of my meniscus left and the fact that if i play sports competitively then odds of arthritis down the line will be very high. I have been given a 50% chance of recovery to competitive sports like boxing and soccer so was just hoping that i can increase those odds using some sort of gear.
I have done some research on HGH and IGF - just wondering on what sort of does you would recommend keeping in mind i am just hoping for recovery and repair time to increase. I am not concerned about the cost and i have a very reliable source.
Thanks again guys.