The surgeon had told him not to train his chest for a year so the tendon could fully attach.
Said it would 'feel' strong because of the muscle, but a tendon takes much longer to heal.
He was already benching within 3 months.
I believe there are several quotes in this thread of him outlining his superior knowledge on this topic.
I was one of the people that fell into the trap of trying to convince him to be smart (would be easier to rid Royalty of his hand fetish) and slow down
I said I would fly down and laugh at him....and would absolutely do that if I didn't have more things to do on my priority list (it ranks just below walking around downtown Chicago with $100 bills attached to my shirt)