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03/02/2026

🔥 𝗔𝗖𝗟 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 — 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁 & 𝗔𝗻𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝘆 🔥

⏳ 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬.

Tomorrow at 10 AM EST, David Grey is breaking down how true foot & ankle capacity drives:

• Force transfer from ground → knee → hip
• Deceleration and cutting mechanics
• Elastic/reactive qualities in late-stage rehab
• Real return-to-sport readiness

If you’re still looking at the knee in isolation… you’re missing the foundation.

This is about rebuilding the athlete from the ground up.

👇 Comment “FOOT” and we’ll send you the link.

02/26/2026

🚨 𝗛𝗨𝗚𝗘 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 🚨

We just 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 at Primal Recovery.

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺.

Mary is a Sports Physical Therapist who guides athletes through injury recovery and performance training — and she’s lived it herself. Having gone through sport-related injuries and ACL surgeries, she understands both the physical and mental side of the process.

Credentials matter — and she brings them:

• DPT — University of Pittsburgh
• BS in Movement Science — University of Michigan
• Sports Physical Therapy Residency — Detroit Medical Center
• Research contributor in ACL rehab & gait biomechanics
• Experience in high-level concussion rehabilitation
• Years of youth soccer coaching experience

Mary blends research-backed rehab with real-world coaching to help athletes bridge the gap from injury to high performance.

This is exactly what Primal stands for.

𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹. 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻. 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲-𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱.

𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗮 👏 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺.

02/25/2026

🔥 𝗔𝗖𝗟 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 — 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁 & 𝗔𝗻𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝘆 🔥

On March 3rd at 10 AM EST, David Grey is breaking down how foot & ankle capacity drives:

• Force transfer from ground → knee → hip
• Deceleration and cutting mechanics
• Elastic/reactive qualities in late-stage rehab
• True return-to-sport readiness

👇 Comment “FOOT” and we’ll send you the link.

02/24/2026

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮 — 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝗽

𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲

In this image, the difference between 4 months and 9 months isn’t jump height — it’s braking capacity.

At 4 months, we see a longer eccentric duration and a flatter slope during braking. The athlete spends more time descending and has limited ability to control momentum efficiently.

At 9 months, the eccentric phase is shorter and steeper. The athlete descends with greater velocity, produces higher braking forces in less time, and transitions more efficiently toward propulsion.

𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲, 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿:

• Eccentric Peak Velocity
• Countermovement Depth
• Eccentric Impulse
• Eccentric Duration
• Braking RFD

Tracking these metrics helps explain the outcome. 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆.

Understanding 𝘩𝘰𝘸 an athlete achieves the outcome is critical — 𝗶𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱.

02/20/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵.

We focus heavily on outcomes — jump height, RSI, contact time — but rarely ask how the athlete achieved them.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗦𝗜 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮.

Did braking capacity improve?
Did contact time shorten because stiffness improved — or because depth was reduced?
Did load tolerance increase — or did the athlete simply shift strategy?

Initiation, descent depth, joint contribution, and landing mechanics all influence the outcome. Athletes can change the strategy and still produce a “better” number.

That’s why we zoom out.

𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 — 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲.

A huge influence on my thought process in this area has been Travis Gaudet. His work has helped shape how I break down movement strategy instead of chasing surface-level outputs.

𝗜𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝘄𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.

02/19/2026

𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲-𝗟𝗲𝗴 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝗽 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 — 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲

When we analyze a jump, we don’t just look at height — we break it down phase by phase. Here is an example of one of our athletes.

The unweighting phase is the brief drop in force before the athlete descends and reloads into the ground. It gives insight into deceleration capacity and confidence in the limb.

𝟰 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗢𝗽:
Here we see shallow, prolonged unweighting. The athlete limits momentum because they don’t yet trust their ability to control it. This is a common protective strategy when quad loading and braking capacity are still limited.

𝟵 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗢𝗽:
Now the unweighting phase is quicker and more pronounced. There’s a faster transition into the braking phase, showing improved control of momentum and greater confidence loading into the limb.

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆:
Early after ACLR the system avoids momentum it can’t manage.
As tolerance and coordination improve, the athlete can transition into loading much more efficiently.

𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.

02/19/2026

𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲-𝗹𝗲𝗴 𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗔𝗖𝗟 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

We’re not just asking can they squat — we’re assessing how they load the knee.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿:
• Trunk-to-shin relationship → is the athlete stacking over the knee or shifting to the hip?
• Descent control → smooth eccentric vs a quick drop/avoidance strategy
• Knee translation → willingness to bring the knee forward and accept quad load

And beyond the eye test, we pair it with objective metrics like countermovement depth to quantify how much the athlete is actually loading into knee flexion.

This athlete shows a very common post-ACLR presentation — 𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙝𝙞𝙥-𝙙𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙮, both signs the athlete is still protecting the quad rather than truly loading it.

𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 + 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.

02/18/2026

Your athlete didn’t work this hard to come back almost ready.
After ACL surgery, the real risk isn’t the procedure…

It’s incomplete rehab.

Most athletes are given:
• A few visits per week
• Generic exercises
• A timeline-based clearance

But return-to-sport decisions shouldn’t be based on time.
They should be based on strength, symmetry, power, and testing.

At Primal Recovery, our ACL Membership Program gives athletes:
✔ A structured 5-phase plan
✔ Weekly 1:1 check-ins with a physical therapist
✔ Supervised rehab up to 5x/week
✔ Performance testing to guide every progression
✔ Return-to-run and on-field coaching

Last year, athletes in our membership returned to sport an average of 2.5 months earlier than traditional session-by-session rehab.

Less guesswork.
Fewer setbacks.
More confident returns.

If you want a clear roadmap — not just appointments —
DM us “ACL” and we’ll walk you through it.

📍 Bloomfield Hills
📍 Livonia

Free discovery call available.

02/16/2026

🚨 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥: 𝗔𝗖𝗟 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 — 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣 #𝟰 🚨

Saturday, March 14th, we’re back for Workshop #4 of our 5-part ACL Workshop Series, and we’re diving into all things 𝗼𝗻-𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯: 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗖𝗢𝗗, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.

The goal isn’t just exercises — it’s understanding why, when, and how to progress athletes with confidence.

🔥 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘀 — 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘.
𝗡𝗼 𝘂𝗽𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹. 𝗡𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵.

If you’re a clinician, student, or coach who wants a deeper, clearer framework for ACL rehab, this is for you.

📅 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 #𝟰: 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
⏰ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬–𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠
📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗜𝗻-𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻)

⚠️ 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴

👉 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 “𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣” 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜’𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸.

02/15/2026

Excellent presentation from .a.francis inside of the ACL Institute on Mastering the Mind: The Essentials for an Athlete’s Comeback.

Big reminder: physical readiness ≠ psychological readiness — and if you don’t train the mental side, you’ll cap what the body can actually express when it’s time to return.

Replay is now available for our Premium + VIP members.

Link in bio.

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