02/16/2026
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼MONTHS POST ACLR? TIME TO BUILD REAL TOLERANCE.🔥👇🏽👇🏾
Low-grade plyos at this stage aren’t reckless.
They’re necessary.
If the graft is solid — especially with a patellar tendon graft — and you’re monitoring integrity consistently, it’s time to progressively load.
And yes… I like being aggressive when it’s earned.
WHY PLYOS?
✔️ Re-train mechanoreceptors that regulate speed, load, direction & amplitude
✔️ Restore reflexive joint stiffness
✔️ Improve deceleration control
✔️ Rebuild confidence under real forces
WHY HAMSTRINGS?
Because strong hammies reduce anterior tibial translation.
Less tibial excursion = less strain on the ACL.
If your hamstrings aren’t robust, you’re leaving the graft exposed during cutting, landing, and acceleration.
This stage is about: • Load tolerance
• Reactive strength
• Eccentric control
• Directional stability
And let’s be clear — loading without nutrition is a mistake.
You want tissue to withstand progression?
➡️ Eat your macros.
➡️ Don’t neglect magnesium.
➡️ Support recovery so the knee can handle the demands.
Rehab isn’t about surviving protocols.
It’s about preparing for chaos.
Plyos + hamstrings = tools to build a knee that trusts itself again.
