This is me 4 days after rupturing my ACL for the second time… this is what rebuilding actually looks like. At this stage the goal isn’t to get strong. It’s to get the knee working again, reduce pain, restore range of motion, and switch the muscles back on so real rehab can begin. I was fairly lucky on the second ACL rupture to not have any meniscus in my knee, this sped up the recovery process significantly Here’s what you’re seeing in the reel and why each exercise matters: Weighted knee extens