I'm long overdue to provide an update! So since my last update I finished my first full cricket season since coming back from injury - 12 games in total :) The knee has felt great throughout the season to the point of enabling me to charge at the ball when in the field and even slide on the ground as I used to when chasing :) There are a couple of small tournaments coming up and I plan to continue during the off season.
I've also been training at my old club Heatherton Utd for the last 3 weeks which has been great. I've definitely started to pick up my fitness and I'm participating in all drills. Sprinting has been tough, mainly as it's never been my strong point due to being 6ft 5, but I am improving! I've played in a couple of half pitch practice matches also and the knee is feeling very stable thank god. The only really hesitation I have is turning sharply as well as tackling but I guess that's to be expected. I'm planning to continue to train and see how it goes from there.
I'm still training in the gym 4-5 times a week including 2 leg workouts a week usually doing squats + calves in one session and leg press, hamstring curls + glutes in another session. I've also recently started doing the 1000 steps with my wife in the Dandenongs which is a great workout!
I've also been training at my old club Heatherton Utd for the last 3 weeks which has been great. I've definitely started to pick up my fitness and I'm participating in all drills. Sprinting has been tough, mainly as it's never been my strong point due to being 6ft 5, but I am improving! I've played in a couple of half pitch practice matches also and the knee is feeling very stable thank god. The only really hesitation I have is turning sharply as well as tackling but I guess that's to be expected. I'm planning to continue to train and see how it goes from there.
I'm still training in the gym 4-5 times a week including 2 leg workouts a week usually doing squats + calves in one session and leg press, hamstring curls + glutes in another session. I've also recently started doing the 1000 steps with my wife in the Dandenongs which is a great workout!
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great story! I am a 16 year old girl, and tore my ACL playing soccer in september, and was cleared for practice at the end of april. At my fourth practice back, I cut to the left and tore my ACL yet again in the same knee. I am 7 weeks into the surgery, and I decided to blog about it this time! I was wondering if there was any chance you could put my link onto your blog or post it or advertise it in some way? It would be awesome if you could, but if not, thats okay too! Thanks so much!
ReplyDeletehttp://aclplainandsimple.blogspot.com/
Great to read your story. Had my ACL surgery yesterday and looked around on the web beforehand for some success stories for a bit of inspiration for the long road to recovery. I am going to record my progress in a blog as I aim to eventually return to rugby. If anyone is interested in following my progress, take a look at - ACL Hamstring Graft Surgery and Recovery
ReplyDeleteIf you need help with staying clean and sober, check out the Monarch Recovery Intensive Outpatient Program in Ventura: https://www.monarchrecoverygroup.com/intensive-outpatient-program
ReplyDeleteYou can visit them at 1445 Donlon St #15 Ventura, CA 93003 or call them at (805) 850-2686