268 | From ACL Adversity to Comeback: The Mindset Shift You Need Right Now
In this episode, we sit with a quote from Duke Women's Basketball coach Kara Lawson that stopped me in my tracks and immediately made me think of every ACL athlete navigating this process. We don't ge...
19 Mar 10min
267 | The ACL Decision No One Talks About: Should You Even Return to Your Sport?
In this episode, we dig into one of the most important and least talked about conversations in ACL rehab: the decision of whether or not to go back to your sport or activity after an ACL injury. We br...
12 Mar 28min
266 | Complex ACL Cases: The More Complicated, The More Opinions You May Need
In this episode, we break down what it actually means to have a complicated ACL/knee case, from multi-ligament involvement and cartilage damage to post-op complications like cyclops lesions, scar tiss...
5 Mar 36min
265 | Five Years of The ACL Athlete Podcast + Five Lessons Learned
In this episode, we mark five years of The ACL Athlete Podcast by doing something I almost let pass entirely: sitting down with no agenda, and saying the things that have never quite been said clearly...
26 Feb 34min
264 | Your ACL Rehab Is Hard… But Is It Actually Helping?
In this episode, we unpack a big misconception in ACL rehab: the belief that if PT feels hard, it must be working. We break down why sweat, fatigue, and high heart rates don’t automatically equal prog...
19 Feb 11min
263 | Quad Size Still Smaller? The Science Behind Persistent Quad Atrophy after ACLR
In this episode, we tackle one of the most frustrating and under-discussed parts of ACL rehab: your quad is still smaller months later, and you’re wondering if something is wrong. I break down what th...
12 Feb 35min
262 | The Human Body Is Resilient: Redefining ACL Limits Through Lindsey Vonn's Story
In this episode, we take a deeper, more grounded look at resilience through the lens of Lindsey Vonn's ACL journey. Not as motivation, but as a real, physical, and mental demonstration of what the hum...
6 Feb 21min
261 | The ACL Is a Seatbelt: You Don’t Know You Need It Until You Do
In this episode, we unpack why “feeling good” late in ACL rehab can be one of the most misleading signals an athlete can rely on. Using the ACL-as-a-seatbelt analogy, we break down why the ligament st...
29 Jan 22min
