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Just joined because I like the NROL forum and want to start that program. A little background. I ruptured my right achilles tendon 12 years ago playing basketball, had surgery, cast for 10 weeks, and recovered fully.
One year ago, at the age of 41, I ruptured my left achilles tendon playing basketball. (Yes, I have since quit playing basketball). I had surgery again, cast for 10 weeks, and I've healed completely.
I ask my surgeon if I could start a weight training program that involved doing squats with heavy weight and he suggested I should not do any squats. I'd like any opinions on this you might have. I plan of starting NROL soon. Thanks for reading.
Just curious to you and the experts who might answer, but is there a muscle imbalance, genetic predisposition, or basketball playing style that leads to you injuring your achilles?
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Same type of questions I ask my surgeon who actually did both tendons. He said no to all. I played all sports through high school and intramural college stuff without any major injuries. The most recent tear happened after not being very active for several months and playing basketball several times a week for three weeks straight. I did feel soreness in my achilles prior to the rupture but of course ignored it. It just popped as I was shooting a layup. Not much fun for for about 10 seconds, then its just numb.
I've had no medical training and so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about, but I can't see how squatting, which lets you plant your feet, could be harmful to you. I'd expect them to help strengthen those tendons. I'd expect single-leg work to be more of a concern, because of the ankle proprioception needed to perform them correctly. I'd want a better explanation from the doc about why he doesn't want you to squat. I think squats and deads (or whatever variation of those two you're able to perform correctly, working toward the full lifts) would be the best exercise choices for you. Maybe you'd want some additional ankle rehab type stuff in your program to help you learn to control motion at your ankles, but that wouldn't mean you couldn't also be doing your best squat and dead variations.
I've had no medical training and so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about, but I can't see how squatting, which lets you plant your feet, could be harmful to you. I'd expect them to help strengthen those tendons. I'd expect single-leg work to be more of a concern, because of the ankle proprioception needed to perform them correctly. I'd want a better explanation from the doc about why he doesn't want you to squat. I think squats and deads (or whatever variation of those two you're able to perform correctly, working toward the full lifts) would be the best exercise choices for you. Maybe you'd want some additional ankle rehab type stuff in your program to help you learn to control motion at your ankles, but that wouldn't mean you couldn't also be doing your best squat and dead variations.
Agree 100% ...
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NROL has a LOT of lunging. Be aware of any limitations you might have with ankle stability during single-leg movements and make adjustments or substitutions as needed. I think you probably need single-leg work as much or more than anybody else, but you might need to start with more ankle rehab type stuff--ankle mobility drills, ankle proprioception drills, balance control, etc. Don't just jump in without consideration for your past injuries.
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