Mith

on May 14th with a broken foot and passed

I waited nine years to have surgery after I tore mine in 1992 playing football. My knee used to "trick out" all the time and I don't know if I ever recall a cracking sound. I guess it is possible. Has your knee swollen up and did they aspirate it? If they aspirate and blood is drawn out then you definitely have a torn ligament. You need to pay an Orthopedic surgeon a visit to get some tests run. They can tell you what you've done. Good luck to you.

for squats, leg extensions, and calf raises.

there are four ligaments in the knee that stabilize it: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Posterior Cruciate Ligament Medial Collateral Ligament (also known as Tibial Collateral Ligament) Lateral Collateral Ligament (also known as Fibular Collateral Ligament) The ACL is the one typically torn and is the main stabilizer of the knee (seems an uncruel joke that such a small ligament is the main stabilizer for the knee). The ACL and PCL cross over while the MCL and LCL are on each side respectively. Typically if the ACL is torn there is also cartilage damage to the knee. Which type of graft did you have?

story. Truly awe inspiring. Your friend is the true definition of the word ENDURE.

I did. Rolled the foot on the dojo mat and it broke the bone. Still passed my belt test though even with a cast on Was just curious if anyone else had done something like that.

a sesamoid bone in their foot?

rubbing your feet in powder (with cornstarch in it). We have mats at my dojo and let's just say that rolling your feet on one is a very painful experience.

Norris practiced Tang Soo Do & then made his own Chun Kuk Do which is based off both Korean and Japanese/Okinawan teachings.

Aziz Kheder ~ 17 time world champion and one of the coaches for the US National Team.

we have used called "Power Pops." An old Marine showed us this one in the gym one day. It's basically bench pressing standing up but man oh man do your arms and shoulders get blasted.

The running probably won't make it feel better but doing leg exercises will definitely help! A big stabilizer of the knee is the hamstring... Sqauts, Straight Legged Dead Lifts, Leg Curls, and lunges are all excellent exercises for working the hammy's. You'll also want to work your Quadriceps. No guarantee that this will alleviate your pain (especially if you have some torn cartilage which would be hard for your doctor to detect) but it will certainly stabalize the knee. Good luck!

if you have any swelling at all with a twist then there is a real chance that the ACL has been partially or completely torn. Typically the swelling is blood collecting in the knee joint from the vessels in the ligament tearing. If you have lost any stability in the knee (i.e giving out or whatnot) then you probably should go see an orthopedic surgeon for him to assess it. They have this test where they can determine if the ACL has been torn (along with MRI's). A good knee brace may help. Please take a look at Donjoy and Townsend. Good luck and Godspeed on your recovery.

So you gained 20lbs of ROCK HARD MUSCLE in 10 weeks... that would only leave you two more weeks to gain the last 10lbs of MUSCLE. Not possible without an anabolic agent. This guy is 15 years old... his metabolism is probably very, very fast and it would appear he could be classified as hard gainer. I hope Radok's program works for you friend. Good luck!

unless you use an illegal substance and that is definitely not recommended for anyone... especially at such a young age. You would need to consume around 5,000 calories per day and in addition to the muscle you would also gain a substantial amount of fat that would require you too go on a cutting diet which would also cause you to lose some muscle. So it's a catch 22! 30lbs of muscle is achievable in a 9 month time frame with hard work and proper diet. You may be able to look into creatine to help but mostly it's gonna be a sound diet, good workout habits, and plenty of rest (remember muscles are built when you rest!). Good luck but please take a realistic approach!