overcoming the mental aspect of a healing injury

Originally Posted by Isaac Atley

you just called zog a couch,

gotta love communicating via typing.

Best advice I can give is STOP ROLLING and START TRAINING.

Find some guys you trust to work positions with you. When the position changes, the drill is over.

Obviously, if you can't pull your heel to your butt you can't pass the guard on your knees. And you can't recover guard by driving that knee to the inside, which limits working some traditional side control escapes and guard recovery. Most of your clinching style guards are gonna be limited as well.

Perhaps drill a position like deep half that requires very little knee flexion.

All I have for you is this. Aleve is awesome for swelling & inflammation. Take it every 8 hours. Maybe then you can get your heel to your butt and that would make the training easier. I took it for two weeks after having my arm overextended. Within two weeks it was good. My last bad over extension took 6 weeks to be good. Also, I had a kankle not too many days ago from staff and within 36 hours I had an ankle again. ALEVE. Sorry all I have is mom advice. :-/

Originally Posted by Tori Applegate

All I have for you is this. Aleve is awesome for swelling & inflammation. Take it every 8 hours. Maybe then you can get your heel to your butt and that would make the training easier. I took it for two weeks after having my arm overextended. Within two weeks it was good. My last bad over extension took 6 weeks to be good. Also, I had a kankle not too many days ago from staff and within 36 hours I had an ankle again. ALEVE. Sorry all I have is mom advice. :-/

Thanks, I've tried aleve but I strongly prefer advil liquid gels.

Originally Posted by Brandon Mccaghren

Best advice I can give is STOP ROLLING and START TRAINING.

Find some guys you trust to work positions with you. When the position changes, the drill is over.

Obviously, if you can't pull your heel to your butt you can't pass the guard on your knees. And you can't recover guard by driving that knee to the inside, which limits working some traditional side control escapes and guard recovery. Most of your clinching style guards are gonna be limited as well.

Perhaps drill a position like deep half that requires very little knee flexion.

I knew this but just didn't want to accept it.

Originally Posted by Aaron Gustaveson

Thanks, I've tried aleve but I strongly prefer advil liquid gels.

I might have to try those.

yuck....poison!

Originally Posted by Chris Herzog

yuck....poison!

any recommendations on healthy (and legal) anti-inflammatories?

Originally Posted by Tori Applegate

All I have for you is this. Aleve is awesome for swelling & inflammation. Take it every 8 hours. Maybe then you can get your heel to your butt and that would make the training easier. I took it for two weeks after having my arm overextended. Within two weeks it was good. My last bad over extension took 6 weeks to be good. Also, I had a kankle not too many days ago from staff and within 36 hours I had an ankle again. ALEVE. Sorry all I have is mom advice. :-/

Tori: Definitely the team mom. Taking my aleve now. My poor knee.

what kind of exercises do people do to increase knee stability? i do squats and leg curls and extensions in order to strengthen to quads hammies and calves but is there any specific ones aimed at knees? wouuld be apreciated.

and Aaron, i have a feeling you came on here for someone to tell you to slow down and go carefully before you really hurt yourself. stop being silly and play it safe. good luck brother