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Message: [QUOTE="BigRedAF, post: 1271617, member: 58172"] Leg extensions are a big no no after a ACL repair. I used to love that exercise but my Doctor and my rehab chick said NO! I'm not sure about you but it causes a great deal of pain under my knee cap anyway so I have no desire to try it at any weight for any reason. My repair was a patella tendon graph. Rehab started on the third day after surgery and was a major pain in the a$$. Your a bit late on the rehab if your just getting started. The more you work it the better your flexibility will be. Generally the repair is very strong the day of surgery. The next few months the repair gets weaker and then starts to heal to it's strongest point by the end of the year. The problem here is that by the third month you feel pretty good and do stupid stuff when your knee is not very stable. Be careful and wear a good brace during MX. [/QUOTE]