while still respecting the healing process. here’s how were going to do it: 1. reduce swelling. swelling inhibits muscle activity, so any swelling present post surgery is going to get in the way of getting the optimal muscle contractions, in the right sequence with the right intensity. not to mention influence sensory experiences. compression, ice and load management is going to help here. 2. protect from infection. highly underrated but making sure we protect the site, replace dressings regularly and keeping the area clean is a good strategy. any complications is going to slow down recovery and extend the time it takes to hit it hard again. waterproof dressings, glad wrap during showers, not sweating like crazy, dry needles over tough massage are all necessary. 3. move enough. big mans baseline post surgery is probably going to be greater than someone else’s healthy normal. making sure we’re conservative with movement, considering the risk:reward ratio of doing drills early and m...