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Knee Rehab V
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Phase 4 · Strength and tolerance · Session V

Hold longer.
Push harder.
Finish stronger.

Endurance and isometric strength: the qualities that decide whether the knee is still fine at hour six of a long day.

  • Vsession
  • P4Strength
  • 12:00on the clock
  • — donecompleted

Isometrics calm the joint

Sustained holds under moderate tension can reduce knee pain for a period afterwards — the calmest way to load an angry knee.

Sleep raises the alarm

A short night raises pain sensitivity the next day. Sleep is part of the rehabilitation plan.

A flare is not a setback

A flare that settles within 24–48 hours is sensitivity, not new damage. Hold the level, do not stop.

Three couplets · two rounds · twelve minutes · a knee that carries you

A

Long holds

Wall sit + Spanish hold
A1

Wall sit — single-leg assist

60 s · seconds held

At 90°, take one foot slightly off the floor; count the seconds held.

Easier two feet  ·  Harder foot fully lifted

R1R2—
A2

Spanish squat — long hold

3 × 30 s · ×2

Strap round the knees; sit back to 70° and hold, breathing steadily.

Easier shorter holds  ·  Harder deeper

R1R2
B

Stay low

Low squat walk + step-up hold
B1

Low squat walk

60 s · steps to beat

Stay in a half squat and walk forward and back; chest tall the whole way.

Easier higher position  ·  Harder lower

R1R2—
B2

Step-up hold at the top

4 × 15 s · ×2

Step up and hold on one leg with the other knee at hip height.

Easier hold a support  ·  Harder eyes closed

R1R2
C

Endurance

Carry march + calf endurance
C1

Loaded march

60 s · steps to beat

Two bags; march tall, knee to hip height, no side lean.

Easier lighter  ·  Harder pause with the knee up

R1R2—
C2

Calf raise endurance

25 reps · ×2

Full range, one second up, one second down, until the last clean rep.

Easier hold a support  ·  Harder one leg

R1R2

The clock

Round 1settle in — 70%, perfect tracking
0:00A1 → A2
2:00B1 → B2
4:00C1 → C2
Round 2own it — beat Round 1 by quality
6:00A1 → A2
8:00B1 → B2
10:00C1 → C2

Each couplet: 60 s scored → the loading set → 10 s to move on. Done at 12:00.

How to run it

  1. Tissue tolerance is built, not waited for: load a little more than last week, a little less than too much.
  2. Two clean sessions on a level earn the next level. In doubt, add a rep before adding load.
  3. Tempo is load: three seconds down turns a light set into a hard one with no extra weight.
  4. Soreness in the muscle is fine. Sharp pain in the joint line is not.

Tick it off

MovementRound 1Round 2Best
A1Wall sit — single-leg assistseconds held —
A2Spanish squat — long hold3 × 30 s
B1Low squat walksteps in 60 s —
B2Step-up hold at the top4 × 15 s
C1Loaded marchsteps in 60 s —
C2Calf raise endurance25 reps
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Date
TE-12-KNEE-V