The Kneehaber
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What I've learned from four ACL tears and a decade of training around them: the exercises, the gear, and the mistakes worth skipping.
Latest · November 28, 2025
My Go-To Gear For Stronger Knees
The equipment I use every week for knee strength and mobility: backward treadmill, slant boards, bands, tib bar, and more. None of it is required.
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February 26, 2025
Strengthen Your Knees at Home: 9 Best Exercises for Strong, Pain-Free Knees
The 9 best exercises to strengthen your knees at home, from banded TKEs to Spanish squat holds, plus my budget-friendly equipment list.
February 16, 2025
Bulletproof Your Knees at Home: A Complete Knees Over Toes Workout
A complete knees over toes workout you can do at home, with the budget-friendly equipment swaps I use in my 100 sq. ft. gym. Full video walkthrough.
August 25, 2024
How to Heal Patellar Tendonitis: My Experience and Advice
After four ACL surgeries I developed patellar tendonitis in my other knee. These are the exercises, stretches, and tips that helped me heal it.
July 10, 2024
Why You Should be Training Knees Over Toes for Knee Health and Strength
"Don't let your knees go over your toes" is outdated advice. Why knees over toes training builds stronger knees, the key exercises, and my own story.
June 10, 2024
Nordic Hamstring Curls: The Ultimate Exercise for ACL Protection
Why Nordic hamstring curls help protect your ACL, how they compare to other hamstring exercises, and how to start eccentric Nordics at home.
May 17, 2024
ATG Backward Treadmill Review: Revolutionizing Knee Health
I unboxed, assembled, and tested the ATG Backward Treadmill at home. How backward walking helps your knees, and my honest take on the treadmill.
May 8, 2024
Strengthening the Tibialis Anterior Muscle: A Key to Alleviating Knee Pain
The tibialis anterior sits just below your knee and rarely gets trained. Why it matters for knee pain, and how to strengthen it with tibialis raises.
February 25, 2024
Strengthen Your Knees with Backward Sled Drags: Five Surprising Benefits
Five reasons backward sled drags help heal and strengthen your knees, and how to start doing them without spending much on equipment.
February 23, 2024
My Story - Four ACL Tears in Eight Years
From 2015 to 2023 I tore the same ACL four times. This is the long version, tear by tear: what happened, what I learned, and where my knee is today.
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