mw, I am only about six weeks post op of a double patellar tendon rupture, but I have read the entire thread almost, 327 pages of it and there are some people who have tremendous success recovering from their injury. Most people seen to work more on getting their mobility first and then focus on strength and regaining size. As someone who used to do a lot of working out, strength exercises. higher weights with lower reps builds size/mass. There are lots of people who go back to pre-injury activity. I know that I will be looking at at least a 12-14 month recovery/rehab period due to my injury. Glad to see that you are doing good though and nice to meet you. I will copy and post this on your other thread, but this is the place to be.