PT gets you walking, jogging, and back to most of life. Sport asks more - repeated eccentric load on descents, single-leg force at speed, knees that hold up on tired legs at the bottom of the run. ACL Bridge is the structured program that earns your way back to it instead of hoping for it. Criterion-based, progressive, and built around the demands of mountain sport.
20 minutes, no commitment - we'll figure out if ACL Bridge is the right next step for where you are in recovery. Or grab the free Field Manual first to see if you want to talk.
A surgeon clears you medically. Your PT clears you on basic function. Then you go skiing on day one and the sport demands things neither of those clearances tested for - repeated eccentric load on the descents, single-leg force production at the limits of joint range, knees that have to keep holding up after the legs are already tired. That's the gap. ACL Bridge fills it.
Re-establish baseline. Reactivate the quad, restore strength symmetry, build tolerance to eccentric loading. Three workouts per week - quad capacity, posterior chain + knee control, capacity circuit.
Build the engine. Progressive heavy slow resistance, single-leg control, landing prep. Force production and trunk stability under load. Quad strength, hip/posterior chain, landing capacity.
Add speed and absorption. Heavy quad with eccentric tempo, lateral absorption and deceleration prep, ski-specific repeat-bout capacity. The block where the knee learns to absorb sport-level demands.
Final readiness. Max strength + power, sport-specific scenarios, return-to-sport testing against criteria. You leave this block with measured capacity, not crossed fingers.
Every block has objective entry and exit criteria. The full programming - every exercise, set, and rep - is laid out for you when you start the program. Referring clinicians can request the full protocol document by emailing me.
Most "back to sport at 9 months" timelines are built on calendar math. Time matters, but tissue tolerance varies - your readiness depends on what your body can demonstrate, not what the clock says.
Each block has objective criteria - quad symmetry, single-leg force production, eccentric tolerance under load, movement quality under repeat-bout demand. You retest at week 4 of every block. Pass the criteria and advance. Don't pass and we repeat the block until you do.
It's slower for some, faster for others. That's the point.
Scope: ACL Bridge is a performance program for athletes already discharged from formal PT. Not a replacement for clinical care. If something flags during assessment, you go back to your surgeon or PT. More on scope →
Each block tests against several of these. Specifics scale to the block and the athlete.
Every week you get two in-person sessions and one self-guided session you run on your own from the written program. That cadence holds across all four blocks.
Two coached small-group sessions at Trifecta Fitness. One self-guided workout from your written program - same system, you just run it on your own.
Each block runs four weeks. Retest at week 4 against the block's criteria. Pass and advance to the next block. Don't pass and we repeat the block until you do - same price.
16 in-person sessions and 8 self-guided sessions total, packaged as the full four-block program. You buy the whole thing up front because the system requires you complete it to work.
ACL Bridge sits in a specific window of recovery. Here's who it's for - and who it's not.
Not sure where you fit? The intake call answers it →
Same clinical framework. Pick the one that fits where you live and what stage you're in.
Small-group, max 4 athletes · 16 in-person + 8 self-guided
After purchase you'll get a code to redeem against any of the M/T/W/Th 5 PM class times.
Run the same system from anywhere
Montis is the digital arm. Same system, different delivery.
A few things people ask before signing on. Direct answers:
Sometimes. If you enter the program already meeting the exit criteria for QL1 - quad symmetry, eccentric tolerance, baseline single-leg control - we'll test you on day one and start you in QL2. The point is to meet your body where it is, not run you through work you don't need.
Same applies between any two blocks: pass the criteria early and we advance. The block list is the structure; the criteria are what move you through it.
That's a totally reasonable path. After any block we can transition you to a continuation option: digital programming through Montis (the same QL framework, self-paced), or single-block re-buys at a reduced rate, or a hybrid where you keep training but switch to less in-person frequency.
The intake call covers what fits your budget and your timeline. The full program runs about $800; we'll talk through pacing options at the call.
Pay block by block. The full program is most efficient at $800 paid up front, but I'll work with people on staged payment - one block at a time, with the next one decided after retest. The structure is the same. The cost is just spread.
Yes - and this is where the digital arm at Montis is built to take over. Complete a block here, then continue the same framework remotely. Most athletes who go this route are highly motivated and just need the system, not the in-person coaching. Talk it through on the intake call.
