r/AchillesRupture

Will be 6 months post op. Back to strength training, biking, swimming. Got my first shots up today and still feels like have a lot of calf strengthening to do!

Hi AR fam! 👋🏼

It’s been a while since my last post (https://www.reddit.com/r/AchillesRupture/s/7FyHRBuNut).

Thought I’d provide an update on where I’m at and what I still do to manage my rupture, especially since I’m now basically back to my pre-injury levels of activity.

Here’s a clip of me (left person in black+white kit) running, throwing, jumping and dodging while landing on my injured side.

This is what my typical weekly schedule looks like:
- 2x rehab/leg day
- 2x upper body
- 1x dodgeball training
- 1x HYROX training
- 1x running

For my rehab, which is now essentially maintenance and small progressive loading of my exercises include:
- seated calf raise (single-leg)
- standing calf raise (smith double-leg)
- standing calf raise (kettlebell single-leg)
- bosu ball balancing exercises

I also include some other leg exercises:
- squats (barbell/zercher/hack/belt)
- RDLs/DLs (traditional, trap bar, Landmine single-leg)

As for supplements, I take the following daily:
- Bovine collagen peptide (Type III/I)
- Creatine 5-10g
- Vitamin C tablets
- Vitamin D tablets

I hope that with continuing with rehab and taking the supplements will help me minimise the risk of re-rupture or additional ruptures, given the amount of high achilles loading I do, and especially since a 2nd rupture is more likely (5-10% more likely) following an initial rupture, either on the same Achilles or the other one.

As always, feel free to message me with any questions, I’m happy to answer based on my experience gained from my recovery journey.

✌🏼

So part of my recovery has been treatment by Therapeutic massage, and while working my leg, he noticed what ever muscles control my fate are all out of whack from the injury and my body’s responses to compensate for the injury, life in the cast and follow on boot, and now recovery. He pointed out that my foot’s fate swings out “right foot” and I need to make a conscious effort to walk almost pigeon toed to reset and retrain it, above is the effort, it almost looks normal, but each step I am focusing on pigeon toed walking and it’s insane. Anyone else dealing or felt with this?

2 weeks post op from a full rupture. As a new mom (4 months post partum), this adventure was definitely not on my 2026 bingo card. But here we are.

For anyone new to this journey, know that it can be an emotional roller coaster. This community, my support system, and investing in an I-Walk have been a massive help so far.

If you’re considering an I-walk, I truly think it’s been worth it. It’s truly helped me feel like myself and present in parenthood.

Wishing everyone the best - and I can’t wait to get the boot on this upcoming week!