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Message: [QUOTE="Husky25, post: 3211572, member: 2839"] No, they haven't. Guys used to pop amphetamines to recover from the game the night before and drink beers to come down from that night's game. Greenies were a bigger issue than steroids. I wouldn't classify that as proper nutrition and rehab. I got my completely torn ACL reconstructed in 1995 (by a doctor in the same practice as the Red Sox team orthopedist at the time, incidentally). I was in the hospital for 3 days and it took my over a year to feel pre-surgery comfortable again. Heck, I was barely able to walk without crutches when I stepped foot in Storrs, 3 weeks later. Today, it's more or less outpatient surgery, doesn't leave a 4 inch scar, and takes 3/4 the time to recover at a world class level. More recently, I was diagnosed with a tear in my Achilles, as well as peroneal tendinitis. I couldn't walk without a limp and Advil was useless for the pain. I was prescribed shockwave therapy and physical therapy just like a pro athlete would (only difference is they would get it daily and wouldn't have to pay for it.). 2 months later the tear is healed and I can run with no more soreness than a typical 42 year old should have. Obviously, those are personal and anecdotal, and I am not, nor ever was, a world class athlete. So be that as it may, check out this series of articles regarding the [URL='http://baseballstrength.org/tag/history/']history of strength training in baseball.[/URL] It's not been around that long. [/QUOTE]

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