Nicky Rod

I did everything that I could leading up to this event.

I trained as much as I could.

And then when an injury prevents that, you start to doubt yourself more.

Yeah, rehab definitely would help.

I didn't do essentially any rehab.

I just have no ACL in my left leg.

At the beginning, it was definitely a little iffy.

I would have an occasional buckle.

I'd just be wrestling with somebody and go to step back, and it'd buckle backwards a bit.

But honestly, now, I haven't had a single buckle instance in a while.

It feels 100% normal when I train.

It feels better than my other knee, to be honest.

I've had...

I had my meniscus taken out in my right leg and that one gets sore more often than the no ACL leg.

Yeah, definitely should be doing rehab and prehab.

You know, I think that, you know, especially if you're a hobbyist or a professional athlete, you should be lifting, you know, whether you're rehabbing an injury or just for injury prevention.

Honestly, the few days leading up to it, it's different for me every time.

Sometimes I'll warm up before I compete.

Sometimes I won't.

Sometimes I'll fast.