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The Comeback
Rebuild capacity without re-injuring the thing you're working around.
The full 10-week return-to-training plan as a free PDF — every session, every set. Sent straight to your inbox.
Inside the guide
Coming back after a year away — post-injury, post-surgery, post-burnout — is where most people re-hurt the thing that finally healed. This is a 10-week return-to-training block built by a Corrective Exercise Specialist: slow tempos and joint-by-joint prep first, real load second, and scheduled deloads so recovery is programmed in rather than left to how you feel. The full plan is yours to download and run on paper.
- Re-pattern (weeks 1–4): re-establish the movements at low load, deload built into week 4
- Re-load (weeks 5–7): build real load honestly, RPE 6–7, a second scheduled deload
- Re-capacity (weeks 8–10): conditioning, carries, and one earned strict skill
- Tempo prescriptions on every primary lift
- A per-exercise swap matrix — including pain-modifier swaps, not just equipment swaps
- A two-day reset protocol for when a session goes badly
Who it fits
- You trained consistently in the past but have been away a year or more
- You have an old back, shoulder, knee, or hip you're 'working around'
- You're post-pregnancy, post-surgery (cleared), post-illness, or post-burnout
Who it doesn't
- You've never trained before — start with Foundations
- You have an active, undiagnosed pain pattern — get a medical assessment first
- You already train consistently and just want more strength — pick Foundations
About the author
Demitry Davidson · NASM-CPT, NASM-CES, NASM-CNC.
Strength, control & longevity coach. I write programs for adults who want to keep training for decades, not weeks. The guide above is the scaffolding I use in week one with every new client.
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