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Anonymous
When my knee was injured (lateral hyperextension), I took easy for a long time. But when I started lifting with it again, leg extensions really helped build strength in the muscle and tissue around that area. Start light and slow, with about 20-30 reps. If there is clicking, don't worry too much, but if there's pain, see a doctor. If not, after a couple of weeks of that, go on and do some light deadlifts and squats. I know you're a big guy (and so am I, 5'10" 245 lbs), so don't go busting out 315 on your first set of squats. It took a while for me to fully recover (about a year), but it shouldn't take you as long.
I don't swim, but swimming might provide some good resistance for the knee as well.
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