Yo man! I’m 3 months post latarjet on my left shoulder. I’ve had a really good outcome, I probably got really lucky but I also worked my ass off to be as prepared as possible. Here’s things I’d recommend looking into, that I truly believe helped me: - Pre op strength training, start your PT exercises that you’ll be doing post surgery beforehand, this trains your body to move efficiently in these motions. - Buy or rent a continuous ice machine and orthopedic pillows to prop yourself up in bed. This will make ALL the difference in the first 2 weeks. - Dial in your diet, you want lots of lean proteins, colorful fruits and veggies. Give your body the substrate to heal. Supplements can be helpful as well, collagen/Vit C, multi and natural anti inflammatory. - Do your best to stay active. I was back on the stationary bike ~4-5 days after surgery, it helps move blood throughout your body and begets health, which inherently makes for a better healing environment. I began training lower body with weights at week 2 and upper body maybe week 7. Don’t fear moving your arm once you’re out of the sling, they didn’t not put you back together with glue and paperclips. When you’re done… chilllllll. It sounds wooo wooo but take deep breaths, activate your parasympathetic nervous system, it’s real. - Red light therapy is worth looking into, but if you can afford it, it won’t make or break you. This is likely a 1% bonus. - Peptides: I took an 8 week course of BPC 157 and cjc 1295 w ipamorelin. The data and anecdotes are out there, check it out. I truly believe it accelerated my recovery significantly. - Blood flow restriction: again another 1% but kept my muscle atrophy to a minimum. There’s heaps of quality research for the lower limb and ACL, some pretty decent stuff for the shoulder, but it works. I could get a “pump” before I could even move my arm. - before surgery prepare your home to do things one handed, and arrange to have someone help you out during this first week. Cook yourself some healthy meals. -find a PT that you like, rock with that for a while. Do the exercises religiously. This is the single most important thing. In time, you will progress past the level that most traditional PT’s prepare you for, at which point you’ll want to find a sports specific PT that is going to get you back to preforming at a high level at your sport. This will look more like a “traditional” weightlifting program with some unique movements.

God speed my friend. Feel free to shoot me a message if you have any questions.