Dan Felix, CFT Certified Fitness Trainer The Knee Surgery Decision A study published in a September 2008 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine showed that arthroscopic surgery might not provide any significant benefit for moderate to severe arthritis of the knee.  Arthroscopic surgery uses two long probes to re-knit your knee ligament.  It does not require the knee to be cut fully open. Some of my clients are injured, disabled or elderly.  Many have some sort of knee inflammation, irritation, or injury.  Knee injuries are often enough...  Gaining Muscle Mass for Sports  There are some myths that you have to stop believing if you want to gain real muscle mass.  First, you cannot “push” protein into  muscles by gulping down masses of food and protein drinks.  Your body can only store a small amount of protein and the excess will  be converted to body fat.  Eat normal amounts, about 25 to 30 grams per meal for a 150 pound man.  Second, stop thinking that  muscle growth happens on the workout floor or the sports . . .