I broke my collarbone 9-1-01 and I got back on my bike 11-4-01 and I have been riding every day since but just can't hit right corners hard at all, this is a big problem because when I don't get the holeshot that is where most of my passes come from! If there is any fast guys out there please help!!!:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
how do you get back up to speed after bonebreakage
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MX265
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The key there is to drink plenty of beer and get loads of rest... :eek:
On second thought, work on increasing the mobility of your shoulder and apply heat to keep it loose. I tore my Left AC Rotator Cuff at the end of August. I have yet to get back on my bike. I will be back on my bike in one to two weeks. I have been trying to increase my mobility of my shoulder in the meatime. The idea is not to rush, otherwise you'll cause more possible damage. Good luck and hope you heal up quick.
On second thought, work on increasing the mobility of your shoulder and apply heat to keep it loose. I tore my Left AC Rotator Cuff at the end of August. I have yet to get back on my bike. I will be back on my bike in one to two weeks. I have been trying to increase my mobility of my shoulder in the meatime. The idea is not to rush, otherwise you'll cause more possible damage. Good luck and hope you heal up quick.
Mike Hubert
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I have broken my share of bones and I always ride slow for a LONG time after I am healed. My problem is not physical it is mental, I think I have my prior confidence but my subconscious disagrees. The more bones you break and the older you get, the longer it takes to return to pre crash speeds. Just stay at it and don't get discouraged and have fun, your speed will return but it takes time.
I broke mine in May at a National Hare and Hound and stayed off the bike for one week before I had to start training for the ISDE. I am from Vail Colorado and home of the famous Stedman Hawkins clinic. I went to them and they could not believe that after 1 week I could raise my arms over my head since I broke it in 2 places. I told them I needed to be ready for 1000 mile race (ISDE) in less than 3 months. They said it would be ready but I needed to let it heal. At 6 weeks I still had no bone growth and never actually went back. They one thing I did do was see a Physical Therapist just 2 weeks prior to leaving for France. My arm felt pretty strong but with certain movements on the bike I had what felt like a sharp muscle pain just below the break. She said that my rib was elevated from the crash and was pushing up into the collarbone. She did some stuff to unelevate it which I am not sure helped. Then she had me go to the Chiropractor to fix the rib. He did test on my arm and found it to be very secure and strong in most positions except when he held it and asked me to pull my arm in towards my side. This caused the pain that was bothering me. She then gave me some exercises to work on to fix that area and said that time was what it would really need. I went to the ISDE and rode all 6 days and never noticed it. (Probably because everything else hurts when you ride 200 miles a day) Then I got home and moved some cabinets and that hurt it again. 6 months later and some things still bother it. I've broken 9 bones before. Arms, Ribs, Colarbone, toe and even my femur. I broke my Colarbone twice now and I can remember thinking for many years that of all the bones I broke it was the one that still gave me tgrouble. If I slept on a hard bed on that side it would hurt 15 years after breaking it. Now I broke it again which didn't help. Anyway I have rambled on but I totally understand. I wish I could show you how to do the exercises but I don't know how to over the internet. Good luck!
PS Sorry I missed the part that said Fast Guys!!!;)
PS Sorry I missed the part that said Fast Guys!!!;)
Gettin' Faster
Time...Time...Time.....Nothing gets you back up to speed like seat time. Just DON'T RUSH IT. I had a pretty bad rotator cuff repair about 8 1/2 weeks ago. I was released from physical therapy after 7 weeks and decided that I must be ready to go out and ride again. Well the shoulder is still a little weak but very little pain to speak of. The problem is that I went out and rode the first time with no problems (other than head to toe muscle pain the next few days), did the jumps, gradually during the day hitting the ruts/turns faster. This pumped up my confidence which the following week I took to a different track and because my confidence was high, I jumped into the whoops on the second lap because the guy in front of me did it but I didn't have the timing/strength to control the bike well enough and ended up twisting my ankle and practically impalling myself on the handlebars when I cased it into the face of the last whoop.
Well now I have a few more weeks off to think about taking it easy next time I ride. Only fortunate side is I didn't re-injure my shoulder.
Like someone else said. Work on getting smooth consistently and work your way back up to speed.
I feel like a total dumb ass for hurting myself because I should have taken it easy.
Time...Time...Time.....Nothing gets you back up to speed like seat time. Just DON'T RUSH IT. I had a pretty bad rotator cuff repair about 8 1/2 weeks ago. I was released from physical therapy after 7 weeks and decided that I must be ready to go out and ride again. Well the shoulder is still a little weak but very little pain to speak of. The problem is that I went out and rode the first time with no problems (other than head to toe muscle pain the next few days), did the jumps, gradually during the day hitting the ruts/turns faster. This pumped up my confidence which the following week I took to a different track and because my confidence was high, I jumped into the whoops on the second lap because the guy in front of me did it but I didn't have the timing/strength to control the bike well enough and ended up twisting my ankle and practically impalling myself on the handlebars when I cased it into the face of the last whoop.
Well now I have a few more weeks off to think about taking it easy next time I ride. Only fortunate side is I didn't re-injure my shoulder.
Like someone else said. Work on getting smooth consistently and work your way back up to speed.
I feel like a total dumb ass for hurting myself because I should have taken it easy.
YoTRacer158
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i dont know about anyone else...but when i come back from an injury i have had loads of time to think about what i could do to improve my riding, and when i get back on the bike i feel faster than before. i just run mental laps in my head thinking about what i was doing and what i need to do to et faster, then when i get back on the track an apply it, i make tons of progress in a short time. hopefully it will be the same when my collarbone is done healing. i broke it 9-15 and it feels strong but i dont want to rush things. at 6 weeks it was showing hardly any bone growth...main problem is that the earliest the doctor can see me for more xrays is in january:scream:
Good point!
I feel the same way. I do a lot of "mental" riding. I believe it helps as well. It's just when you first get back, you mind is better prepared than the rest of you. Just because I can visualize my lines doesn't mean that my body and mind are going to work together and flow.
I do agree that I have felt faster after some off time but I still feel that I have to get myself in sync. before I go all out. Especially if you are mentally trying to protect what ever injury put you out in the first place.
I feel the same way. I do a lot of "mental" riding. I believe it helps as well. It's just when you first get back, you mind is better prepared than the rest of you. Just because I can visualize my lines doesn't mean that my body and mind are going to work together and flow.
I do agree that I have felt faster after some off time but I still feel that I have to get myself in sync. before I go all out. Especially if you are mentally trying to protect what ever injury put you out in the first place.
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