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Message: [QUOTE="scotts250, post: 210929, member: 24319"] [b]Gettin' Faster[/b] 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. [/QUOTE]