6-8 weeks perhaps?

I go thru outdoor hobby phases all the time....so much to do here in SD year round, it is hard for me to stay focused. Anyways, it seems that with true dedication (diet/exercise) that I can get back to cycling/prize fighting shape within 6-8 weeks.

I have IT band issues too. Not sure what to do. It does not keep me off my bike...just annoying as heck...

Good luck!

 

Anyways, it seems that with true dedication (diet/exercise) that I can get back to cycling/prize fighting shape within 6-8 weeks.

Maybe you can compete at the CAT1 level with 6-8 weeks of training, but I know for sure I can't. I don't know how fast I will bounce back from this, but I will be back to it when I can. Luckily we went Paleo and I seem to be keeping my weight in check (I am a fat man by nature). Should be interesting...

 

Now, hopefully this nasty flu that I am in process of coming down with doesn't wipe me out for too long.

Be carefull with that Flu! I got it around Oct-1 (WA State), off the bike 10-days. Then Rode for an EZ hr 5 out of 7 days. Picked up the pace the second week back, felt pretty good, maybe 95%. Did a race, felt good during and immediately after, but 2-days later I relapsed hard. 17 MORE days off the bike, bronchitis, antibitotics and a lingering cough. I have now been back on the bike for 5 of 7 days, and this time it hurts! Sore butt, legs, no power.. the 2nd round of couch intervals definitely dented the fitness!

 

Listen to the Body

I too am struggling with Tendentious, Patellar in the left knee, and Femoral in the right knee. I tried to ride through the pain (left knee) and ended up compensating with more strain on the right. Thus the cause of the femoral tendentious.

I have been off the bike for three weeks, stretching like mad, and doing some leg strengthening exercises to balance the muscles. Went for my first ride yesterday on the road bike, raised the saddle by 4mm, went slow, with a high cadence and my knees feel great today.

The advice I was given from my PT, was to listen to the body, if it hurts: STOP!! It has taken me a long time to understand that. I have always been the guy the ignored the pain and just rode through it. Now I am paying for it.

 

i am really only getting my moto license so i can ride the dual sport from here to the trails.

That's what I want to do when I get the money. Dual sports are badass. Also, if I buy a crotch rocket I'll probably be a splatter on the road within a few weeks. Too easy to go way too fast.