ESPN.com: What have you been up to lately?
Adams: Lately it's been shoulder therapy, working on Deft Family. I'm either working here in the office or at the warehouse hustling it every day. So that's been keeping me real busy, that's about it.

How's the shoulder healing up?
I ended up damaging the axillary nerve and had some muscle atrophies with that damaged nerve. So it's going good now but those first four months I was bummed, it seemed like it was going so slow. I'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel now and really excited to get back.

What have you been doing to get your shoulder prepared to ride again?
I've been going to Eddie Casillas Monday, Wednesday, Friday and doing some therapy here in the gym at my house. I've been doing all the rubber band exercises and getting used to holding my own body weight again. I just started doing push ups and pull ups again so I'm pumped on that.

When are you planning on getting back on the bike?
I'm looking to get back on the bike in the next few weeks. So we'll see how everything goes from now until then and I think I should be good to go.

Speaking of getting yourself ready to ride again, what will you be doing to prepare?
I'll be doing a ton of riding. That's pretty much all I'll be doing is just riding here at the house and all the FMX spots around here. When I feel like I'm contest ready then I'll be back riding contests.

You seem to have this amazing ability to deliver every time you show up to ride -- is there one thing you can contribute to that asset?
I would contribute that to riding a lot, staying healthy. This injury is going to be a 5-6 month injury and that is a long down time to not be riding. Also a lot of guys are comfortable showing up to a contest and doing things to dirt for the first time. I just don't like doing that. Anything I'm going to do at a contest I'll do in my practice days. All my 360s, one-handed take offs, the distance gaps. I pretty much do them every day. I don't like showing up to a contest and not knowing what tricks I'm going to do well. I hate the unknown! So that is what I do, I show up with all my stuff ready to go and then there's no pressure. I just go and do it! That's kind of how I roll.

How mental is riding?
I think it's very mental. It's important to be as mentally strong as you can because a lot of these contests are overseas and sometimes you're jet lagged or food and water is an issue. You're going to be riding long days and you have to be at 100% no matter what. When they say go you have to perform, you can't perform when you want to. You have to be ready when they say go. So I would say being mentally tough is the single most important part. You can only be mentally tough if you're confident in yourself being physically tough. So that's where the preparation comes in, if your prepared, you know you're prepared then you can be mentally tough. When I'm in that moment and I'm prepared, mentally tough and I'm focused that's when I think I ride my best.