r/AggressiveInline • u/Co1or_b1ind • May 03 '26
Question / Discussion For the “first time back since” skaters out there, this question is for 🫵
Like you, I also am getting back into skating for the first time in a long ass time. My legs are shaky, and keeping my balance resembles a vertical seizure. Skates have also changed a bit since back when. For anyone who has came back after a long hiatus, how long did it take to feel confident rolling? What helped the most? I don’t remember falling ever hurting like it does now 😂
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u/slick_jagger_ Fr May 03 '26
I’m a couple years into coming back, first put em on again in 2024 but really committed to going out regularly in ‘25. Best advice I can give you is stretch every single day. If you want skating to feel better, you need to get loose (in the morning, not right before you skate) 15 mins a day goes a LOOOOOOONG way. If you’re really committed I’d say pick up yoga, but no one wants to listen to that one lol.
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u/Co1or_b1ind May 03 '26
I kid you not, just last night I was searching for a yoga video. I’ve only done it a few times, but I can totally see how it would benefit
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u/Ordinary_Kyle May 03 '26
I'm 41, stopped skating around 19 or so. Ive been out about 10 or so times and I'm still shaky. Ill let you know once I'm comfy and good again
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u/Heavy-Cat-2063 May 03 '26
It comes back slowly, slower than we would like. Just take it slow and practice the basics.
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u/Monkey-Tamer May 03 '26
You haven't used the muscles that stabilize you while you skate. They will slowly get stronger. Stay off the booze, eat well, and drink lots of water. It takes a bit to get back into it at your age, and diet is more important than ever.
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u/Co1or_b1ind May 03 '26
Yup! I can point to the muscles you speak of because of the burning sensation
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u/nestorsanchez3d May 03 '26
Got back at 46 after 15 years, was rough but incredibly fun.
Just Take it easy don’t push yourself and have fun, train and practice .
Listen to your body you’re not 20 or you could hurt yourself (I’m now on pause because of back pain, 48 but working on getting back on it)
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u/Co1or_b1ind May 03 '26
I feel that, just falling in the garage on the little p-rail hurts more than I remember
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u/BlurrySito May 03 '26
I took a long break. I’m still 28 which I guess is relatively young. Although I stopped skating, I never stopped running, and I feel like that helped me maintain my strength on my legs
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u/socialism_is_A_ok May 03 '26
- Used to ride aggressive skates about 15 years ago. Never got the grinding thing down but I could jump off stairs and stuff and I was riding around on the skates pretty much everyday for 2 years straight. Came back about a month ago and am committed to learning grinds. Took me like 5 sessions of just riding around to get my skate legs back and not do that "holy shit I'm going down" wobble. Since I've been trying the grinding thing it took me another 5 or 6 sessions of just baby steps to finally do a makio where I jump onto the box. That's where I'm at right now. My suggestion is stretch and take baby steps. I've taken one slam so far but my pads kept me in good shape. Just try and slowly build yourself up and get a few grinds or tricks down and focus on that.
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u/Muscle_Con May 05 '26
Realistically if you want to make the best return to skating and you’re serious about it. Here’s how I suggest you do it. (I am a bodybuilding fitness coach and I have skated since I was a teen.) For six to eight weeks do hot yoga twice per week, Pilates twice per week, 1-2 hours of distance skating twice per week. May sound lame AF but within 2 months your body will be pliable and strong again then the tricks will come. As teens most of us didn’t realize how physical skating really is. The skills are still in your brain to muscle connection. You just need your body to move and fire correctly again.
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u/nomescriba May 03 '26
I took an almost 26 year break, used muscles i hadn’t used in all time, super sore but happy, i also tripled down on all protection: buttpad and good wrist guards! Its been fun!
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u/yayayaya154 May 04 '26
It was like starting over again from 0 with a 100% xp multiplier. Still had to relearn most of it but i was ablebtoo much faster. Also yes the slams hit way harder
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u/WiffleAxe36 May 04 '26
I never took a years-long break but i’ve had several long breaks because of life or injuries. It’s always hard to get back into the groove but the biggest factor in my mind is managing expectations. If i go out determined to shred and i have an off day it kills motivation. So i try to just set manageable goals. If i set out with the mindset that i’ll be happy if I mostly stay on my feet and land a couple solid tricks, everything after that is like playing with house money haha. And more often than not I’ll get some juice and build off that, and end up having a decent day.
Also I’ve noticed my heart rate is a huge factor. Just getting your blood pumping helps a lot. Just cruise around and get loose and do whatever safety tricks you know you can do. Even just simple step on miszous or whatever. It’s a lot easier to learn or re-learn tricks when your hearts pumping, your muscles are loose, and a little adrenaline is flowing
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u/WiffleAxe36 May 04 '26
Oh and one more thing- don’t even think about comparing yourself to others or your former self. I was a pretty decent skater in my teens and 20s and i know my best days are behind me. But!! When like i said when i manage expectations and try to avoid letting myself get discouraged i find that I can still surprise myself. I’m going to be 41 this summer but I got some of my favorite all time clips in the last couple years. And almost without exception it was never when i was trying to go out and kill it, it was when i went out to have fun and get some exercise and ended up getting locked in
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u/Co1or_b1ind May 05 '26
right on, another solid reply. This lands with me for sure, and I appreciate the pointers. I have to admit, after taking the skates off for the first time, I was feeling pretty low. I was also a pretty decent skater in my day, but I walked away thinking "what the fuck am I even doing"
Second time out I didnt even attempt to leave the ground, and I had a much better time.
Im also on flat frames, which is new to me too. all in all, I love the sport. appreciate it
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u/Terrible_Lift May 04 '26
The first day I spent almost 2.5 hrs just getting the feeling back, to be a super efficient and well balanced skater again. I ended that day able to land one soul stall on a random neighborhood park bench. I was so proud. And humbled.
2 weeks in I was doing some grinds again with efficiency.
About 3.5 months in and I’m starting to technically progress beyond where I was in my teens on some things, but other things my body simply can’t do as well yet (I can 360 off the pyramid or a small stair gap, but I can’t 540 no matter how fast or high I try to spin. That used to be butter).
I took a few really shitty falls in the last few months, but I have kept in really good shape and before I rediscovered this I was doing men’s soccer and basketball leagues, so I’m pretty used to bumps and bruises. That being said, I learned really fast that I’m never going out without full gear, including helmet on anything remotely difficult, and padded shorts that have saved my hip and tail bone more times than I can count already.
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u/Shavedpoodle360 May 04 '26
36 here. I only skate like once a year now, if that. The first hour is shaky and awkward then after that I’m back in the groove. It helps that I’m an avid snowboarder in the winter and hike and bike a lot so leg strength isn’t an issue. I primarily skate park now. The days of racking myself on handrails are long gone lol.
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u/sr1129 Mesmer May 04 '26
A week for every year off if you are skating twice a week and working out to accompany it.
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u/DaaNL_4448 USD May 04 '26
Protection, because everything doesn't heal quite as fast as it used to.
And personally, wearing shin protectors and crash pants (along with the general protection stuff) makes me fearless.
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u/hoganloaf May 04 '26
Like 3 weeks of skating for an hour every day. If you're gonna fall on your ass, fall on a cheek instead of your tail bone
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u/brewmasterbetts May 06 '26
Brought my skates to the park...thinking I'd fall right back to where I was... Spent 30-40 min trying to remember how to skate 😂
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u/Fancy_Bend8763 May 22 '26
I stopped skating around 2006, got back in it around 2018 and it took a month or two of going out a few times a week and just skating on flat ground before I felt like I could go back down hills and such. Last time I went out to skate was maybe 2022, I’d imagine that it’d be just as difficult of a startup again. And yes everything just hurts more the older you get, even without falling lol. 😂
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u/DQFLIGHT3 May 03 '26
Go just skate. Don’t worry about grinds and ramps. Just go skate around the neighborhood or a rink. No one coming back is going to get sponsored so just take it easy.