After Another Surgery, Is AC's Injury Finally Fixed? | Adam Cianciarulo on the SML Show

For this week's episode of the SML Show, we invited our buddy Adam Cianciarulo out to the office to discuss his injury that has hindered his results for the last two seasons, the surgery that hopefully has solved the issue, his career as a whole, and more. Plugin those headphones and enjoy this week's episode of the SML Show with Adam!

[@keithwilson8235]

AC will have a lucrative career in announcing and/or just being an ambassador to our sport. AC’s gonna win no matter what!

[@the91576]

After he wins multiple championships yeah

[@tomthomsen990]

AC has matured into a nice young man. I wish all the best and will be rooting for him!

[@danacarr731]

Couldn't be happier to see AC healthy and hungry. A1 can't come fast enough.

[@FabioPradoLima]

37 minutes flew… I’d watch 2 hours of this talks. AC is an awesome guy. Looking forward for more of this talks with him and other riders as well.

[@kwaker450f]

AC very honest and from the heart

[@jimwilkey7294]

AC is such a grounded individual. How can you not be a fan of the #9. Go get em in 2022 👊🇺🇸

[@randyroberts4239]

Really dug what he said about Dungey. It was convicting. I remembered my grandmother telling me, "If you can't say anything good, don't say anything."

[@roberthuizing3912]

I had ulnar nerve issues and could not raise my arm to hold a steering wheel let alone try to ride supercross. I had surgery and it did the trick. It does not bother me at all. Been a fan since he first turned pro. I am Blown away with what a solid man Adam has grown into. Now that the the nerve is fixed he will need to build a bigger trophy case. There will be many championships in his future

[@SEILLC]

I have some new found respect for AC after this vid. He seems like a nice, humble dude - for a total badass.

[@beauburnett8479]

One of the coolest and nicest guy out there and he is my pick for taking the 2022 supercross championship

[@normnielsen]

Same, I hope he comes back better than ever!!

[@criticalthinkerr.i.p74]

Him and sexton could easily be in the championship fight I just hipe they can stay off the ground lol

[@thomasvinsen1410]

Lol 😂

[@robertwoods2505]

Great interview. Best of luck next year and moving forward Adam.

[@Efemedio1]

Thank you for the great content and best wishes on your upcoming season AC9! Donn, you look very professional during this interview and that look, looks good on you!

[@wildbill1670]

Shit the bed fred. I truly just hope this dude stays healthy. He has been through some shit. Such a solid rider and so good to hear from him.

[@Natedoc808]

Cubits tunnel syndrome is driven by repetitive elbow flexion (bending) and typically affects people who are more lanky and more often appears in individuals with some other bony deformity such as his positive ulnar variance where the ulna is longer than the radius (two bones in forearm SML squad) and overly stresses and impacts the TFCC (triangular fibrocartilege complex- like the meniscus in your knee but also holds radius/ulna together allowing you to turn palm down and extend the wrist. The ulnar osteotomy is really common to correct this and the ulna only sees 15-20% of weight bearing whereas the radius sees the rest in order to spare the elbow hinge the stress so you can bend the elbow freely under load and rotate your forearm simultaneously. Good on ya Adam. Sorry for novel y’all, just some legit facts to give you all the knowledge. So his arm felt like he was hitting his funny bone constantly and couldn’t bend his wrist back without pain- all bad.

[@jdhart111]

what an excellent interview!!!! truely great!!awesome to see an athlete that can develop into a good human being at the same time!!!thank you!!

[@woodysrockspyro6436]

Steering stabilizer helps a bit. Thrashed my elbow 8 months ago and have trouble feeling the last two fingers. Probably would crash all the time without my stabilizer.

[@jaketerrones6060]

this is a great idea.. i deal with the same thing

[@willh1082]

Hopefully this surgery helped, just seemed odd that once he got to 450's he would be one of the fastest the first 5 laps and just fade away after that

[@M4established]

Maybe Kenny has the same problem 🤣

[@gambleva9773]

Idk Kenny has been pretty solid throughout the outdoors I think he’s gonna do pretty well in supercross this year . It’s his last year with Honda I know he wants to make them happy

[@gambleva9773]

@@M4established & Kenny didn’t have a unla nerve surgery lmao. He had compartment syndrome on top of all his other arm injuries and legit almost lost his arm 🤣 no comparison lmao

[@frontlinemedia4270]

Such a good interview. AC, more KZbin? ?

[@stevenkilleen8149]

When u hit it called funny bone because makes whole arm numb crazy he could ride with that

[@Kawiboy]

Can't wait ! Gonna b a great season AC9 👍.. Regards, Old G😉

[@straightnobraker4677]

I love watching this guy ride. Had some bad luck last year but always had the speed to win.

[@bartmr7]

Great content as always.

[@rdstud7464]

Should be a good year for him.

[@southtownloc_beats_4277]

Fun one to watch while I eat lunch 🍴

[@holeshotinspectionllc2412]

I still remember freaking out when Brian won a supercross, for Moto XXX, good time’s 🤙

[@brianpearce8184]

Come on Adam we allllllll know you can do it.

[@paulgriffin7273]

2 bones in the forearm boys. Radius and Ulner. Lol..

[@robertrishel3685]

I am a huge fan of AC; this young man is a superb athlete. I’m looking forward to his return to the mix, healthy and fast. He has the most remarkable speed on the bike, it’s other-worldly when he is on it. His recognition and mention of how ethical Dungey was....🤯. Huge respect✊

[@Erik-rp1hi]

Wish AC finishes all the series going forward in his career..

[@katherinehill1493]

Stay healthy so Osborne and Webb can follow your fast ass in practice. Total respect!!! Your first few laps equal any. Craig hill

[@xd_gangster693]

well that would explain why he went down in the whoops so often. cant grip the bike

[@jongeorgeson5084]

One of my favorite riders, ac is a good dude !

[@morgansvensson5389]

I love listening to AC9. Can't wait to watch him win in 2022. 🙌🏻

[@utahdesertrider1806]

Dude is quality

[@doug_errickson]

Wish AC nothing but the best!! And bring 1 home for Team Green Baby!!!!! Let's gooooo! Ps. Glad you touched on ET leaving but wanted to hear what he thought about his new teammate JA!?

[@domdequoy7132]

I had the same surgery done. Only thing annoying is to the touch. I mean when something is touching the inside of the elbow. But it will be like new.

[@barcuda1250]

10x like 👍 👍 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 AC you seem like great guy hope to meet ya some day

[@kevinwade1775]

He will win a championship soon.

[@Riodoesit]

The ol search for fulfillment

[@rangle187]

AC is probably the only active pro that is interesting to interview. SX and MX interviews have become boring af.

[@CaptainKarma8]

AC9 is gonna get his first win in supy this yr

[@eric6rock]

Although Blu Cru is going big right now, AC is the only one to ever beat Ferrandis in Championship. They are rivals for sure and as webb as well.

[@traviskruger2263]

AC good as always

[@masonmorris2820]

I mean at what point do these factory teams have to just move on from these "fast" injury prone guys ? I mean financially it's gotta make more sense for them to have a guy that will finish 5-10th and complete a whole season rather than a guy who gets two podiums but only finishes 5 rounds ...

[@justinfee819]

AC 👍

[@smittysmith9509]

Only one bone in your forearm 😂😂😂😂

[@dougdickason]

"Everyone's dealing with something." Geez I hope not. I can't imagine dealing with what Adam was dealing with with that ulnar nerve issue whereby his hand would slip off the grip in whoops and if he was leaned forward off a face of a jump. Look out for AC92 this year I think.

[@nolanmanley5359]

Tell Chase to get another damn battery.. lol

[@davidcooper4385]

Always be a winner ....

[@pinceladas5860]

yeah thats why i could care less about soccer, this gentleman is a true warrior all that he has to go throu to race and win Much respect

[@GM-122]

Your forearm has two bones lol the radius and ulna @3:45

[@sunrealclothing]

Btw Adam!!! SUNREAL Bro!

[@npage.]

Messiah-ish AC

[@johntomasik1555]

Man, I wish he'd learn to stay off of the ground. His personality is needed in the sport, as is his speed. Yeah, I know this surgery wasn't a result of a fall, but AC's had his share of injuries that were.

[@theadorebundy4514]

AC's a good kid hope his carrer isn't a mirror of Canards. Both fast as F rider's that can win but with what seema constant bad luck.

[@onlygazza]

Hope he gets over this arm thing cos he’s clearly the fastest guy on the track, good luck Adam

[@brianpearce8184]

Lol. That be sick if AC🏁won the soupy in 2022 nobody would expect it really. Their always routing for kenny,webb or ELI

[@phoebe670]

Haha BC those 3 are champion they made of racing🤣🤣

[@dawsoningram8226]

Mans gonna be scarryyy now

[@chrisp297]

Holy smokes the ads.

[@rockybutler]

Why is it not okay to use certain performance enhancing drugs. But it is okay to have nerves moved around and bones shorten, to enhance performance. That doesn’t make since to me?

[@gambleva9773]

Lmao he’s not enhancing performance he’s fixing a problem wtf 😂 he can’t bend his throttle wrist because bones are rubbing . Can’t feel his throttle hand because of ulnar nerve . But in your mine he “chose” to do this shit , LMAO he would not have got that shit done if he didn’t NEED to . Look at his career up until 2019 ( when these problems started ) he was KILLING IT! He didn’t do those surgeries to enhance his performance he did it so he could fix his injuries . Unlike a lot of riders who get “arm pump surgery” . You can talk about that , but don’t compare what he’s been through with his injuries to PEDs. That’s just ridiculous.

[@rockybutler]

@@gambleva9773 Not my point my friend, many careers have been ruined do to FIM drug regulations. Surgery is much more invasive, then taking a pill. To allow a MX career to continue. It is not like these where mandatory surgery, to repair broken bones and such. having 3 mm of bone removed, sounds performance enhancing to me. if it requires something as simple as taking a prescription drug to prolong a career. thats a big no no. That just don’t mane any sense to me…my point is if you can have corrective surgery to be competitive, one should be allowed to take any other substance to stay in the game also. I am not trying to hit on AC. Making a point how the FIM rules don’t make any sense…

[@sam_s_]

Has a pro ever raced using a thumb throttle?

[@straightnobraker4677]

Thatd be an interesting experiment. I had a banshee when i was young and after a bit of hard riding your thumb locks up pretty bad. At least mine did

[@sam_s_]

@@straightnobraker4677 The hand cramp from a thumb throttle is so bad. I run twist throttle on my TRX250r, but a friend did loop the quad because he was not used to twist throttle or two stroke power bands.

[@goldsbym]

Interesting thought. In motocross, the thumb is extremely important for gripping the bars. Especially in whoops. Jessy Nelson rides without a thumb, but his is on the clutch side. I'm sure someone has tried racing with a thumb throttle. 👍

[@gabrielgibson4355]

Kid has rode kawi his whole career. He needs to switch brands next contract. I think he will be fresh and a new bike/team with good people around him is the change he needs to succeed

[@snowzZzZz]

sometimes that helps, but that doesn't seem to be his problem, and if what he has in terms of team and setup works, there is really no reason to change.

[@bryanrodriguez3925]

No way he should get another contract...liability

[@Pinballmachine997]

37 mins isn’t long enough tho

[@chrisjacks2599]

He hasn't figured it out yet. The surgery was a waste of time.

[@hahny88]

I know how it happens. Too much COD

[@ryanlorance6168]

Facts

[@brianpearce8184]

What was the toughest sing......

[@rickrossi4468]

Sorry for my comment, but I couldn't refraine. AC YOU ARE THE F.... N SHIT. LOVE YOU AND YOUR SPEED. They are in for a bad ass stomping with a healthy AC! GO AC9 RACE WINS SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP against the best ever! Look out competition.

[@charliemike13]

Anyone know what the tat on his arm is?

[@jaketerrones6060]

i wanna say it’s a blink 182 related tat. believe it says all the small things

[@charliemike13]

@@jaketerrones6060 oh okay! Thanks man!

[@tylerfresky4875]

AC - my 💁‍♂️ hand 🤚 could 🙆‍♂️ barely 🤏 grip ✊ the 🙅‍♂️ throttle 🤷‍♂️

[@amdg2023]

This gherkin is not good at interviews, Adam is clearly out of his league, his questions are childish.