Seth Hammaker returns to training with shoulder 80 percent recovered
NXTbets Pro | Published On: November 13, 2026
Hammaker recovery
Seth Hammaker is back in Florida training for the 2027 Monster Energy AMA Supercross season, and the shoulder that slowed him last year is moving in the right direction. He said the torn labrum he suffered at High Point during the 2026 AMA Pro Motocross Championship has left him about 80% recovered, with the progress still coming. The return has been steady enough for him to get back on a supercross bike and build real time in the saddle again. He has completed 20-minute motos in training, a sign that the rehab is no longer just about getting healthy but about getting back to race shape. Hammaker also said his cardio feels strong and his overall fitness is in a good place. That matters at this stage of the offseason, when every lap needs to push his conditioning and every session needs to show whether the shoulder can handle the load. The picture he drew is of a rider who is back in the routine, riding, training and stacking days together after missing time. The work now is less about careful steps and more about repeated efforts that look and feel like the demands of a season. That is the shift he needed.
Hammaker training
The next step is sorting out where he will line up when the 250SX season begins. Hammaker said he has not yet been told whether he will race the 250SX West Division or the 250SX East Division, and he is preparing for either path. Hammaker said he wants to be ready for whichever region his team chooses, which keeps the focus on broad preparation instead of narrowing in on one coast. For now, the work in Florida gives him a chance to handle the basics the right way, from bike time to fitness to the kind of long motos that show whether the shoulder is ready for race pressure. Every session now serves the same purpose, to make sure he can show up prepared no matter which gate drop ends up on his calendar. The goal is simple. Be ready, stay sharp and leave no doubt that the shoulder can hold up when the season starts.
Hammaker championship
Hammaker’s larger goal is already clear. After finishing runner-up in the 2025 and 2026 250SX East title fights, he wants the championship in 2027. He said it plainly: “I want to go win the championship. It’s time to do that.” The statement fits the tone of a rider who has spent enough time near the front to know what the next step has to be. Runner-up finishes show he has been in the conversation and close to the top of the class, but they also leave room for the standard he is chasing now. The target is no longer just a strong season or another trip into the title mix. He wants to finish it. That goal ties back to the work he is putting in now, because the shoulder rehab, the return to supercross riding and the 20-minute motos all point toward one thing, getting him ready to race for wins again. Hammaker knows the task ahead starts before the opener. It starts in training, with the same routine he is building in Florida and the same expectation he has set for himself. The championship is the measure he has chosen, and he is treating the offseason like the place where that push begins.
