Through improved technique, a highly functioning body, and supportive movement and nutrition. This is the path, an education if you will, to improving your surfing with the understanding that your body needs to function optimally.
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Surfing Mums Yeah, I realize that it’s spelled with an “o”, but that’s how they spell it! Last week I gave a talk to a group of surf mommas from Dee Why. They’ve got a great group of ladies still pumped to get in to the water, in between taking care of their little ones….
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3 Ingredient Pancakes If you’ve been reading my stuff, following the blog, checking out Facebook posts, you realize I’m an advocate of eating real food. I firmly believe that the food you put into your mouth is one of the largest variables in dictating your overall health, well-being, energy output, mental clarity, ability to recover,…
Mobilize, Activate, Move… Surf Shoulders I think I’m close to a shoulder operation…. and it’s no fun. In all honesty, I’m pretty good with shoulder rehab, training, tissue work etc., but sometimes injuries are just too destructive to deal with non-surgically. I bothered my shoulder on Friday doing some heavy sprint work… (sprint work is…
Surfer Core Exercises – Lose the “Ab” Workout Yep, that’s a pic of the Situation and his abs. I’ve never met the guy, don’t really care to, but he probably would be funny to party with, just once for story-sake. He also appartently came out with a protein infused vodka. Anyways… let’s move onto core &…
Rotator Cuff Training For Surfers Those damn shoulders…. surfers shoulders. If’ they’re grinding, dislocating, inflamed, crunchy, or pain provoking, than your surfing is suffering, and when you can’t surf because of joint pain, it’s a terribly frustrating thing. You gotta get into rotator cuff training for surfers. If you’ve had an issue with your shoulders,…
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Stronger Legs-Stronger Core-Stronger Surfing Legs Core Surfing: I’m all about supersets… essentially combining exercises that focus on different muscle groups. This is just really time effective and allows for a greater energy expenditure, so you’re not only getting a good workout and getting ripppppeeeddddd, but also building some endurance. Saving time, getting in quality movement…
Surf Shoulders Exercises… Do em’! Paddle… hurts… Paddle… hurts… It… hurts.. You need Shoulder Exercises like Shoulder Clocks. That is not a fun way to surf. As a surfer, you know how important it is to have strong and healthy shoulders to paddle and maneuver through waves. However, it’s not uncommon to experience frustration and…
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CLEAN FRIDGE, CLEAN EATING If you’ve got junk-food in the house, it will get eaten eventually. I can have a carton of ice cream in the freezer for about a day… it won’t last any longer because I will absolutely inhale it. If you want to eat clean, lose weight, improve your energy levels in…
CLEAN UP YOUR NUTRITION The Basics of Surfer Nutrition. The field of nutrition is a MESS. I basically view nutrition on a similar scale as that of politics, and religion. It all seems to be convoluted, filled with mis-information, and particular views vary highly from person to person. Simply look at how many diets are out there, all…
Full Body Surf Exercises – Muscle Isolation is NOT the answer Boys and Girls… you’re surfers, you move dynamically, you need flexibility, you need to be strong, you need to be highly coordinated, but like I said at first, you gotta move dynamically!!!! Get strong in movements! Develop a body that is strong and fluid…
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