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.
KB Circuit Training Kettlebell surf workouts: One piece of equipment, one hell of a workout. Kettlebells. I’ve had several people asking for some Kettlebell surf workouts from the Surf Strength Coach Facebook page, so I finally got it together and filmed one. A kettlebell can be a really great piece of training equipment…. But, as…
Why Are Surf Paddling and Your Triceps Important? You’ve got a muscle running down the back of the arm, that plays a vital role in strong surf paddling while you’re out in the lineup. It’s called your triceps. You’ve probably felt this muscle burning like hell after a heavy paddle out. Along with your “lat” muscle,…
I want to address a question that has been coming up pretty often from people following surfstrengthcoach.com. A typical question is this “you’ve got so much good information on the site and loads of exercises, but I could use some advice as to designing a surf training program for myself or how to put a…
Fix Your Shoulders, Increase Spinal Rotation, Paddle Pain Free I put up blog posts in the hope that people out in internet land will read it, use it, improve their surfing, and build a stronger more mobile body. And I hope that at least one person who reads this post actually tries this movement to…
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I Couldn’t Paddle Anymore I was surfing a really good beach break today. There were a few banks running several 100 yards down the beach, but the current was pushing so hard it made for a lot of paddling. Endless paddling. Paddle 10 minutes straight, go for a waved. Paddle back out, paddle upcurrent, catch a wave, repeat. I…
CrossFit Style Surf Training!?!?! Can You Benefit From This Training? I recently had a someone write in expressing their interest in CrossFit style training and was also looking to improve his surfing. So how can the two go hand in hand? First off, I’ve got to say I’m on both sides of the fence when…
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Upper Body Duck Dive Training & Exercises Surfing. Its one of those skills that to really improve upon, you just gotta spend time in the water. Practice, practice, practice. BUT, you can do a lot out of the water with some well designed surf training to make sure your body is prepared to surf, and has…
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Hip Training- The Best Surf Specific Exercises Hip training: It’s all in the hips baby!!!! Move em’! The hips are one of those joint complexes, that as a surfer, at some point some pain or injury will come along. So get ahead of the game, and build some hips that can handle some solid surf, remain pain…
Those Creaky Cranky Clicking Knees Your knees can take a beating in the surf. Just the other day one of my first frontside turns made knee feel a bit “weird”… previous injury kind of letting me know it was still around. Your knees, when misbehaving can have a really negative impact on your surf. Think…
Is Back Pain Limiting Your Surfing? Statistically, you are very likely to deal with some “back issue” or pain event at some point in your life. If you’re anything like me, the last thing you want keeping you out of some good surf are some pissed off muscles and joints. It’s a terrible thing to…
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