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.
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…
SURF WORKOUTS-How To Train for Explosive Power UPHILL SPRINTS To really boost your surf training and surf workouts, have the strength to catch more waves,and simply start ripping (moreso than your current state of ripping) , implement movements and exercise that can directly benefit your surfing. Often people I consult with are using outdated and…
Deal With Your Aches, Before They Ruin Your Surf I personally have several joint/pain issues going on, and if I don’t constantly work on them, and try to strengthen the surrounding muscles and tissues, those problems get severely pissed in the surf. Just yesterday I surfed for about 4 hours. And my right shoulder was absolutely screaming at…
What Is Surf Training? Surf training: The athletic demands of surfing are vast….. it takes huge amounts of skill to pull off what the pros do. It even takes a hell of a lot of skill to pull of what some kooks do! Balance, flexibility, strength, power, speed, mental cognition, quick decision-making, muscle coordination, visual input…. the list continues. This is…
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How To Eat Well and Surf-Travel So I’m only about a week in to the big trip to Australia. I’m currently staying with a friend and his family in Sydney, and have the luxury of a great house to stay in and a fully stocked kitchen….. which I’m hugely grateful for. But with all the traveling, hostels, crappy kitchens, and…
Develop a STRONG CORE, and INJURY RESISTANCE Any well designed surf training programs or surf exercise programs must include some single leg work. As a surfer, this is paramount to becoming exceptionally strong, developing core stability, training foot/ankle strength, and keeping your knees in good shape. I was working with a client this week who’s been dealing with some knee…
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