The Journey to Better Surfing
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.
SURF WORKOUT CIRCUIT– GET OUTSIDE! Get outside, get some sun, and get in a quick workout that will help your surfing and your body. Check out the video for exercise directions and Surf Workout Circuit. Active Warmup- loosen up joints, get your glutes active, open up your hip flexors and adductors, mobilize your thoracic spine, and get your…
Part 2 – Rotational Exercise Surf exercise: “CORE STRENGTH!!!!” I hear this all the time, and see ab gimmicks, and people wasting their time with countless crunches. You’re a surfer! Train your body to become strong at surfing! Train your abdominals/ core in a functionally sound manner! Get your core strong in movement that benefits your…
That Wave Is Massive So it seems that there’s a new contender for an officially surfed world record wave. Big wave surfer Garrett McNamara surfed what some are touting as a 90ft wave off the coast of portugal. That thing is an absolute beast…. a world record wave The skills, athleticism, and shear balls to take…
CORE EXERCISE FOR SURFERS I want to show you one of the best core exercise for surfers…But first a small amount of preaching. “Core” is a word that gets way too much abuse in the fitness industry, and proper ways to train your core functionally are even more of an abuse. Face it, a bunch…
This is quick, easy, and so damned healthy! Food Nerd Rant: This carrot salad not only tastes good, but has some extremely beneficial properties that can help you improve your overall health. If you’re interested as to how it can physically benefit you, read on. If you don’t geek out on food facts or have…
CORE STRENGTH FOR THE SURFER Part 1. You’ve Got To Be Stable Core training surfers: Do you want to throw down some heavy turns and powerful cutbacks? Well how strong is your core? The rotational power and strength needed for throwing out buckets of water is all coming from the mid-section, your core. While you’ve got…
SOME FANCY PUSHUPS – Surfers Perfect Pushup Surfers Perfect Pushup – Progressions: All surfers can benefit from working on pushups, from increasing your core strength to improving stability of your shoulder girdle. It’s a great exercise with a lot of potential, IF you are doing them properly. Part 1 of the “Surfers Perfect Pushup” goes over…
CATCH YOUR BREATH!! Breath for Surfers: Improper breathing will wreck your shoulder girdle, induce fatigue while paddling out, and set off a chain of potential negative events. These are all things you don’t want! So train yourself to 1) Breathe properly – diaphragmatically 2) learn how to breathe calmly even when exerting yourself or performing…
MILK: DOES IT DO YOUR BODY GOOD? The food you eat is used to rebuild your body. What you put into your body, is used to repair, replace, and rebuild the very cells that create you. So with that being said, where does milk fit into this? This could easily become a scare tactics article,…
FIGURE OUT WHAT’S WEAK, AND MAKE IT STRONGER! What’s limiting your surfing? Watch the video here Next time you are in the water for an extended period of time, give some thought as to what parts of your body are troubling you. What areas are weak or hurting? What portions of your body feel great with…
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