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.
My Go-To Top Shoulder Stretches for Surfers I can’t stress this enough, especially for men (men tend to be less flexible than women), that you absolutely need to maintain proper flexibility of the upper body. You gotta’ keep your shoulders moving man! For paddling, turns, pop-ups, basically all of surfing, you need optimal flexibility in…
Foundations of Core Training for Surfers- Basics before High Performance Core Training for surfers!!!…… get some ripped abs!!!… Aagggghhhh! Yeah, maybe you’ll get some abs, but what you should focus on is spinal stability and pelvic control, and then progressing into high speed rotational work. What I see too often is guys hopping right into…
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Surf Workout Programs “The potential exercises that could be used for “surf fitness training” are endless. The goal however of surf workout should focus on improving the movement capacity of the human body in movement patterns that are relevant to surfing, and then to also improve the necessary energy systems. Exercises must be specific to…
The Truth About Surfing Fitness and Surfing Workouts How To Design Your Own Surfing Fitness Programs – What You Should Be Working On…. Lose The Gimmicks- You’re reading this because you want to know more about efficient, high quality surfing fitness, get rid of all the exercise non-sense and gimmicks, or you’ve finished Surf Athlete…
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Movement. There’s been a pro-surfing competition where I live for the last few days, so I’ve had the privilege to watch some of the world’s best surfers. It got me considering the human body, it’s movement capacity, and how amazing it is what professional surfers can do with their body, and how they interact with…
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Surfing Athlete Warmup Drills Surfers warmup: You gotta get your body moving. Most surfers spend most of their time behind desks, in front of computers, or in front of the TV… sedentary bodies don’t cooperate with surfing. So before you head out for a wave, spend 2minutes doing some actually beneficial warmup drills to loosen…
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The Stiff Shoulder – The Surf “Ruiner” Eliminate stiff shoulders: Shoulder Flexion. That’s the ability to take your shoulder overhead into a vertical position. Try it. Does it grind, is it uncomfortable, is your arm totally vertical by the ear or sticking out forwards, did you have to arch your back, are you holding your breath?…
Dynamic Surfing Stretches.. Get Dirty Loose! Surfing stretches: This is gonna be a short post. The main takeaway is that you should warmup before you surf. It really is that simple. It Does My Head In when I see totally out of shape, terrible posture, I’m stuck at a desk looking dudes just do an…
Surf Shoulders… Keep em’ Strong. Clearly, if your shoulders aren’t moving well, cause you pain, or are out of optimal alignment, then your surfing is going to be a pain in the shoulder!! (hahaha… get it, “pain in the shoulder”, rather than “pain in the ass”… I’m so clever and witty). Surfing Shoulder Training… here’s my…
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TRX Surf Workout – Get Some Straps How Absurd Is This Picture Oooooooohhhhh!!! Workout straps. Suspension training is all the rage in some training facilities, with some people doing some damn silly stuff on them. But in all seriousness, get some workout straps, they’re great for those of you that travel, and it’s always nice to…
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