Surf Balance Archives

Lower Body, Surf Balance, Surf Core, Surfing Exercises, Upper Body

Strong Legs Strong Core SuperSet

Stronger Legs-Stronger Core-Stronger 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 training, improving your strength […]

Lower Body, Surf Balance, Surf Core, Surfing Exercises

Balance and Core Superset

2 Movements… You Should Do Them! Some essential basics for being able to surf are a functionally strong and pain free core, and the ability to balance on an unstable surface. So train to get better at those physical requirements!! You may be asking “How!?!?!” Well, you need a foam roller, or an indo board, and a stability […]

Lower Body, Mobility Exercises, Single Leg Work, Surf Balance, Surfing Exercises

How To Train Your Hips

Hip Training- The Best Surf Specific Exercises 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 free, and have […]

Lower Body, Single Leg Work, Surf Balance

How To Surf With Bad Knees

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 […]

Lower Body, Single Leg Work, Surf Balance, Surfing Exercises

Surf Exercise: Single Leg Training

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 […]

Single Leg Work, Surf Balance, Surf Core, Surfing Exercises

Surf Training – Circuits

Fast, Efficient, Stronger Surf Bodies Surf Training, Surf Circuit training………….. a good workout in a short amount of time. Piece together some surf exercises that focus on the relevant movements we as surfers need to be strong and powerful, and get to work. Develop strength, endurance, and give those lungs and heart of yours a solid workout. This […]

Lower Body, Single Leg Work, Surf Balance, Surfing Exercises

STRONGER LEGS = BETTER SURFING

Stronger Legs WILL Improve Your Surfing Here’s a quick video for you guys. Two great movements, one advanced, one for beginners, to really improve not only your strength, but your stability as well. These would be great additions to the workout program you’ve already downloaded, or switch out the lateral lunges for a few reps of […]

Lower Body, Mobility Exercises, Single Leg Work, Surf Balance, Surfing Exercises

Lunge so you can surf better!

DISCOVER HOW TO LUNGE YOUR WAY TO BETTER PERFORMANCE!!!! Are you sitting at a desk for the majority of your day? Are you exercising, stretching, or working on mobility to improve the time that you do actually get to spend in the water? If you answered yes to the first question, and no to the […]

Lower Body, Single Leg Work, Surf Balance, Surfing Exercises

Are You Balanced?

Stand On One Leg And Hop Around – Single Leg Balance You surf, so you can obviously balance and maintain your equilibrium, but how efficient are you really? Can you stand strong on a single leg? How about producing force in a rotational movement while standing on one leg? Can you produce strong hip contractions, or […]

Lower Body, Surf Balance, Surfing Exercises

BANG OUT SOME FRONT SQUATS

To Squat, or Not To Squat? FRONT SQUAT VARIATIONS Bottom line, as a surfer, you need to have some form of a squat in your workout regiment. The squat movement is a necessary component of the movement dynamics of a surfer. When you are in the act of surfing, your movements are a variance of […]