Surf Pain Archives

Laws of Training, Longevity, and Health

Training, Longevity, & Health Training Longevity Health: The Laws of your body, and more importantly the process of adaptation. That’s all life is really, a process of adaptation. Ability, willingness, and assimilation of new “stuff” in life, and adapting to it. That’s health, it’s your fitness, it’s your relationships, so adhere to the laws. Laws: […]

Mobility Exercises, Surf Pain

Improving Flexibility for Surfers and Getting Rid of Pain

How to Improve Flexibility for Surfers, Getting out of Pain, and Improving How you Move…. Green Balls. Time is short. Time to train, or move, or help yourself get of pain, or improve flexibility is valuable. It can be difficult for people to simplify what it is they should be working on. Tennis ball love, […]

Improve Your Paddling, Surf Pain

How To Improve Your Paddling and Posture

Florida got some damn good surf in mid-February. It was the first time I’ve surfed in about 2months (since getting back from Indo). It was a solid 4-5foot swell hitting central Florida, super-fun, but did require a fair bit of effort, and had some heavy sweep. I was pretty damned surprised at how quickly I was getting worn […]

Surf Pain, Surf Shoulder

Eliminate Stiff Shoulders

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? […]

Mobility Exercises, Surf Pain, Surfing Exercises

My Top Back Pain Relief Tricks

Back Pain Sucks and Ruins Surfing I’ve had some gnarly stuff with my back over the years, and I see some gnarly back stuff with clients. Back pain and surfing don’t mix. There is so much dynamic spinal movement in surfing, that it’s quite easy to piss off that spine, and when that happens, you’ll […]

Lower Body, Mobility Exercises, Surf Pain, Surfing Exercises

Get Rid of Knee Pain

If your Knee Hurts… Your Surfing Hurts What this article will not be is an anatomy lesson. What it will be is a few simple things for you to start doing if you’ve got some knee funk…. cause knee funk turns into surf funk. And knee pain when surfing is no fun. Myofascial Leg Work… […]

Surf Food, Surf Pain, Surf Recipes, Surf Shoulder

Top Foods To Aid Joint Pain

Foods To Stop Inflammation Surfing With Joint Pain Sucks… Stop It!.. Help your joint pain with food! Is your chronic joint pain from inflammation? Are your chronic injuries not healing? Maybe you’re inflamed man!!!! Let’s get into foods to help joint pain. Everybody is going to deal with some joint injury at some point in life. Creaky achy […]

Surf Core, Surf Pain, Surfing Exercises

Surfing With Back Pain

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 […]