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Surf Shoulder

Strength / Power, Surf Shoulder, Upper Body

Optimal Pull-ups: Improve Strength & Flexibility

Paddling Strength – Upper Body Strength – Better Pull-ups   The commonly bastardized pull-up. I call them Golum pull-ups.   Shoulders hunched up in the   ears, head jutting forward in a futile attempt to get the chin over the bar, rolled forward shoulders with tensed up pecs, spastically kicking your legs.   Is that gnarly movement […]
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Mobility Exercises, Surf Shoulder, Surf Stretch, Upper Body

Stretches for Surfers – Upper Body

Stretches for Surfers – Upper Body Joint Health & Movement Drills Movement.  That’s the key. Modern living doesn’t require it.  Convenience of technology has taken out the need to use your body.  No longer do people have to move 3-dimensionally in their day to day living. Then you combine that complete lack of movement, the […]
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Spine, Surf Shoulder, Thoracic Spine Mobility

Surfers Shoulders – Thoracic Spine Mobility

Thoracic Spine Mobility to Save Your Shoulders If You’re Posture is Bad, Your Shoulders Will Get Hurt Learn how to improve the way your spine moves with a few simple drills.  This will lay the foundation for a well-moving and mobile upper body. If you’ve got crappy shoulders, you’re not surfing, or at least not […]
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top shoulder stretches for surfers
Surf Shoulder

Top Shoulder Stretches for Surfers

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 […]
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Surf Pain, Surf Shoulder

Eliminate Stiff Shoulders

The Stiff Shoulder – The Surf “Ruiner” 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?  You need […]
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Surf Shoulder, Surfing Exercises

Shoulder Radness..Surfing Shoulder Training

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 […]
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Surf Core, Surf Pop Up, Surf Shoulder, Surfing Exercises, Upper Body

Surf Fitness PopUp Training

Learn How To Do A Pushup… Then PopUp Surf-Fitness is all about building a stronger body so you can do what makes you happy in life, and do it better… surfing.  Your surf fitness training had better have some type of pressing training, and for more carryover to our sport, throw in some pushups to […]
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Mobility Exercises, Surf Shoulder, Thoracic Spine Mobility

Happy Surf Shoulders

Mobilize, Activate, Move… Surf Shoulders I think I’m close to a shoulder operation…. and it’s no fun.  In all honesty, I’m pretty good with shoulder rehab, training, tissue work etc., but sometimes injuries are just too destructive to deal with non-surgically.  I bothered my shoulder on Friday doing some heavy sprint work…  (sprint work is […]
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Surf Shoulder

Surf Shoulders – Rotator Cuff Training

Rotator Cuff Training For Surfers Those damn shoulders….  surfers shoulders.  If’ they’re grinding, dislocating, inflamed, crunchy, or pain provoking, than your surfing is suffering, and when you can’t surf because of joint pain, it’s a terribly frustrating thing.  If you’ve had an issue with your shoulders, you’ve probably at one point seen a physio (physical therapist), […]
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Surf Shoulder, Surfing Exercises

Surf Shoulder Exercises

Surf.. Shoulders.. Exercises.. Do em’! Paddle… hurts… Paddle… hurts… Paddle…. hurts……  You need Shoulder Clocks That is not a fun way to surf.  I’ve personally gotten so enormously pissed off at my shoulders before while surfing that if they were a person  standing in front of me, I would punch them in the face and […]
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