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Integrative Core Training.. Pushes and Pulls
Surfer Core Training.. Pushes and Pulls Baby! I’ve been doing some work with surfing-waves.com and this is a new piece I just did for them. Integrative surfer core training that focuses on dynamic movements… pushes and pulls. Sweet sweet exercise goodness. So much of surfing is rotational movement, and involves integrated chains of muscles. So,…
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…
Surfing Stretches – Full Body Flexibility
GET LOOSE AND MOVE! Surfing stretches: If you can’t move well, you sure can’t surf well. As a surfer, dynamic flexibility and ease of movement is truly important to not only surf with some style, but to stay injury free as well….. or you can just keep poo-stancing and looking rad! Seriously, as surfers, we’ve got to…
Better Pull-ups: Improve Strength and Flexibility
Paddling Strength – Upper Body Strength – Better Pull-ups Let’s talk about Better Pullups. 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…
Surfer Core Exercises
Surfer Core Exercises – Lose the “Ab” Workout Yep, that’s a pic of the Situation and his abs. I’ve never met the guy, don’t really care to, but he probably would be funny to party with, just once for story-sake. He also appartently came out with a protein infused vodka. Anyways… let’s move onto core &…
