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MEET THE GUY WHO’S TRYING TO
HELP YOUR SURFING…
Cris Mills
Performance Coach, Massage Therapist, CHEK Practitioner
My name is Cris Mills, I operate Surfstrengthcoach.com, and work with people that want to improve their health, movement, and performance, and it’s usually so they can surf better. On a daily basis I help people and surfers train from rehab to performance. I know what a surfer needs to do to keep themselves in the ocean, and have been spreading that information through my various work online.
Improving your surfing requires improving the foundations of movement and athleticism. Flexibility is a key part of that process. I wanted to give surfers an easy resource to improve their flexibility, help to eliminate pain, and simply move and feel better.
Surfing in pain sucks as well, and I’ve done it, and I’m sure most of you have as well. Surfers, athletes, people, we all need to work on body maintenance, and help keep ourselves out of pain. This program will help teach you how to do this.
I aim to change the way physical preparedness is dealt with for surfing, and combine everything I have learned, and continue to learn, to help improve surfers body so they can stay involved with the ocean.JOIN THE
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This will change how you train and how you move your body. Ultimately it will help you with your surfing.
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Andy M. (verified owner) –
I have been using the Surf Athlete program for number of years which in itself is a good recommendation as I have started and stopped on a number of fitness regimes.
Its flexibility and progressions are a perfect fit for my timetable. No need for expensive equipment and great range of exercises working the whole body, improving mobility and strength so I can keep surfing. After finishing each session with recovery breathing you are relaxed and ready to go.
Thanks Cris
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Read MoreArthur K. –
Thank you for all your information & technical advice. It’s slowly coming together. My hips are getting better. I think it will take a lot more time but unbelievable results. I haven’t trained for over ten years. I bumped into your stretching programs. I loved it. You seem like a great dude. Your inspiration encouraged me. You reminded me of another great dude named Gary Martin where I used to train kung fu. Your concepts are very similar.
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Read MoreSaskia S. (verified owner) –
I have an injured left knee and I just want to improve my surfing pop up ATM. The perfect pop up training has however also helped with my knee rehabilitation! Double whammy! I love these programs, I no longer walk around the gym aimlessly, but actually train and do surf specific training, so when I am in the sea or wave pool, I am maxing out my sessions. Worth every penny!
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Read MoreColin L. (verified owner) –
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Read MoreJon R. (verified owner) –
I love how insanely detailed Chris is, breaking everything down to the smallest detail in body mechanics. For the best technique as well as detailing what sabotages. It made me think and practice. Its definitely helped my surfing.
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Read MoreMariano T. –
Loved it so much!
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Read MoreTodd H. –
Cris Mills and his program have provided me w huge strength and flexibility benefits as I push my surfing into my 60’s. many thx!
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Read MoreEamon H. –
The perfect pop up program is awesome. it’s only been a couple of weeks and I’m already feeling the difference in the water. I love the precise way you describe common physical limitations … and how to eliminate these obstacles to enable the skill to develop.
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Read MoreGabrielle G. –
I was skeptical about this program because I judged it by the name. Cardboard Surfer?! It seemed too simple to offer any new strategies for me.
I’m very glad I got the program tho! Cris and Clay are complimentary teachers~ Clay puts in every~person terms the info that Cris explains so well more scientifically. The program fun to do, makes a ton of sense and has helped me surf better. Who knew all it was me and not my surfboard that was the problem!!?
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Read MoreFrancisco T. (verified owner) –
Thanks a lot for this workout!! It really works for my mornings before work! Workout, coffe and work, nice!! Learning how to use this vast amount of knowledge you have put together in this app man!! By knowing my pop up is working!
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Read MoreErik I. (verified owner) –
got me back in to surf life
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Read MoreFrancisco T. (verified owner) –
The Pop Up is not now an excuse! now I need to learn how to surf properly, my body is now free to take off and right now I only need to concretate in better surfing
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Read MoreConrad K. (verified owner) –
AWESOOME !!!
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Read MoreNico S. –
best instructional surfing video ever !!!
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Read MoreJose A R. –
I have learned more in 3 months with the Perfect Pop-up and Cardboard surf programs than in the last few years with random videos. The thought and progression built into there programs are intense and deep. Outstanding. Highly recommended
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Read MoreTe B. (verified owner) –
This is the program that really grabbed me. The content, the guests contributions and the flow are all right on point for a beginner like me. Fortunately we have a brand new skatepark in town with a comp on today. I didn’t expect to get into skateboarding thru this but thanks so much coz I love it. learning to skateboarding at 40 yo
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Read MoreTheo A. (verified owner) –
Improved my flexibility, and strength and made me respect and understand surfing better. You need to surf a lot to become an intermediate surfer. This program prepares your body to have the ability to do so
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Read MoreGeorge B. –
This program is a great way to keep flexibile and your training focussed on surfing for those long periods that you cannot make it into the water.
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Read MoreTe B. (verified owner) –
yea there’s routines for u to follow but if u have time to invest in watching every single video and again just for giggles then u will have a wealth of knowledge u can share and put to ur own use. u need time and understanding to make the most of thus amazing resource to health and wellbeing
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Read MoreRod W. (verified owner) –
For me, this is the complete program that keeps me fit enough for my approx 3 times a week surfing sessions.
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Read MoreTalia N. (verified owner) –
all of cris’s programs are worth far more than you will pay. not an internet gimmick; there is a lot of very well informed value. you’d be lucky to pay a personal trainer 100x the same amount and get such carefully considered, thoughtful, intelligently tailored content.
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Read MoreJonathan J. –
perfect programs for any level of surfer. if you’re willing to put in the work on land, it will pay huge dividends in the water!
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Read MoreBarry S. (verified owner) –
It’s a great program! it’s really great for flexibility.
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Read MoreNick S. (verified owner) –
More golden nuggets than a safe vault. The theories and practice have really helped unlock some bad habits (that I didn’t even realise I had) and helped progress my surfing. Putting into practice in the water had tangible results in first session. Totally recommended if you feel your surfing is plateauing or if you’re carrying come bad habits. Awesome
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