Mindset

Bigger & More Challenging Surf… If you want to expand your comfort zones, this is how to surf bigger waves and take on the challenge. I want to share with you what I find to be the critical process of surfing bigger and heavier waves and conquering the fear that is inherent in the process….

How to Survive a Wipeout with Nathan Florence Learn how to wipeout: Obliteration. Carnage. Aquatic car accidents. Wipeouts. Get used to copping a beating, because it’s an unavoidable part of being a surfer. We all aim to progress, to push boundaries, and to expand our comfort zones in the surf. Progressing right along with our…

There’s something special about surfing. Not only is it damn fun, but there’s an inherent, nearly spiritual attraction to it. It’s an important and integral part of my life, and I’m sure the same applies to you. Something that I personally feel is a deeply driven want, a need to improve. I want to surf…

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway. Fear is healthy. It is a necessary part of expanding our comfort zones and pushing boundaries. It’s an inherent part of the process when discovering what we are truly capable of. It can also be paralyzing, culminating in panic, and ultimately limitation. Feel the Fear and Do It…

MASTER THE BASICS – SQUAT, PUSH, MAINTENANCE Foundation training: A couple of years ago I made some videos about stretching “for surfers” and threw them up on YouTube. I wrote a few blog posts, filmed a few more videos, threw them on the internet, kept on doing it, and here I am a few years…

The woo. I figured it was about time I share my two cents on the woo. I’ll get to the woo in a second, but first you’ve got to consider the internet. The internet, it’s an intensely strange thing. It’s had an absolutely transformative impact on how humans communicate, how information is shared, framing societal consensus and…

Maximise Your Body For Surfing Surfing fitness: If you want to get better at something, then you should put yourself in a position to learn from others that have done what you want to do, have more experience than you, or excel what you hope to excel in. If you want to improve the way…

 Life Balance… Zen Life Balance. Ying and Yang. Black and White (like the cookie episode from Seinfeld). Vegans and Pro-meat consumption. Opposing forces…. I’m getting deep! I view extremism of any type to be detrimental. Religion, nutrition, training, tv-watching, poker, yoga, damn near anything can hold negative consequences if over consumed or used. Except for…

My Most Memorable Surf in Oz I had one of those surreal surf sessions today. I’m not one to heavily romanticize surfing and get overly dramatic about it. I do completely realize how absolutely fun it is, how much I enjoy the shit out of being in the water, and understand the relevance and importance of…

That Wave Is Massive So it seems that there’s a new contender for an officially surfed world record wave. Big wave surfer Garrett McNamara surfed what some are touting as a 90ft wave off the coast of portugal. Watch this video on YouTube. That thing is an absolute beast…. a world record wave The skills, athleticism,…