The Journey to Better Surfing

Through improved technique, a highly functioning body, and supportive movement and nutrition. This is the path, an education if you will, to improving your surfing with the understanding that your body needs to function optimally.

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Paddling Endurance and Posture for Surfers

Better Paddling Endurance and Improved Posture for Surfers Surfing shouldn’t really be called surfing.   A more appropriate name would be something along the lines of: lots of paddling around and occasionally standing up and surfing. That’s why paddling endurance for surfers is so essential. I have no doubt you understand exactly where I’m coming…

How to Surf Better – Warmup for Surfers – Dynamic Stretching

How to Surf Better – Warmup for Surfers – Dynamic Stretching

Dynamic Warmup for Surfers Watch the video here Sit on any surf beach in the world and the average warmup for surfers you see will be a few arm swings. Now have a quick watch of this Dane Reynolds clip, paying particular attention to his body, the range of movements he expresses, and the speed at…

Stretches for Surfers – Shoulder Release and Self Massage

Stretches for Surfers – Shoulder Release and Self Massage

Free and Fluid Shoulders – Stretches for Surfers Watch the video here A tennis ball will become one of your best surf-travel companions for doing your shoulder stretches for Surfers. That foam roller that sits idle in the garage will suddenly come to new life. Some self-love, and not the type you hide in the…

How to Surf Better: Awareness, Skill, Progression, and Failure

How to Surf Better: Awareness, Skill, Progression, and Failure

Learn How to Surf Better: I want to give you a framework of mental awareness of to Learn How to Surf Better.  It’s essentially Skill Progression, so let’s help you learn to improve your surfing. Watch this video In this regard I want you to have a deeper understanding of the mental processes of learning….

Surfing Stretches: How To Improve Your Flexibility for Good

Surfing Stretches: How To Improve Your Flexibility for Good

Get More Out of Stretching – Improve Your Flexibility for Good! Surfing Stretches: Watch the video Picture a yoga class. If you’re a guy, it can be a room full of beautiful female yogis, all gracefully moving from one dynamic posture to another. If you’re a female, swap out that visualization for some good looking…

Surfing Workouts – Top Exercises to Boost Your Surfing and Athletic Capacity

Surfing Workouts – Top Exercises to Boost Your Surfing and Athletic Capacity

Surfing Workouts – Top Exercises to Boost Your Surfing and Athletic Capacity Workouts to Boost Your Surfing: Watch the video here “Top” lists are always a small act of futility.  There is so much variability in the human body, and a countless variety of surfing exercises,  it is grossly difficult to pull out some singular…

Surfing Workout: Lower Body Strength, Power, and Mobility

Surfing Workout: Lower Body Strength, Power, and Mobility

Lower Body Workout for Surfers Lower Body Workout for Surfers: Front squats, lateral hops, single-leg deadlifts, dynamic hip rotations, shrimp squats, crawling squat hops… That is what lower body training for surfers can and should look like. Training reinforces full range of motion through the lower body, as well as complex movement. Yet also strength…

Surfing Fitness – How To Train for Surfing and Improve Surfing Skill

Surfing Fitness – How To Train for Surfing and Improve Surfing Skill

Surf Fitness Watch the video here In order to answer that I want you to understand what is NOT surf fitness. That pic, that is NOT surf fitness. Yeah, maybe it’s somewhat fun, maybe it’s entertaining, but it has absolutely no carryover to you actually performing better in the surf. It is no way physiologically prepares…

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