Surf Athlete Training Program
Proven, Step-by-Step Program for Better, Faster, & More Durable Surfing
Radically increase Your Wave Count. Because Running Out Of Fuel When It’s Firing Sucks
Is Your Body Holding Back Your Surf Progression?
Would a stronger & more flexible body help you to enjoy your time in the ocean?
Your fitness and health is ultimately the foundation for your surfing. So ask yourself these questions: When you get in the ocean, how does your body feel? Are you fluid, strong, and powerful? Or flailing, out of breath, and frustrated? Gassed out arms and breath? A low back that’s pissed from 30 minutes of paddling? That sounds damn frustrating. The art and skill of surfing can’t be built upon a body that is stiff, weak, overweight, and unhealthy. If that sounds like your surfing and your body, you ARE LIMITING your surfing, and YOU CAN fix that.
Radically Enhance Your Surfing by Improving Your Body
Move Fluidly, Athletically, & Powerfully.
Build dynamic strength & endurance that carries over to your movement in the ocean.
Train using Professionally Designed Workouts.
Follow routines so you truly benefit & improve like a surfer needs to.
Build a stronger and More mobile Body
Improved endurance, shoulder health, dynamic flexibility, core strength, so you’re not limited in the surf.
Discover a Surf-Specific Training Program that Builds “Surf Athleticism“
Enhance Your Surfing & Unlock Your Potential by Building a Body That Has Endless Endurance and Surfs Powerfully
- Surf fluidly, and powerfully without bodily restrictions.
- Spend more time in the water and catch more waves!
- Proven powerful exercise deliver noticeable results in less time
INVEST IN YOUR SURFING
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COURSE CONTENT
WHAT’S IN THE PROGRAM?
12 Weeks of Simple & Effective Training to Support Your Surfing
PHASE 1
PHASE 2
PHASE 3
BONUS
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What you Get
Phase 1
Fundamental Surf Patterns And Mobility
Build Fitness That Supports Your Surfing This is your introduction to true “surf-fitness”. Drills to improve your fluid mobility, Cardio to build your Endurance Engine, Workouts that Develop Dynamic Strength. This is Movement, Training, and Fitness Designed Specifically for Surfers.
Phase 2
Develop Surf Movement Strength & Body Function
Challenging and shockingly effective strength, flexibility, and endurance workouts. Develop higher intensity cardio and endurance for heavier surf sessions and never gassing out. Build flexibility to new levels of fluid movement & Surfing. Strength Development that is tailored for surfers that need to be quick, coordinated, agile, and fit. Enhanced durability for longevity in the surf.
Phase 3
Dynamic Movements & Surf Power Development
This is professional level training that you’ve accessed through smart, efficient, and well planned progression. As soon as you feel the first workout, you’ll immediately know why you’ve trained to get here! This IS training for surf performance. This is how you’ll train for the REST of your life. This is training that prepares you for the rigors of surfing and endless fun in the ocean.
Get 2 Free Bonus Programs When You Start Today
FREE Bonus #1: BREATH WORK
Learn Breath Work that could literally save your life—boost focus, calm your heart, build confidence in heavy surf, and elevate performance.
Breath is a powerful tool to influence your health, performance, and surfing. In this series, you’ll learn proven methods—from breathing basics to breath hold training—used by top experts and taught to clients every day. These are some of the most efficient breath techniques out there, perfect for improving your training, recovery, and surf performance. 1.5 hours of content 10-video series Value: $99
FREE Bonus #2: Paddling Endurance Workouts
Most of your time in the water is spent paddling—not surfing. These targeted paddle workouts build endurance, reduce fatigue, and help you catch more waves with stronger strokes.
If you don’t surf often, paddling can wear you out fast—and that gets frustrating, quick. These workouts are designed to build your “work capacity,” so you can paddle stronger, longer, and actually enjoy your sessions. Endless Paddle Power Train for long paddle outs, repeated duck dives, breath holds, and nonstop arm movement. Build upper body durability and boost your endurance buffer. Value: $99
Improve Your Surfing by Building the Foundations that Surfing Requires from Your Body.
- Art & Skill Better surfing is built with time in the water, developing the Art & Skill of Surfing. This is technical and coaching aspect of surfing.
- Performance Aspects Strength, Power, Endurance, & Flexibility are the base that allows you to effortlessly work on the “skill” and technique of surfing.
- Surf Foundations The Fundamental requirements for the body so that it can function optimally in the ocean.
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Equipment Required To Train
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Peanut Trigger Ball
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Olympic Rings
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Kettlebell
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Dumbbells
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Suspension Trainer
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Full Circle Resistance Strap
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Foam Roller
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Exercise Ball
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MEET THE GUY WHO’S TRYING TO
HELP YOUR SURFING…
Cris Mills
On a daily basis I help people (predominantly surfers) improve performance, ranging from nutrition, to rehab, and sport specific training.
I know what a surfer needs to work on in order to maintain their interaction with the ocean (surfing). Not only from a personal standpoint, of being a freakish surf-addict who has an intention to keep charging, while also dealing with my own laundry list of injuries, but also having worked with countless surfers from rehab to skill development.
The intention is to keep surfing. In order to do that an individual’s perspective must shift to a focus on health and longevity. Your body is the vehicle through which you interact with the ocean. Keep yourself capable, and invest in your body, it’s movement capacity, it’s joint health, and it’s durability.
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The Most Comprehensive Surfing Training Programs Ever Created
You’re good to go.
As soon as you get the programs you’ll realise how tremendous of a resource this truly is, and how you won’t need any other surf training programs. You can, and will, refer back to these programs for years to come. As long as you’re surfing you will be using these programs, I guarantee it.
This will change how you train and how you move your body. Ultimately it will help you with your surfing.
These are the tools that guide your workouts, track your progress, and remove the guesswork from your workouts. Have confidence knowing you are doing the best possible workout..
100% Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back in 7 days
Here’s the deal:
Our programs are proven to deliver results, but your effort, dedication, and consistency are key. We fully back our programs, app, and products with customer success stories and time-tested methods. Our Surf Athlete Academy offers a 7-Day Refund Guarantee—cancel or refund anytime (minus a small fee). The potential of your fitness and surfing is in your hands! What can your fitness and surfing become!?
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gillaaustin –
Just got back from a week long trip to Nicaragua after finishing the Surf Athlete Training Program. Paddling strength and endurance was much improved. Caught more waves. Paddled harder. Hurt less. Couldn’t be happier. Can’t wait to keep it up for the next trip!
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philowen –
I love the easy to follow programmes and videos
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brianspence05 –
Well done app full of great info and well laid out .
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Michael Skjodt –
I really like the diversity in this workout and it covers so many aspects of surftraining, stretches, breathing and just generally movements. Great work 😃🤙🏽
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Ian Sermonia –
I went through this program for 3 months and I believe it really helped my surf technique. This coupled with some work on a surf skate board made lots of difference. Many of my surf mentors and buddies noticed me being able to move a little more fluidly on waves.
You gotta put in the work. But the program progresses nicely. And your body adapts slow and steady. And now I maintain doing the advance workouts weekly.
I definitely recommend it!
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alexandra kampe –
This program provides professional training exercises and information . I come from the health business my self and I’m impressed by the profound knowledge that stands behind all of that.
At the moment I’m surfing in Brasil and I use the worm up bevor the session and it feels like Heven for my back!
I highly recommend the program. It is fun and it works!
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heath.nieddu –
I am so inspired by Chris and everything he does so I may be a little biased. Let me just say I went into the Surf Athlete Program app with high expectations and they have been surpassed. Chris has managed to keep up the intensity and keep me engaged with the app. That is good because if you stick with it the mechanics of the exercises will absolutely change the way you surf. I’m in Phase 2 right now. In Phase 1, I came away feeling stronger, more flexible and with more stability in my core. Now I’m in Phase 2 and I’m seeing the improvements show up in how I surf and paddle. A recent session here in San Diego involved a lot of paddling. I paddled until I was absolutely spent. Afterward, I was more sore in different areas of my central back, instead of all in my chest and arms. This was a result of using a more effective posture while paddling, and this more effective posture was a result of the work I had done with the app. The program is worth the investment in time and money. Thanks Chris for all you do and being such a professional!
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Elan Freedberg –
Cris continues upping his own training game, making it easier for all of us to stay in surf shape regardless of how many times a week we’re able to paddle out. This is the second course I’m doing with Cris, and the fact that it’s now app-enabled makes it super-simple to do as well as to track progress. Work out with Cris on your mobile device or tablet and you’ll get more flexible, stronger, smarter, and healthier. A final word: Cris has always made himself available and responds quickly to any questions or worries I’ve had. If you’re looking for a fitness program tailored for the needs of surfers, you should definitely check this one out!
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lucaswatson14 –
Wanted to give 6 stars but couldn’t. Can’t say how much I love this surf program/programs they have help me not just in my surfing but I’m feeling better in everyday life from the surf athlete program to the breathing, the flow work and paddle training. I’ve started combining them all now and I’ve never felt better.
Chris really knows his stuff and I feel he’s just a stoked guy who really wants to help guys surf there best. Cheers
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Aimee Hall –
The 12 week program is great and constant improvements are being made to app functionality. The workouts cover strength and flexibility and provide a complete all round workout. Just choose a later week to start on if you want something more advanced. Videos are really well done and clearly explain how to maintain the correct form.
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ryan beagle –
I am on week 3 and really enjoying the app. It’s exactly what I needed where I get programs and easy to follow. I also like you really don’t need a lot of machines and now looking at building a gym in my garage and quitting my gym. I just need a spin bike and with the beach pool just down the street i can get my cardio in.
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Dean B –
My training has taken on a whole new dimension thanks to Cris, the Surf Athlete Program and the Surf Strength Coach App!! The attention to technique combined with the app have enabled me to learn heaps and get much more benefit during my exercise time. With limited spare time, this has been a huge gain for me.
Four weeks into this program, and my training has improved to a whole new level, where my mind and body are getting stronger and I’m becoming incredibly more flexible. I hadn’t surfed for a while until last week when I went for a paddle in small conditions and blew my mind with the ease at which I caught my first wave, stoop up, and surfed it all the way in. I’m very excited to continue this journey. Thanks heaps Cris!!
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