A stupid question about paddling for exercise

Take my opinion with a grain of salt as although im health/fitness conscience, I'm no expert.

I don't do any paddle exercise. Yet i can paddle all day long. Exaggerating ofcourse but i have good paddle strength and endurance. All i do is yoga and other body weight exercises. I stay away from weights. My thought is that paddling a SB 2-3 time's a week could potentially cause an over use injury.

Swimming however is different as your using your whole body instead of just the arms. Other than that, I'd just do yoga and surf as much as possible.

And again, i have no hard evidence or reason to feel this way. It's just what i do and works for me.

 

Delete this post and do not take your shortboard for a paddle in mission bay. Lol. (Take that light heartedly. Not trying to be a Richard, but I don’t want to see you on KOD)

 

Kook of the day

 

Hahaha. That would 100% make KOD if someone got a pic

 

Oar, beste

 

No it’s not Man, it’s a decent question. I will go and take my 9’6” and paddle sometimes just to get wet and mesh with the ocean and to practice the most important aspect of paddling: form.
As an exercise program? I agree with the buoys lol.
There are better ways to get that exercise in a gym or on a yoga mat, truthfully.
I will say this - I’m a heavy guy. Strong. And my paddling? Sucked out loud. I was blown out in 30 seconds and sessions lasted an hour and a half tops. Winded and sounding like a gutshot water buffalo. I watched a paddling video of Slater that broke down his form, practiced it, and I can paddle like an Arapaho Indian in a canoe now lol.
Form is king with surfing in all things.

 

Best exercise: Go see a hooker, and have her do push-ups on top of you. Now get back to work!!

 

I can't speak on logistics or money. That's all you. But the paddle board would be the better option to a SB. KOD.... who cares. But like i said, over use injury would be my concern. Specifically because we're talking about an SB.

What about straight swimming? No equipment to store. Your still getting in the water. Considering what your saying here that seems like the best option.

 

+1 on the swimming. I wish I had easy access to a pool... it's 0 impact, all the right muscles, AND cardio.

But because I don't, I do some light weight work that focuses on shoulders, back, chest and abs... in a circuit-style routine for an hour to try and get some cardio in there. Some of the back exercises hit some leg muscles, too. So far, so good. I don't paddle like I'm 25 anymore, but I'm still in the game.

I guess what I'm saying is... you can get the paddle power and endurance you need in the gym with the right training routine. Since I'm a desk jockey, I did a few sessions with a trainer to develop a surfing-specific routine, and it really helped.

 

I do very similar style training when I'm not doing yoga.

This is somthing im pretty serious about. Longevity. At 29 my goal is to avoid injury. A few years back i wasn't thinking about my future. Now i am. My friend passed away over the summer, 64 i believe he was. He was like a kid. Great shape and still improving skill and style wise. Other older guys would sit out on the heavy days, this guy was right there with the young bucks. Super inspirational. Any way my point is that i feel strongly about not using weights. Heavy weights. I don't have a problem with light weight stuff. Anything that hurts the joints or causes stress on joints will lead to injury over time. If you surf, you'll have the ability to paddle. I find it more important to stay loose and flexible and have endurance then to build muscle. You can fight the ocean all you want, doesn't matter how strong you are. Ocean wins. Everytime. This is why swimming is a great choice. Low impact, cardio, and hits what you need. I don't have access to swim in the winter months so yoga works too depending on the routine. Body weight stuff. Light weight resistance band stuff.

And core! Your core isn't just about having a 6 pack. It's alot more. Having a strong core is important as it takes some of the load instead of over working smaller muscle groups. Causing strain and eventually, injury. Mon-Fri day i plank for 5 min, 1 min at a time. Every week. I switch up how i do them to keep things interesting and target more specific areas. This has also helped a ton with my back issues

No matter your age it's important to train smart. Think of how things work as a whole instead of paddling=shoulders=military press

 

Im 33.
My neck, elbows, shoulders and knees have been giving me a ton of problems. Just random pains/soreness

Started doing “yoga” (me getting really high, listening to meditation music and stretching) recently and most of those pains in my joints are going away and my body feels better. Not long maybe 10-20 minutes each morning.

I love hearing all those joints in my body crack. So fulfilling.

 

I practice a similar brand of "yoga" lol

 

I joined LA Fitness some years back. Why?
A) I paid for it so I go a lot to get my dinero's worth.
B) They have a pool. A bacteria infested, putrid pool. But I swim at least 3 times a week.
C) Yoga pants. Dozens of 20-something girlies in Yoga pants.
I start and end each workout with 15 minutes of Power Yoga stretches. Like Bassmon, I avoid weights. I get a more controlled workout on the machines.
I do Bo Jacksons. What are Bo Jacksons you ask? I go in the yoga room at the gym.
You do one push up, get up, and sprint up and back. As soon as you get back, do 2 push ups, get up, sprint, 3 push ups, get up sprint. Keep going until you can't do anymore push ups. Bo Jackson could do up to 15 reps. I learned that workout in Prison lol.

 

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C) Yoga pants. Dozens of 20-something girlies in Yoga pants.

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I'm IN!!!!!! Where do I sign up???!!!

 

Push-ups and sit-ups are excellent for surfing. Take it a step further and integrate a burpee and now you're really talking.

Jumping rope is another excellent, "no-cost/no-equipment" basic exercise with big benefits.