P-90 works to a certain extent...but only really as a cardio exercise. However, If you ask me from a person who lifts 4 days a week, I would say the most benefit for me comes from core/circuit workouts..It's not all about the bulk. If you really want to be able to paddle do exercises which incorporate your whole body (mt biking, running, swimming, yoga, basketball) anything where you need endurance will greatly inmprove your ability to stay out in the water...just my .02
this works very well. In my opinion if you have the resources swim. Swimming is the best possible exercise for surfing. Also if you have a gym membership, work out your biceps, shoulders and back. Exercises such as seated row and lat pull down will work best. Don't forget the best exercise of all also the simplest, pull ups.
disagree don't get me wrong, i love swimming. but swimming is audio, and surfing is cardio. in theory, running is more simulated. and what would biceps have to do with paddling? triceps is what you would use for duckdiving and paddling. look at the body of every top pro surfer. they are performance oriented. no pecs, no bi's, no quads. they have little muscle and for good reason. the only thing I can gather from the best surfers on earth is they surf alot and train when they have to for fitness. THE BEST SURFERS that I know in my local area surf every little or big swell, skate the half pipe and drink beer (and fish). But that wouldn't answer the question asked. Those same boys train by boogie skimming in the summer. Sprint running to arial blasts. I can crush all of these boys in a 1000 meter paddle or swim and when I boogie skim, I want to puke my brains OUT. You just have to enjoy it. Surfing is just that, sprint paddling. Except for the outer sandbar paddles, catching waves and pulling in needs a powerful blast.
there is no better way to surf better except for surfing more. the more you're in the water, SURFING, then the better your paddling/endurance/turns etc will be. a lot of people don't have the luxury to surf whenever they want, so there are alternatives. going to the gym could help your surfing if done properly. i do a lot of interval running and that has definitely helped my endurance. there is nothing wrong with lifting weights though. just because it won't DIRECTLY help your surfing, it could help with other sports. also, it's nice to look and feel good too.
I've done p90x. its one hell of a workout, and if you can stick to it, i believe you can get in shape fast. But its hard to stay motivated whilst watching tv. Plus its not aimed at helping you surf. Surf, surf and surf, and then surf some more. Thats all i gotta say.
Training? I surf so I don't have to train. Surfing is somewhat like basketball, but without all the sweat.
I just stay in shape. do alot cardio. Gym 3-4 times a week 2-3 hours a time, hour of that cardio. mix it up. It's the water when you fall down and get hurt on land your gonna be okay. When you get F%$#ed up in the water your F^%$ed. Look at the football players who drowned this past year down in Fl. Professional athletes but the skinny little guy lived.
what do you mean by "swimming is an audio workout?" If you're thinking about swimming do a quick search on surfline for the swim workout by Nick Caroll (i think). I did it for quite a few years 5 days a week and it kept me in shape. It consists of timed interval workouts which would simulate the anaerobic work your muscles do while paddling (ie 25yds on 30 seconds). If I remember correctly the workout was: 400 yd warmup 8x25yds w/ 10 sec rest (5 would be better) 6x100yds w/ 15 sec rest (10 would be better) 8x50yds w/ 10 sec rest 100 yd cool down. The above is a good way to get started...as you progress, add yardage or different workouts. To echo some other points, cross-training, circuit work, yoga, exercise ball will all help in some way. Personally, I started doing triathlons last year which kept me in great shape and added variety to my workouts as I am training a different discipline each day (or twice a day).
wen i first started to surf paddling was a ***** then i joined a swim team and started swimmin about 3 miles a day and now im rowing and those 2 sports help drastically i can go out 8hours and wont cramp up and paddling as hard as i did on my first wave
boxing and lifting helped me out ALOT, if you want to paddle better go out no matter how good the waves are and just paddle, catch a couple mush bugers in the process
All you need to do is push-ups curls and or pull-ups. I'm not in shape whats so ever, smoke about about a pack and half a day but I make sure at all times I can drop and do fifty and be able to do 10-15 pull-ups. That aleast maintains enough strenth to get though the impact zone and catch some waves. When I do decided to get my self in shape of corse my surfing improves but I'm not in Pacific Beach anymore so I lost the stoke. Pop a perk and light up a smoke.
step 1: Grab a curling bar on the outside handles(palms facing outward) and curl to your chest while keeping your back and shoulders straight as possible about 20 times on the first rep then go right into step 2: grabbing it on the middle handles (palms facing inward) and pull straight up to your chin if you can making sure to keep straight again. Do that 20 times then go back to the step 1 after taking half the weight off and do 20 then repeat step 2 with that same amount of weight then repeat step 1 and 2 with just the bar but do as many as you can until you burn out! I promise you your triceps, fore arms and shoulders will be strong as hell if you do this twice a day. Its also a good exersize for knocking dudes out with on punch!
curls???????? no those won't help you in any sport. your biceps are among the smallest muscles on your body and they do not have anything to do with athletic performance in any sport. I've been lifting for football for a couple years now and everyone knows you only do the curls for the girls. If you really want to increase your paddling endurance, do a lot of reps of rows, lat pulldowns, and wide (very wide) grip pullups, and touching the back of your neck to the bar as you go up. Also if you do reverse crunches, you can really work your inner lats and core which are always essential in surfing. working out your bis wont help you. if you really want to gain endurance, you should do circuit training.
There are much better excercises to hit core muscles then this in my opinion; e.g. front and side dumbell raises, pull-ups, tri-pulldowns & dips, seated row and throw in some push-ups or bench press...etc.. Then cardio is key and yoga for flexbility, even a wobble board to play around with is great for stability and balance. As for knocking dudes out with one punch, better hope you do cause these days you are going to run into a jijitsu freak that will get you on the ground and snap your arm off..haha.
http://www.vasatrainer.com/ This thing looks pretty sick. its some exercise machine that helps with your paddling for surfing and swimming. Its called the vasa trainer.
i disagree completely. you always want to lift your biceps just as much as your other muscles. they support your arm and they support any movement greatly. they may not play a main part in exercises/surfing but they definitely help. just because curling is not prominent in surfing does not mean it does nothing. don't ignore it. imagine if you only did abs every day for a year, yet did no lower back. your core would be weak as **** because you never supported the opposing muscle. same with triceps and biceps. don't avoid muscles for not being primary in 90% of sports. just food for thought
Shakagrom I disagree push-ups work mostly your tri's shoulders and back muscles all of which are used in surfing. Try lying on your back with a curl bar with 5 or 10lbs plates and raising it from behind your head to 90deg. forward like you look as if you were going to bench press it. You'll have monster tri's in no time. I can attest to stout metalworks theory about the one punch knock outs, it true. I only fight if its the last option except when my buddy hit me first (drunk of cores) one punch KO, he went to the hospital with a concussion. The next two I was attacked and things didn't end well for them. Don't knock the work out till you try it.
arite seadaddy but thats not what i said. Obviously push-ups help you (but they are mostly for your pectorals and shoulders depending on how far apart your hands are) but I was talking about curls which are for your biceps- which are not that useful in surfing, they just make your body look more cut. and yes i know the exercise you're talking about because i do them, but triceps won't help you with paddling as much as your lats, which is why you should do rows. if one were to be looking to increase his paddling endurance, he should do 12-15 (or more depending) reps and minimize break time as much as possible in order to get your muscles accustomed to the limited relaxation time. if you're looking for explosion, then you do 6-8 or as many as you can do at the heaviest weight in order to increase muscle mass. It's all about pushing yourself in the weight room.
