Not to refute anyone that says weight training is good, but we never do weight training for my fire crew only calisthenics. 300 push ups a day, 50 pull ups, 200 sit ups planks for minutes at a time, hiking with weight etc. Arguably were training for one of the most strenuous jobs around, yet the thing you want to produce is lean muscle, just like for surfing. Personally ive always been of the philosophy that if you cant use your own body and natural world around you to stay fit, its not worth doing or your not doing it right... but then again as kid rock can attest im only like 145 lol
You have a good point with using body weight....everyone of those things should be able to be done before lifting a weight..... However, by using additional weight outside of you natural physique you can increase ability to apply force while also staying lean....it just takes a little integration and know how For example, stretch cords & a vasa trainer are not "weights" however it is resistance (as is the gravity pushing against your body when you do said exercises), and with that resistance you may gain lean muscle mass and improve it (a bass trainer is possibly the best, most useful single piece of exercise equipment I've ever used, unfortunately I don't have 1,500$ or the space to put put one)
I think it depends on your build, if you're really lanky then lifting and eating a high protein diet will help build some "good" muscle mass. I say once you've packed on 15-20lbs of muscle, switch it up and back off the weights and maintain through the types of activities you are accustom to. You retain some of that mass as long as you stay active but you'll be lean still.
^^^ ...and what Barry said, too. The only potential problem with the low weight/high rep program is the risk of repetitive motion injuries over time. And that includes paddling. But IMO, the benefits outweigh the risks, particularly if you're planning on putting yourself into some situations of consequence.
And oh yeah, tre, if I were you I'd add pull up & chin ups to your list...if you can't do multiples of those you're wasting time with weights.... No exercise makes me more sore than those two.....which says a lot about everything else I do
I need to hit mine more often than I do, I've been walking / jogging a lot in the mornings when there aren't any waves, and in the afternoon around lunch. I've been admittedly lazy the past several months, unless there are waves of course, then i'm out there every day, but I really need to work harder on the flat spells.
Swimming. I'm all bout that. Exercise aint my problem. Eating is. My diet is abhorrent. As I age the sh!t sticks to me. I quit dipping for 6 moths and that didn't help. I gained a solid 10 around the waist. I just went back to the Grizzly pouches wintergreen last week. I'm leaving for North Topsail Beach for the next two weeks. Looks like there will be some small waves at least this weekend and into next week which will keep from over doing it with the beer, bourbon, and fried foods...
I agree! I've only been doing vinyasa yoga and calisthenics before I started lifting. Sure I could do a million pushups and what not but I'm 165 which is why I'm integrating the weights now. Curls for the girls right?
i use my wave runner, my neighbor has been letting me use his slip for about 5 or 6 years now, since i did some work for him around his house. i also ride dirt bikes, but it can be unbearable when it gets to be really hot and humid. also have a street bike that i ride too. i do enjoy hanging out at the beach and being in the water, as i said in the other thread though, water is too cold to swim in right now. it's usually warm in monmouth county by the first week or june in most years, maybe the second week at the latest. i don't really get in the water when it's cooler than 65 unless it's to surf.
Huh?? Wait, does a "wave-runner" have an engine?? If it does, is that "exercise"?? Oh, wait, yes.....you have to turn your wrist to use accelerator......my bad.......
Just go out and paddle on a big board... No need to join a gym or anything. Keeps you in shape and you get in the water. Its a good way to start the day- if you go early at sunrise when it's glassy. Plus some days you can see fish and other cool things - and no ones around. Idk if you really want to get noticed- head down to Belmar, they just set up the out door bench presses and it's pretty much open to anyone.
Oh summer. e Half foot windswell and there's fifteen paddle borders chomping at the bit Oh also I broke my other wrist and I'm in a cast for the first month. Yay.
Since it's flat, let's go down to the keys and feed the tarpon at Robbie's Looks like that wasn't the first one either.
Simple sugars are the "bad" carbs. Common misconception though. You want complex carbs, not simple. Oatmeal would be a complex carb.
Yep depends on the person. Some people can gain muscle just looking at a dumbell. Those people should probably avoid lifting heavy if they want to surf their best. For me personally, I lift relatively heavy ( I don't 1RM or anything though), but I mix it in with some high rep stuff, body weight stuff, and a lot of functional movement. But if I didn't lift I'd probably weigh like 130 (I'm 5'9) and I like to stay around 160 so it works for me and I would say it improves my surfing.
