Hello Swellinfo, Apparently new members are supposed to create one of these. Just got back to the east coast after a two year hiatus in Southern California, to which I had moved in part due to the thread created by DawnPatrolSUP a few years ago called "should I stay or should I go" (or something like that). I was really contemplating moving somewhere where I could surf on a regular basis at the time (living in PA is a tough commute to the shore) and I ended up moving to HB, which has really consistent surf and is pretty close to the center of Southern California for trips up and down the coast. But....it was really expensive to live there and save any money. So for family and financial reasons we decided to move back to the east coast, but it was a great experience and my fiance and I are both glad we did it. Now I'm back to using SwellInfo for surf forecasts since I believe it has a slight edge on Surfline for the east coast....and NJshredmachine is my idol.
Any medical problems. marital issues or job advice needed? Welcomme. You have come home to the right place for expert advice.
Welcomme, NJSHREDMACHINE is a great role model. Fastest whip, hottest hindus, best at shotting honeyton pier, world record bench press. Needless I say more?
The Belmar's actually the closest for me to get to and the easiest drive. But I usually go anywhere from Manasquan up to Sandy Hook. If the winds are N/NE I'll go to Ocean City which is a little more south facing and has a better chance of being offshore. Going south can be a little tougher with Philly traffic though.
Welcomme. Fellers, look at this, another feller was inspired and influenced by a swellinfo life advise thread. We should be humbly honoured. o swellinfo
Actually now that you brought that up I do have a surfing related medical question. When I used to be surfing a lot more I started to get severe neck pain after surfing 3 or more days straight. One time it got so bad I had to take a full month off of surfing and couldn't even lift or run. I went to get x-rays and it looked fine. Stretching and exercising my neck definitely helps but I still feel it every time I paddle out. Anybody else have this issue? I tried to alter my paddling and not strain my neck as much. I do have a congenial fusion of two of my vertebrae in my neck which could predispose me to this more than others.
Try a foam roller. Work the thoracic section of your spine. Mobility|WOD www.mobilitywod.com/ This helped me. This guy, his books and his pod casts are great. Getting fat folks should check this out, too.
The fusion is likely the major factor here. Can significantly reduce flexibility in the spine, putting greater strain on the non-fused locales to get the same ROM (range of motion). Even a lumbar spine fusion could greatly affect the ability to arch the neck/ cervical spine as one of my buddies attests to. He has such trouble arching his neck while paddling that his chin is usually worn red/ torn up from scraping the board after sessions. Try to avoid arching as much as possible -difficult to do when prone paddling. But a couple tips might help: you're approaching a baby white wash instead of arching up and letting it wash up and over the front of your board and past you, try a straight push-up position keeping the spine level. When you duck dive, instead of arching up, again use a push up style lift to try and keep the spine level/ straight -with the top of the head pointed forward toward the wave (meaning you're now looking down at the board rather than the wave itself -this is counter intuitive and may take time to get used to, and practice to time your dives properly). If you approach the wave at an angle, you'll still be able to see it to time your dives out of the corner of your eye. Other than that, my friend swears by "warm ups". These he defines as not necessarily stretching, but getting the blood flowing -jog in place, hops, even jumping jacks. He then follows this with actual stretches focusing on the fused area.
Wow you finally did it! Welcomme! Now your part of the crew, I guess... If you don't abandone us that is... Please tell us some more about yourself- what surfing boart you ride. Your fav spot. You fav color... You know...
Wait... I thought you were supposed to eat the banana before surfing not put it in your butt? google surfers neck. for what it's worth since I began surfing at 16 I have one muscle off the point of my left shoulderblade, about the size of a quarter, that always get tight/sore after surfing a couple hours or more. Nothing really helps other than if I can talk the wife into a massage.
