It’s simple: getting fitter will make you a better surfer. There’s no advantage to carrying
extra weight with you into the lineup. Fitter surfers catch more waves and make the most
out of the waves they do catch.
Likewise, practicing good fitness habits goes a long way towards preventing injuries that
can hamper your ability to surf well or even prevent you from surfing at all.
In this guide, you’ll learn basic exercises to guard yourself against injury and turn your
body into a surf-shredding machine. It will feature exercises to help when paddling out
and when actually riding the waves you catch. Lastly, it will suggest a few stretches to
include in your warmup routine to use right before you hit the water. Improving your
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If you
complement a killer workout routine with potato chips, fast food and ice cream, your
ability to surf will suffer.
Target Activity: Paddling
Whether you are paddling out after catching a wave or sprint-paddling to be in position
for the set that’s stacking out on the horizon, you need to be a strong paddler. These
exercises focus on your deltoid, latissimus dorsi, and rhomboid muscles.
Prone Reverse Fly: Lie on your stomach on a bench with a dumbbell in each hand
placed on the ground. Keep your feet on the ground for stability. Lift the dumbbells about
one foot off the ground, using your shoulders and shoulder blades for power. Hold them
at their apex for about a second, then slowly return them to the ground.
Kettle Bell Squats: While standing, hold a kettle bell or another balanced weight with
both hands directly out in front of you. Start with your arms extended at 90 degrees from
your body. Squat down while keeping your back straight and bending at the knees. Swing
the kettle bell between your legs. As you return to a standing position swing the kettle
bell back so your arms become extended in the original
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Pushups: No, it’s not some fancy surf-specific exercise. But the simple pushup might be
one of the best paddle-strengthening exercises out there. To focus on your rhomboids and
upper back, place your hands closer together. For triceps and shoulders, spread them
farther apart.
Target Activity: Waveriding
The best surfers rely on the strength of their core and legs while they’re actually on the
wave. There are a few exercises that will test and train your body in ways that mimic the
type of work it will be doing when you snag that first set wave.
Burpees: This exercise simulates the surfing pop-up and strengthens your core, legs, and
upper body. Begin by doing a simple pushup. Then, at the highest point of your pushup,
hop forward, placing your feet shoulder-width apart just behind your hands. Then raise
your hands above your shoulders. Come to a standing position, bending at the knees and
the waist. Complete this motion with a small jump. Bending at the knees and the waist,
return to your original pushup position.
Box Jumps: Stand in front a of a sturdy knee-high surface. With your feet shoulder- width apart, bend at your knees and jump onto the surface. Then jump off. It’s
According to Dr. Craig Harrison, “surfing is an athletic sport and requires surfers to execute complex manoeuvres in highly unstable and changing environments”. Seeing as it requires such movement, I need to prepare for the waves. Strength is a skill requirement, whether it be
head, to the right shoulder, all the way down to the right part of the
- Increase the flexibility in your shoulders and enjoy more freedom to do what you want to do.
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1. You will want to start off by keeping your feet about shoulder with apart.
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back leg (right) to the front leg (left) to get as much force on the
Wingwalker/guide– Raise right hand above head level with wand pointing up; move left-hand wand pointing down toward the body.