As I get older, I struggle with my pop-ups, mobility, and general conditioning for surfing. Any tips?
To help with pop-ups, do push-ups and glute exercises to create enough clearance between the board and chest. Also, make sure to get a proper warm-up before paddle out to generate a light sweat. Transcript: "Hey so I would recommend the pop-up is most the time people they struggle to get that create enough clearance between the board and their chest for their front leg to come through underneath so for that I would recommend doing push-ups you have enough power in your arms and shoulders to get that pop to create enough distance between your chest and the surfboard that's going to give you that enough space for your front leg to come underneath I'd also recommend working a lot of glutes exercises so I do a lot of stuff focused in on my glutes with with the elastic bands so I put them like around my knees and I do outward motions with my knees work on on the outside of the glutes because that creates a lot of stability and then so that's kind of I guess pre that's like preparation training stuff and then before going into the water make sure you do a proper proper warm-up I mean one of the professional coaches on the world tour that I spoke to he said you want to even generate a light sweat before you paddle out so if your body's warmed up you got your pop-ups in the water going to be so much better so make sure you do a proper proper warm-up where you almost at that point we building a light sweat before you get into the water hope that helps"
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As I get older, I struggle with my pop-ups, mobility, and general conditioning for surfing. Any tips?
To help with pop-ups, do push-ups and glute exercises to create enough clearance between the board and chest. Also, make sure to get a proper warm-up before paddle out to generate a light sweat.
Are you training for anything in particular at the moment?
Yes, I am training for the Jaws big wave Invitational which is a competition for the top 20 big wave surfers in the world. I have been doing a lot of swimming and sprints in the pool to prepare my body and mind for the adrenaline rush of being held underwater by a large wave. I am now tapering down my training as I am about to book my ticket and fly over for the event.
How do people tend to sabotage themselves from finding their goals or succeeding?
People sabotage themselves and limit their goals by having a negative approach to failure. People will often fear failure so much they become overly conservative in their actions, leading to them not achieving as much as they could. It is important to view failure positively and use it as an opportunity to grow and learn.
What does a week of training look like for you?
To train for big waves, I swim three times a week, jump two to three times a week, and surf three to four times a week. In addition, I do high intensity training using a bosu ball and pilate ball to add instability. Lastly, I make sure to eat a lot of food to keep up with my caloric needs.
How do you train to "pop up" better?
To help with pop-ups, do explosive exercises like burpees and push-ups to generate power. When popping up, keep your hands in front of you, stay crouched, and look forward.
Are there any particular stretches that are best for surfers before they surf?
I prefer to do a dynamic warm up with lots of movement before a surf session instead of stretching. This includes things like balance exercises, jumping squats for explosive power and shoulder warm ups to get the heart rate up and muscles ready for the first wave.