| Living in Perth, it can often be months between surf | | | | understand that surfing is a highly physical sport and |
| trips down south to get some good waves, so I | | | | if you want to surf well, you need to do some |
| need to be fit and ready to hit the waves when I | | | | training. |
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| Grab A Copy Click here | | | | But not just any old training! Going for a jog and |
| I don't claim to be anything special out in the water, | | | | doing a few push-ups isn't going to cut it. You need a |
| but I know that when I get out there I am going to | | | | surf specific training program that you can do at |
| be able to pick up where I left it off, rather than | | | | home, on the road, or at the gym. |
| have to build my fitness all over again every time I | | | | Most fitness programs created by fitness trainers are |
| go on a surf trip. | | | | designed for bodybuilders not athletes. Generally |
| On a recent surf trip to Margaret River, I hadn't been | | | | these programs are generic in nature and do not |
| in good surf for 2 months, but I had been doing my | | | | tailor to the specific needs of the athlete. |
| new surf specific workouts and was ready for action. | | | | To really boost your performance you need a fitness |
| Mick Fanning, Taj Burrow, Joel Parkinson and Taylor | | | | program that is functional in nature, with exercises |
| Knox (just to name a few) all have fitness trainers to | | | | and workouts that will help you surf harder and |
| help them stay in peak shape and injury free for the | | | | longer,decrease the risk of injury and have you |
| tour. | | | | landing moreinsane tricks every time. |
| Why should you be any different? These guys | | | | |