Surf Training Tips
The swell is here in SoFlo (well, the hurricanes were) so let’s talk about how your fitness game can increase your wave count! These are 5 well-rounded tips to help you become a fitter surfer.
Wave Priority: How Surfing Teaches Us to Prioritize Nutrition
Did you know that the priority wave principle can also be applied to how you manage your nutrition? Just like in surfing, where choosing the right wave is key to a great ride, making the right nutritional choices can set you up for peak performance, both mentally and physically.
Surfing and Nutrition: Rely on Your Tribe
Suring can be super intimidating. There’s always a lot going on in the ocean, sometimes we have bad wipe outs and other times, we just ened someone to cheer us on in the line up. This is the support I provide for my nutrition clients.
Surfing and Nutrition: Conditions Aren’t Always Ideal
Maybe you’ve seen surfers looking at the waves for a long time before paddling out. They’re looking at the conditions and choosing the best place to paddle out, if they go out at all. Sometimes the conditions aren’t conducive to surfing like the waves are flat, disorganized, and unridable. Much like the surfers strategize how to make the best of the conditions, we need to make the best of our life conditions when it comes to nutrition.
Built to Surf: A Surf-Fitness Program for Everyone!
One thing I’ve learned doing CrossFit and surfing is that these sports are 10,000 hours sports. You need to put in the practice and the reps BUT you can expedite your progress by assessing your life overall and seeing where you can improve to get closer to where you want to be.