Level Up Your Surf Training with Expert Tips 

Lifting weights is not only for those pursuing a Herculean physique. Everyone will get mammoth health benefits from getting in the gym. If playing with waves is your thing, spending a couple of hours a week in the weight room can help you improve your performance and reduce your chances of getting injured. And the best of all, training can be heaps of fun!

The problem of most Surf Mobility Drills we often see on social media is the stimulus is not enough to achieve the adaptation we are after. Find out why your mobility exercises are wrong and what you can do to train more efficiently.

How do you breathe when surfing? The answer is...it really depends on the physiological demands of the effort. When you google 'how to breathe when surfing' the first search results will take you to videos or articles teaching belly breathing techniques. In my opinion, these have the right intention, but not the best instruction. The fact is the way we communicate with our surf athletes is crucial if we want them to achieve transformational results...So let's break this question down.

When stepping up your wave-size game you've probably resurfaced to the statement: 'I almost die'. it's not unusual to underestimate swell power when progressing your surfing. The good news? Surd hold-downs are not that dangerous, and we want to share with you the system we use to train our surfers' body and most importantly, their mind, when stress kicks-in in the absence of Oxygen. Actually, Oxygen is not the problem during a surf hold-down...

The Pull Up is the signature exercise of the resistance training module of the Surf Foundation Specialist course. The fact is this staple exercise has been associated with greater force production during the surf paddle stroke, decreasing time trials for 15m sprint and 400m endurance paddling tests, so essentially allowing surfers to paddle faster and surf for longer.

Rede Frisby, certified Level 1 Surf Foundation Specialist, revels his three training pillar to help intermediate surfers accelerate the learning process.