Surfing Waves

i had a session this afternoon, for about 2 hours, and now my arms (i.e. forearms, and biceps) are tired, and it feels weak to hold a fist in both my hands. i'm curious if this means i'm close to having decent pop-up technique? i thought my shoulders were supposed to get tired, but they aren't.

what aches/soreness do you guys normally feel after a good session?

usually my triceps and shoulders will get soar after a really long hard session. I actually strained my tricep 3 weeks ago, and its a pain in the ass cuase it still bothers me and so i cant surf for very long

When Ive surfed well my ribs (just left + down form my sternum) really hurt cos thats where most of my weight goes on my board.

cas im young i get droped off in the morning and picked up in the evening unless in down devon when i go when its hi tide unless its big then i do low tide croyed (a bit of usles infomation for you), well basicly my sessions are so long i have no time to feel waht aches, im just out like a light

does any1 else get really really bad cramp in there quadricep whiles surfing for many hours???? i do stretches before i go in the water but after a while the cramp hits me normally when im doing a big turn..Any1 know how i can stop this from happenening??

duno what muscle that is, but i get crap in the bottom part of my leg

quadriceps=upper leg muscle

Maybe to try and strengthen your quads start doing sets of Squats, you can do then with or without weights. Really stopped my legs from getting cramp in that part.

Bluenowscone2000 - by lower legs are you meaning your calf muscles below the back of your knee? I found running and stretching has helped me in that department.

The biggest help I've had is from the 'Fit to Surf' book, although i'm still a rank amateur it has helped keep my fitness at a higher level.

yh the back of my knee, well i sometimes do a few stretches and run down to the beach, but where i surf the sea is 10 seconds from when you get onto the beach, so you cant realy run, normaly i just go in and stretch my leg.

The cramps can also be caused from dehydration. For long sessions try taking a break and drinking some water.

you know your surfing right if.... you get sponserd and make alot of money so you dont have to work

bluesnowcone2000 wrote:you know your surfing right if.... you get sponserd and make alot of money so you dont have to work

haha good point bro, but some of us didn't start when we were wee-babies...i started at the ripe age of 23 therefore, work is the only option lol

LovintheSurf wrote:usually my triceps and shoulders will get soar after a really long hard session. I actually strained my tricep 3 weeks ago, and its a pain in the ass cuase it still bothers me and so i cant surf for very long

sorry to hear that dude...i hope it gets better soon, with enough muscle rub/icy-hot packs

well in these warm days of shortie wetsuits i get a bruise on my knee from lazy-duckdiving, and usually a few other bruises from nasty wipeouts when i get clouted by my board.

Surfersam118 wrote:quadriceps=upper leg muscle

same here

ahh... that'll be the day... when I get aches n pains.... never been surfing before... Really really really reeeeaaaaalllyy want to... like, now if I could

The biggest help I've had is from the 'Fit to Surf' book, although i'm still a rank amateur it has helped keep my fitness at a higher level

Yup good book. For cramps try Calcium pills or milk after a hard session and drink lots of water. I was told this and it worked wonders. I also do squats now and wall sits from fit to surf ,it has a really well done home workout you can do infront of your computer!

GowerCharger wrote:well in these warm days of shortie wetsuits i get a bruise on my knee from lazy-duckdiving, and usually a few other bruises from nasty wipeouts when i get clouted by my board.

Yep same here, but from frantic 'leg kick assist' paddling tho!

Broosta wrote:

GowerCharger wrote:well in these warm days of shortie wetsuits i get a bruise on my knee from lazy-duckdiving, and usually a few other bruises from nasty wipeouts when i get clouted by my board.

Yep same here, but from frantic 'leg kick assist' paddling tho!

question: what is leg kick assist paddling?