Fitness For Surfing

Any weekend warrior can go out and surf 5-6 ft waves in California but when the waves reach the size of consequence 10ft+ surfing isn't for everyone. The importance of breath holding can become life or death. That is why it is important to practice breath holding exercises and underwater training. Pete Dougherty and I have been doing underwater training by taking 30-40lb rocks and walking underwater in the pool with them. This is known as hypoxic training because you are teaching your body how to work at peak performance with lower oxygen levels. By doing these types of exercises it gives you more confidence when the waves are big because you know you can survive and stay calm during a big wipe out. I plan on training really hard this summer for my time in Fiji and Australia because I know the waves are going to be HEAVY!!!!

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