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Muscle Groups That Are Vital For Surfing

Nobody can deny that surfing is among the most strenuous of the extreme sports. Professional riders have fitness levels that most people can only dream of and this is something you only realise once you are in the water and trying it yourself. Just getting out to sea and maintaining the right position to catch waves is hard enough, but once your surfing there again a huge demand on various muscle groups. Lets take a look at which muscles have to work the hardest in the surf and need more of your time in the gym?

Deltoids – These are basically the shoulder muscles and they will take an absolute pounding during any surf session. When you are lying flat on the board and rotating your arms repeatedly to paddle out, your deltoid group is providing around 70% of the power. Because of the amount of paddling out that most surfers have to do, if your shoulder muscles are not up to the job, you will find yourself stuck on the beach pretty soon

Trapezius – These muscles make up those of the upper back and the neck. They are also involved with the surfboards forward movement when you are paddling out, but are called into action more when you are ‘popping’ up on the board. Explosive strength is needed in this action so with this in mind, the work you do in the gym should be with high weights and at a fast pace

Abs and core muscles – Your stabilising muscles need to be in peak condition otherwise you might as well just not get in the water. Although skill and balance are important elements in surfing, they are nothing without the muscles that are engaged to alter body position rapidly. Every part of the surfing action requires engagement of these muscles so they should be top of your list to train. Use a core-stability ball or Pilates techniques to build these up.

Cardiovascular fitness should also be included in your surf training and there are plenty of second hand bikes that you can pick up and use to ride to the beach to help with this

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