Surfing Exercise: Upper Body

Get Stronger to Surf Longer, right?! 

Having a stronger upper body means you’ll be able to paddle faster & pop up on your surfboard quickly, all in the name of catching more waves. 

Need some ideas on the best exercises you can do to get stronger to surf longer? Umm, yeah! Some of these will be old standards from high school gym class.

Upper body:

Bicep Curls
Bench press
Dips
Pop-Ups
Pull-Downs
Pull-Ups
Push-Downs
Push-Ups
Tricep Kickbacks

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Lazy Surf Workout with Resistance Band Paddling

Paddle. Paddle. Paddle. 

When you’ve got to maintain some semblance of a workout even on your laziest of days, nothing beats resistance band paddling from home!

  

It’s super easy! Just simulate paddling using these bands secured or wrapped around a stationary object. It’s about muscle memory in keeping your arms strong for the endurance needed to paddle out.

And I’m all about keeping things cheap! 

Who needs to be spending crazy amounts of money on spendy equipment when you can pick up some resistance bands?