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  • 25-01-2014 11:32pm
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    Bub34
    Registered Users Posts: 33 ✭


    Anyone got any tips on, how i can get stronger at paddling?always seem to burn out after an hour an half or there abouts. The obvious answer would be spend more time in the water, but just don't have the time once a week would be all i get, an the dark evenings dont help. Im a member of a gym an have good upper body strength an would be reasonable fit, but cant find the stamina to keep paddle when im out there. Anything i could do in the gym to help me out ?


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    promethius
    Registered Users Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭promethius


    Bub34 wrote: »
    Anyone got any tips on, how i can get stronger at paddling?always seem to burn out after an hour an half or there abouts. The obvious answer would be spend more time in the water, but just don't have the time once a week would be all i get, an the dark evenings dont help. Im a member of a gym an have good upper body strength an would be reasonable fit, but cant find the stamina to keep paddle when im out there. Anything i could do in the gym to help me out ?


    you know the real answer already which is good :D
    if you can't spend time in the water then next best thing is definitely swimming, i swim a lot and my paddle fitness feeds heavily off this.
    i don't think you need huge upper body strength to paddle well some conditioning good though. core strength important for balance when you go get up, i used to do squats on a balance board years ago it seemed to help. are you new to surfing? being smart about how to get into the line up makes things a lot easier, apologies if i'm off track.


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    Bub34
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    Could do with tips for been smarter bout getting in the line if you could?? I was swimming a lot my local pool closes for two month, another two weeks an its open again . Ave my balance board down in the gym an use it quite regularly.


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    katowjo
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭katowjo


    Advice is wait on a lull between sets, use a rip and perfect your duck dive...


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    spaceHopper
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    If you can't get to the pool then a rowing machine is a good second. Drop the resistance and go for a bit longer


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    promethius
    Registered Users Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭promethius


    Bub34 wrote: »
    Could do with tips for been smarter bout getting in the line if you could?? I was swimming a lot my local pool closes for two month, another two weeks an its open again . Ave my balance board down in the gym an use it quite regularly.

    best advice i could give is to watch what the good surfers are doing, the regulars who are out full time. they know the easiest lines out, where the rips are and where not to go. beach breaks can be tough to get out in but rocky reefs etc are predictable and can be much easier to paddle round, my local reef can get big but i always paddle from the same spot round it and into line up. a direct line out just wouldn't work.


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    SeanF
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    Head-up swimming is very good (i.e. front crawl with your head out of the water, facing forward).

    Some good links videos in this YouTube channel.

    Especially this one, where he talks about the role of the elbow in the paddle.

    I've started doing these routines with kettlebells recently, which I hope is helping.


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    OldGuysRule
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    If you are beggining to flag after 90 mins but have been fine up to that, it would also be worth looking into stamina training such as long distance running or some such to get the body used to longer periods of activity. Also, at 90 mins, you are likely to be dipping into energy reserves, so might be worth looking at what you are eating before heading out. Foods that give long period energy release are obviously better than the 'mars n coke before a surf' approach. Also make sure you are well hydrated, it does make a difference.


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    Bub34
    Registered Users Posts: 33 ✭Bub34


    Thanks for youtube links, swimming with the head sounds good to .Been doing the long distance runnin for the last 3 year, i wud of consider myself fit til i started surfin my main prob is i don't get the time in the water. Thanks lads


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    rodento
    Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭rodento


    Paddling along a beach helps but you need to work on both endurance and speed


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    Dr Nic
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    What i used to do (which is prob insane) was just lie flat on my tummy on my kitchen floor with a tin of beans in each hand and just make a paddling motion from my knee to full arm extension. Worked ok for strenght and stamina but of course good technique and duck dives are 10x more effective than grunt


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