Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Lacey Does It Again!
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Will standing on this help your surfing?
He is actually doing a great job here. I found this on the web while browsing. But I do see it incorporated in a lot of surfing exercise programs out there. Actually there are about a half dozen balance devices claiming to improve balance on a surfboard. Unfortunately in the picture above this is a dangerous and downright ridiculous thing to do on a Stability Ball.
To put it plainly, an unskilled surfer must spend many hours in the water to learn how to balance on a surfboard. I have yet to see any device out there that simulates balancing on water. It's almost impossible to mimic surfing on land in the absence of water. Water is a 3 dimensional element, always changing. Not to mention all the other equations that are missing in surfing like different variables of flotation devices, the speed at which you are traveling, the amount of energy that's behind the wave (short vs long swell periods), etc.
You want to improve your balance, get in the water, and get used to your equipment!
For you already skilled surfers especially the competitive surfers, don't worry about training your balance in the gym. And here is why:
The board under your feet has become stable, almost like you are standing on the ground. Think about it...do you really worry about losing your balance while weaving down the face or performing a maneuver? You have already done all the homework, it's LANDING moves that becomes a problem , especially new tricks. Why? Because your body is put into a new position that it is not used to, thus causing an imbalance in your center of gravity. That's where repetition after repetition comes in.
Here at Kinetic Performance, we train surfers to increase their power and responsiveness. How?
1. By focusing on making certain core muscles as tight as possible during any manuver (allowing better recoveries).
2. By unilaterally training the hip musculature to become as powerful as possible.
3. And constantly training the glute muscles to decelerate, decelerate , and decelerate!
Friday, June 22, 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Oh Yeah GG!
Giorgio Gomez places 2nd in SUP 18 and under division at the Surfing American Prime !
Good luck to him this Friday again in the regular surfing series at Trestles in the Surfing America Championships 2012!!!
We can't wait for him to get back to us at Kinetic Performance.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Good luck Mr. Gomez!
Away GG goes at the Rip Curl grom search at
Huntington Beach, California.
We wish him all the best and will keep you posted as he surf amognst the top elite groms in the US!
BTW here is a great write up of him and his Sis IZZY!
Monday, June 4, 2012
Our hats off to Lacie Flynn for 2nd place in SUP!
It took place at the Paddle for Humanity this past weekend in South Florida. There were 150 paddlers from all over the US and a couple of Pros from Australia. Well Lacie came in second in the elite 6 mile race, it was her first big event and missed 1st place by 5 secs! Not bad!
She gave it 150% during every session at Kinetic Performance . She was very focused and prepared well for her battle. We started 2 months out of the race which gave us little time for periodization. We conditioned her first and followed up with hard core strength training and interlaced a lot of rotational exercises through the unique tri plex system. A week out was our time to hit her up with some metabolic power training. Then she really turned up the heat and loss quite a bit of body fat during the training period!
Lacie also won the CPR- Chuck Patterson rally race, a paddle/run obstacle course. 150 paddlers from all over the US and a couple of Pros from Australia.
We look forward to her next race and will keep you posted! Congratulations again to you Lacie!
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