Saving the Knee During Surfing!

Sorry so late.  I have been working on this for awhile, but here it is on popular demand!  These are 3 simple exercises you can use to strengthen up the muscles around the knee joint to stabilize the joint while surfing.  Yes they are basic exercises that uses no weights BUT just GRAVITY as a form of resistance.  Sometimes people resort to a fixed leg machine ( ei. leg extension) to work the muscles around the knee.  Unfortunately keeping the knees isolated during these exercises will eventually lead to shearing of the knee joint, exactly what you don't need.  But don't get me wrong , there is a time a place for the use of these machines!
In the video it states to do 15 reps each, but for beginners it might be better to accomplish 10 of each.  As a general  rule we do train surfers standing for the most part , yet these exercises are just the foundation of strengthening the lower limbs of the body.  We here at Surf Kinetics always build the foundations first before moving on to advance and skilled specific exercises.  Go ahead and perform 2 to 3 sets of these three exercises 4x a week and you will notice a difference in your knee stabilization while surfing.  Remember it  hurts, STOP and consult your physician to refer you out to some kind of sports rehab. Enjoy the video...




Saving Knees from Coach Craig on Vimeo.

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