Surfing project 2022 - Road to PSC22

Knowlegde (OMBE)

Ocean

Knowledge about the environment
how the waves are form
how to find the right position on the wave

Mind

Confidence on the wave
Persistance
Being present

Body

Fitness trainings
Flexibility training
Muscle memory
Pop up
Bottom turn
Top turn

Equipment

Shape
Volume
Fins

Training program

Morning surf sesh.

Take off.
Bottom turn.
Cut back.
Pump.

Flexibility training (daily - lunch time).

Cobra position (upper back).
90/90.
Spiderman stretches.
Monkey jumps.
Pop ups.

Strength training (3x week Mon Tue Thu).

Push ups.
Core training.
Pull ups.
Legs.

Freediving (once a month).

BJJ (Wed Fri)

Training log

46/2021

22/11/2021

BJJ morning class, sweeps from the half-guard.
Surf messy with some good waves:
- popup with glide.
- good position.
- keep the right line.
- bottom turn.
Flexibility training:
- spiderman stretches.
- upper-back stretch.
- monkey jumps.
Strenght:
- pushups.

23/11/2021

Surf messy:
- popup with glide.
- bottom turn.
- top turn.
Flexibility:
- upper-back stretch.
- 50/50.
- spiderman stretch.
Strength:
- popups.
- pushups.
- core.

24/11/2021

Surf messy:
- popup with glide.
- bottom turn.
- top turn.
Fexibility:
- spierman stretch.
- upper back rolling.
- 50/50
Strenght:
- pushups.
- legs lifts for core.
Freediving:
- CO2 tolerance training.

25/11/2021

Surf small:
- popup with glide.
Flexibility:
- spiderman stretch.
- 50/50
Strength:
- push ups 50.

26/11/2021

Surf small:
- popup with glide.
Flexibility.
- spiderman stretch.
- 50/50
Strength:
- push ups 50.

27-28/11/2021

Surf big and messy, Malabar Sunday clean point.

29/11/2021

Surf big, mostly closing out with some open waves.
- wave position.
- popup with glide.

30/11/2021

Surf messy with ocasional bigger sets:

I struggled to paddle out and recognize a rip. I was paddling in the wrong place so couldn't pass the break. That might indicate two problems. Wrong paddling/duck diving technique and reading/feeling the rips and currents.

ocean awarness.
right position on the break - finding the peak.
popup on a faster wave with maximising the glide.

Flexibility/strength:
- spiderman stretch.
- 50/50
- push ups 50.

01/12/2021

Surf small with some surfable sets.

Looked very small from the shore, but it offered some nice open waves even for the smaller 28l board (DHD).

right position on the break - finding the peak.
bottom turn.

Flexibility/strength:
- spiderman stretch.
- 50/50

02/12/2021

No surf (layday)

03/12/2021

No surf (layday)

04-05/12/2021

Surf small to none, started rebuilding.

06/12/2021

Surf small with some fun waves.

Back on 36l fishy quad (Lost). I caught a wave back to the shore that I didn't expect will open up several time.

right position on the break - finding the peak.
good drop to maximise the initial speed.

Flexibility/strength.
- spiderman stretch.
- 50/50
- upper spine stretch.
- pushups

07/12/2021

Surf a bit bigger but still without big power.
- right position on the break - finding the peak.
- bottom turn.
- correct line

08/12/2021

Lay day
Flexibility/strength
- spiderman stretch
- 50/50