SURFING TRAINING PROGRAM

Surfing Training Program

Surfing Training Program

Introduction

The real-time analysis of sport has provided very interesting information on the physical demand on the competitive practice in the various sports. This information proved useful for the preparation of training plans and testing protocols in accordance with the characteristics of the sport in question. Surfing is a sport very popular in both recreational and competitive in that. Generally, surfers do not follow specific training programs, and maintain their ideal body condition spend from 2 to 7 hours in the water surfing for 5 days a week. A surfer Italian, according to an estimate, and may spend an average of 168 hours in the water to surf (assuming an average of 4 storms per month, and a minimum of 3.5 hours of surfing for storm), with a maximum of 350 hours for those who live in Sardinia or in other sea areas with the most consistent surf in a more assiduous. Although, the technique is highly specific and surfing simulation dry appears almost impossible, alternative activities that recall the time structure of the characteristic movements of surfing can help surfers to keep their perfect state of fitness during periods when sea conditions do not allow the practice of the discipline (Fleming, 2005, p. 154).

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Why it is important to be physically prepared?

Apart from being more beautiful on the beach, a good physical preparation has many advantages such as:

Avoiding injury.

Be less tired during and after sessions.

Prepare the muscles to perform better on the waves - string together several sessions.

Improve body awareness, movement technique, therefore, in a word.

Improve its level of surfing (Fleming, 2005, p. 154).

Before each surf session or physical workout, it is essential to prepare the body for the effort required in the training program for surfing. This requires a proper warm-up.

Warm-ups:

Surfing is a sport traumatic for the body and this is certainly one in which one heats the moins. If one has the impression of being ridiculous on the beach, warming up before a session is very important, even if only to avoid injury and be nailed on her towel while the boys enjoy the best waves. The warm-up consists of several steps required: First: heating a basic starting the cardiovascular system. The goal is to bring the body temperature by increasing the heart rate through exercises soliciting large muscle groups (Fleming, 2005, p. 154).

Most gestures are surfing the muscle lengthening phase with an extremely powerful return. For this reason, it is necessary to prepare the muscle to the effort by an appropriate stretching. He must turn it on, to prepare for the extreme stress they may suffer while surfing. Stretching preparation is part of the heating, and therefore practices on the beach. Dynamic as a dynamic contraction occurs immediately after stretching, that is to say contract muscle quickly which has been stretched in the form of active exercise: jumping, heels buttocks, knees rise, rotations of the shoulders (Kotler, Steven, 2006, p. 36-42). Stretching is made ??up exclusively to approach the phase effort:

Stretch slowly ...