Today was a banner day on the California coast. We’re a couple weeks out from the official start of Spring, but after all the recent rain, a warm, bluebird day on the coast was just what we needed. With waves in the 1-2′ range I decided to crank up a work out. I grabbed the trusty TRX, and headed to the beach. Pretty much all of the TRX exercises were from the Surf Stronger TRX workout, mixed with some sand running and plyometrics.
Here’s today’s routine:
Warm-up:
10 minute warm-up run. Sand run down to the point and back. At the point we did 20 push-ups and four to five warmup exercises (squats, side lunges, arm circles, etc.)
Back at the TRX we ran through a couple more warm-up exercises
Main Workout:
Overhead squats (12x)
Chest press (15x)
Bicep rows (20x)
TRX Roll-outs (15x)
Four minute sand run
Forward lunges with rock (40 lunges)
Wood chops with rock (20x)
Jump squats (20x)
Chest press (15x) (deeper foot position)
Bicep rows (20x)
T’s and Y’s (12x)
Chest press (10x)
Suspended pikes (15x)
Whether you are training with the TRX suspension trainer, swimming, or any of our Surf Stronger videos, make sure you are out there training between swells. You will be stoked you did when the next real swell hits.
Stay healthy, see you in the water.

The TRX chest press: Awesome stength exercise for surfers.















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