Ward Coffey Takes Top Honors at Sacred Craft

Legendary Santa Cruz shaper and Surf Stronger pal, Ward Coffey took top honors at the Sacred Craft, Tribute to the Masters Shape-off honoring Doug Haut! Ward is one of our favorite shapers in Santa Cruz and an all-around great guy. Check out the video we did on Ward last year, “The Art of Shaping.” Congratulations, Ward!

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Spring Training

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.

The TRX chest press: Awesome stength exercise for surfers.

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Bevo’s Super Hero Smoothie

I’ve been on a nutrition kick of late, reading a bit of nutritional science and the latest healthy food trends, and paying a lot of attention to what I buy and what I put in my body. I’ve found that incorporating fresh fruits and vegetables into a daily smoothie helps feed the body and brain all day long.

While I have a specific smoothie I like to make, I thought we’d turn to health nut, pro surfer, Claire “Bevo” Bevilacqua to see what she’s whipping up in her Vitamix these days.

Bevo’s Super Hero Smoothie:

This is what I drink when I want a sweet fix, meal replacement and energy hit. It lasts a long time keeping you full but doesn’t make you feel heavy or bloated.
It’s all raw and organic so you’re really giving yourself a healthy treat. Adding a natural vegetarian protein powder is good for people like me who don’t eat much meat but crave the nutrition. This is just the perfect all round healthy guilt free snack for me and you can mix in any fruit or nuts to add in the flavours you desire. My number one rule is there is no rules, just keep it fresh and natural!

Ingredients:
1 avocado
1 banana
coconut milk
cinnamon
honey
table spoon bee pollen
table spoon mesquite powder
table spoon Samudra super hero protein elixr

Bevo enjoying a healthy smoothie.

Bevo charging Pipeline (Photo: Childsy)

For more on Claire, check out her Facebook.

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Holly Beck Rocks South Bay Fit

We always knew Holly Beck was one of the fittest surfers out there. That’s one of the reasons we gave her a call a couple years ago to work with us on the Surf Stronger TRX workout. Turns out we’re not the only ones who appreciate Holly’s fitness level and athletic ability: SouthBay Fit chose Holly for a cover and story in this month’s edition.

If you want to work out with Holly, be sure to check out the Surf Stronger TRX workout. It’s a challenging, surf-specific workout that utilizes the TRX Suspension Trainer.

And if you are looking for a bit of adventure and want to surf with Holly, check out her women’s surf camp in Nicaragua. There are a few slots left for her surf yoga retreat March 26 – April 2, and April 3 to 10. For more info, check out http://www.surfwithhollybeck.com.

Stay healthy and see you in the water,
Surf Stronger

Holly Beck South Bay Fit cover

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Big Wave Charger, Jamie Sterling Joins Surf Stronger Team

Last week we announced big wave charger and professional surfer, Jamie Sterling has joined our team. Jamie is not only one of the premiere big wave surfers on the planet — he is also one of the fittest. When he is not charging 15′, 20′, 30′ … waves, he is training like mad so that he’s ready when big surf hits.  He knows that better fitness equals better surfing, and we are stoked to welcome him to the team, and look forward to collaborating with him on some great fitness programming. Stay tuned for more.

Want to psych up for your next paddle out? Check this clip of Jamie and friends charging Pipe!

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