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Sport specific strength training
As race season approaches we need to pay special attention to the application of the principle of specificity to our training. Increased specificity towards our competition sport(s) is common enough f… more →
When the going gets tough, go back to your basics...
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cliffmeidl wrote 4 months ago: No matter where you look these days, it seems like everyone is suffering one way or another in this … more →
More surfskiing and hiking
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jessylipperts wrote 7 months ago: Hey hey, new look to the wordpress dash board. Not sure how to change the fonts. Would love to use m … more →
Surfskiing in Fish Hoek
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jessylipperts wrote 9 months ago: Last Saturday we had the most stunning weather in Cape Town and we hoped Summer now finally has begu … more →
Welcome!
surfskiteam wrote 10 months ago: Hi Welcome to the Surski Team’s webpage. My name is Barry Lewin and I started and run the Surf … more →
Stage 1- Beijing bound...
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cliffmeidl wrote 11 months ago: This was one of my favorite parts as an Olympian before heading off to the races at the Olympics. I … more →
sport specific strength training
Alan wrote 1 year ago: As race season approaches we need to pay special attention to the application of the principle of sp … more →
ski vs ski
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Alan wrote 1 year ago: When winter arrives in Vancouver, a number of surfski and oc paddlers choose to head inland and up t … more →
wash riding in kayaks
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Alan wrote 2 years ago: A question was posted on OCPaddler.com about wash riding and I remembered reading an article on this … more →
Kayak paddle fitting
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Alan wrote 2 years ago: Here is an article I posted recently on surfski.info on kayak paddle fitting based on an accumulatio … more →
Team boat selection
Alan wrote 2 years ago: This post was pulled from a team selection discussion I had with an OC coach I am working with on Ma … more →
Kayak stroke drills
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Alan wrote 2 years ago: This post is in response to a question from Jack in Sacramento about teaching drills for the kayak/s … more →
Rougher water skills Part II
Alan wrote 2 years ago: I received the following question from a Yahoo! Surfski group user; Hi Alan, I have a Fenn Mako XT … more →
Base of support in kayak
Alan wrote 2 years ago: I wanted to share some thoughts about single foot well skis and stability. When teaching flatwater k … more →
Rough water skills Part I
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Alan wrote 3 years ago: Here in Vancouver we often get short period (2-5 seconds), 0.3-1 m amplitude waves as a result of hi … more →
Abdominal muscles in paddling
Alan wrote 3 years ago: Erik asks: Maybe you can comment on something I touched on regarding torso rotational strength and m … more →
Paddling torso strength
Alan wrote 3 years ago: One thing to remember when learning to incorporate your torso and legs into your kayak stroke is th … more →
Paddling resistors
Alan wrote 3 years ago: A good example of sports specific strength training in paddling is the use of a resistor. These are … more →
Tactics: wind, waves, tides & currents
Alan wrote 3 years ago: I love this sort of stuff, and know first hand it can make or break a paddling race in certain water … more →
200 m sprints
Alan wrote 3 years ago: What is the benefit of a paddling workout of ~200 m intervals then trying to hold that speed based G … more →
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