20 May 2014
Posted by mattwright
Photo Credit: Jodi Caplan Photography The discussion as to whether drafting should be allowed in SUP is a discussion that was essentially put to rest this year. With the importance of the Carolina...
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Photo Credit: Brandon Magnus Photography Good question. Truth be told we don’t know why we don’t get this question more often. If you are looking for an endurance workout on the water, an...
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27 Apr 2014
Posted by mattwright
Shoulder pain is common in water athletes such as SUP, prone paddling, and surfing. If left unchecked that niggling shoulder pain can progress and may even turn into a lesion that requires surgical intervention....
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17 Apr 2014
Posted by mattwright
Hey – thanks for the question. This is actually something that we tackled way back in the early days when there was essentially zero in the way of race boards for women. As a general rule, there...
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08 Apr 2014
Posted by mattwright
At Riding Bumps we talk with loads of SUP and prone paddlers who are either designing their own paddle training program, questioning us about our 16-week training programs, or asking about our personal...
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Tradition in the prone paddleboarding suggests that more experienced paddlers use smaller fins. The thinking goes that larger fins are a weight liability and do not offer significant benefits to the experienced...
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21 Mar 2014
Posted by mattwright
In all of the Riding Bumps training programs, strength training is an absolutely critical adjunct to your SUP and prone paddling. Although paddling is a whole body workout that will train your core, arms,...
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16 Mar 2014
Posted by mattwright
image courtesy of Betty Designs and breedfreakphoto.com Over the years we have heard several variations on the following story from paddlers emailing us with questions about SUP equipment selection: I'm...
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06 Mar 2014
Posted by mattwright
At Riding Bumps we are big proponents of heart rate based training. All of our workouts and training programs are based on the premise that getting the intensity of a workout correct is one of the biggest...
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This weekend marked the unofficial start to the Southern California SUP race season. With the Hanohano race in the bag, racers are starting to plan their training and their race schedule. One of the questions...
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