29 Apr 2013
Posted by mattwright
Answer: We are catching what you are throwing. In The Riding Bumps Book we include a full 24 week beginner battle of the paddle SUP training program. In the ideal world your season would run 24 weeks...
Read more →Answer: Your training schedule will be dictated by how serious you are about your paddling. My bet is that form (e.g. how you look) trumps function (e.g. how fast you race) because, as a persona trainer,...
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Answer: It is great to see that you are looking to substitute workouts rather than add workouts to your training. Adding on to the program can be a recipe for disaster. When it comes to substitutions...
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11 Mar 2013
Posted by mattwright
Hey - sorry to hear about your injury and the fact that you are going stir crazy because you cannot paddle. Managing the mental aspect of an injury can be as difficult as dealing with the pain. What...
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20 Feb 2013
Posted by mattwright
This is one of those questions where if you ask experienced paddlers they look at you like you have two heads because it is so obvious. What they don't remember is that everyone has their own set of rules...
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15 Feb 2013
Posted by mattwright
Cross training is an integral component of the Riding Bumps SUP race training programs. In our opinion, every paddle athlete is gong to have to do some cross training if they are going to reach...
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30 Jan 2013
Posted by mattwright
Answer: Someone once said that the great endurance athletes need to be either dumb as a box of hair or super intelligent to deal with all of the hours of solitude required for endurance training. I guess...
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16 Jan 2013
Posted by mattwright
Great question. There are a few issues that we need to tackle before getting to your answer. First, to become a better paddler you need to paddle. All the biking in the world won’t make you a fast...
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07 Jan 2013
Posted by mattwright
You are correct. Overuse shoulder injuries are common in SUP. I have seen too many athletes bite off more than they can chew in their first and second season. As you have probably already learned the hard...
Read more →Certainly some athletes are more suited to longer distance events and others do well in short more intense sprints. All SUP races are endurance events compared to most other speed and distance oriented...
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