Fit to Surf : The Surfer's Guide to Strength and Conditioning (Paperback)

by Rocky Snyder (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"Tremendous book!" -- 1080 AM KSCO Radio - Gerard Pearlberg

"Very concise...reads very easily" -- Good Morning Monterey Bay - 1080 AM Radio

"diagrams, lists, and pictures show surfers how to beef up their surf power and stamina. This book's guaranteed to make you rip twice as hard" -- Transworld Surf Magazine

Snyder has designed an easy-to-follow guide specifically for surfers, not bodybuilders -- Longboard Magazine Aug/Sept 2001 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

Fit to Surf, a cutting-edge surfing-specific fitness guide, supplies surfers of all levels of experience with everything they need to create a personal fitness program that builds strength and endurance, increases balance and coordination, and minimizes the risk of injury.

Personal trainer Rocky Snyder--himself an avid surfer with two decades of experience riding the waves--provides easy to-follow, step-by-step instructions supplemented with 60photographs of conditioning exercises that can be performed at home, in the gym, or on the water.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 1 edition (July 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071419535
• ISBN-13: 978-0071419536
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #38,564 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ugh--disappointing, December 10, 2002

By	chris carlisle (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fit To Surf (Paperback)

If you have any knowledge of strength training whatsover, or if you already train (cardiovascular and/or resistance)on a semi-regular basis you don't need this book. The list of excercises is basic, the movement descriptions (kinesiology) aren't adequately detailed, and there were no compelling "surf specific" workouts.

The main point of the book is certainly salient: raise your fitness level (strength, endurance) and you will perform better and feel more comfortable in the water. However, if you really want to raise the general level of your fitness, buy a book on strength training and a book on flexibility and create your own workout to focus on core muscle groups. (Working out in a pool a couple of times a week wouldn't hurt either)

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review from a fourty-something seasoned surfer, April 22, 2001

By	Big Wave Dave (SANTA CRUZ, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fit To Surf (Paperback)

As a long time surfer with over 30 years of water time I began to realize that my performance in the line up was deteriorating do to a lack of fitness. Although I get out to surf on a regular basis, my strength, stamina , and flexibility were keeping me from ripping the way I did in my earlier days. After following the "Fit to Surf" program I have noticed a marked improvement not only in my surfing, but in my overall energy level as well. I'd recommend all thirty or fourty-something surfers looking to improve their surfing fitness level, or even beginners wanting to get in shape, to pick up a copy.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Right On!, September 4, 2003

By	Brooks Lambert "zsurfdaddy" (CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Since I don't get to surf everyday, this book is exactly what I needed to stay in surfing shape. I have a number of other fitness related books, but none address surfing fitness. This book gave me exactly what I've been looking for. I've since given it to a number of friends and they have all told me how helpful they have found it as well.