Welcoem to posts!!
in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
Nessa and Bee are park and street shredders, but I got them to try some freestyle in this video when I was out in California. Nessa posted a ton of other footage from their trip to California too if you want to check it out. 😃
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Happy Weekend Friends! I normally have a video to post on the weekend, but I unfortunately brought home a pretty bad cold from vacation. I never did make an official schedule for the channel, but I do like to post once a week. So, hopefully I'll be back with a video next weekend. Hope you're doing well!
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Happy Friday friends! I normally post a video tomorrow--mostly out of habit. I like having a weekly project to work on with a goal of posting it Saturday, but I actually have only skated once in the last two weeks. So, I'm full of ideas and short on clips 😂 Which is pretty normal for me. But, do you have any questions that I might be able to answer or put together for a Q&A? Hope you're doing well regardless!
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Happy Weekend Friends! Weather, work and health have hit me quite hard as a triple threat the last couple weeks. So, I haven't been able to skate much or make a video for tomorrow. So, I figured I'd ask a question instead! I have quite a few ideas for videos I'd like to make going forward. But, is there anything you'd like to see or would find helpful from me this year? Questions, comments etc all welcome 🙌
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Fitness for Skateboarding
There was a lot of positive feedback for this video, and a few people requested details on a more specific routine. So, I thought I'd put together some thoughts and resources that can work as a starting point for anyone interested.
First, here are a few folks I enjoyed getting information or inspiration from.
@skateboardstrength9834 - for obvious reasons!
@HybridCalisthenics - great bodyweight exercises. I did these for weeks before going to the gym.
@JeffNippard - has interesting case study backed videos. I got some good nutrition information here that I tweaked for my situation
@MovementbyDavid - great stretches
My own rules for fitness.
1. Start Slow
2. Keep the routine and movements simple
3. Never Stretch or exercise into pain
4. Fully Rest & Recover
MOBILITY / FLEXIBILITY FOCUS
I focused on the following muscles, areas. Unfortunately, I don't know the names of the stretches.
quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, hip flexors, glutes, tibialis, feet & toes (you can use a ball too), ankles, knees, hip joints, resting in my deepest squat
STRENGTH FOCUS
I focused on many of the same muscles, but here are my exercises of choice. You can do these body weight, weighted, assisted/banded (deloaded) or simpler variations. I'm very flexible in my routine and ready to change anything that I think isn't working for me or was perhaps too lofty of a goal at the moment. I also never do them all on the same day. I divide this up mostly between up and lower. But your fitness should be the indicator. Not everyone can jump into an intense lower body routine. That's why I recommend starting slow and searching for exercises pertaining to the muscle groups you want to work. Then, you can find the variations that work for you (ie at home, body weight, bands, free weights, machines etc).
full range of motion squat (as deep as possible)
regular squat
romanian dead lift
calf raise
single legged squat (Bulgarian split squat I believe)
bench press
overhead press
dumbell row
tricep pull down or tricep dip
lat pull down
weighted oblique crunches
dead bugs
SKATE FOCUS
Holding High Knees - I literally just hold my knee up to or above 90 degrees with my hip. This is in order to strengthen my hip flexors. I hold one knee up and then switch. I started at around 10 seconds and now I can do 30 seconds for each knee while pulsing. This is thinking about strengthening the muscles that can hold your legs up while you do a trick and give it time to rotate. I've done these for months now.
Skii jumps and single legged toe touches for balance
fast skii jumps, high knees, 3 quick knee tuck jumps, band assisted (deloaded) jumps for velocity (muscle reaction speed)
tibialis raises and alternating lunge drops for deceleration
180 and 360 jumps with a particular focus like back, feet, twist, speed, staying in place, or even mimicking trick motions.
For any jump related exercise, I tend to have different reps and sets for--typically fewer reps and they're more based on how strong/weak I feel while doing them. But, for the standard strength exercises, I start at 8 repetitions for 3 sets with full rest between each set. And when I can comfortably do more than 12 reps for 3 sets, I'll take that as my indication I can use a heavier weight or make the variation slightly harder.
This is a LOT! So, please, if you're interested, start slow. There are no short cuts and simple, consistent work tends to yield the best results. You got it. Let's get fit and shred 🙌
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Update and Q&A
Happy Saturday! I normally post today, but unfortunately, I didn't like how the video I was editing turned out. So, I think I'm going to skip today and maybe next weekend as well while I rest up a bruised ankle. In the meantime, if you have any questions, drop them below! I think I'll do a Q&A video next. Haven't done one in about a year!
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Amazing Waltz Freestyler Yuta Fujii Turned Pro Today. His skate part is phenomenal 🙌 Massive Congratulations Yuta!
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I did a live stream today with @mike_osterman1 talking about freestyle and skating if you'd like to check it out! It was a lot of fun. Thanks for hanging out Mike!
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Hi Friend! 👋 What are your skate related questions? I think YT shorts are a good way to answer quick questions and small details about tricks or skating. And I'd love to cater the shorts to your actual questions! 🙌
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Hi all! I've been thinking about filming a Q&A for the channel. Feel free to comment any questions you have about skateboarding and the channel!
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Just an open dialogue about skateboarding.
If you
- think the tutorials you've seen haven't gone in depth enough
- struggle to stay motivated
- feel like you're not progressing
- like relaxed vibes
- enjoy thinking about skate topics
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