Saturday, May 7, 2011

Coreban SUP Surf Tips

PERSONALISE YOUR FIN SET UP

Same concept when you hop into a car for the first time and you adjust the seat, rear view mirror - side mirrors.

Do the same with your boards

Adjust the fins to suit your style of surfing


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Coreban SUP Quick Tips


Coreban SUP Down hill Tips

Foot Work

Look down - your foot position on the board will help with stability and control - wider is not always better!


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Friday, May 6, 2011

Coreban SUP Downwind Tips

WORK THE LITTLE BUMPS

By working the little bumps first you will gain speed for the bigger bumps.


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Thursday, May 5, 2011

Coreban SUP Downwind Tips

Learn to read the water in front of you



Coreban SUP Molokai week 5



Ding Ding Round 2

after the 1st long run o fthe season I managed to kinda do all the right things to recover well and hit back into training. After a couple of days (unfortunately) for training the swell came up big time with some great surf over 5 days. Whilst I did get a couple of short sharp session in and some weights sessions most of my time I spent surfing and getting barreled.

Post swell the wind livened up for what looked to be a epic run down the coast.


Finally and suprizingly the weather co-oJustify Fullperated and the best down hill I've had here since moving to Australia FULLY SIC.

This week has currently been the best week with some quality session both in the gym on the water and with Alister at Lavery Chrio.

With still 3 days remaining in the week if all goes to plan will be a grreat building block week for the year.

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Ma te wa

Woogie

Coreban Free Rider


P.S. Thursday afternoons saw week 1 of the Paddles Australia & Ocean Addicts 6 week Race Series, and what a great turn out for Week 1. A big shout out goes to the crew Andy & Amanda from Paddles & Luke & Hayden from Ocean Addicts for stepping up and pushing the sport in the right direction.

Check out the Paddles Australia Web Page for Race Results.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Eat to Compete

As an athlete, you're all about strength and efficiency - of movement, of energy, even of mental preparation as you undertake endurance events like the Molokai Channel.

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To perform at your peak, remember the importance of protein in the diet. If you think of your body as a machine, then muscles are the major moving parts that help sustain you during training and competitive events. Strong, healthy muscles are critical to your success. To build, repair and maintain lean muscle mass, your body needs the essential amino acids found in protein-rich foods.

It’s important to know that not all proteins are created equal. Animal protein, like lean beef, is a complete high-quality protein because it contains all the essential amino acids your body needs to build and maintain muscle, bones, skin, hair and other tissues. Lean pork, skinless poultry, lowfat dairy products and eggs are other examples of high-quality protein.

Emerging research indicates that all Australians, whether they’re endurance athletes or not, may benefit from additional dietary protein. For example, the government’s Dietary Guidelines recommend 155 grams of protein per day from the meat/beans food group to ensure adequate intake. However, some scientists suggest even more protein is needed for optimum muscle strength and overall health. 15 grams of essential amino acids, or about 125 grams of high- quality protein at each meal, could be beneficial to build and maintain adequate levels of muscle mass and drive optimum metabolic function.

As paddlers, our muscles are regularly stressed by intense training and competition. Exercise was more effective when paired with a moderately high protein diet. Researchers have found that the high protein athletes lost more weight, almost all of it fat, in comparison to carbohydrate diet, weight loss stemmed from a 25 to 30 percent loss in muscle mass. Researchers concluded that the protein-rich diet is successful in maintaining muscle mass and burning fat because protein foods contain high levels of the amino acid leucine, which works with insulin to promote muscle growth.

There are other benefits from protein, too, increasing daily high-quality protein intake may ultimately improve overall health. A growing body of evidence suggests that healthy muscle metabolism may play a role in the prevention of many chronic diseases, such as type-2 diabetes and osteoporosis.

As a competitive athlete, build your diet around protein and other nutrient-rich foods – those that deliver the highest level of essential nutrients, relative to calories. These foods, represented in each of the basic food groups, give you the most “bang for the calorie buck” and are the foundation for a healthy diet.

Lean Beef is a Nutrient-Rich Food

A 90 grams serving of lean beef provides all the amino acids you need in 180 calories. You would have to eat about 680 calories worth of peanut butter to consume the same amount of protein the beef serving provides. That 90 grams beef serving also delivers about the same amount of protein as 1 ½ cups of beans, but in half the calories. So, in this case, lean beef packs the most nutrition, relative to its calorie count. While restricting calories is most likely not an issue at the training table, you can see how the concept works and, in fact, could be invaluable in our country, where so many Australians are overfed but undernourished.

In addition to protein, be sure these vitamins and minerals are a part of your daily diet as you train and compete in endurance events.

  • B-Vitamins are essential to help release the energy in the food you eat. To get the B-vitamins you need, eat plenty of lean meats and enriched grain products.

  • Zinc is essential to cell production, as well as tissue growth and repair. Your body can’t build muscle without it. Lean beef is one of the best sources of zinc in the American diet. Other sources include dairy products, poultry, whole grains and nuts.

  • Iron helps carry oxygen from the lungs to body cells and tissues, including your muscles. Without iron, your muscles won’t work. To increase your iron intake, eat lean beef, enriched grain products and dried beans. Lean beef is a good source of iron and is the food supply’s most readily available and easily absorbed source of iron.

There are 29 cuts of beef that meet government guidelines for lean and all have less than 10 grams of total fat, 4.5 grams or less of saturated fat, and less than 95 milligrams of cholesterol per serving and per 100 grams. On average, one 90 grams serving of lean beef is an excellent source of protein, zinc, vitamin B12, selenium and phosphorous, and a good source of niacin, vitamin B6, iron, choline and riboflavin.

There are lots of delicious ways to incorporate all the food groups and essential nutrients into your power-packed meal plans. Lean beef can be an important part of your healthy diet. For hundreds of recipes, tips, cooking ideas and nutrition information, visit www.BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com. Check out www.NutrientRichFoods.org and try an interactive tool to assess your food choices based on the 2005 U.S. Dietary Guidelines at www.MyPyramid.gov.


Going Lean with Protein

Here are some tips to easily incorporate adequate amounts of protein-rich foods in your diet every day.

Wake-Up Call

  • Start the day with scrambled eggs in a whole grain pita with vegetables.

  • Order a nonfat latte to add a protein boost to your caffeine fix.

Mid-Day Munchies

  • Protein Pancakes makes a protein-powered treat.

  • Try low fat cheese and apple slices for tasty, filling snack.

  • Snack on cottage cheese for a complete protein pick-me-up.

Lean Lunches

  • Add protein power to any salad with eggs, lean beef or pork strips.

  • Try an open-faced lean roast beef or ham sandwich (wholemeal bread).

Satisfying Suppers

  • Add lean ground beef to chili or other soups to amp up the protein.

  • Lean steak, pork or chicken strips will add protein sizzle to your stir fry.

  • Add lean beef, pork, skinless chicken or salmon chunks to your kebab dinner.


How to Calculate Your Protein Needs:

1. Weight in pounds divided by 2.2 = weight in kg
2. Weight in kg x 0.8-1.8 gm/kg = protein gm.

Use a lower number if you are in good health and are sedentary (i.e., 0.8). Use a higher number (between 1 and 1.8) if you are under stress, are pregnant, are recovering from an illness, or if you are involved in consistent and intense weight or endurance training.

Example: 70kg male who is a regular exerciser and lifts weights

70kg x 1.5 = 105 gm protein/day



It's not just about training

Its not just about training your ass off!!

In this day and age it's not new news, that to be a successful Athlete it must have the whole package - Training, Nutrition & Rest / Recovery.

Part of the training is Recovery and if we can spare the extra cost of professional help with Massage, Physio, Chiro or Osteo the results will speak for themselves.

In this SUP Blog instalment we will look into the benefits I am having with Chiro.

ASK Alister from Lavery Chiro -

How the treatments are going and why we are having the results we are having.

Hey Alister whats going on?

Not Much.

So exactly what is Chiropractic?

Chiropractic is the science & art of getting the body to work better, so that we can surf better, freer without restriction. Better expression on would say.

How does Chiro help?

Free's Nerve interference.

What does that mean for an athlete?

Sports enhancement naturally, better performance thats why greats like Muhammad Ali, Lleyton Hewitt, Carl lewis, Lance Armstrong all have a Chrio on their core health support teams, Lessing injury, better recovery, increased performance.

How am I going - How's the spine coming along?

Not to bad, still a lot of improvement to come!

I like that fact that your short board aerial manoeuvres have improved since under Chrio Care.

How often would you recommend we get treatments once everything is working well?

Weekly - Monthly what ever works and what we can afford.

Shoots Thanks Alister it's always nice to get an insite into why things work and hopefully give people a reason to go get some help on ther recovery side of training and get the results we all desire, just to live up to our own expectations.

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Ma te wa

Woogie

Coreban Free Rider