It's #SUPtipTuesday and I've got another #OutriggerTip, this one is definitely #outrigger specific because in #SUP we don't sit 😂 After the 100mi #CaliforniaRiverQuest last year, a lot of people asked about my butt. So. Many. Butt. Questions. After that race I decided to film a #TuesdayTip addressing how I prevent my BUTT from falling asleep during longer outrigger sessions. This tip also works for those tweaks you may feel near your butt, but could also classify as hamstrin

Does paddling a one-man outrigger canoe help Stand Up Paddling? What about the other way around? It’s #SUPtipTuesday, and over the past year, and a lot of people asked if #OC6 paddling helped my #StandUpPaddling. The answer is ABSOLUTELY YES! It doesn't just help #SUP, it helps one-man #Outrigger paddling as well. Although it has helped my SUP stroke in the application of power, it has helped the timing of my OC1 stroke. POWER: The reason I think OC6 has been so beneficial i

It's #SUPtipTuesday!! Today's #tip is "Find Your Weakness"... and attack it with courage and conviction! Is paddling upwind your nemesis? What about the surf zone? Long, slow, boring distances? Yoga and flexibility?!? Whatever it is that makes you say, "I'm not good at that," is what you should probably attack. For me it's always been running 😉⁣ The tip is to dedicate at least one training session each week to that "thing" that you absolutely hate, that you're not good at, y

It's #SUPtipTuesday!! Today's #Tip is "Don't get bogged down." Some may see this as an applicable tip for #life in general 😂 BUT, it is key when paddling in conditions. I say it today, because the wind is up, and often times when I take a friend or first timer on a #downwind run they are really winded...er...exhausted (#punsfordays... maybe today's tip is "don't get winded") Anywho. They're smoked because they are really hammering when trying to get into the bumps. I remembe

Today's #SUPTipTuesday comes in the form of an #AskApril :-D "I’ve noticed some paddlers standing with one foot forward and the other back, essentially facing out. What are the pros/cons of this?"⁣ GREAT QUESTION! I hope these 3 main points cover the pro/con list and answer your question!! 1. Most guys are going narrower and narrower with boards, they may be standing staggered because they need to with how narrow the board is. ⁣ 2. The other reason is to extend stroke length

For today's #SUPtipTuesday I channelled my inner @nichollsjulia1 for some stick art!! (Also I'm a bit under the weather and NOT photogenic at this moment 😂😷) So here we go: Last week I mentioned doing beach starts as your interval workout. "#Fun" you say, "sounds good but I don't have any experience if there are waves!" And you don't want to get clobbered. Understood. This week and the next few week's #tuesdaytips will be ALL ABOUT THE SURF ZONE. Today's #tiptuesday is DON'

This week's #SUPtipTuesday is geared towards paddlers that are entered into a #SUP race that may have #beach starts. If you've entered a race that includes a running beach start, its a good idea to use an interval session as beach start practice. Especially since its summer and the waters are warm - its a fun time to do some beach starts (waves or no waves). So, what interval session makes the ideal beach start practice? I personally like to use 30-second or 1-minute interval