We firmly believe the best workout for watermen or women should be done in the water preferably with a heavy dash of salt. There are many workouts that one might tolerate just for the sake of exercise, but why not make those workouts rewarding and enjoyable. Below is just a scratch on the surface of water-based workouts that will get your skin salty and your blood pumping.
What
do all these workouts have in common? Beside the salt? Extensive action in saltwater can leave you stinging like a
jellyfish swam through your shorts. Save yourself the agony by gearing up with our compression
shorts through it all.
Surfing
You may have heard the phrase “I need to get back into surfing shape”. A great workout can be found in any surf conditions, even when it’s piddly and soft. In a crowded or mediocre beach break, try paddling from peak to peak down the beach. At a crowded point break? Keep a sharp eye for sets but try and pick off a few inside swingers. You will always have more fun when you keep moving. When it’s pumping and consistent there are very few workouts that can compare. The feeling of full body exhaustion you experience when it’s peaking, and your paddling to make it over the set just to turn-and-grind into a bomb to give your legs and core a good burn, just to kick out and sprint-paddle until your arms go numb to the outside to get another and avoid taking a few on the head. Just paddling out in big beach break is a workout in itself, albeit sometimes frustrating. Still, it’s way better than sitting under florescent lights at the gym. There’s no feeling quite like being surfed out after scoring good waves all day.
Down swell/wind paddling
If you’re lucky enough to have a
spot where you can do this on the regular, you should make it a routine. It’s
quite a mental workout not to mention a physical one. Windy and 15kts onshore?
Try taking the blinding spray to the face on the way out with a workout
mindset. Then, when you just can’t take the abuse anymore turn around and
navigate those wind swell whitecaps as you plow back toward shore. Whether you
do standup paddling or prone, try experimenting with longer cruiser-type shaped
boards that can catch every little ripple downwind, and glide so effortlessly
down a big rolling ground swell. You will find yourself racing to catch the
next trough in the swell for those few moments of relief.
Body surfing
Take a beating in the shore break.
Get whomped in big closeouts until your ears, nose and eyes are full of sand.
Your sense of wave energy will greatly improve your abilities in other ocean
activities. You become more in-tune with a wave when it’s just you and the
ocean and no other floatation. You have to swim yourself to the perfect spot
where you can get yourself up on plane and let the wave do the rest of the work.
Swim
fins help but if you don’t have the right pair, they can become
blister machines when the sand gets wedged in the foot pockets; but that’s all part
of the fun. Getting tossed around in the surf will also help your board surfing
by knowing how to get under waves and shoot out between the vortices in the
whitewater.
Kayak fishing or spearfishing
Ocean kayaking through caves is a
blast, but why not bring a rod or speargun along to get some taco meat to
nourish those noodle arms you’re guaranteed to have after a full day out
fishing. Want to step up your workout on the way out to the fishing grounds?
Try paddling on your knees and you’ll get a solid leg and core addition.
Windsurfing and Kite boarding
It’s no easy task to control all that surface area in the wind and
surf. You’ll get forearms like Pop Eye the sailor in no time, not to mention
all the other muscles you burn trying to steer your course. This is a great
activity when it’s howling side shore and everyone else left the beach. You
engage your entire body to power though sections and over foamy closeouts that
would otherwise be impossible to make on any other human-powered craft.
Wear the Watermen compression shorts under your wetsuit or boardshorts
or even on their own! They’ll help you stay out
longer whether you body surf, kite board or go fishing. Our compression shorts keep
you warm and protect you from getting sand in places it should never go.
Meant to last and never rash all while being made from recycled
fish nets.
Let’s state the obvious here, this is one wave you’ll dream about forever and our crew is stoking to surf it. Chicama is best known for having the longest wave in the world, then you can mosey over to Pico Alto for one of the biggest waves in the world, not a bad place huh? Don’t even get us started on the food there, ceviche for days… Maybe not the “American Dream” but sure as heck the “Watermen Dream”.
We’ll land in Lima take a jumper flight to Trujillo, and by that time the froth sets in. Once we are in Trujillo we hitch a ride to Chicama, the trip usually takes around 45 minutes, give or take how hungry we are. Start the days off with some eggs and bacon, hop on the zodiac and surf until your thighs are too sore to move.
Why do we do this to our bodies? Why do we travel to the ends of the earth all for a wave? Honestly, I couldn’t tell you, but here at Watermen we are hooked on that feeling. That feeling of adventure and being in the ocean, and what better way to travel than with your favorite crew? Maybe we could do without Ryan, since he is notorious for snaking waves.
Next month’s newsletter will have some pictures from our trip. I imagine a few stories of mishap and casualties, more than anything tales of one of the best waves around the world. But for now, we will leave you at the edge of your seat wanting more…
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The Lifeguard Uniforms at Original Watermen are made by lifeguards, for lifeguards. Knowing what goes in to the training, exercise and strenuous activity of professional lifeguards, it is incredibly important to Original Watermen when it comes to designing apparel and equipment that only the best products are made for our agencies. At Original Watermen, our lifeguard uniformsand equipment are satisfaction guaranteed. In this industry, everyday performance easily deteriorates and overuses average equipment. For this reason, we strive to provide the lifeguard community with only the highest and toughest quality for endurance, support and comfort.
Both men’s and women’s Lifeguard Uniforms come in a variety of colors and styles. Women’s Lifeguard Uniforms come in both one- and two-piece designs. Men’s Lifeguard Uniforms range from our popular Retro Short with the 5-inch inseam to the longer Watermen Pro Lifeguard Boardshort that is preferred by more than 75,000 lifeguards around the world. Whatever your guards’ preference in uniform style, Original Watermen satisfies your agency’s needs with a range of styles. For those chilly dawn patrols, our Watermen Pant and Watermen Pullover set is worn by guards across the globe for their exceptional comfort, fit, and extra deep pockets. Also, most lifeguard uniforms can be embroidered with your agency’s name and/or logo – give us a call for more information.
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Original Watermen uniforms and clothing can fully outfit your agency in more than just swimsuits. Our line of water and ocean inspired tees, hoodies, jackets and rashguards will keep your lifeguards patrolling in style, on and off the tower. We also carry a full line of high-quality equipment that ranges from Da Fins, tubes and cans, to backboards and first aid supplies. For the full line of Lifeguard Uniforms, equipment and other apparelat Original Watermen, visit our web site at www.orginialwatermen.com or give us a call at 1-760-599-0990.
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Original Watermen works closely with several Junior Lifeguard agencies both locally and nationally. In Southern California alone, we support the Encinitas Junior Lifeguards, City of Oceanside Junior Guards, Carlsbad Junior Guards, San Diego Junior Lifeguards, Imperial Beach Jr. Guards, and Huntington State Junior Guards to name a few. We work especially closely with the Junior Lifeguard program in Encinitas, attending their tryouts during the summer and supplying them with all of their lifeguard swimwear and equipment, which ranges from swimsuits, trunks and rashguards to backpacks, fins and hats.
Any Junior Lifeguardneeds the same quality and comfort during their program as professional lifeguards do. At Original Watermen, our line of Junior Lifeguardapparel and equipment maintains the same top quality suits and trunks as our adult men’s and women’s line. For boys, our Junior Elastic Waist Boardshort is 100% sanded polyester microfiber, features a microshield cargo pocket and is an adjustable fit without an elastic look. Girl Junior Lifeguards can also choose from one- and two-piece designs, just like our women’s line, which provide the same coverage and support. We also carry the Elasta Girl Super Stretch Short in junior sizes, which is made with the same four-way super stretch poly microfiber as in the men and women’s line – and it can be used as a regular short or a cover up.
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City of Encinitas Jr. Guards
CA State Jr.Guard-Carlsbad
San Diego Jr. Guards
CA State Jr. Guards –Silverstrand
City of Oceanside Jr. Guards
Sarasota County Jr. Guards
Hollywood, FL Jr. Guards
Ventura Jr. Guards
UC Santa Barbara Jr. Guards
Rehoboth Beach, DE Jr. Guards
City of Santa Cruz Jr. Guards
Santa Cruz State Jr. Guards
Huntington State Jr. Guards
Imperial Beach Jr. Guards
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