How Becoming a Fat Surfer Helped Me Shred
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- Being an aging surfing that gained weight helped me improve. Fat surfer edition
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Great to see you again! The doctors told me surfing made a a huge difference in making my heart surgery recovery so much easier (2 years ago now). Just turned 73 and no plans to quit but have to admit I'm not all that good. Still have fun on the smaller or inside Southern California waves. It's all about having fun isn't it? Look forward to seeing more as you're ready to post!
Congrats Jim!
@@MontanaWeatherby Thank you! I'm feeling pretty blessed to have the chance!
How do you do it at 73. I was surfing well at 50 but now at 60 and after a double hip resurfacing procedure because of arthritis I can hardly get to my feet off the floor let alone dropping into a decent wave.
@@mitseraffej5812 Sorry to hear about your arthritis. I've met a couple of guys in the water who've had hip replacements and they've chosen to belly board or one had a board made so he can ride on his knees. I count my blessings every day I've been given this chance! I hope you find a way to spend time in the water too!
Read your Post. Inspirational. I’m 51 recovering from knee surgery. I’ve been going to Bolsa Stn 17 for the last 6 months riding 9-0. It’s all about good waves, and good Bradduhs🤙🏾
Met a guy that was 66. He’s been surfing since he was my age. I’m 12. He was so nice helped me a lot. He even pushed me into the best wave of my life. Stay phsyced moe!
Really glad to see you guys upload video again. Stay stoked and we are looking forward for more videos.
The day is a better day with an iSurftribe video. Thank you for the post and the positivity!
Great to see you posting again. New year, fresh start, more content. Alot of us missed our iSurfTribe connection!
Thanks. Gonna try and make 2021 a big comeback
Love the ONE TAKE shots, so much more honest and off-the-hip than most CZcamsrs. I appreciate that - refreshing. I'm definitely feeling the weight now that I'm late 30s. Early 30s I was right there with you at 210-215 and I've crawled up each year since till now. Definitely got the volume board to compensate - would love to see some videos on training and getting weight down naturally without much gym. I prefer the natural aerobics of activity for sure - I still feel super athletic, but all my weight gain is in my stomach area. The worst for me is denting my board on top with my knees doing bad pop-ups lol
One of the coolest POVs ive watched. Congratulations on the sobriety/ and weight loss. I Will have 1 year sober this January. I try and surf regularly here in OC/ HB. Truly blessed .
Great to be out in the water with you and hear your thoughts. Hope that other knee gets stronger for you. Exited for the new channel you have coming up. Sounds awesome!
It really opened my eyes. I ‘m 54 and weighs 230lbs. Always struggling with the board but the comment you gave really encouraged me to go for the volumes. Thanks!!
I,m sure i,m not alone in saying I would really like to see more of this style of video and for longer surf sessions...Your surfing, and your knowledgeable commentary over it have a refreshing smooth natural flow.
Gorgeous sky! Missing the isurf tribe vids. I hope you guys do keep up with regular vids in 2021.
Seriously appreciate this post. Thanks brudduh for making it real and it seriously hit home.. exactly how I feel..but my major downfall and cause of the weight gain and loss of fitness was a chemical spill I stopped to help for. Took my lungs out..which put heavy strain on my heart, mind and soul..
I want so bad to get back on the water..if only just to paddle and get at least some exercise..I have always been a water brat.. so this video continues to inspire me. I've been trying to find a board or shaper to build me a long or short board but it's not an easy task I'm 275 now.. and I gotta get my assets in gear..
Finding a board that has huge volume that's 23' to 28" width without killing you when it comes to adding the volume making it super flippy is a nightmare.. and if I'm going for a nose rider or something fun for myself and my wife I need something that isn't so wide I can't paddle and can handle 430lbs
hello im currently 17 yrs old & 80 kgs and im a rugby player do u think a 5'10 shortboard would be ok for me ?
Great video and chilled chat. Inspired me brah.
Aloha bradda, enjoy your videos and so true as we get older we get momona. So awesome all the information you give to make me want to get better. Mahalo
Thanks, and lets get it this year!
Glad to see another iSurfTribe video. So I guess there's hope for me, as a heavier guy. Sorry for being a bad influence back in November, but that ice cream was awesome! lol
Hey Guy! Yes indeed big guys can rip too.
I'm 63 and it's starting to hit me, I'm getting old. Still ride a short board, but they get thicker and longer with every new board. Good video.
7’6” is my short board and I’m 5’11” lol
@@OEFarredondo hello im currently 17 yrs old & 80 kgs and im a rugby player do u think a 5'10 shortboard would be ok for me ?
@@smokedweed 8 feet or 9 ,they don,t make wider and thicker boards unless it,s made exactly for your body weight .
Love your message - AMAZING!
Sick! Way to put it all on the table. Keep on keepin on.
Nice one brother! I'm 54 and have put on a few kilos since covid. It's hard to get weight off and keep it off when you're over 40. You gotta still keep surfing though!
LOL even at your heaviest, you were never a “fat” surfer Moe... Stoked to see the old point again, it’s been too long since I’ve hit the washing machine reef! 😛🤙
Thank you for this! After going on antidepressants 3 years ago I gained roughly 40 lbs! I was always about 115 - 120 only 5’ tall so at 155 I have been struggling with my smaller boards. I even went back to a 9’ foamie for a bit. Crazy the effect weight can have. I am currently weaning off and lost 10lbs already. Slow and steady!
Hey Gina. Good to hear the progress. Lets get it this year!
Hey Gina, progress and weaning off of that takes time. Only been on ADs for about a year and currently struggling like it’s the end of the world! We’ll get it right though. Keep it up 👍🏻
I'm in the same boat. But as a guy I put 30 kgs ( 80 pounds ) on in 3 mths due to medication. Hope you are doing well.
man I miss Costa Rica ... good luck on your surf longevity goals ... will be waiting for the real estate vid because want to maximize my water time
I definitely heard you say a BIG Z quote " you gotta let the wave do the work” haha you can’t fight those big waves anyways brotha stoked to see this post man been watching you for a good minute I would like to move to costa one day no doubt man but nah was peace and stay out there !!!!🏝
Thanks from Texas. 280# here- but I long board.
Longboards are great. I do too sometimes.
Yew!!!
Pura Vida, great info. Next boards I get are gonna have a bit more volume, i'll be 40 this year and Im not enjoying these lower volumed boards as much.
Volume and pulling out a tiny bit of rocker with a wider tail on a 6’ 6 “ did me the best for Hawai’i waves in general up to a solid 6’ wave, twelve foot face. I’m 55 , 6’1” 240 lbs .
I can’t duck dive a bigger board and can’t handle a bigger wave so all I can do is lose some weight.
January 1, 2021 I ordered a ...lost 6'6 sub driver.
Here's to a better year! 🤙
I am learning how to surf being fat, and ive never really had luck ! but i dont give up! thanks for the vid
Great motivation. I’ve put on a about 15 pounds. My issue is my flexibility mostly in my hip flexors which affects my popup. Stoked to start going for it again!
hello im currently 17 yrs old & 80 kgs and im a rugby player do u think a 5'10 shortboard would be ok for me ?
Saw this late...I hope you do set a 40s+ plan...I’m 51, been recovering from knee surgery, and riding a 9’6”. I hope to get to my 7 Fun Board
Thank you for the video bro, I'm 5'6 250 pounds im just getting started buying my first board this Wednesday a 9' soft🤙🤙
Nice
You’ll have so much fun!
Enjoy it mate don't get frustrated it takes time most important have fun.
Good stuff as always. Over that last 2 years I lost about 27 lbs. I did it through diet change, and surfing more frequently. Since then, surfing stamina has gotten better, I’ve been able to progress in my surf much faster, and overall I feel great. It all starts with diet though, low sugar and low carbs, those two things can’t be hard on the body.
Yes Sugar and carbs, they hide in so many foods. Good job on the weight loss.
Low carbs and intermittent fasting. Just two meals a day and you can eat like a king and still lose weight. Never feel hungry and losing pounds.
Tried to get back on a board this summer. Waves sucked here in South Carolina so not much success on two occasions. I used to surf a 6'2" and went to 7'. I Used to be 170lbs when I surfed 25 years ago, now 200lbs. I've been working out but the weight sucks. 14 years for me fyi!
CONGRATULATIONS ON 10 YEARS NO DRINKING proud of ya!!!
a fitness series would be awesome!!!! please please please
U guys must post more I miss ur old vids
Happy New Year!✨
Happy New Year!
I used to be 180 pounds but now 190, makes a huge difference, gonna start loosing weight to help my surfing and mobility improve and skating and life in general.
I’m 5’11” and 285 but I wanna surf, I skateboard all the time, what size board should I get,
Awesome story. May I ask whats you board volume?
I cant wait until i can do this🤗
hello im currently 17 yrs old & 80 kgs and im a rugby player do u think a 5'10 shortboard would be ok for me ?
Sugar, not fat, is the culprit to weight (and cholesterol)!
Agreed.
Hello from NYC!
Hello back from Costa
I am 200lb, what volume and size board do you recommend
Powah surfah!
hello im currently 17 yrs old & 80 kgs and im a rugby player do u think a 5'10 shortboard would be ok for me ?
Been surfing for over 25 years. Over 400 at my most, 340 vicinity now...strongman competitor...everything custom
I'm 51 and about 97kg. I surf badly about every 3-6 months. I live in Jakarta, and I go to Bali about twice a year.
I get so frustrated with bad positioning, paddle speed, and an inability to catch waves.
Thank you for the video! After I bought a board with too less volume for my skill level ( 39 L Board, I weigh 220) I’m looking for something bigger. I’m just worried if I go up to 50 Liters I won’t be able to DuckDive anymore. How’s your experience with that? Can you easily duckdive around 50 liters with your weight?
Thank you for all the great content. Greeting from the cold of Germany!
Hi Paul, I'm only 140 lbs and can duck dive up to a 43L board to some extent. Look up some videos on duck diving a longboard and use a similar technique. As a smaller guy I use the technique on most of my boards.
Thanks Mo =D
My pleasure.
I can tell by looking at the board when you're paddling, ducking, etc., that it really isn't a high volume board when compared to your weight. I'm guessing you're volume to weight ratio is close to the same when you were lighter. Regardless, I don't agree that experienced surfers will necessarily be happy increasing their prime volume/weight ratio. Higher volume boards are harder to duck and harder to turn, which means less fun if you're used to shredding. I would try a different shape before going up in volume.
Also, if you're getting older, don't rush out and buy a high volume board because you had one bad day. That's just part of getting old, the next day you might own it again.
-Just giving y'all a little different perspective.
Damn bro you grew alot, I was looking at your vid when you were still young and I was like this kids younger than me and he is better, Damn I didn't knew. How old are you right now?
Due to injury and covid I gained 20 kg in one year, went from 60 to 80 kg. After I struggled with my surfing until I bought a 35l board and I'm having the most fun I've ever had. The weight also helps with the spray ;)
I have a question as a bigger surfer (im around 240) I feel like my get-up is really odd. I basically have to throw my front knee out behind my arm, but till cross my lower leg over to put my foot in the middle of the board. its even resulted in me hyper-extending my arm before because I hit my elbow with my leg. I feel like I cant fit my front leg under my chest because of my big gut. do you have a similar experience or do you have any tips for how to fix that?
I have seen some people do what you just described. Try making sure you peel your chest up and posture your head and chin high at the beginning and through the entire popup and never look down at your board during the popup. This will create a few extra inches of space and should help.
For my bigger homies, mini Simmons are such a fun short board to shred. Literally feels like a snowboard
what gopro are you using
What beach is this?
What GoPro do you film with?
how did you recover from your knee injury , did you do specific exercises ?? i havent surfed since i hurt my knee, Thanks in advance.
First month i was lucky to be able to rest and stay off it. I iced 3-4 times every day for the first 3 weeks, then walking, then light exercises and muscle messages every day. After a year it just came back. Pretty sure it was mostly mcl and meniscus. I never went to the doctor for an xray or mri. thats bad advice though. I talked to a few people that had surgery and they all regretted it. Seems to work good now with no pain.
@@surfcoaches thanks for sharing your experience. i have had two scopes and never got back surfing but lately lost weight and started stretching and doing squats with weight.I started kneeboarding aswell and am hoping to ease my way back to proper surfing in the near future. I bought a SUP and am hoping to gain confidence soon. Its the hop up where i have locking and weakness. I hope if i can get strong in the legs i might recover.
Hey man check out Peter schroffs boards you might have heard of him but you would like “the performer”
Please make a video of how to transition from a foam board to a shortboard
Good ideal. Will put it on our to do list.
I’m currently 220lbs and wanting to get into surfing. I have been looking into a big 6’5 fun fish to learn on. I know that I should be getting a 9 foot longboard but I know me and I know that I will want to get into more technical things fairly quickly. I grew up snowboarding and skating so I think that I will pick it up fairly fast once I learn how to get up. I just don’t want to spend the money on a 6’5 fish and be struggling because of my weight. I want to give myself a fair shot but I don’t want to be constrained to a giant long board.
I’m also in Florida and the winter waves are 4-8ft and rest of the year is low 1-4ft.
hello im currently 17 yrs old & 80 kgs and im a rugby player do u think a 5'10 shortboard would be ok for me ?
Both Medina and JJF aren’t on low volume boards. Medina’s notoriously got more foam than a lot of guys on your, and Pyzel has upped JJF’s to 30L +
Hey greetings from Greece
Greeting back from Costa, thanks
Dec 27th 2019,until 2022 nov.i haven't been able to have a moment of ,well peace, i don't drink,but have had a series of events beyond my control lost everything,I've surfed since 69',one thing I can pass along two things surfing and fishing ,what I like to call "the real life", being vegan is all fine and well but seafood is the way to be on the live forever program,if had not lived my life the way I had,there is no way I would be here today, clean clear straight and direct .working outdoors, most of my adult career in fact all of commercial fishing, apiary business ,avos. Const.related kept me going,never stop moving, I believe being outdoors and seafood vege fruit diet is what helped me no processed foods however eat whatever you want once in a while doesn't hurt,no booze is definitely a game changer over 40, all the best 👍 over and out
What are the dims and volume of the boards that you have that are working well for you at 220lbs?
In the video it's a 6 foot board 21 and 1/4 inch wide and 2 and 5/8 inch thick
Nice
Congratulations on 10 years of sobriety!
Congratulations on 10 years sober
Yeah New Years resolution,mine is surfing, but I’m told I’m too fat
Man, I'm 125lb 5'6" and it messes with everything I do lol. Hard to find sparing partner, hard to find proper sized clothes. Generally, gravity is on my side but no aggressive angles on surf
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Right on!
Whats your board’s volume at that point!
In the video it's a 6 foot board 21 and 1/4 inch wide and 2 and 5/8 inch thick
how many liters is your board??
In the video it's a 6 foot board 21 and 1/4 inch wide and 2 and 5/8 inch thick
I was hoping to hear MORE SPRAY!
congrats on quitting drinking . I am going on two years and going thru the same thing.
What board are you riding?
In the video it's a 6 foot board 21 and 1/4 inch wide and 2 and 5/8 inch thick and it says Corduroy to the Horizon. Pause near 1:20
Hi
Hiya
Knees and hips are problematic for most guys over 50. Static weight stimulates cartilage growth but bending to much under load can do more damage.
You're never too old to surf but don't be ashamed to ride a log.
thatveganteacher lolllllllllllllllllllll
super choppy
Ha haa. A lot more then it looked, fo real
Fist view
nice
Drinking is way better than surfing nowadays. Big floaters are easier too just done in the crapper!