This weeks intro, we discuss facing your fears as a surfer and how to overcome the power of ego especially amongst peers!

Liam then relates the idea of “beginner vs advanced” to what makes more sense - what are you a beginner or advanced at? What have you had more practice at? You might be advanced on the open face but a proper beginner on barrels & airs.

We then get onto recent surfs (of which there have been fewer than we’d like!!)…

Liams couple of recent sessions have involved going out in bigger waves (and how happy he was with the paddle out fitness) and her exploring the FireWire seaside again.

Will reflects on a recent surf trip and a) feeling super grateful to be back and b) falling back in love with the FireWire seaside again - it’s flow speed and release down the line.

Will also talks about getting a mid length board purchase completely wrong! It had too much rocker which weirded out the whole feel of what a mod is meant to create.

Stay stoked guys!

Will & Liam

This weeks intro we talk about every surfers hardest first world challenge ;

no surf!

Liam then shares how he’s been staying stoked on his social life and enjoying his swims and Will talks about using Bristol Wave park and little wind swells here and there to keep some stoke alive.

We then go onto talk about how surfing provides so much but because it does, it has another side - not doing it!

Be it through flat spells, injury , work, family, finances - not surfing is hard for surfers but there is a cure: being mindful of your habits (how you think, what you eat, how your relationships are - the more you focus on what you can control, the easier it is to accept because you “rely” less on surf.

Then there are also wave parks and surf skating but we know they’ll never beat the mega sessions at the local beach. And here in lies the key message - that going without is good for us because it builds patience which builds a deeper stoke appreciation for when it does come around.

Stay stoked guys!

Will & Liam

This weeks show , we talk about the mental challenges of recent surf sessions and how they’ve come about from being in more crowded waves and whether people are bringing good etiquette.

Will got frustrated in a session he talks about , Liam does the same - but in each of the stories there is always some learning and resolution we can take with us on land and back into our next session.

In mind body stoke, Liam shares the awesome gains he’s been getting from doing an over head kettlebell press - and doing it regularly enough to really notice the benefit.

We move on to talking about how profound a difference it makes to be leaner for surfing and the basic logic involved in doing a power based sport.

Will then shares his mind body work and how much he’s been enjoying just feeling good … as corny and mehh as it sounds (but that inevitably he wants “something” and of course , it’s a new board!).

Stay stoked guys!

Will & Liam