Our upper leg muscles allow us to swim, surf, train and be watermen. The upper leg muscles are crucial element in body movement. If those engines bog out on you, your session is toast. Be proactive in muscle care. Provide your leg muscles with true support by wearing men’s compression shorts while you are Earning Your Salt.
As watermen, we are constantly reaping the benefits of the fountain of youth (the ocean). It keeps us young and lively, but this does not mean that is not important to take other measures to make sure you stay in the water and firing on all cylinders. It is so important to prevent thigh muscle strain. Do what you can to retain muscle temperature. Original Watermen’s compression shorts offer a host of benefits to keep you training harder and in the water longer.
The Watermen compression shorts for men give your muscles added warmth, making them a perfect addition to your training gear. Our compression shorts are tight-fitting shorts that work to hold muscles in place and improve performance and recovery. Keeping your muscles warm prevents muscle strain. The compression improves blood flow allowing oxygenation to keep the stoke alive in your upper leg muscles.
Not only are you looking out for your health, you will also be looking like the baldest fish in the sea, gym, house, beach, well— just where ever you end up sporting them. Original Watermen’s compression shorts are offered in a plethora of colors in patterns, double-lined and made out of silky-soft Lycra. This material is ultra-breathable and is the perfect amount of gradient compression.
Do not be too sore to score the next swell. Capitalize on all the benefits that compression shorts offer your upper leg muscles. You can thank us after you catch your next leg-burner session and were the first guy in the water and the last one out. Check out our other article: “How Compression Shorts Have Affected Men’s Sports Performance”
The pre-surf meal is always tricky battle to approach. Do you not eat and risk being hungry or do you eat and risk the ‘just ate and now I am doing intense cardio and I might puke’ situation? Here is Original Watermen take.
There is a little bit of drama that goes on in pre-surf eating. Nutritionists feel that anything you eat within two hours of performance won’t directly affect you. In order to feel the effects of the nutrition in your food you need to digest it. Eating within 2-3 hours of surfing does not really do you much good besides fending off hunger but may ultimately result in making you feel like a fishing weight slowing sinking to the bottom of the ocean. We would suggest finding a good amount of time to enjoy your food before you surf. Now, having said that we are practical community of surfers and watermen who are not exactly on any formal schedules, rather, our days are orchestrated by the wind and tides. So, if you’re ready to hit the surf but need a little pre-shred pick me up here is what we suggest:
Before we get into foods, the key to a successful pre-surf meal is hydration. Lots of water. The sun, salt, and paddling will wear you down and dehydrate even superheroes like Aqua Man, set yourself up for optimum performance by drinking plenty of water before your surf.
For a short, less than 2-hour surf, we suggest smoothies, fruits, nuts, or protein bars. For one thing, these simple foods will get you in the water quicker allowing you to get the most out of your short window of surf. Eating less at this point in your day also helps for quick digestion which means a shorter amount of time until you get to enjoy the benefits of your food. For a surf trip, it would be crucial to have satisfied your appetite a bit without over eating. We go for foods rich in carbohydrates, protein and salt. Things like breakfast sandwiches, toast with avocado, banana and peanut butter sandwiches, or a grilled chicken spinach wrap are some of our favorites.
Try to give yourself a little time to digest before your start packing tubes. Let your body digest and prepare for a session. Bon appétit to a high fueled yet comfortable surf session!
