Hey all
Just thought id post a few words on windsurfing fitness. As we get older each session takes its toll, aches and pains are a common occurance in this sport but i think you will agree it more than worth it. Christmas 2006 i managed to get tennis elbow which now should be named windsurfers elbow. For those who have never experienced it your lucky, i couldn't even hold a cup of coffee it was that painfull.
I went to see a doctor who suggested i give up sailing and take three months of work to help my elbows recover.No way bud, i went to see a physio at bondi junction who over a period of months they helped me bring my elbows back to strengh. However to stop this from happening again i have had to do specific excercises on my arms targeting muscle groups associated with this area.
If anything the experience has taught me that to move forward in this great sport i have had to move back to basics, and work on technique before i work on jibes ( the nemesis of most windsurfers) and other moves.
Just recently in Boards magazine ( NOV/DEC) a uk publication they have a article on windsurfing fitness its worth a read, if you like im more than happy to send you a copy. Nothing is more frustrating than sitting on the sidelines because of injury and watching everyone fly up and down botnay bay or in my case up and over ( im the catapult king ) . see you on the water