Monday night I took a class in rolling a kayak. I learned quite a bit, and had a couple of moments where it all came together while I still had the paddle float attached to the end of the paddle. I have some ideas what I'm still doing wrong (the head wants to come out of the water first). Anyway, after 2 hours in the pool trying rolls, and doing a lot or wet exits as well, I'm really sore. Once I can move again without the aid of ibuprofen, are there exercises I can do to strengthen the waist and hip area? That seems to be where most of the soreness is. I know, get back out there and practice rolling some more, but for those times when I can't get on the water to practice, what sorts of exercises will help prevent this sort of sore muscles in the future? thanks dave -- Dave Uebele (daveu_at_sptddog.com) Spotted Dog Systems http://sptddog.com/daveu.html *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Dave Uebele wrote: > > Monday night I took a class in rolling a kayak. > I learned quite a bit, and had a couple of moments where > it all came together while I still had the paddle float > attached to the end of the paddle. I have some ideas > what I'm still doing wrong (the head wants to come out of the > water first). It's that irrational desire to breathe that we mammals are cursed with; got to get over it. Also, if you really want to learn to roll, get rid of the paddle float. All that buoyancy trains you to get yourself up by pulling on the paddle. It'll be a hard habit to break. Instead, hipsnap hipsnap hipsnap.... > > Anyway, after 2 hours in the pool trying rolls, and doing a lot > or wet exits as well, I'm really sore. Once I can move again > without the aid of ibuprofen, are there exercises I can > do to strengthen the waist and hip area? > First, stretch before you get into the boat. Big wide side to side bends like the C-to-C motion. Also torso rotation stretches. To be sure you're actually stretching your torso and not your legs, do them sitting down. For exercises, try crunches to the side: on your back, right ankle crossed over the opposite knee, crunch to the right. Repeat to the left. Work up to 2 sets of 25 each side 3-4 times a week. Straight up crunches wouldn't hurt, either, to help your tuck. Steve -- Test Scoring and Reporting Services University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602-5593 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
-----Original Message----- From: Steve Cramer <cramer_at_coe.uga.edu> To: Dave Uebele <daveu_at_sptddog.com> >Dave Uebele wrote: >> >> Monday night I took a class in rolling a kayak. >> I learned quite a bit, and had a couple of moments where >> it all came together while I still had the paddle float >> attached to the end of the paddle. I have some ideas >> what I'm still doing wrong (the head wants to come out of the >> water first). > >It's that irrational desire to breathe that we mammals are cursed with; >got to get over it. Also, if you really want to learn to roll, get rid >of the paddle float. All that buoyancy trains you to get yourself up by >pulling on the paddle. It'll be a hard habit to break. Instead, hipsnap >hipsnap hipsnap.... I have found using a flat foam float over the paddle blade (or a strapped on pool "belly board") to be a very effective aid to rolling. It lets you practice success and in slow motion (rather than practice failure) . Practice until you can roll up slowly and effortlessly and then speed up the motions you have learned and try a few rolls without the float. If you come close keep at it, if not go back to the float on the paddle and practice rolling some more with it. Be concious of muscling up and lifting your head too soon. It is a great help to have an experienced roller around to refine your technique before removing the float but some have learned to roll on their own this way. An inflatable float doesn't work nearly as well as a flat foam one for this because the roundness won't plane and the round floats short waterline "hull speed" slows the sweep. Matt Broze http://www.marinerkayaks.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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