The Mindful Surfer

This weeks intro, we dive into what surfing gives us spiritually , mentally and physically …. AND - that we must try and find it from other areas of our lives too so we aren’t too reliant on it for our wellbeing.  Will goes onto share insights about fear and how it shapes our surfing lives on land around lifestyle / career / family choices as well as in the ocean (steeper / bigger waves , trying t...

This weeks intro, we discuss the finer art of managing ones arse crack in the surfing life…  After this important discussion we delve into new board purchases and what they’ve done for Wills grovelling potential.  Liam discusses recent board resurrections - an old Graham Bunt mid length that’s gonna be the longest board he’s ever ridden! Let the mid length journey begin!  We then go onto talk abou...

This weeks intro we dive into the nuances of  how you create your own version of surf happiness - in how you view conditions , how often you get to surf, where you surf, who you surf with etc etc  And the insight that we come back to over and over is life can’t be better ANYWHERE else not because you’re environment wouldn’t change if you moved to indo but more because it’s YOU who lives there and...

This week we intro on how tricky our home breaks have been this winter and all the mental (and physical) challenges that’s created.  Will then goes onto discuss his recent Bristol Wave Pool experience and he was NOT happy in the first session because of the delays and issues the wave park were having with the new settings. In the end , things all came good due to mental shifts and a huge winner wa...

This weeks intro we cover Liams and Wills recent surfs and all the successes and challenges they bought along with them.  From surfing with difficult people to trying to perform even in the midst of mental/emotional triggers, we hash out what it takes to get better whilst having a good time!  Liam goes on to talk about how much fun he had surfing his “cricket net” - a spot where he can simply get...

Liam talks about his recent FireWire seaside session and how he’s been finding it on our home break - he then goes on to share his quiver, how he wants to upgrade it, and why! Will goes onto share his journey on mids and what they can do for our surfing - in having to work on slowing things down, lengthening compressions and therefore improving our style, hand positions, posture and therefore carv...

This week , we intro with a long chat about empathy in surfing and how it can be applied.  We then go onto discuss ,  - The appeal of the solo surf journey (self resilience)  - We discuss what we believe to be the most overused word in surfing - respect! (vs just being “mindful”).  - Will shares a crowded surf story he hopes will help other people  - Liam shares insights on thought management in c...

This weeks intro we dive deep into a humongous intro - one that lasts the entire show due to the larger than expected break since our last show.  In order , we cover :  1. Wills pre tenerife surf training camp  2. Liams ocean knowledge vs wave pool progressions & philosophies  3. Wills no1 ever session in 21 years of surfing and how surprised he was about the board that allowed him the session...

In this weeks intro, we talk about our favourite wetsuit boots and Will goes full circle with his view on “solite”!  Liam then shares how hard he found a recent surf but seeks the positivity in the experience and what it taught him. He also goes into share in his next session only 2 days later, he felt epjc - we then go onto talk about how the universe seems to be set up this way in and out the wa...

This weeks intro is all about the surf trips Liam and Will had been on in recent weeks!  We go onto talk about :  1. Why more powerful waves makes EVERYTHING easier  2. Which boards we rode as the wave quality changed  3. How we faced our fears stepping up to new challenges  4. Why going away on a surf trip is such an important part of our surfing development!  Enjoy and stay stoked guys!  Will &a...

This weeks intro we dive deep into the placebo affect - the boards we choose all the way to the foods we eat - what we believe in will probably work!  We also go into share a surf story from a recent session (Will told someone to go in!!).  Liam then goes onto share how much someone’s self awareness relates to keeping lineups as fair and safe as possible.  The boys also go onto talk about the fail...

We took a trip to the Bristol wave pool!  Liam shared how he found the expert turns on his new seaside fish (maybe a little too much foam!) and then found the extra foam amazing for the setting down on the “advanced”. Will then shares how he found the expert turns on his new mid length (haaaaard going!!!) and then very similarly to Liam, got his 5’11 seaside really working on the advanced. We then...

Liam intros on why it’s so important to not care how you look on a wave and how positively impactful that mindset was in his recent session in Fistral.  Will then shares his recent surf experiences and how much Golf messed up his body for his trip (and how much stretching and re strengthening work he had to do to get back in to “surf shape”).  In mind, body , stoke Will shares his “yoga challenge”...

In this weeks intro, Liam gives the details on his recent surf life saving event and all the insights that came from it including facing his fears, other competitors and doing something that’s given him huge lifts in motivation for better diet , lifestyle and training!  We also go onto chat about how important it is we let go of what people think about us - in how we live our lives, what boards we...

This weeks intro we talk about how powerful ego is in surfing - in what we post on social media, how we perceive other surfers in the lineup and how we perceive our own performance in front of “better surfers”.  Will goes onto talk about recent surf sessions on the north coast and how in love with the FireWire seaside he is! He goes onto say “there’s no better surfboard for progressing your rail s...

This weeks intro is a mix of emotional triggers on crowds, chat about free stuff we got given (from a golf company!) and how we’ve been staying stoked despite the recent flat spell.  The conversation goes into talk about why surfing gives us such a huge boost in stoke - that flow experience of zero thoughts about the past or future, just present joy.  We go onto talk about the evolving surfer who...

This weeks intro, the boys go in deep on wetsuit reviewing - the ones that we love and the ones we do not (over a 20 year surf career there have been a LOT of different suits!).  We then go onto talk about surf brands and how woke a lot of them are trying to be - pushing a silly unconscious message of “what we’re doing to the planet from buying x or y”. And rather than brands go down that road, mo...

Apart from Will sounding a bit drunk and bunged up from a cold during the week, he asks “are foamie’s worth buying for your surf progression?”. The boys then hash out the various pros and cons.  Liam talks about what he’s done for refent surf fitness gains - in how big an impact his work on land had on his wave count (according to Will “the most waves I’ve ever seen you catch in one hour”!).  In m...

In this weeks show, we discuss recent surfs and how challenging they’ve been to access energy and therefore wave count and performance. We then ask the question “which is best for surfing - fuel from carbs or fuel from fat?”  We go onto share how important it is to consider your personal situation and how you like to surf…are you the guy / gal who sits out the back and waits for sets? Or are you s...

Popped hamstrings, chocolate consumption, recent surfs and supplements. Will has been trying the Rob Machado Seaside and Liam has been on a coaching course.  We are chatting about delayed vs instant gratification, Flow, reward, learning and progress.  All this and more in the latest episode. 

In this weeks intro, we discuss the various surf happiness myths of “do a surf trip = become happier” or “get to surf all the time = become happier” - why do we believe they’re myths? Because we adapt as humans and where ever WE go - there WE are!!  We also go onto discuss recent surf sessions and how big a deal Will found getting his board choice right on that session (verses having got it totall...

In todays intro, apart from digressing the various nuances of Rob Machado’s pubic hair, we delve deep into what self care can do for your surfing - aka - the better you take care of your body through diet and lifestyle, the better you’ll surf!  So why do we question our boards so much when, really, it comes back to the surfer riding them? Because we bloody love boards and we’re lazy :) :)  Will go...

In this weeks show, Will reveals some of his stories from a recent trip to the canaries and the challenges that were involved…a mix of weird “good surf vs shit surf” forecast expectation anxiety that builds pre surf!  The boys then go onto share their thoughts on board choices - in how much they affect that sweet spot between performance and joy factor…and how incredibly challenging (and interesti...

This week, our intro is all about our biggest ambition as surfers - happiness. Happiness in the ocean, in our health, love lives - all of it! What ever we do on land affects our performance (and joy) and vise versa.  In mind body Stoke, Will covers why integration of wellness habits is so much more powerful than waiting til (waiting til the gym, waiting til the yoga class etc) - to use this exact...

This week, we dive deep into board choice - what it does for your surfing and why it’s so important to keep updating your quiver as often as you can. We then delve into what holds surfers back from progression and then what to do about it…with mind work, body work, evolving your boards, who you surf with, where you surf - we really go round the houses of nuance so we can get more from the ocean! I...