Select to expand quotetheDoctor said..
there is not a single serious kiter who seriously sees kiting as a way of keeping fit
every kiters fitness suffers the second the addiction sets in
gone are the days of paddling for hours through crappy drivel just for something to do
now we sail around pretending to look extreme and drink beers in carparks afterwards extolling our self defined awesomeness
... with some amateur GoPro footage to prove it.
Select to expand quotetheDoctor said..
there is not a single serious kiter who seriously sees kiting as a way of keeping fit
every kiters fitness suffers the second the addiction sets in
gone are the days of paddling for hours through crappy drivel just for something to do
now we sail around pretending to look extreme and drink beers in carparks afterwards extolling our self defined awesomeness
is there a serious kiter who has an off season ??
All right....let me be clear by what I mean as an off season. I mean in winter we are lucky to be getting out once every three weeks compared to summer where we are getting out three or more times a week. I would consider that an off season.
Select to expand quotekitebt said..
All right....let me be clear by what I mean as an off season. I mean in winter we are lucky to be getting out once every three weeks compared to summer where we are getting out three or more times a week. I would consider that an off season.
haha, you bite way too easily...
Yep based on that it is the off season I agree. You know its the off season, when you look for the slightest sniff of wind so you race down there, set up and realise the wind couldn't support a 30kg rider...
Desperate. Off Season.
Select to expand quoteFreddofrog said..kitebt said..
All right....let me be clear by what I mean as an off season. I mean in winter we are lucky to be getting out once every three weeks compared to summer where we are getting out three or more times a week. I would consider that an off season.
haha, you bite way too easily...
woof...woof!!!!
I did that last week eppo! Too funny. Barely go the kite of the ground and then wondered why it did a massive hindenburg and came crashing back down....it was very funny. I even got permission from the life guards at the beach to launch they where probably thinking to themselves...."who is this retard trying to launch a kite in this kitten fart of a breeze".
At least I was out in the sun having a bit of fun.
Select to expand quotePlummet said..craggers said..Maybe one of these rooms might help.?rel=0eppo said...fingerbone said..
My equipment looks nothing like that!!
I am sure there is a crossover of the thread here from the one about double pumps.
And the smiling pic on the wall of Queen Elizabeth II is for what exactly?
Haha. I did that today in the rain...... But. i have a wheeled device in the boot!... Haha take that wind gods. Not enough for the water but enough for the land!
Suck it wind! So far im 3 for 3 in July! Yeah.
hmmm....must look into this wheeled device in the boot idea....also a picture of Queen Elizabeth in my Masterbatorium....I knew it was missing some wow factor 
In my youth we used to do that, windsurfing in winter in freezing condition, pissing in your wetsuit (gross!), doing a couple of runs before coming in for a coffee to warm up and back out. Also did the windsurfing on a skateboard too. Too soft for that crap now, rather go mountain biking!
I do Mountain Biking as well in fact training for a 24 hour enduro in Canberra in October. Completely different fitness required than kiting though. However, is good to build cardio endurance.
Yes i'm prone to the odd epic mountain bike ride too.
My tip to tighten up the rig in the off season is pretty simple.
Whenever you are watching the footy, instead of pouring stubbies down your neck try this. After every goal there is usually a 30 second ad break (not on fox though so ignore that). For every ad break do 15 push ups. Then during every qtr break belt out 50 sit ups.
Result is around 200 odd push ups, 150 sit ups, no hangover, fatter wallet and good to go next time we get a breeze.
Select to expand quoteeppo said..
Hey that's a ripper idea. Give it go this weekend let ya know how she goes.
Unless you wanna get real ripped real fast I suggest staying away from any GWS games, too many goals to keep up.
Big assumption here is that you watch AFL. We could take this thread in a completely different direction here if I went on but lets face it a lot less adds in a Rugby or Rugby League game so would not get many push ups or sit ups in and as it goes for about half the time of an AFL game no where near as many stubbies going down the throat....unless of course you are binge drinking which I gave up doing about 20 years ago 
Select to expand quotekiterkook said..
not sure if it's relavant, but umm ..
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Chicks milking cows doesn't quite do it for me....in fact I would take the picture of Queen Elizabeth over that....haha
Select to expand quoteRudebeef said..
My tip to tighten up the rig in the off season is pretty simple.
Whenever you are watching the footy, instead of pouring stubbies down your neck try this. After every goal there is usually a 30 second ad break (not on fox though so ignore that). For every ad break do 15 push ups. Then during every qtr break belt out 50 sit ups.
Result is around 200 odd push ups, 150 sit ups, no hangover, fatter wallet and good to go next time we get a breeze.
oh my.. how times have changed 
one of the silliest things I've heard for a while
Ha ha...yeh better choose the right games, GWS games you are bound to pull a muscle.
Don't know why it is such a bad idea man...for those of us that don't drink.
But I reckon a couple of pushups and a swig of beer after is also on the cards. The true professional will keep drinking as they exercise!
Anyhow my fitness regime yesterday...
Packed gear in car.
Drove to spot.
Setup and about to launch.
Wind dies, rain hits, pack up.
Drive home.
Pack gear away.
...feeling ripped!
Select to expand quoteRudebeef said..
My tip to tighten up the rig in the off season is pretty simple.
Whenever you are watching the footy, instead of pouring stubbies down your neck try this. After every goal there is usually a 30 second ad break (not on fox though so ignore that). For every ad break do 15 push ups. Then during every qtr break belt out 50 sit ups.
Result is around 200 odd push ups, 150 sit ups, no hangover, fatter wallet and good to go next time we get a breeze.
That's a joke right
eppo thats my regime today. Thought I would back the Sea Breeze forecast so packed the car. Currently sitting at Kurnell looking at a millpond connected remotely to my laptop through my iPhone 5 while I wait for the wind Gods to come good....tick,tock,tick,tock......i have a feeling today is not going to be my day.
Warmup - good 5 - 10 minutes of running and dynamic stretching 20 sets x 2 chin ups - alternate between hands facing forward with wide grip on the bar and hand facing backward with narrow grip on the bar and allow 20 sec rest between sets. 5 sets of 6 overhead squats (bar overhead) 5 sets of 4 front squats (bar on the front of your chest) 5 sets of 2 back squats (bar on your back) Its a lot squats but great for strengthening quads, butts and hamstrings to protect knees. 20 x 5 sets of hanging knees to elbows.
I have been mindful of the contribution of my gym workouts toward my kiteboarding. I do freestyle group fitness classes with an instructor who pushes pretty hard. The classes are designed to be pretty much different everytime. This works for me because I think no matter what you do (as long as you do it hard enough) it will contribute to your overall fitness. Putting alot of work into legs would be a natural. I would suggest some additions to the above workout that would be minor.... rather than 3 squat exercises maybe some opposing leg exercises as well like leg curls, leg extensions & calf raises.
I have been doing lots of explosive types of leg exercises like burpees, squat jumps and knees to chest jumps. These have made me at least 20% lighter on my feet which I'm sure will help alot.
Maybe the chins could be balanced with dips or pushups.
I do toddler aerobics.
1. Leg raises with a toddler hanging on to your leg.
2. Bench press with a toddler
3. Squats carrying a toddler.
4. etc
If you don't have a child, get one. They are harder than the worst personal trainer. When you can't lift anymore, they're there saying "one more time daddy"
Select to expand quotekitebt said..
eppo thats my regime today. Thought I would back the Sea Breeze forecast so packed the car. Currently sitting at Kurnell looking at a millpond connected remotely to my laptop through my iPhone 5 while I wait for the wind Gods to come good....tick,tock,tick,tock......i have a feeling today is not going to be my day.
Can you feel the burn....oh yeh that's it ladies. Pack car, drive, wait, drive, pack gear away...ooh yeh the burn the burn.
Or you could do the less strenuous pull up king routine above, Christ that guys serious. I'm fked just reading it. Lol.
I try to do exercise all the time even when I kite during the summer - get up early and go for a 2.5 km swim, then head to work with the gear in the back. This works for me because there is always that time you get held up at work, or the wind doesn't come in as forecast etc etc. At least then I've got up and done something for the day. The kiting is then a bonus.
No wind forecast - Ride 25 km to and from work.
Wind or crappy weather forecast - Go and do a 2.5 km swim.
I did that from this time last year and lost 10kg without having to go crazy watching what I ate or drank.
Select to expand quotesnalberski said..
Warmup - good 5 - 10 minutes of running and dynamic stretching 20 sets x 2 chin ups - alternate between hands facing forward with wide grip on the bar and hand facing backward with narrow grip on the bar and allow 20 sec rest between sets. 5 sets of 6 overhead squats (bar overhead) 5 sets of 4 front squats (bar on the front of your chest) 5 sets of 2 back squats (bar on your back) Its a lot squats but great for strengthening quads, butts and hamstrings to protect knees. 20 x 5 sets of hanging knees to elbows.
I have been mindful of the contribution of my gym workouts toward my kiteboarding. I do freestyle group fitness classes with an instructor who pushes pretty hard. The classes are designed to be pretty much different everytime. This works for me because I think no matter what you do (as long as you do it hard enough) it will contribute to your overall fitness. Putting alot of work into legs would be a natural. I would suggest some additions to the above workout that would be minor.... rather than 3 squat exercises maybe some opposing leg exercises as well like leg curls, leg extensions & calf raises.
I have been doing lots of explosive types of leg exercises like burpees, squat jumps and knees to chest jumps. These have made me at least 20% lighter on my feet which I'm sure will help alot.
Maybe the chins could be balanced with dips or pushups.
I am not saying this is the only workout I do. However, it is a good strength routine for strengthening the key muscle groups you would do for kiting.
