It seems that every time I do lots of jumping, the next few days my abs are in a lot of pain. I assume it's from the ripping upwards movement when you load up the kite but I was wondering if this is normal and what I can do about it as it's pretty painful and takes days to recover (not the youngest anymore)...
Is it just a matter of practice/training in the gym?
Thanks
Select to expand quoteShark Biscuit said..
It seems that every time I do lots of jumping, the next few days my abs are in a lot of pain. I assume it's from the ripping upwards movement when you load up the kite but I was wondering if this is normal and what I can do about it as it's pretty painful and takes days to recover (not the youngest anymore)...
Is it just a matter of practice/training in the gym?
Thanks
I had ab pain when i first started properly kite surfing, jumping , go upwind etc.., basic ab stretches appeard to work and the pain went away once the muscles were conditioned.
Are you using a seat or waist harness ?
Getting a good fitting harness is very important and can really reduce that pain from jumping.
If you use a waist harness, I find that the more the harness is rising, the worst the ab pain gets.
Otherwise, yes, it's pretty much muscle training, make sure you get plenty of recovery between sessions.
It also helps to avoid overdoing it especially if you haven't kited in a while, you should avoid doing super long or overly intense jumping sessions as this will not only increase the pain but the recovery time as well.
It would be very hard to replicate those specific movements and explosive muscle tensions in the gym. I find with very specific movements like this it's just best to train through the activity itself. You just need to get better at planning the training load, training volume and recovery time.
That being said, if you have weak abs and have long periods without any kiting, it can definitely help to do some core strength training. If you do, try to pick more explosive ab exercises like med ball throwing for example.
Hope this helps
Christian - KiteBud
Select to expand quoteShark Biscuit said..
It seems that every time I do lots of jumping, the next few days my abs are in a lot of pain. I assume it's from the ripping upwards movement when you load up the kite but I was wondering if this is normal and what I can do about it as it's pretty painful and takes days to recover (not the youngest anymore)...
Is it just a matter of practice/training in the gym?
Thanks
Hi Shark, yes indeed abs get worked hard when jumping, for me it was a step more. I ripped my stomach muscles and have been for a scan. No sports till healed and that was last year november . Only now its getting better. So yes jumping can ruin your abs. Also i was using a crappy jumpimg board, so the lighter the better.
Select to expand quoteIanHaggis said..Shark Biscuit said..
It seems that every time I do lots of jumping, the next few days my abs are in a lot of pain. I assume it's from the ripping upwards movement when you load up the kite but I was wondering if this is normal and what I can do about it as it's pretty painful and takes days to recover (not the youngest anymore)...
Is it just a matter of practice/training in the gym?
Thanks
Hi Shark, yes indeed abs get worked hard when jumping, for me it was a step more. I ripped my stomach muscles and have been for a scan. No sports till healed and that was last year november . Only now its getting better. So yes jumping can ruin your abs. Also i was using a crappy jumpimg board, so the lighter the better.
Wow sorry to hear that mate. Hope you're back on the water soon.
The idea about a lighter board is interesting, I hadn't considered that yet...
Select to expand quoteSandfoot said..Shark Biscuit said..
It seems that every time I do lots of jumping, the next few days my abs are in a lot of pain. I assume it's from the ripping upwards movement when you load up the kite but I was wondering if this is normal and what I can do about it as it's pretty painful and takes days to recover (not the youngest anymore)...
Is it just a matter of practice/training in the gym?
Thanks
I had ab pain when i first started properly kite surfing, jumping , go upwind etc.., basic ab stretches appeard to work and the pain went away once the muscles were conditioned.
Was my first session of the season so perhaps it's just conditioning. I reckon it took nearly a week for the recovery. Anyway I'll go back out today so hopefully the pain will be less...
Select to expand quoteKiteBud said..
Are you using a seat or waist harness ?
Getting a good fitting harness is very important and can really reduce that pain from jumping.
If you use a waist harness, I find that the more the harness is rising, the worst the ab pain gets.
Otherwise, yes, it's pretty much muscle training, make sure you get plenty of recovery between sessions.
It also helps to avoid overdoing it especially if you haven't kited in a while, you should avoid doing super long or overly intense jumping sessions as this will not only increase the pain but the recovery time as well.
It would be very hard to replicate those specific movements and explosive muscle tensions in the gym. I find with very specific movements like this it's just best to train through the activity itself. You just need to get better at planning the training load, training volume and recovery time.
That being said, if you have weak abs and have long periods without any kiting, it can definitely help to do some core strength training. If you do, try to pick more explosive ab exercises like med ball throwing for example.
Hope this helps
Christian - KiteBud
Good advice thanks Christian. I had noticed that my waist harness definitely had traveled up so I need to fit it lower and tighter in my next sesh.
Will add more core exercises. I typically just do weights...
Its just like youve been to gym and done lots of situps. No problem! Yr getting a good wprkoutvfrom your hobby. Enjoy
