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Downwind and Racing / Re: A little speed testing SB AllStar 14x23 and other boards

« on: March 20, 2017, 09:18:51 PM »

Agree with Eagle here. Strength/weight ratio is very important. Squat 315 and deadlift 400 and you will paddle faster. Want to train endurance- lift weights in 20+ plus rep range and develop your slow twitch muscles. Running or whatever else 99% of folks are doing to improve their endurance will mostly lead to muscle loss/skinny fat look. It is a proven fact. Funny that people buy into the idea of cardio training - where as heart is the most trained muscle in our bodies and it does not need more training. Work on building more metachondria

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Downwind and Racing / Re: 50 knot+ downwind near Marseille - video

« on: February 20, 2017, 05:04:31 PM »

Wow, I would love those conditions. Amazing!

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Training, Diet, and Fitness / Re: Fatigue, shoulder tension

« on: February 17, 2017, 06:53:04 PM »

Stefan, your shoulders fatigue can be well related to the length of your paddle - too long. But since you mentioned that you feel fatigued overall - i would look into your diet first. What's your macros split? I think that many issues can be resolved with simple diet changes. For example, if i do a longer paddle i prefer to not eat at all and rely on my fat storage to provide me with long lasting energy. But if I have a little bit of carbs by mile 5 i feel gassed. That switch in our bodies from glycogen to lipids sometimes can be very tiring. So that could be one of those things. But many other factors could make you tired too.

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Downwind and Racing / Re: Winter time downwinding

« on: February 14, 2017, 05:49:05 AM »

Fabulous Dimitris

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The Shape Shack / Re: Boardwork

« on: February 09, 2017, 08:41:16 PM »

Wow, very fine job eDUBz!

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Downwind and Racing / Re: A little speed testing SB AllStar 14x23 and other boards

« on: February 07, 2017, 04:41:07 PM »

Well, I am the new owner of the 2017 carbon sandwich SB Allstar 24.5. Thanks Eagle for all your wisdom. 
I was hesitating on 23 or 24.5 but my primary goal was rough water performance and somewhat faster flat water performance compared to my SIC Bullet V2. I demoed one for a while and decided on 24.5 since i felt confident I would use it for flat water/downwind/downbreeze conditions in the Gulf and Biscayne Bay when things get rougher. So today on the Gulf coast we had winds at 15-18mph with knee high swell/chop. Coming from bullet i know well my perceived effort and my average speed in upwind/downwind. But on Allstar i am about on average 1mph faster! In today's conditions my bullet average for a 1 mile downbreeze run would be around 5.6-5.8 but on allstar my average speed is 6.4mph. I think it has to do with narrower outline and different rockers. But I agree with Eagle that bullet definitely felt surfier than the allstar. I am just getting familiar with this new beast but so far i am in love. Yes and upwind performance is great too. So dialing in. Hopefully i will be completely comfortable doing any dw conditions up to 30mph on the allstar and keep my bullet for when Atlantic gets really angry.

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SUP General / Re: Just missed the Darwin Award checking surf at Humbolt Bay

« on: January 27, 2017, 01:16:30 PM »

In the not to distant past idiots like this would be flushed from the gene pool..for the last 70+ years we have been rescuing these clowns from themselves...and they keep breeding....how's that worked out? Adult children living with their parents with a skill set consisting of drinking alcohol, taking drugs, playing video games. Yea we're advancing at breakneck speed...were so much smarter and civilized than our ancestors...🙄

Haha, could not have said it better.. completely agree

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Gear Talk / Re: 2017 Allstar 14 reviews???

« on: January 24, 2017, 05:42:23 PM »

Thank you Eagle again!  I found an opportunity to demo as24.5 in the ocean and will make my decision based on how i feel on it in the ocean.

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Gear Talk / Re: 2017 Allstar 14 reviews???

« on: January 23, 2017, 06:06:47 PM »

I am in the same boat Rideordie.. But my dilemma do I want 23 or 24.5. I am 5'6 @160 lbs. I think Eagle has as23 so he might have paddled them all  ? So please chime in. Thank you!

Hi Greg! Get the 23, and then race with us. CGT Kayaks is going to be getting a 14x23 AS demo in soon.

Thanks James! I want to join you guys when i have some time. Do you know the time frame when CGT might have as23 for demo?

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Gear Talk / Re: 2017 Allstar 14 reviews???

« on: January 23, 2017, 06:05:02 PM »

Thank you Eagle! How heavy are you? Do you use as23 for flatwater or ocean as well? I am interested in the board/rider combo being able to handle 2-4 ft swell/chop eventually.

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Gear Talk / Re: 2017 Allstar 14 reviews???

« on: January 23, 2017, 04:42:47 PM »

I am in the same boat Rideordie.. But my dilemma do I want 23 or 24.5. I am 5'6 @160 lbs. I think Eagle has as23 so he might have paddled them all  ? So please chime in. Thank you!

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Downwind and Racing / Re: Epic 38 knot French Downwinder Vid

« on: January 18, 2017, 07:14:16 AM »

Great video, watched it a day or so before you posted it. Jealous of the conditions.

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Downwind and Racing / Re: When it all comes together...

« on: January 17, 2017, 08:51:26 AM »

OS, you are slowly turning into starboard guy  Great pics 

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SUP General / Re: Locking Tie Downs

« on: January 14, 2017, 08:23:57 PM »

I have personally been using kanulocks for the past year and love them. I used thule sup taxi before.

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Downwind and Racing / Re: South Beach Fl Downwinder

« on: January 14, 2017, 09:32:44 AM »

gzasinets,I noticed your tie downs,look to be the NSI's. Did you stick them down to the pad? or cut pad and stick to board ??. If stuck to the pad,how are they holding up? THANKS

Yes i glued them directly to the pad. I used gorilla glue otherwise those adhesive pads don't work too well. It's awesome every board should have those.