Absolutely enjoy the content. Been skating since I was 14 (I am 22), and have been studying exercise science at the Community College here in Portland, Or for a year now. It is so great to see you creating videos for people for free! I think you do a good job and it inspires me.
Hey Conner! Thanks for your comment! So hyped to hear the videos inspire you! And sick that you're studying exercise science, hope you bring some more knowledge to the skate world!
I've always been stiff unless I stretch first. I don't over do it, but I'm really skeptical about the science behind that because consistently over the entirety of my 20 years of skating, stretching (but not over stretching) has worked really well. In fact when I don't, consistently I am more likely to leave the session hurting. Now I'll agree that some light cardio paired with stretching is an even better combo, but stretching for me has always been hugely important and helpful.
Hey Skapo, have you tried warming up with some light cardio, then some dynamic stretches and muscle activation style things? I think static stretching could help you if you've been doing it so long and it becomes almost like a ritual, which it has for you right? The placebo effect is also a powerful thing so if you believe something will help, whatever it is, then it's highly possible that it does help you personally, even if the science says it doesn't. Regarding the science though, comparing static vs dynamic stretching, most research does show static stretching has a negative impact on performance (power, jump height, etc), but a dynamic warm up improves performance, and specifically for explosive sports like skating.
@@TheDailyPush Oh yeah totally. I've cross compared light vs extensive stretching, slow vs fast, light cardio vs heavy cardio, weight lifting alone, cardio + weight lifting, cardio + weight lifting + stretching; and all of the above in a ton of different combos specifically to try and figure out the best way to not walk away with stressed joints at the end of the day. I've been on a bit of a weight loss journey (currently hovering between 40-60lbs lost from 100lbs goal) using skateboarding as my main drive to keep going with it. As of right now, if I was aiming for an absolutely optimal skate session and assuming I knew it was gonna be a long session: 5 minutes slow dynamic stretching, 10-15 minutes cardio, 5-10 minutes slow static/dynamic stretching blend, & just a few squats or some slow but heavy weight/resistance movements. In a vacuum assuming I don't go to the gym first: slow static/dynamic stretching hybrid is better than cardio alone, but a bit of stretching + a bit of cardio + push around building up to more knee intensive stuff is where I'm currently at. I've actually given a lot of thought as to why that might be and have some theories range from selective inflexibility (I have great front to back flexibility, but horrible lateral flexibility which is necessary for proper form on a lot of tricks.) all the way to the time I take to do stretches. I don't really over strain my movement at all. I tend to build into my full range of stretched motion slowly rather than just being like "fuck it, let's get this over with so I can skate." I have dealt with knee strain since I was young so have become extra careful about my warmup process over time.
@@TheDailyPush As far as I know, the negative effects of static stretching you mentioned only last for >10min which means, that if you do some dynamic stuff after stretching, there won't be any negative effects at all ;)
Thanks for the info. I've been doing it all wrong for years; Static stretching before all sporting activities. Last year I broke my tibia plateaue doing the ole skateboard-splits, so those static stretches were no help at all. Now I'm back on the board it's dynamic warm ups from now on!
Dude, you're great when it comes to training, I need your help! I've been trying to land the Straight 8 (kickflip, sw flip, nollie flip, Fakie flip, heelflip, sw heelflip, nollie heelflip and Fakie heelflip in a row) during two months! Most of times I land the first six flip variations and I fail with the seventh or eight one, I initially thought it was because my nollie and Fakie heels sucked. So I decided to start with the heelflips instead of the kickflips, but now I have the same issue than before, I land all heelflips but when I start with the kickflips I suck. IDK what to do! I've got new shoes, cleaned my griptape, I've dedicated sessions just to practice the weaker tricks (nollie and fakie) but nothing works! Today's session was even worse than the last one, didn't see any improvement... I'm so frustrated! Heeeeelp!
Ooph bro it's hard to say! I mean if you can do all the tricks separately and you can do them consistently, then the only other thing I can think of is that you might be getting tired (when you're tired/fatigued you won't skate so well). You could try leaving a little bit more time in between each trick to try and minimise fatigue. Hope that helps!
@@TheDailyPush OMG, you were flipping right, I took a couple of seconds between each trick and almost two minutes between each try and I could finally land the line in less than 20 minutes. Damn dude, you're the best! Thanks! 🔥🔥🔥
im new at skating and i just went skating yesterday and i didnt do anny streaches my legs feel so soar thank you for the video i will never forget to streach ever again
that’s exactly why I’m watching this video…. I started skating 2 days ago and I can’t feel my legs cause they’re so cramped up. Did you ever learn what was causing it?? I wanna know if it was anything specific?
This is so true, lots of skaters do most of these things and it’s horrible, you are great for letting them know man, I respect you, also helps me and reminds me of a few things thank you Man
I dunno I feel like my body is doing what I want him to do more frequently when I stretch vs when I don't. I also had no serious injury since adding stretching to my routine. Could be psychosomatic tho, but what at skating isn't.
My body is crippled after every session, iam 33 and got back into 8:months ago after a 15 year break, I can't remember being in pain for 2 days afterwards, any vids on this? Subscribed
I stretch after a good few minutes of pushing. Then I skate again. The legs are warm and tight. I usually spend a good ten minutes of just pushing around the park before the party starts.
The aspect of stretching...how or...when is the best time to stretch to gain more range of motion and flexibility? I just got a board, skated ONE session....and my legs are just fucking dead bro. All I did was relearn to Ollie (still a work in progress) amd ride , but damn man when I raise my legs they're in so much pain, and my push/pop calf muscle is tight AF and feels bad. So I feel like I need to stretch and idk do something to help this aspect if I want to continue. I haven't skated in years. I skated a 16 year old kid into early adult hood then stopped. I'm now 37, and feel like a grandpa when I get home from work. I'm super excited to do it all again, but literally can't even skate a 2nd day cause of how bad my range of motion is, and how sore everything got just after a day of what everyone else would probably consider doing nothing. I workout, I'm not in bad muscle strength shape but flexibility is garbage, and I think a big reason for how bad this first day got to me. I get that I'll probably eventually adapt more, just wondering if you know any vids or something that contain great routines to gain flexibility an stuff.
Hey man so first off it's normal to feel sore after doing any kind of exercise you're not used to, whether it's training in the gym, skating, rock climbing, anything, and especially if you massively increase the intensity out of nowhere (which is easy to do with skating). All the extra jumping and fast movements you do when you skate are the perfect recipe for a load of soreness if you're not used to them too. What's going to help you 1000x more than stretching is a combination of resistance training and progressively increasing the intensity of your skate sessions. Resistance training through large ranges of motions can increase flexibility just as well as stretching and has countless other benefits that will help you build resilience to better handle the stresses of skating. You'll also find that by doing the right exercises and gradually building your resilience to the different movements you do when you skate, soreness will naturally decrease. And then of course nothing prepares you for skating better than skating, but you've gotta be progressive with it. Expect a bit of soreness in the beginning and when you push the intensity more than what you used to, but if you're still really sore into day 2, you pushed it too hard. The goal is to figure what you can currently handle so you're not totally destroyed, and then gradually increase little by little different things in your session - eg duration, impact, etc. Hope that helps, let me know if you have questions! And if you're after some resistance training, I have some videos here on the channel and also some full skate-specific programs on the website www.thedailypush.com 🙌🙌 ps nutrition, sleep, recovery etc are also a big part of building resilience and not feeling destroyed and there's loads of stuff on those topics on the website and channel.
Its crazy when you're a kid you don't even really think about getting sore I used to smack the ground and complain for a min then get over it and try it again until I got the trick.
Haha yeh you're right man the bod can handle much more when you're younger. Resistance training is the key to getting that youth back as you age though 🙌
First of all, love your videos... But I think after this particular video, I'll be hearing "as well" for a few More Hours in the back of my head 😅 Just being silly, keep doing your thing! Very educational, big up! 👊
1 thing i myself have done is not skated for a few weeks and stupidly get frustrated when i can't do tricks. focus on the stuff you can do and not the stuff you can't
Stretching will only affect your strength in a way that matters if you are lifting some serious weight. It will lost likely not affect your skating performance.
Because you probably have done almost 100 squats popping all those tricks. Skating stresses the body in a way normal daily life doesn't so you've gotta get back into it slowly so the body can adapt to skating. Next session I would go for half the time and see how you feel the next day. If you aren't too sore, you hit a good intensity and you can gradually increase from there. If you're still extra sore, dial it back until you find a duration and intensity where you're not. Hope that helps!
When you're young, there's no need to stretch. I stretch multiple times a day whether I skate or not. I'm 46. If I don't stretch and pop joints, I can't skate at all.
I'm 15 years and i need stretch for every sport, because if i don't do it i gonna get trauma like right now i have pain in my back from skateboarding, it happens when i turn around 180⁰
I was enjoying this video until u pulled out science for static stretching. Stretching is elite before skating if u think u lose tension for range of motion ur a noob u just lose the risk of pulling muscles. If u lose pop cos u stretch ur not human 😂
Check out the links in the description for what you should do before your session!
FACTS!!!
1. Don't eat food before a session
2. Don't static stretch
3. Don't do a 1 min warm up
4. Don't skip your warm up
5. Don't complain
Basically.
thank you. i hate waffle
Dynamic stretch before any exercise tho
Thank you
Thanks man, saved me time
Static do help with flexibility. If u do the splits on the board it will help. Or land weird
Absolutely enjoy the content. Been skating since I was 14 (I am 22), and have been studying exercise science at the Community College here in Portland, Or for a year now. It is so great to see you creating videos for people for free! I think you do a good job and it inspires me.
Hey Conner! Thanks for your comment! So hyped to hear the videos inspire you! And sick that you're studying exercise science, hope you bring some more knowledge to the skate world!
I’m 14 right now and I just got into skating, do you have any good tips for me?
@@ipotat4455 Sameeee idk ion got tips just wanted to say same
@@gardendarwin7783 all good, we both will get better at skating and have an amazing time. 👌🧙
Hope all is going well, im over here in corvallis oregon trying to get better after a long break
Just discovered your channel. Being a 34 year old skater your videos are such a help. Currently doing yoga any way and already feel the difference
I've always been stiff unless I stretch first. I don't over do it, but I'm really skeptical about the science behind that because consistently over the entirety of my 20 years of skating, stretching (but not over stretching) has worked really well. In fact when I don't, consistently I am more likely to leave the session hurting. Now I'll agree that some light cardio paired with stretching is an even better combo, but stretching for me has always been hugely important and helpful.
Hey Skapo, have you tried warming up with some light cardio, then some dynamic stretches and muscle activation style things? I think static stretching could help you if you've been doing it so long and it becomes almost like a ritual, which it has for you right? The placebo effect is also a powerful thing so if you believe something will help, whatever it is, then it's highly possible that it does help you personally, even if the science says it doesn't. Regarding the science though, comparing static vs dynamic stretching, most research does show static stretching has a negative impact on performance (power, jump height, etc), but a dynamic warm up improves performance, and specifically for explosive sports like skating.
@@TheDailyPush Oh yeah totally. I've cross compared light vs extensive stretching, slow vs fast, light cardio vs heavy cardio, weight lifting alone, cardio + weight lifting, cardio + weight lifting + stretching; and all of the above in a ton of different combos specifically to try and figure out the best way to not walk away with stressed joints at the end of the day. I've been on a bit of a weight loss journey (currently hovering between 40-60lbs lost from 100lbs goal) using skateboarding as my main drive to keep going with it. As of right now, if I was aiming for an absolutely optimal skate session and assuming I knew it was gonna be a long session: 5 minutes slow dynamic stretching, 10-15 minutes cardio, 5-10 minutes slow static/dynamic stretching blend, & just a few squats or some slow but heavy weight/resistance movements.
In a vacuum assuming I don't go to the gym first: slow static/dynamic stretching hybrid is better than cardio alone, but a bit of stretching + a bit of cardio + push around building up to more knee intensive stuff is where I'm currently at.
I've actually given a lot of thought as to why that might be and have some theories range from selective inflexibility (I have great front to back flexibility, but horrible lateral flexibility which is necessary for proper form on a lot of tricks.) all the way to the time I take to do stretches. I don't really over strain my movement at all. I tend to build into my full range of stretched motion slowly rather than just being like "fuck it, let's get this over with so I can skate." I have dealt with knee strain since I was young so have become extra careful about my warmup process over time.
@@TheDailyPush As far as I know, the negative effects of static stretching you mentioned only last for >10min which means, that if you do some dynamic stuff after stretching, there won't be any negative effects at all ;)
Thanks for the info. I've been doing it all wrong for years; Static stretching before all sporting activities. Last year I broke my tibia plateaue doing the ole skateboard-splits, so those static stretches were no help at all. Now I'm back on the board it's dynamic warm ups from now on!
Ooph mate sounds gnarly! Gotta do it wrong before you do it right! Glad you're back skating!
Quality stuff as usual, love the content.
Cheers mate! Appreciate that!
Appreciate the video been skating since I was 7 and now I’m 21 and for the first time I pulled a muscle when I hoped on my board today
Dude, you're great when it comes to training, I need your help! I've been trying to land the Straight 8 (kickflip, sw flip, nollie flip, Fakie flip, heelflip, sw heelflip, nollie heelflip and Fakie heelflip in a row) during two months! Most of times I land the first six flip variations and I fail with the seventh or eight one, I initially thought it was because my nollie and Fakie heels sucked. So I decided to start with the heelflips instead of the kickflips, but now I have the same issue than before, I land all heelflips but when I start with the kickflips I suck. IDK what to do! I've got new shoes, cleaned my griptape, I've dedicated sessions just to practice the weaker tricks (nollie and fakie) but nothing works! Today's session was even worse than the last one, didn't see any improvement... I'm so frustrated! Heeeeelp!
Ooph bro it's hard to say! I mean if you can do all the tricks separately and you can do them consistently, then the only other thing I can think of is that you might be getting tired (when you're tired/fatigued you won't skate so well). You could try leaving a little bit more time in between each trick to try and minimise fatigue. Hope that helps!
@@TheDailyPush OMG, you were flipping right, I took a couple of seconds between each trick and almost two minutes between each try and I could finally land the line in less than 20 minutes. Damn dude, you're the best! Thanks! 🔥🔥🔥
@@momoskates3491 hahaha yes dude!! So hyped for you!
Damn i do all five
Hahaha dam bro, well 1 step at a time
im new at skating and i just went skating yesterday and i didnt do anny streaches my legs feel so soar thank you for the video i will never forget to streach ever again
that’s exactly why I’m watching this video…. I started skating 2 days ago and I can’t feel my legs cause they’re so cramped up. Did you ever learn what was causing it?? I wanna know if it was anything specific?
This is so true, lots of skaters do most of these things and it’s horrible, you are great for letting them know man, I respect you, also helps me and reminds me of a few things thank you Man
I dunno I feel like my body is doing what I want him to do more frequently when I stretch vs when I don't. I also had no serious injury since adding stretching to my routine. Could be psychosomatic tho, but what at skating isn't.
Very good content bro! I would add: don't go skate w/o burnin' a spliff! kkkkk Thanks from Brasil!
Hahaha many would agree
hell yeah
Legend
Smoke at least after uve warmed up though
Only sk8 stoned 🤙 less fear and we chillin
You did a great job present this info. I practice dynamic warm ups and I can tell that it helps me more than static.
The basic tricks “does Nollie kickflips”
They’re hars but still basic
did all 5 today... now i know 👍
My body is crippled after every session, iam 33 and got back into 8:months ago after a 15 year break, I can't remember being in pain for 2 days afterwards, any vids on this? Subscribed
Same here. Make sure you stretch and warm down properly when you finish skating .
Pain is part of getting old.
Cool shiba
Keep up the great content !
Thanks Jo!
Can you also do a double leg?
I stretch after a good few minutes of pushing. Then I skate again. The legs are warm and tight. I usually spend a good ten minutes of just pushing around the park before the party starts.
The aspect of stretching...how or...when is the best time to stretch to gain more range of motion and flexibility? I just got a board, skated ONE session....and my legs are just fucking dead bro. All I did was relearn to Ollie (still a work in progress) amd ride , but damn man when I raise my legs they're in so much pain, and my push/pop calf muscle is tight AF and feels bad.
So I feel like I need to stretch and idk do something to help this aspect if I want to continue. I haven't skated in years. I skated a 16 year old kid into early adult hood then stopped. I'm now 37, and feel like a grandpa when I get home from work. I'm super excited to do it all again, but literally can't even skate a 2nd day cause of how bad my range of motion is, and how sore everything got just after a day of what everyone else would probably consider doing nothing. I workout, I'm not in bad muscle strength shape but flexibility is garbage, and I think a big reason for how bad this first day got to me. I get that I'll probably eventually adapt more, just wondering if you know any vids or something that contain great routines to gain flexibility an stuff.
Hey man so first off it's normal to feel sore after doing any kind of exercise you're not used to, whether it's training in the gym, skating, rock climbing, anything, and especially if you massively increase the intensity out of nowhere (which is easy to do with skating). All the extra jumping and fast movements you do when you skate are the perfect recipe for a load of soreness if you're not used to them too.
What's going to help you 1000x more than stretching is a combination of resistance training and progressively increasing the intensity of your skate sessions. Resistance training through large ranges of motions can increase flexibility just as well as stretching and has countless other benefits that will help you build resilience to better handle the stresses of skating. You'll also find that by doing the right exercises and gradually building your resilience to the different movements you do when you skate, soreness will naturally decrease.
And then of course nothing prepares you for skating better than skating, but you've gotta be progressive with it. Expect a bit of soreness in the beginning and when you push the intensity more than what you used to, but if you're still really sore into day 2, you pushed it too hard. The goal is to figure what you can currently handle so you're not totally destroyed, and then gradually increase little by little different things in your session - eg duration, impact, etc. Hope that helps, let me know if you have questions! And if you're after some resistance training, I have some videos here on the channel and also some full skate-specific programs on the website www.thedailypush.com 🙌🙌 ps nutrition, sleep, recovery etc are also a big part of building resilience and not feeling destroyed and there's loads of stuff on those topics on the website and channel.
@@TheDailyPush thanks! I really appreciate you took the time to write all that. I'm definitely gonna check it out.
@@pheinted6386 Pleasure dude!
Its crazy when you're a kid you don't even really think about getting sore I used to smack the ground and complain for a min then get over it and try it again until I got the trick.
Haha yeh you're right man the bod can handle much more when you're younger. Resistance training is the key to getting that youth back as you age though 🙌
First of all, love your videos...
But I think after this particular video, I'll be hearing "as well" for a few More Hours in the back of my head 😅
Just being silly, keep doing your thing! Very educational, big up! 👊
Stretching is good for tight muscles.. before and after
1 thing i myself have done is not skated for a few weeks and stupidly get frustrated when i can't do tricks. focus on the stuff you can do and not the stuff you can't
Thanx for advice!
You're welcome Sasa!
Stretching will only affect your strength in a way that matters if you are lifting some serious weight. It will lost likely not affect your skating performance.
i’m 20 should i start skating i know how to push is all
Can anyone explain why my thighs feel like I’ve done like 100 squats. Not skated in about year and just back into it. Been doing shuvits and ollies
Because you probably have done almost 100 squats popping all those tricks. Skating stresses the body in a way normal daily life doesn't so you've gotta get back into it slowly so the body can adapt to skating. Next session I would go for half the time and see how you feel the next day. If you aren't too sore, you hit a good intensity and you can gradually increase from there. If you're still extra sore, dial it back until you find a duration and intensity where you're not. Hope that helps!
What if I do a 20 minute row before skating. Good idea?
Is there a specific reason you want to row for 20mins?
@@TheDailyPush It's just what I do for a normal workout. I've been doing it after skating.
I find I increase power if I stretch 😃 otherwise I get extremely soar 😃 also I’m a dancer
you still skate love ?
0,5s long quad stretch and hop on the board
You forgot to mention one thing about static stretching it's OK to do after the skate session. Your correct not before
Yep you're right! If stretching helps you relax after your sesh, go for it!
@@TheDailyPush not that helps me relax but just based on all the sport science stuff I have watched they say streach after a workout
When you're young, there's no need to stretch. I stretch multiple times a day whether I skate or not. I'm 46. If I don't stretch and pop joints, I can't skate at all.
I'm 15 years and i need stretch for every sport, because if i don't do it i gonna get trauma like right now i have pain in my back from skateboarding, it happens when i turn around 180⁰
This video is good and funny except the stretching part 😂
Really nice advice.. I found my self complaining the first day I skated after winter. I'll never do that again;)
Very nice
Love this
personally i need to eat about an hour before a long skate session or ill have to stop 2 hours in to go eat
Everytime I try to skate my knees start hurting and it ruins my whole skating career and I lost my kickflips cuz of it
Hell nah ima keep on stretching
thats either a big shiba or a small akita
Bro i ate so much before my sesh. I felt sick and wasent able to do shit
I cant skate if i dont stretch ill get insane cramps and pull muscles
Hey mate have you tried a dynamic warm up instead just for a couple of sessions to see how you feel?
45
Damn thats why I cant ollie
The ollies coming!
Ur awesome At skate boarding better Then me all I know is How to go straight And Turn and Break my arm..
Sounds like dantdm
Wait when you get to the late 40's. You are gonna need it I promise you.
Good luck no stretching bro! Enjoy your youth.
Can't tell if this dude is hot or a total dork.
I was enjoying this video until u pulled out science for static stretching. Stretching is elite before skating if u think u lose tension for range of motion ur a noob u just lose the risk of pulling muscles. If u lose pop cos u stretch ur not human 😂
Static stretches can be great. Just not before activity.
Too much talk :(
Hahaha check my more recent videos, they're more of a blend between skating and talking
That was the point of this video...he’s literally explaining what not to do. Why wouldn’t he talk a lot?