Awesome video! As a PT, I love that you used proper terminology and explain the term, the muscles you are engaging, and the benefits of the specific exercises to those muscles for skating. 💪🏻 #solid.
Thanks Nick, I've been working on this a lot lately trying to get some pop back. Blew my knee at 41 and its been a serious struggle to restrengthen from what was my 10 month post op rehab. I had to focus on my range of motion so heavily that my muscle strength took a hit. Trying to still have pop at almost 45 is probably a struggle in itself but I can see it paying off just a little and every tip I can get helps.
So my gf just got a gym membership to get into better health and shape... Also I can tag along without paying so of course I'm going to google exercises that will help with skating... your the first video that popped up. Long way from the sk8 shop. Congrats
Thanks for the video from a fellow Masshole! I've always been a fan of your skating and now of your workouts. I'm turning 41 soon, so I've decided to work out to prolong my skating days. Keep the videos coming, and I hope to see you soon at Lynch! Or maybe street racing, on my 900+ HP MS3.
Woah Hey Nick! I totally didn’t even recognize you man! I grew up skateboarding and I used to watch you shred when I was a kid. Anyway It’s great to see you making these videos brotha, much appreciated!
Those Poliquin Step Ups are absolute money. It may not look like anything but that's one of the most effective exercises for skating. This movement alone will get you more explosive on and off the board. Bonus -- for anyone dealing with jumper's knee, this movement will be instrumental in fixing it. Also look into the patrick step up.
Also why don’t you consider working with pro/am skaters? I’m sure a lot of them would appreciate elevating their performance and longevity in the sport
ive been Lifting since 1998 but mainly for Basketball running jumping power etc i had no idea that you could transfer squats bench deads over for skateboarding i assume it would increase your ollies and spins and jumps on the board as i gave up on skateboarding years ago at 37 almost 38 im still intrested in learning
I been skating for like 17 years now being 25. I blame skating that long for my right side hip popping. Do those elastic band hip stretches help with that possibly?
Your legs will adapt to the training stimulus! Think about it like skating. The first couple times you've ever skated you would get really sore. Now you're use to it. It's like the same thing. And of course nutrition is extremely important for recovery!
Its a private gym that does group training! And if you're in the gym to look at babes then you're in there for the wrong reason lol. I get in the zone and put in the work!
Idk for some reason I feel like lifting for power and strength takes too much away from my aerodynamics and makes me stiff, I think yoga and core workouts need to be implemented specially if you doing the workout in the vid. I think the main thing a skateboarding athlete needs is injury prevention and yoga, stretching to get all them joints as strong as possible so you ain’t always off the board hurt.
Injury prevention is going to come primarily from strength training. The best way to improve your mobility is through strength training, and the best way to strengthen your joints is through strength training. I definitely agree with core and yoga, as well. Think of it this way, NFL,NBA, and gymnastic athletes tend to be have some of the highest vertical leaps and are the most aerodynamic, yet they still have a lot of muscle/strength. The more power you can produce through your legs the higher you jump, which translates to getting more height/pop during tricks. Likewise, the greater the load is that your body can handle, then the greater the impact that your body can handle, which translates to being able to land from higher and higher surfaces. You have to apply loads of heavy stimulus aka weight training in order to improve tendon/ligament/overall joint strength and injury prevention. Stretching too much can also put you at an increased risk of injury. You can have all the flexibility, in the world, but if you don’t have the strength in those positions, you’re actually putting yourself at an increased risk of injury. The single best way to increase muscle fiber length is actually through eccentric strength training, not stretching. Skateboarding is a fast twitch dominant sport just like sprinting, football, and basketball, so you’re going to need to train in somewhat of a similar fashion to those athletes in order to become better at the sport. Hope that helps. I wish I had known this when I used to skate. It would have increased my performance by 20X
Andrew T I agree with everything you say except weight lifting increasing mobility. Would you say plyometrics and calisthenics exercises would translate better than weightlifting? I believe so. Also I found out in the past few weeks pistol squats do better for me than squatting regular, feels like I lose my timing on the board every time I squat heavy that week.
@@brahstergm8390 Since I have a bit more time today, I'll try to cover the stretching and exercises in separates posts. So, much of the new research shows that resistance training significantly increases mobility and overall muscle flexibility with better and longer lasting results than those you'd get from static stretching, and resistance training has actually been shown to give superior results to traditional static stretching in a number of instances. Just to hammer this home The British Journal of Sports Medicine conducted an analysis of 25 studies and over 26,000 participants, and they reported that stretching training reduced the risk of injury by an average of 4% but that resistance training reduced the risk by 69%. That’s a hell of a reason to get lifting. It’s best to think of weight training as just dynamic stretching with resistance. By controlling the exercise (called the ‘eccentric’ portion) under resistance, your muscle fibres are producing force whilst being stretched. This has two main benefits. First, by getting stronger in these stretched positions, the body learns that it’s ‘safe’ to be there. The brain can be a little overprotective at times, so it won’t let you get into positions you can’t control. Second, you’ll actually increase the length of your muscle fascicles (these are little bunches of muscle fibres). This plays a big role in strengthening the muscle and protecting against injury. It’s the eccentric portion of the exercise that some people scrimp on which can lead them to be tight. So, when performed with a full range of motion, resistance training has been consistently proven as an effective way to increase flexibility. The key is to make sure you use full range of motion on the exercises.
@@brahstergm8390 As far as plyometrics and calisthenics are concerned, my answer is definitely not. Calisthenics can give you some results in the beginning, but you can only continue to see results by using added resistance, which is pretty much just weight training anyway. Performing plyometrics without having a proper strength base is essentially just asking for an overuse injury. Plyometrics are useful at times, but with skateboarding, you're getting a ton of plyometrics already by just skating, itself. Therefore, adding them into your routine is just going to increase your chances, significantly, of getting injured. So that's a definite a hard no on the plyo's for now. As far as squats are concerned, rear foot, elevated, single leg squats (RFESS) are the way to go. It gives you the same benefits of regular squats, but it translates better to sports like skateboarding and basketball that require a lot of single leg jumping. It also allows you to prevent imbalances in either leg. Another great thing about RFESS is that, because you're using one leg, you can still load them just as heavy while using less weight than regular two foot squats. I'd advise using dumbbells for RFESS, instead of a bar, personally. It's just way more practical, easier, and just as effective.
@@brahstergm8390 Also, if you want a better explanation, this guy gives a good explanation. He's one of the best vertical jump and NBA trainers in the world, and he trains all sorts of athletes looking to increase their vertical jump. Here's the link to the episode where he goes into stretching: ua-cam.com/video/GcodqU_Tbvs/v-deo.html And here's a 3 minute version of what he states: ua-cam.com/video/5vPyBVXkUFg/v-deo.html
lets see how long it will take me to get my original pop back since when i was 16/17 i kinda destroyed my knee but its better now getting back into skating and now i can follow some exercises to help me get back on track faster thanks Nick a small clip of mine from last night gotta get back in shape :D instagram.com/p/Be8-svIgs4l/?taken-by=wesv if you notice anything what i can change about my Ollie to do em better excewpt for strength training let me know :D
Finally here's a workout video for Skater's to benefit from! Let me know if I should make more! Thanks for watching!
Awesome video! As a PT, I love that you used proper terminology and explain the term, the muscles you are engaging, and the benefits of the specific exercises to those muscles for skating. 💪🏻 #solid.
+2 to the unilateral stuff, REALLY helped me fix some imbalances. Nice video bruh!
Thanks my bro!!
I’m glad I’m not the only guy that lifts that also skates lol.
Hell yeah homie!
Nick Dompierre On a scale from 1-10 how much has weight training changed your life?
Lift and skating gang!!!
Swole and steezy!
Exactly the video I was looking for
Thanks Nick, I've been working on this a lot lately trying to get some pop back. Blew my knee at 41 and its been a serious struggle to restrengthen from what was my 10 month post op rehab. I had to focus on my range of motion so heavily that my muscle strength took a hit. Trying to still have pop at almost 45 is probably a struggle in itself but I can see it paying off just a little and every tip I can get helps.
I wish you the best brother! It will come back in time!
So my gf just got a gym membership to get into better health and shape... Also I can tag along without paying so of course I'm going to google exercises that will help with skating... your the first video that popped up. Long way from the sk8 shop. Congrats
Thanks for the video from a fellow Masshole! I've always been a fan of your skating and now of your workouts. I'm turning 41 soon, so I've decided to work out to prolong my skating days. Keep the videos coming, and I hope to see you soon at Lynch! Or maybe street racing, on my 900+ HP MS3.
Omar Nieves-Hernandez thanks Omar! Yeah man once it’s warm I’ll be back in the area! Would be dope to skate!
Great video! Sittning good morning and all the others seems just great. Full force up from the squats is genius. Keep it up!
Woah Hey Nick! I totally didn’t even recognize you man! I grew up skateboarding and I used to watch you shred when I was a kid. Anyway It’s great to see you making these videos brotha, much appreciated!
Poliquin Step Ups - Stand on the tail on your skateboard and you got that position
Those Poliquin Step Ups are absolute money. It may not look like anything but that's one of the most effective exercises for skating. This movement alone will get you more explosive on and off the board. Bonus -- for anyone dealing with jumper's knee, this movement will be instrumental in fixing it. Also look into the patrick step up.
Yeah man they are pretty awesome!
Nice Video ♥ But i have a other question. What is the name of the song in the Intro? It sounds so nice *-* A motivating song for skateboarding :)
Also why don’t you consider working with pro/am skaters? I’m sure a lot of them would appreciate elevating their performance and longevity in the sport
That would be cool! I do all my coaching via Online. Not in the gym. If I owned my own gym it would be a different story. I'd love to train my homie!
ive been Lifting since 1998 but mainly for Basketball running jumping power etc i had no idea
that you could transfer squats bench deads over for skateboarding i assume it would increase your ollies
and spins and jumps on the board as i gave up on skateboarding years ago at 37 almost 38 im still intrested
in learning
Yeah squats help a lot when you skate a lot of times when you pop you have a tendacy to lean back. Squats help keep your balanced centered.
Thanks
how do I stop sciatica
Really cool! 😄
Jake Hayes is the best example of huge pop with no gym ever
Whoop finally!
I been skating for like 17 years now being 25. I blame skating that long for my right side hip popping. Do those elastic band hip stretches help with that possibly?
Yes it really warms up your hip flexors and glutes!
How do you skate with the leg soreness ??
Your legs will adapt to the training stimulus! Think about it like skating. The first couple times you've ever skated you would get really sore. Now you're use to it. It's like the same thing. And of course nutrition is extremely important for recovery!
How is your gym always empty btw? Wish I had that luxury lol although the babes do help motivate me to push it
Its a private gym that does group training! And if you're in the gym to look at babes then you're in there for the wrong reason lol. I get in the zone and put in the work!
Nick Dompierre that's cool man! and babes in the gym is definitely not the reason I train hahah i just look at it as a bonus lol 😅
Damn i love that E30
Me too! 😎
nice. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Idk for some reason I feel like lifting for power and strength takes too much away from my aerodynamics and makes me stiff, I think yoga and core workouts need to be implemented specially if you doing the workout in the vid.
I think the main thing a skateboarding athlete needs is injury prevention and yoga, stretching to get all them joints as strong as possible so you ain’t always off the board hurt.
Injury prevention is going to come primarily from strength training. The best way to improve your mobility is through strength training, and the best way to strengthen your joints is through strength training. I definitely agree with core and yoga, as well. Think of it this way, NFL,NBA, and gymnastic athletes tend to be have some of the highest vertical leaps and are the most aerodynamic, yet they still have a lot of muscle/strength. The more power you can produce through your legs the higher you jump, which translates to getting more height/pop during tricks. Likewise, the greater the load is that your body can handle, then the greater the impact that your body can handle, which translates to being able to land from higher and higher surfaces. You have to apply loads of heavy stimulus aka weight training in order to improve tendon/ligament/overall joint strength and injury prevention. Stretching too much can also put you at an increased risk of injury. You can have all the flexibility, in the world, but if you don’t have the strength in those positions, you’re actually putting yourself at an increased risk of injury. The single best way to increase muscle fiber length is actually through eccentric strength training, not stretching. Skateboarding is a fast twitch dominant sport just like sprinting, football, and basketball, so you’re going to need to train in somewhat of a similar fashion to those athletes in order to become better at the sport. Hope that helps. I wish I had known this when I used to skate. It would have increased my performance by 20X
Andrew T I agree with everything you say except weight lifting increasing mobility.
Would you say plyometrics and calisthenics exercises would translate better than weightlifting? I believe so.
Also I found out in the past few weeks pistol squats do better for me than squatting regular, feels like I lose my timing on the board every time I squat heavy that week.
@@brahstergm8390 Since I have a bit more time today, I'll try to cover the stretching and exercises in separates posts. So, much of the new research shows that resistance training significantly increases mobility and overall muscle flexibility with better and longer lasting results than those you'd get from static stretching, and resistance training has actually been shown to give superior results to traditional static stretching in a number of instances. Just to hammer this home The British Journal of Sports Medicine conducted an analysis of 25 studies and over 26,000 participants, and they reported that stretching training reduced the risk of injury by an average of 4% but that resistance training reduced the risk by 69%. That’s a hell of a reason to get lifting. It’s best to think of weight training as just dynamic stretching with resistance. By controlling the exercise (called the ‘eccentric’ portion) under resistance, your muscle fibres are producing force whilst being stretched. This has two main benefits. First, by getting stronger in these stretched positions, the body learns that it’s ‘safe’ to be there. The brain can be a little overprotective at times, so it won’t let you get into positions you can’t control. Second, you’ll actually increase the length of your muscle fascicles (these are little bunches of muscle fibres). This plays a big role in strengthening the muscle and protecting against injury. It’s the eccentric portion of the exercise that some people scrimp on which can lead them to be tight. So, when performed with a full range of motion, resistance training has been consistently proven as an effective way to increase flexibility. The key is to make sure you use full range of motion on the exercises.
@@brahstergm8390 As far as plyometrics and calisthenics are concerned, my answer is definitely not. Calisthenics can give you some results in the beginning, but you can only continue to see results by using added resistance, which is pretty much just weight training anyway. Performing plyometrics without having a proper strength base is essentially just asking for an overuse injury. Plyometrics are useful at times, but with skateboarding, you're getting a ton of plyometrics already by just skating, itself. Therefore, adding them into your routine is just going to increase your chances, significantly, of getting injured. So that's a definite a hard no on the plyo's for now.
As far as squats are concerned, rear foot, elevated, single leg squats (RFESS) are the way to go. It gives you the same benefits of regular squats, but it translates better to sports like skateboarding and basketball that require a lot of single leg jumping. It also allows you to prevent imbalances in either leg. Another great thing about RFESS is that, because you're using one leg, you can still load them just as heavy while using less weight than regular two foot squats. I'd advise using dumbbells for RFESS, instead of a bar, personally. It's just way more practical, easier, and just as effective.
@@brahstergm8390 Also, if you want a better explanation, this guy gives a good explanation. He's one of the best vertical jump and NBA trainers in the world, and he trains all sorts of athletes looking to increase their vertical jump.
Here's the link to the episode where he goes into stretching: ua-cam.com/video/GcodqU_Tbvs/v-deo.html
And here's a 3 minute version of what he states: ua-cam.com/video/5vPyBVXkUFg/v-deo.html
Shit I just realized this was nick dompierre
@@forevershampoo 💪🏼😎
Still can’t get over your pop. Do a kickflip over table longways like Diego najera lol
Strength training has really helped!
lets see how long it will take me to get my original pop back since when i was 16/17 i kinda destroyed my knee but its better now getting back into skating and now i can follow some exercises to help me get back on track faster thanks Nick a small clip of mine from last night gotta get back in shape :D instagram.com/p/Be8-svIgs4l/?taken-by=wesv if you notice anything what i can change about my Ollie to do em better excewpt for strength training let me know :D
I literally say carbs like Nick ever since i started watching his vids........ COBS!
I mean, I know that's just out of the blue. But...whateva!
LOL! Cahhhhbs!
you destroying your knees, the angle shouldn't be more that 90 degrees....
KoMa Arts quite the opposite. Full range of motion is indicated
Really cool! 😄