Warmup / Session Routines

[silhouette]

I always try to cruise to the spot I want to skate to get the legs going, we don't really have open plazas here so warming up on the actual spots is a pretty brutal massacre (at least it is now at 31; I can do it if I have to, but I don't want to). I probably don't even flip my board for the first 30 minutes, I'll just push around and try to warm up every muscle in my body step by step not neglecting any movement or rotation because I've stuck things in my back and shoulders before trying to go all in with no preparation, so I'll do a lot of spins with shove-its and 180's every way in every stance gradually increasing the pop until I start feeling just right. At parks I'll just cruise around and ollie, crooked bonk, 50-50, nollie tail or front board shit, step hops and banks are good to get the legs going too. If there is a cone or a flat gap I'll do basic shit that doesn't flip over it for a while because I know I'm going to have a shit day if I start going for 360 flips straight away as opposed to learning how to feel my ollies for the day. Ledge or manual shit I just start with the obvious basics then work my way up. I don't stretch because I'm lazy and can't stick to a routine, but I should (I've done it before so I know how amazing it feels, but I just can't commit).

[SneakySecrets]

stretch like i know what im doing (i dont). i find doing the russian crouch helps me the most and probably makes me look the stupidest at the same time.

Papps?

[quadcuff]

this thread is a reminder to stretch thoroughly

[Buck Bundy]

I’ll be 38 in March. I lost all my shit when I stopped skating in my late 20’s. I was drinking heavily and doing a lot of blow. I gained 50lbs and when I started skating again at 33/34 I couldn’t do anything. Ive stoppped drinking and doing coke and lost all the weight I put on, but I fucked myself and skating is completely different now. My warm up routine is my session. Stretch, roll around, try to do 180’s/Ollie’s every way, switch shuv, and if I’m really lucky, a kickflip. I hate how different it is now. Im happy as fuck that I can still skate, but I miss being good at it. I’m not one to preach to anyone about drinking and partying...but take it from me kiddo’s, it WILL catch up to you and fuck up your skating.

[DiscountCanofTuna]

Aside from pushing from the station to the park I kinda just start skating badly and on a good day it slowly gets better

[Powdered Toast Man!]

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But really, having my front foot run over by a bus of mentally challenged and disabled people when i was 11 is really catching up to me decades later.
I’m lucky to do still this, cant complain

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Shouldn’t have fallen off the bus brother.

Lol

[FROTHY]

I’ll be 38 in March. I lost all my shit when I stopped skating in my late 20’s. I was drinking heavily and doing a lot of blow. I gained 50lbs and when I started skating again at 33/34 I couldn’t do anything. Ive stoppped drinking and doing coke and lost all the weight I put on, but I fucked myself and skating is completely different now. My warm up routine is my session. Stretch, roll around, try to do 180’s/Ollie’s every way, switch shuv, and if I’m really lucky, a kickflip. I hate how different it is now. Im happy as fuck that I can still skate, but I miss being good at it. I’m not one to preach to anyone about drinking and partying...but take it from me kiddo’s, it WILL catch up to you and fuck up your skating.

Minus the blow. Add a torn patellar tendon.

[j....soy.....]

Ollie...nollie...fakie ollie.....switch ollie...fs 180....bs 180...half cab....fs half cab...fs 180 nollie...bs 180 nollie...switch fs 180...switch bs 180....

Front shuv....kickflip.....

When I can't sleep I picture this and....

Zzzzz.....it's like counting sheep....

[olliehole]

Hardflip the local 15 stair

[ndsr]

Hardflip the local 15 stair
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[johnes]

I march in place and swing my arms around, do jumping jacks and dynamic stretching.
Then I push around and just do nollie shuv it’s for about 15 min and then I’m warmed up.

[Battery Aziz]

I march in place and swing my arms around, do jumping jacks and dynamic stretching.
Then I push around and just do nollie shuv it’s for about 15 min and then I’m warmed up.

Dynamic stretching before...static stretching after the session to avoid soreness

[Vintagebody]

I'm pretty fit so it takes awhile to warm up.
Usually I do 20 standing side leg raises 3 times and some leg rotations. Then I skate around the park goofy and switch, so that both my legs get used. Und zhen its time to eaze on to tricks. I like to start with doing every ollie, then every shuvit, fs shuvit, 180 etc.

[mpiss]

Skating to the slappy spot and doing some fs/bs slappies for a while, some kickflips off curbs, then cruise to the park warmed up.

[Halfcab180]

Have any of you noticed a substantial difference between stretching at the beginning and the end, and just at the end? I used to always stretch on both ends, but read that it isn't as important at the beginning as a general warm up. I only stretch at the end now, and haven't really noticed a difference. I also like to try a harder trick I'm working on into the warmup mix. Sometimes trying a new trick when I'm colder helps me figure it out because I end up doing it slightly differently .

[TheLowerBack]

I’ve recently taken to hot showers before the session to loosen up the muscles. Then it’s the foam roller, downward dog, upward dog, cat/cow and butterflies. CBD ointment on hips, knees, and lower back. Usually like to walk to the spot, then just dorking around until my body is ready to dork around.

[SneakySecrets]

I’ve recently taken to hot showers before the session to loosen up the muscles. Then it’s the foam roller, downward dog, upward dog, cat/cow and butterflies. CBD ointment on hips, knees, and lower back. Usually like to walk to the spot, then just dorking around until my body is ready to dork around.

Are you 70 years old?

[Dwyck]

I’ve recently taken to hot showers before the session to loosen up the muscles.

Interesting, i hot shower, once a day,before i do everything because i like being clean. i never thought this thing everyone but Marines do could help loosen up my muscles

[Jim and Dan]

The fucking Mamushka, derp!

[TheLowerBack]

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I’ve recently taken to hot showers before the session to loosen up the muscles. Then it’s the foam roller, downward dog, upward dog, cat/cow and butterflies. CBD ointment on hips, knees, and lower back. Usually like to walk to the spot, then just dorking around until my body is ready to dork around.

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Are you 70 years old?

Nah. 35, but I feel like I’m in my 70s. I’ve had three pretty serious back injuries and usually throw it out about once a year. Nerve damage, muscle tears, slipped/herniated disks, etc. I’d like to skate through my 50s, so I’m just trying to stay on top of it.

[ihatejulio]

100 Push-Ups

100 Sit-Ups

100 Squats

10 KM Running

Do this every day until your hair falls out.

[HugeBodBoyle]

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I’ve recently taken to hot showers before the session to loosen up the muscles. Then it’s the foam roller, downward dog, upward dog, cat/cow and butterflies. CBD ointment on hips, knees, and lower back. Usually like to walk to the spot, then just dorking around until my body is ready to dork around.

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Are you 70 years old?

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Nah. 35, but I feel like I’m in my 70s. I’ve had three pretty serious back injuries and usually throw it out about once a year. Nerve damage, muscle tears, slipped/herniated disks, etc. I’d like to skate through my 50s, so I’m just trying to stay on top of it.

I'd murder to be 35 again.

[tom]

There’s a skatepark directly across the street from my house. I usually skate flat and a curb outside of the park. I warmup with some jump ropes, then ten kickflips followed up by ten jumps with the rope, and repeat till I’m burnt out and over it. That’s usually about a 45 minute endeavor before I leave to grab breakfast and go skate somewhere else. Very rarely do I actually go into the skatepark

[Brguy]

I didn't used to do them, but since I twisted my ankle I decided to start doing the same deal before skating, all 180s and shove its variations then whatever more I can do, like 360 flips, hardflips, 360s and kickflips/heelflips if it doesn't hurt.

[Pegasus]

sit on the ledge