Massive Workouts for Massive Waves

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Laird is incredibly strong. He works out 6-7 days a week. He rarely sits and you’ll never catch him watching tv on the couch unless it’s after 8:00 for a family movie. His amount of activities may shock you.

Monday- Wednesday -Friday
1-2 Hr Weight Room Circuit with the boys
Short Bike Ride -1 ½ hrs (short?)

Tuesday – Thursday
Long Bike Ride – Mountain or Street
Sand Training -lunges, push-ups, head stands, hindu squats, log drag, sand dunes
Standup Paddle Surf Session
Saturday-Sunday
Bike – Mountain or Road
Water activities – surfing, standup paddling, foil boarding, jet skiing

Laird tries to get worked on – deep massage – 1 to2 times a week to help muscle recovery.

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A Typical Weight Room Circuit Workout

Approx 1 hr 45 min
20-60 reps per exercise
15 – 20 exercises total
All body parts
Weight varies per exercise – but it’s heavy weight!

What it’s Good For:
*Connects all muscle groups
*Circuit training translates directly to performance connectivity – balance, stability, strength building
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Stand Up Paddling- Surfing

1 – 2 Hours

Laird paddles out to one of his favorite spots in Malibu. Here he decides to try it backwards as you will often see him doing. Most of the time he goes out he comes back completely dry (never goes in the water).

Watch Laird’s How To Standup Paddle Video

What it’s Good For:

Stabilizing muscles and core training: head to toe workout, abs, core, shoulders, back, toes, feet
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Typical Outdoor Bike Workout

2 ½ hrs

What’s it good for:
Scenic, cardio, focus, legs, stabilizers, thrill of ride downhill!

Laird recently competed in RAAM (Race Across America)
read about ‘Team Surfing USA’

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