Ring of Fire 2 Frame grabs, JSY training, No more Paula and Tamega

June 5th June 5th and June 5th!!
This is the premiere of Robert Isamberts video Ring of Fire 2. If you are thinking of going there is no more thinking just GO! It will be worth it, lots of fun, and a sick video!
Below are a few frame grabs of me in the vid!

I love that water color

Righty

Wednesday I got to meet with Jason from JSY fitness and it was another intense but good workout. He has me doing so many cool things and explains everything to me, like why I am doing a certain excercise and how it will benefit me in the water. Next workout is going to be way harder and I am stoked!

Focus face haha

Spiderman?? Na just Yokobosky!

It is official....my van Paula and I are officially done. I sold her yesterday and was pretty devastated. I learned a lot about cars because of all the trouble she gave me in the end and why not to spend $3,000 to TRY and get you car fix. Either they can fix it or cant fix it. NO in between bull crap!

Later lady!

Thursday was such a fun, crazy, busy, awesome, day! I got to hang out with Wave Rebel team mate and 6x World Champion Guilherme Tamega before he left on all of his world tour trips! Check back monday night to see what our day consisted of!

Tamega!!

Hope everyone has an awesome relaxing weekend and scores some waves!

Water time with friends, JSY workout and Kansas City

Last Thursday was such a good day. Nice weather, good friends and fun waves. My friend Dustin and I got wind from my friend and insanely talented photographer Jeff Yusa that a few spots of his might be good. Being home that week and not getting to much water time due to the high demand of studying and homework assignments I was more than stoked to take a mini trip to his neck of the woods to get score some waves. All photos below were shot by Mr. Yusa. Go check out his blog by clicking HERE

Fun waves! Love this vision and Love this shot. Yusa was getting all kinds of different angles this morning

Spin

First wave of the day

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Dustin

How sweet is it duck diving and watching your friend get barreled! Stoked I got to see Dustin in this one!

RXYM team mate Bobby K

Tom Pagano is from Jersey and now living in Cali. Such a cool and nice guy.. and kills it on the knee!!

Sean was making the sickest barrels and having fun cruising in them! So sick!

Sean on a beauty!!

Later that day I got to meet up with Jason Yokobosky from JSY fitness. I had the most intense and challenging work out to date since I have been working with him. That day he really pushed my limits. The entire ride home sitting in traffic I was happy because I went through with the workout and didn't quit. Here is some advice that he shared with me that everyone should know, "You need to eat more especially the days that you are in the water for 6 hours. You will perform like an athlete when you eat like an athlete. If you take a car and run it until empty the car will no longer continue to run. Think of your body as the car and fuel it with the proper nutrients and the right amount of fuel to keep you running on full cylanders."

Hard work!

He challenges you but only to make you better

Someone asked me on twitter what keeps me going with the everything that I have going on. It is never one thing only. I love being inspired!! I get inspired by a lot of things but some of the top are when I watch, read or hear about someone who had a dream or goal and did everything they could to reach it. This video on Will Smith has been something that I watch almost on a daily basis and gets me fired up to go bodyboard, do HW, study, train, or even work those long hours. I hope it fires you up and makes you want to go after your dream!


This last weekend I worked in Kansas City. The first day was kind of a relaxed one which was nice. The next few days were nothing like the first. Waking up at 5am and not getting to bed till 2am due to long hours. Balancing all my school work and a full time job is challenging but like I always say I love challenges! Plus my boss and friends at work keep everything fun and exciting! I don't sleep to much on the road while I work and usually only get five hours of sleep at home daily. A quote that this janitor told me this week was, "You'll sleep enough when your dead, live it up young buck!" I couldn't help but laugh and also think that the janitor was right!

Gabe, me, and the man that can eat two boxes of fish and chips!

The man the myth the legend! haha (Click the picture)

Three of a kind. We got to meet this famous Japanese poker player at LAX who just kicked butt in a tournament in Vegas. Jack was super amped!

Fun sessions, Alicia Bell Interview, USBA Schedule, Ring of Fire 2 premiere date and VHS goods!

Last week I got to meet up with my coach Jacob Reeves. Each time we meet up he wants me to focus on something new. This day was carve reverses. I have been studying and watching Ben Player and Mitch Rawlins clips since I really like how they do them the best. These riders make it look so simple. I am finally doing them the way that I want them to look and I ow it to listening to Jacob. He has been wanting me to put on some weight and muscle on my body since I was only 150 pounds. I talked with Jason from JSY fitness to help me with this and he did just that. I am 162 pounds and feel GREAT! My surfing is feeling way more powerful and I feel much fitter.

Throwing spray at 162 pounds! Stoked!

Coach Reeves always getting the sick ones

My friend Dustin Rodger was in the water somehow this day

Alex Verharst has been pretty on it lately. That same day I shot up to wedge to get some waves since I knew all weekend I would be dreaming of waves while I would be working in Indianapolis. Here is a invert sequence he got of me. The kid is getting better and better each time he shoots! It's rad

Invert

Wedge legend Robbie Crawford took this shot of me! Thanks Rob dog

I got to do one of the sickest interviews with personal trainer, model, super star and all the above Alicia Bell for her blog.
Be sure to check it out, read it and spread the word because it is one of the BEST interviews I have EVER done! She did a great write up about bodyboarding and came up with some good questions.

Alicia Bell! Read the INTERVIEW HERE

She is also super HOT and amping to go bodyboard!

The USBA schedule is officially out! I am really excited for the US Open and HAVE to do better than my 5th place finish last year. I already have my ticket to the Sandy's Beach contest thanks to ZINKA! The east coast event is a guaranteed since I have so many frequent flyer miles with my work. I am soo excited for this year and am ready to give it my all! Everyone should do, be apart and support the events they are going to be insane!!

The tour schedule

There is a lot of fun stuff going on during the US open of bodyboarding but I think everyone is looking forward to June 5th to see the most anticipated mainland bodyboarding film in the past three years! Ring of fire 2 by Rob Isambert. If you are a bodyboader and are in California you HAVE to see it, show your support and be ready to be frothing on riding waves after the premiere. If you have never been to a premiere this will be an great first one to go to!

I will have some waves in the video! Getting LOOPY!

Lately I have been soo pumped with new bodyboard magazines getting sent to my house, fun waves, new DVDs and now some classic VHS old school boogie videos! I have ALWAYS wanted to see Kauai Classic and Eppos Freak Show. My friend Sean English just so happened to have both of them and even let me borrow them! Man ohh man they were both just as good as I thought and I feel like that much more of a bodyboarder with more knowledge about the history of this amazing sport! The pioneers are LEGENDS and big respect to all they have done!

So sick!

Couple of old school vids sean let me borrow

Morey team rider Sean English throwing some BUCKETS! photo by one talented photog

Creek session, Kevin Jenkins Birthday, New classes, and St. Louis

Before I left on another weekend work trip I got to meet up with my friends Shea Sevilla and Joe Grodzen and Joes local spot.
It wasn't epic but so fun getting to hang out with friends, catch up and get waves. Alex Verharst came with me and shot some land and water shots. Thanks for the shots alex!

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Shea Flipping

Shea getting a lil double up

Shea going DK, he was getting some sick ones! The guy does it all!

Upcoming grom Collin Goddard

Joe Grodzen throwing buckets!!

Empty

Duckdiving

Morning

Don't do this while driving haha

I started two new classes on the sixth a MKT 438 and COM 285 class. School is really intense. I take twice as many units as a full time student so things get gnarly!

My school calendar/schedule! Graduating this year!!

My best friend Kevin Jenkins turned 23 on the seventh! He was super busy all day. I went early that morning and wrote all over his truck windows with a paint pen! When I got there somebody already toilet papered and put balloons all over his truck it was classic! We went big at the sushi restaurant and cruised at then cruised at beach. The weather has been amazing!

Sushi time!

Some kind of dessert haha

I worked this weekend in St. Louis Missouri. It was a long weekend, I put in 39 hours in three days! The weather was beautiful and the venue was HUGE. I will be going to Missouri again on thursday should be another big dance competition.

Building

The truck driver Leonard took me to the Waffle House crazy people in there late at night haha

Building

There was a big marathon going on, so sick!