balancing surfing and the gym?

if anyone surfs, i would like to know how they balance surfing and weightlifting. if i work out heavy with weights (arms and back mostly) and i go surfing the next day i always feel dead in the water and i can't paddle.
now i don't work out (except for legs) a couple days before i know theres going to be a swell. this kinda puts me back in my training though. it hasn't been too bad this winter because we've had mostly small e/se wind swells followed by strong offshores which kills the waves and results in a couple days of fun surf.
how should i balance this though? and what should my pre and post surf diet consist of?

i live in florida.. if you were confused by the directions. east coast.

well since I lived in Fla for many years and did a tad of surfing (now that was a good laugh) I know that you need as much energy as possible otherwise your eating salt.

If I were you, I would consider strength training vs weightlifting.

need more help on this holla back

Vap

And how did you end up in Jersey

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I surf. have been since I was a little we man. (war story) when I was about 17 I paddled out in Hurrican Hugo. Past double overhead at Manasquan inlet. That was intense.

Take a look at was was going off in December. Sick I tell you. doesnt even look like jersey waves.

but if you train and then surf and cant paddle out, your just outta shape. Im 37, so every summer the first time I paddle out I almost die from exhaustion. But by the time labor day hits, im totally in shape and can hold my breath for like forever it seems. On days theres no swell I would train heavy and then hit the surf and paddle around. Paddle out and back like 10 times hard. Duck dive and shit and hold your breath. This would be your so -called surfing training. Your body will get used to the training and you'll be good so when there is a swell you'll be cool and you can paddle.

for nutrition. you could load up on pasta and carbs the day before a swell. use our oatmuscle and omega muscle too

that my friend is another story

pour a shake and we can chat

if shake you mean a fermented beveage I am all ears

Alex,
You are full of suprises .. cool ones .. for local have you ever tried Newport RI

the only other place I surfed beside New jersey is San Diego and L.A.. I hate the cold

usually for most of the winters here you can just use a 3/2 wetsuit here. sometimes even a spring suit. it's really cold this winter now.. can't even go out without boots and gloves.