Road to Competition | Week 9 — new surf training block, fuelling for performance & weekend getaway

new training block, new movements, and the end of the cut phase. this week was about shifting from body composition to performance — and finally getting a coach in the water with me. we also had a weekend getaway of surf and golf for Aiden's birthday, surfed an empty break two days in a row, and I remembered why doing this alongside someone chasing their own thing is the best part 💖 IN THIS EPISODE: Starting a new training block — plyometrics, rotation and explosive work Why being a beginner at new movements is the fun part Regressing exercises instead of pushing through them Coming out of the deficit and into a fuelling-for-performance phase Working with a local in-water coach for the month Wave selection and reading the lineup — the things video review can't teach Surfing a crowded lineup in peak season in Nicaragua A weekend at Mukul for Aiden's birthday How we pack and eat well while travelling Getting help with meal prep — and starting my own recipe book Georgia's Week 9 feedback and the adjustments for the new block COACHES: Surf performance & program: Cooper from Surf Fitness Program   / surf_fitness_guy   Women's health, nutrition & training: Georgia   / georgiagould3   Pro surf technique: Grant   / surfing_with_grant   ABOUT THIS SERIES: Road to Competition follows me, Charlotte Parent — through 6 months of dedicated coaching preparing for my first ever surf competition in Nicaragua. Not a pro. Not intending to be. Just someone who loves surfing, is putting in the work, and sharing the real journey. New episode every week. TOPICS: Surf training for women · surf coaching program · explosive training for surfers · plyometrics · fuelling for performance · reverse dieting · wave selection · reading the lineup · in-water surf coaching · meal prep for athletes · living in Nicaragua · athlete lifestyle · preparing for a surf competition