The H20 Overdrive race went off today, It was an awesome event. Locals and Elite paddlers from all over the world were in attendance. Congrats to 404 Team Rider/Owner Danny Ching who took the win for the second year in a row.
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July 2012
07/28/2012
07/27/2012
On the road to Utah...
We are headed back out to Utah for the outdoor retailer tradeshow, and H20 Overdrive SUP Race at Lake Jordanelle.
Halfway to our destination, in the middle of the desert, there's water nowhere...
Our paddleboards are of no use to us out here.
07/18/2012
Fit-to-Paddle - Level 4 – TRX Workout
Riviera has Teamed up with Ramsay Mead of Paddle Core Fitness to bring you a series of workouts to strengthen your paddle stroke. Ramsay is an exercise physiologist, master of fitness sciences, and a core trainer for 20 plus years. Ramsay is certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine as well as a registered yoga therapist and Holistic health practitioner. He brings his own unique style to the growing sport of stand up, and we are stoked to have him on the team!
Fit-to-Paddle - Level 4 – TRX
The TRX is a great exercise tool for the paddler as it can safely load the joints and tissues through a suspended gravity system and one’s body weight. Easily accessible and portable, this tool remains one of my favorites for providing functional movements comparable to cable pulley systems. Here are just a few of some great core activators in relation to SUP.
Workout Notes:
- Perform a minimum of 2x a week or every other day if you like
- Perform each exercise for a minimum of 30 seconds working up to 1 minute (unless otherwise indicated)
- Perform exercises 1-5 in a circuit (one after another) up to 3x, starting with one circuit and build up
- Rest period progression – start with a 45 second rest between; then when ready, drop to 30 seconds and then to 20 seconds, then none until the last exercise (#5) is done then rest 1 minute
- Use a stop watch or timer such as the Gymboss
- Stop if form deteriorates
- Don’t forget to breath
- Take notes of your progress
- Have fun and get fit!
High Back Extension
- Grab the TRX handles and step back away from the anchor point while facing it creating tension on the straps with palms facing down, hand close to shoulder with
- With feet shoulder width, drop into a deep squat
- Excel up out of the squat pulling arm up to a “V” pattern inhaling the breath
- Simultaneously, maintain tension on the TRX straps extend arms and feet onto the ball of the foot/toes
- Recoil body back down into the low squat and repeat – exhale the body
Paddler Benefits - Awesome upper-back extension for paddler strokes and hip integration with stretch contract movement, great for breathing expansion
Muscles Worked - Posterior back, core, legs
Single Leg Hop
- Create tension in the straps of the TRX and step back to a standing position square to the mount of the TRX
- Bend knee and point foot (of non working leg) behind the body
- Map out a 1-2 foot lateral area for the feet to travel
- With a firm hold on the TRX with no slack in the straps, hop back and forth in a smooth and controlled manor, absorbing the landing and exploding up out of the low position, quickly traveling in a lateral direction
Paddler Benefits - Explosive lateral transfer using short term energy system
Muscles Worked - Quads, hamstrings, calfs
07/17/2012
See You in Utah! Again...
We're getting ready for our annual pilgrimage to Utah for the Outdoor Retailer tradeshow, and H20 Overdrive SUP race. If you are going to be at the tradeshow stop by our Booth#PV503 and check us out! Check out the below videos from last years trip! See you in Utah.
Jade and her new 404
Jade with her new 404 Mini Monster 9'6" and Riviera Sprout adjustable paddle #comingsoon. We have given out alot of SUP's, and this is the best thank you we've had yet... Thanks Jade!
07/11/2012
Voyager Ad... Stand Up Paddle Mag Vol.4 N0.2
Thomas "Maximus" Lobster diving from his Riviera 12'6" Voyager.
We had been wanting to do this shoot for a while, and finally all the pieces fell together. Thomas had his Voyager already rigged and we knew we were going to have a full moon that week. My plan was to have 2 boats to shoot from, 1 with the Pro Photo strobe hooked up to the Honda Generator, and then I'd be on top of Boat #2 shooting pictures. We headed out of Dana Point Harbor at around 6 loaded with crew of set designers's, key grip's, and stunt coordinator's including Mike Muir, Thomas Shahinian, Jeff Bush, Mickey Munoz, Brad Rambo, and myself Taylor Rambo... We hit a few spots and shot a few photies until the moon decided to rise over the hills of San Clemente and we pinned it to Seal Rock where the ad was shot. We shot a handful of photos until all the lobster were sufficiently stunned from the flashing, then thomas jumped in and bagged a few.
Here are a few shots from the trip. To check out the Voyager click HERE!
post/photos by: Taylor Rambo
07/10/2012
2012 Race the lake of the sky - RAMBOFilms [VIDEO]
Highlights of South Tahoe Stand Up Paddle's, Race the Lake of the Sky...
This event was a huge success. South Tahoe Stand Up Paddle rallied a huge crew of locals to help out and organize this event. The 5 mile and 14 mile races were stacked with professional paddlers, and the kids race and SUP Cross races were very exciting to watch! You missed the race but you didn't miss out. South Tahoe Stand Up Paddle holds a Wednesday Night Sup series all summer long, Not to mention their daily SUP Rental Service right on the beach. Plan a trip out to Tahoe to race and enjoy the South Lake!
http://southtahoestanduppaddle.com/
http://www.rivierapaddlesurf.com/
07/06/2012
Drew Brophy's cross country trip...
Drew Brophy at Riviera HQ scooping up a few Stand Up Paddle Boards before he embarks on his adventure across the U.S.
SUP Checklist: Ron House 12'6" Coastal Cruiser, Machete 9'6" SUP Surfboard, and Riviera 10'6" Inflatable Prototype... shhhh!
Stay tuned to the blog for updates on Drew's trip... And be sure to check out his art at:
Online studio http://www.drewbrophy.com
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Drew-Brophy-Artist/
"I am so stoked on this adventure, We start tomorrow
and will be traveling through September. The map below gives you an
idea of our route, we may detour off this course a bit and add new
stops, but we are for sure going to these areas. I will be getting
into whatever water I can find and hopefully scoring some waves in
random places and down the east coast. We will be blogging and taking
photos on our trip.
Havasu,
Flagstaff, Grand Canyon,
Marble Canyon
Lees Ferry
Lake Powell and Glen Canyon
Moab Green River/ Colorado river
Park City
Lucile Idaho, Salmon River
Missoula Montana, Black foot River
Yellowstone, across Wyoming, maybe the snake river
Rush-more, South Dakota
Badlands, North Dakota
across Minnesota,
Wisconsin into upper Michigan and coast of Lake Superior
Traverse City Michigan
Coast of Lake Huron down to coast of lake Erie via Canada to Niagara
falls
Upstate New York north to New Brunswick Canada and the Bay of Fundy
National Park Canada
Then down the East coast, extended stop overs in
New Jersey
Delaware/Maryland
OuterBanks/ NorthCarolina
on down to Myrtle Beach South Carolina
Trying to organize a paddle from Charleston to Myrtle Beach through
the Cape Romaine National Sea shore.
I am also trying to organize the Puerto Escondido SUP event in
September.
