He is here to pump you up.
Now, over the course of my very many years as a surf journalist I have seen a few different body types excel at professional surfing. When I first began in this wicked game, for example, Mick “Keg with Legs” Lowe was on tour. Luke Stedman was too like a stringy tall scarecrow. Professional surfers could have beer softened stomachs or meth trimmed abs. They could be like you and they could be like me.
This was before the real performance boom of the middle 200os where airs became the thing and so the ideal professional surfer body type transitioned to short and light. Small little birds who could fly and land without much damage to joints and tendons.
In my mind, this trend was going to continue on and on and on until the average professional surfer is 5’4 125 lbs. Like cute little gymnasts or skateboarders. Of course there will always be outliers. John John Florence springs instantly to mind along with Michel “The Spartan” Bourez.
Speaking of The Spartan, I saw the above picture of Kolohe Andino the other day on Instagram.
Whoa.
Look at those muscles.
If I was told he eats small little birds who can fly and land without much damage to joints and tendons for breakfast I would simply nod. Who would win in a fight between The Spartan and Kolohe? Who would look best on the cover of Playgirl?
Are you sad that Playgirl is out of circulation?
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There is still this mag called Q magazine or are they also out of print?
Seriously Hurley! What’s the point of making a Lycra wetsuit?
Yeah, business must have really dropped off at your West Hollywood 7-11 ….
Kolohe is a soft shell taco with mild sauce if i’ve ever seen one
Who knows?????!!!!!
First there was the 6 million dollar man who had some success and now there is Kolohe the 2million dollar (a year) man who is still trying ?
Just wait until this guy is on Tour… https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Karl I told you not to lend him your budgie smugglers !