Frenchy at Fibark by ericjackson | Jun 27, 2014 | WhitewaterIt’s been the 3d time i’ve made it to the Fibark event in Salida, CO, but for the first time this year as a Jackson kayak paddler. Not that it changes my trip in the US, but more that it changes my competing a lot! I would just sum it up with two...
Muscle On/Fat Off- EJ’s Trademark Circuit Weights Workout for Pear Sports by ericjackson | Jun 26, 2014 | FitnessLifting weights is one of the most mis-understood workout methods, yet is one of the most effective for strength, injury rehab or prevention, and increasing metabolism. Join me and lets get stronger and fitter, together. Why? This is a turn key core/upper body...
Power Kayak- Turn your Kayak into a Fitness Machine- EJ/Pear Sports Style by ericjackson | Jun 26, 2014 | Fitness, Internationalisation, United StatesWhy is this workout called Power Kayak? Power is work/time- which basically means going further faster if you have more power. The kayak forward stroke is an amazing physically “near perfect” exercise that combines core, arms, and total upper body. This...
Run/Jump/Push/Run EJ-Pear Sports Workout by ericjackson | Jun 26, 2014 | FitnessEndurance-Strength- Lactic Tolerance- Outdoor running intervals broken up by Push-ups and Jumping Jacks The Workout: Beginning with 15 seconds of push-ups and 20 seconds of Jumping Jacks and a 4 minute Zone 2 warm up run, this workout will lead you...
Fitness Information You Should Know- an EJ Tutorial by ericjackson | Jun 26, 2014 | Fitness, Internationalisation, United StatesPreface: Being an athlete my entire life, I have stayed fit, or had to get fit every year. As I got older, and finally hit 50, I wanted to make sure that what every single person was fond of telling me, would not become true. That is that my...
Payette River Games Finals Wrap-Up by ericjackson | Jun 24, 2014 | Events, WhitewaterRESULTS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE! 8 Ball- The big news of the 8 Ball was Nick Troutman’s hit on 8 Ball paddler- Nathalie Anderson. Nathalie choose to surf the top wave as a blocker, intentionally getting in the racers way who were sprinting down on her. A bold move...
Payette River Games- Day 2- Cut to Finals! by ericjackson | Jun 22, 2014 | JK Team Posts, Rockstar, the athlete, Whitewater, Wrap Ups Lots of tough cuts to pair down for the finals on Sunday. Downriver SUP: Starting with 60 men in SUP, we are down to the top 20 in downriver and 15 in SUP Cross. Kai Lenny from Hawaii won the downriver sprint for his second day in a row and Fernando...
Payette River Games Day 1: by ericjackson | Jun 21, 2014 | the athlete, Whitewater, Wrap UpsSUP/Surf World Meets Whitewater Kayak World (Kai and EJ) BIG Days of competition if you are doing SUP and Kayak. Downriver race, Boatercross, SUP Cross, Freestyle, 8 Ball all in one day… THEN you do it all again today, and assuming you make finals, again...
North Fork Championships- by ericjackson | Jun 18, 2014 | Whitewater, Wrap UpsGreat Race to Watch- looked like an even better race to race! This year’s North Fork Championships was my first one, and a first for most of Team JK. The race is typically scheduled on top of other big events, like the GoPro Games, or this year FIBARK and we...
Catch More Bass per strike on any lure… understand what is going on under the water… by ericjackson | Jun 14, 2014 | Big Rig, Cuda, Fishing, Instructional, the teacherIt is not uncommon for people to ask, “Are the bass biting today?” and the accurate answer is always “no, they are not biting, but they are attempting to inhale today!” Fishing for bass is quite a complicated process to do well repeatedly. It entails finding...
2014 GoPro Mountain Games Wrap Up… photos, video too! by ericjackson | Jun 9, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, EJ Thoughts, JK Team Posts, Karma Unlimited, the athlete, Whitewater, Wrap Ups2014 GoPro Mountain Games will go down on the record books for many factors. Most attendance- 75,000 people on Saturday. Best Water levels- Gore Creek hovered around 1,000 CFS all week without spiking and flooding, or dropping too low. Homestake creek was the...
EJ’s Summary of Steep Creek Championships by ericjackson | Jun 6, 2014 | Creeking, WhitewaterJust t0 so you know the answer- I didn’t compete today, I watched and cheered from shore. It was a long day and hard to do, but I think I chose wisely as my shoulder injury yesterday in practice was severe enough that I was going to do more damage. However,...
