{"id":1481,"date":"2026-07-13T14:39:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/the-pop-up-your-foundation-move\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T14:39:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:39:24","slug":"the-pop-up-your-foundation-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/the-pop-up-your-foundation-move\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pop-Up: Your Foundation Move"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"athlorix-lead wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.605), 1.2rem);\">Every ride begins with the pop-up. Nail this one explosive movement and catching waves becomes a joy rather than a struggle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-athlorix-pro-rounded\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-VbvE68PD.jpg\" alt=\"The Pop-Up: Your Foundation Move\" class=\"wp-image-1480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-VbvE68PD.jpg 940w, https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-VbvE68PD-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-VbvE68PD-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-VbvE68PD-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Smooth and Explosive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pop-up is a single fluid motion from lying to standing. Practise it on the beach until it is second nature before hitting the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Land in a low, balanced stance with your weight centred over the board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote athlorix-pullquote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A clean pop-up turns a wave you caught into a wave you ride.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timing the Wave<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pop up too early or late and you miss the wave. Match your movement to the moment the wave picks you up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Repetition on land builds the muscle memory that pays off in the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list athlorix-check-list\">\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Practise the pop-up on land<\/li>\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Make it one fluid motion<\/li>\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Land in a low, balanced stance<\/li>\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Time it to the wave<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Groove your pop-up until it is automatic and you will spend far more time riding and less time swimming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every ride begins with the pop-up. Nail this one explosive movement and catching waves becomes a joy rather than a struggle. Smooth and Explosive The pop-up is a single fluid motion from lying to standing. Practise it on the beach until it is second nature before hitting the water. Land in a low, balanced stance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-surfing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}