Frequently Asked Questions

Level Up offers online surf training programs, online surf education through the blueprint, personalized online surf video analysis and surf coaching trips.

The Level Up Surf Training App is a mobile app that you can download after signing up through our website. On the app you will find the best surf training workouts to make you catch more waves, improve confidence in the surf and level up your overall performance inside and outside of the water.

The Blueprint is a complete video course for beginner, intermediate and advanced surfers that teaches you everything you need to know to improve your surfing at your own pace. You will learn how to correctly learn all the different surfing maneuvers including paddling technique, the pop up, duck diving and much more.

After you bought your surf video analysis and send your surf videos to us you will receive a complete analysis of your surfing with a voice over and writings on your surf clips. You will be able to view all your coaching materials online on a private coaching platform that we will invite you for through email. You get key points and objectives to work on during your next surf sessions all with the support of a real surf coach.

Expect to be treated like a professional surfer from start to finish. With Level Up we take professional coaching techniques to the everyday surfer. All you have to do is sign up and your coach will do the rest. See you in the lineup!

In any sport other than surfing, physical training is part of the amateur and professional athletes sport. Whether it's basketball, American football, or field hockey, there is always some form of physical training involved to support the sport itself. Level Up Surf Coaching has the mission to adopt this approach to surfing. Based on exercise science and the scarce yet evolving research on surfing, we help surfers of all levels lower their risk of injury, revalidate after injury, and reach their best possible surfing. If you want to Level Up your surfing or stay in shape for surfing so you can surf for the rest of your days, "train on land, perform on water" is the way to go!

No, in fact, you don’t even have to have surfing experience to start training with the Level Up Surf Coaching. By doing our training sessions on land, you will become stronger, more flexible, and improve your overall physicality. Surfing is mostly paddling, and the biggest reason beginner surfers quit is because they are not fit enough for surfing. By doing Level Up training, you will improve your physicality for surfing and be able to spend more time in the water, catch more waves, and improve your surfing way faster.

All Level Up training programs are made by Keith Marcantuoni, who is an experienced surfer with 20 years of surfing experience. Keith is also a professional personal trainer, and he understands like no other the unique needs of a surfer. That is why most programs or exercises that you will have to perform don’t require you to have equipment. At most, you will need a pull up bar, some small weights, and a resistance band. When you sign up for the training app, you always have direct contact with Keith, so you can always ask for inspiration to build your own materials or Keith will even help you to adjust your exercises.

Keith knows very well from his years of personal training experience that people don’t always have time to do long training sessions. That is why the training programs at Level Up are a mix of long and short workout sessions so you can choose wether or not you spend 15 minutes on training or 1 hour.

Yes, you can combine Level Up training with other forms of training. Level Up training sessions can perfectly fit with your other activities.

Yes, you can. Although the technique of the pop up eventually needs to be practiced in the surf, you can improve your pop up by doing Level Up training. The pop up is a skill, and in order to perform that skill, one needs specific strength and flexibility. If you lack these strength and flexibility abilities, you cannot do the pop up. Again, the technique you will have to practice in the surf, but the physical attributes that help you do the pop up we can develop with Level Up training on land.

Yes, you can improve your paddling with Level Up training and it doesn’t matter what level of surfer you are. Most of the time during a surf session, you are paddling and that is why a big focus during Level Up training is improving strength, mobility and endurance for paddling. Whether you are an advanced paddler or a beginner, you will be able to improve your paddling abilities with land based Level Up training.

Yes, you can improve your duck dive with land based Level Up training. The skill of duck diving you must eventually develop in the surf, but Keith knows very well, thanks to his personal training experience, that not everyone has the strength to do a duck dive. That is why Level Up has specific exercises to strengthen your arms and develop the mobility needed to do the duck dive. Instead of just forcing yourself and asking your body to do something it isn’t physically capable of, Level Up training helps you to develop the strength and mobility so that your physicality can’t hinder you from learning the actual duck dive in the surf.

Level Up training can benefit anyone who is seeking improvements in their physical abilities, regardless of which sport you practice. If you really want a specific program for other board sports than surfing, we advise you to contact us, and we will make a customized training program for you.

Coach Keith has a lot of experience helping injured surfers but he is not a doctor. At Level Up we therefore always advise anyone to first see their doctor whenever they have an injury before starting training.

A program consists of different exercises, each with its own unique video and detailed instructions. You will perfectly know what to do, for how long, and when. This is by far the most detailed surf training you can get. The standard Level Up subscription is made out of follow allong video workouts where you just have to press play, follow along and start training.

Yes, he can but parental consent through writing is required for every sign up under 18 years of age.

All coaching in the surf training app and in the blueprint is in English. Direct communication is possible in both English and Flemish. The surf video analysis and surf trips can both be in English and Flemish.

To join a Level Up surf coaching trip, you need to be an intermediate surfer. If you are not sure about your level contact us.

We recommend you to have your own gear but rental options are available on location. Always first contact us before the trip to check rental availability.

You can see what is included in each surf coaching trip by clicking on THIS link. If you have any more questions don’t hesitate to reach out.