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Had my first surfing lesson yesterday. I took a serious beating but did get up a couple of times. Also drank about a liter of seawater before I learned that I cannot, in fact, breath underwater. Today I rented a board again and went out for a bit, but there were hardly any waves. So I worked on my paddling and strained my triceps muscles a bit. Now I realize why surfers are always in such good shape - it takes serious upper body strength.