Hot Pockets for Skateboarders: 

26 years as a skater and hundreds of hot pockets later and I'm barely finding out what a hot pocket actually is. 😂 Cool shit bro. We don't get enough coverage for these kinds of things and our bodies take a beating. Appreciate the education on this.

That really helped me, was carrying an hot pocket for years and 2 weeks of theses exercises already feeling 10 time better 🔥🔥🔥

Hey man, what's the medical term for hot pockets?

Super frustrating being a handrail skater. Being humbled by flat ground rails and flip tricks got me searching up everything I can

thank u so much

thank you so much bro im about to cry

Heel pain vid soon, I hope

best channel

These happen to me all the time, and I just found it was a called a hot pocket. I’m excited to start your program and hope to finally be able to skate without being worried about injuring my ankles

Thanks for this! Was wondering what this pain was :]. I usually get it on landing heels or kicks, but when it's particular bad I can even get it on a fakie big spin or something. It seems to lessen after it 'pinching' a few times at the beginning of a session, but I always try to 'endure through it' because I really wanna skate. This will be super helpful,. thank you.

im into skating stairs and this really helped

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I’ve been dealing with a hot pocket for months I’m listening

Thanks for putting this video together! I've been working with a physio for anterior ankle impingement for 5 months now (doing ankle strength and mobility exercises every day or every second day) and it's gotten worse all through that period - left ankle constantly aches now and i've basically given up on trick skating as every time i do anything other than cruise i strain it worse. have tried giving it a 2 week rest as well with no skating or exercises and it still ached. anyway physio has run out of ideas so i will try your exercises which are a bit different from theirs. encouraging comments below so hopefully can work for me too

over the past 2 years I've really been continuously fucking up my left ankle didn't know about hot pocket term until just today and yea got a huge lump on left ankle, gonna rewatch this and other vids now I know the problem and try fix my shit, hot pockets really fuck up the motivation to skate

It happened last monthish And since... It happens every time I skate Such a crappy feeling imma try some of these exercises tho

Thanks bro, I really apreciate this... Im gonna rest and do what is in your video but I want to do some squats with weight to be stronger in my legs do u think it is a good idea doing squats with weight after those exercises in your video? Thanks again

Hi, quick question- is it normal for the area around the ankle joint to feel a bit tired after doing the mobility ball roll exercise? And when you say "where it feels gnarly" do you mean the foot position where we feel pain while doing the exercise? Thanks

Should I still do these stretches if they irritate the hot pocket in my ankle? Or take time off until they don’t irritate it

Hey @Skateboard Strength! Thanks for the video! I have a related question and haven't been able to find any info to help me. I hurt myself doing the "opposite" of a hot pocket, like hot pocket but toe side if that makes sense. So I landed with my toes hanging and was too stiff (I'm beginner, first time ollying off a block), and my front foot extended so much under the pressure (imagine heel on the board, toes going under the level of the board) that now the top half of my foot feels sore. In a way it's the opposite of what you showed with the skeleton, instead of flexing it hard, you would extend it hard. Does that have any technical name so I can find some help more easily?

How many times a week should we strength our ankles if I skate 3 times a week?

Can you help me out. I'm 41 and reg foot. I've sprained my left ankle a couple times over the years. I get cortisone shots in my ankle every 6 months or so and my Doc, who's skates, gave me a good lace up ankle brace. But now it's starting to hurt again only after 3 months. It hurts all the time now but mainly when I'm trying to do flip tricks. Only positive is it has really upped my switch game. Pain is right by the knob on the side of my ankle but more on the top, kind of that whole area. Are there any types of exercises I can do to help strengthen that area? Or just any tips/pointers you can give me? Thanks man

Can u tear a ligament from getting hot pocket? Cuz right now I’m 2 months in n ankle still weak n lil bit swollen yet can still skate n jump 5 stairs max for 30 mins max

thank you so much mane. been struggling with hot pockets for 3 years now, this has been the most helpful video i've found so far:)

Really great video man, been super helpful already for the short while I’ve been doing it! Do you think you’ll be making any videos on recovery for common upper body injuries for skaters like sprained wrists or injured shoulders?

How many days a week and how many times in a day do you recommend doing these exercises?

Helped a lot!

Will this still help if I don’t feel pain when going the exercises? I only get this type of pain when landing anything but when I do these exercises I don’t really feel the pain but when I skate I feel it so much.