| It's no big secret - I'm not a huge fan of | | | | - if this sounds like you here are a few body and |
| conventional 'gym-type' workouts for golfers. As | | | | game destroying exercises I would advise you to |
| a matter of fact - I think it's pretty foolish for | | | | drop from your program: |
| the typical golfer to be lifting weights and pumping | | | | * 1 - Lat Pulldowns Behind the Neck/Head |
| up on all the machines to try and enhance his golf | | | | * 2 - Shoulder Presses from Behind the Head |
| performance. | | | | Neck |
| The main exercises you need to focus on are | | | | * 3 - Stiff Legged Dead-lifts |
| stretching and flexibility exercises (first and | | | | * 4 - Traditional Bench Presses |
| foremost) - and then core conditioning exercises | | | | * 5 - Wide Dumbbell Flyes or Regular Cable Cross |
| on top of that foundation of flexibility. | | | | Flyes |
| Then you can add in some cardiovascular and | | | | Those are just a handful of potential game and |
| balance training. | | | | body killers - and there are more - but I don't |
| Most of what I just mentioned can be done very | | | | want to overwhelm you. I just want you to |
| effectively with body-weight exercises. | | | | understand that as a golfer you need to be doing |
| Throw in some good resistance bands, a nice | | | | something that takes into account your sport and |
| floor mat, a 55 or 65cm swiss/exercise ball, | | | | how the body is used in that sport. |
| maybe a light medicine ball, and possibly even | | | | Unlike every other sport - golf requires a blend of |
| some light dumbbells (5's, 8's and 10's) - and you | | | | suppleness, power and 'golf-muscle' endurance |
| have everything you need for some serious golf | | | | that simply cannot be achieved on a typical |
| performance improvement - as well as a smart, | | | | strength training program. |
| all around, well balanced fitness program for all | | | | Use full body flexibility as your foundation, core |
| areas of your life - even in the bedroom (cause | | | | conditioning as your next level and then golf |
| that score counts too you know?). | | | | endurance as the icing on the cake. |
| With all that being said - I know there are still | | | | Combine each of these elements consistently and |
| some golfers out there who are going to still 'hit | | | | your buddies will want to know "what you've |
| the gym' and do what everyone else is doing... So | | | | been doing". |