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I hear over and over again how a golf workout - or more specifically, lifting weights - will hurt your game, not help it. This is pure nonsense. If weight training was detrimental to sports performance, then why does every athlete in every professional sport do it?
But there is a right way and a wrong way to implement your golf workout program, to make it the most effective program for golf improvement. Every program I prescribe for golfers incorporates both a golf strength component and a golf stretching one. That means for every strength exercise there is a corresponding stretch. This is the most effective way to improve both golf-specific strength and range of motion.
You've got to think of your golf workout as a means to improve your golf-specific range of motion and strength to maximize your time investment and achieve the results you want.
Here's an example of what I mean:
As you can see in the photos, I'm doing a strength exercise for my rear deltoid that is specific to my golf swing. And then, in the third photo, I'm going right into my rear deltoid stretch as my recovery.
This is the most effective way to implement a golf workout program that will benefit both your strength and flexibility all in one program.
Just remember: for every strength exercise you need a stretch for that muscle you are working.
Photos courtesy of Perform Better Golf, Inc.; used with permission
About the Author
Mike Pedersen is a well-known golf performance training expert who has produced DVDs, books and websites focused on improving golfers’ physical abilities to play their best golf. For more information about Mike and his programs, visit www.performbettergolf.com.
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