Power = Force x Velocity
The Number 1 Fitness Priority For Golfers Should Be STRENGTH!
The older you are, the more important strength training becomes. Over time, we lose our ability to produce velocity faster than we lose the ability to produce force, aka, strength.
Tiger Woods does not have the body speed he had in his twenties, but he is much stronger. As a result, he is still able to generate substantial power with his golf swing.
As we age, we also lose muscle and bone density. That produces a hugely negative effect on our ability to play golf at an advanced age.
However, we can offset both with legitimate strength training.
There is no such thing as Golf Specific Fitness…
…there is only FITNESS
Golfers are no different than any other athlete. To achieve your athletic potential you should train for
- Strength
- Endurance
- Mobility
- Balance
- Speed
Legitimate strength training will help your performance in all of these areas with just a handful of exercises. We then balance our training with additional routines to achieve our fitness potential.
Training and Practice…
…the two factor model of sports performance
Our approach to golf fitness is this…
We train to achieve certain physiological adaptations that are necessary to maximize our potential on the golf course.
Training involves training for strength, increased endurance, mobility, etc.
We then practice our golf skills on the golf course, driving range or practice green to improve our performance.
What we do NOT do is perform exercises that mimic the golf swing while we are in the gym, nor do we perform exercises that simply demonstrate athletic ability that we already possess.
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