Brian Gay's X-Factor Golf Workout
 

As seen in Golf Fitness Magazine.

good article but jazzed up for no apparant reason. resistant bands are fine but why not dumbells? why do overall exercises instead of lower body vs upper body?

we all agree that golf is a series of specific movements harmonised into a complete total movement but it causes imbalances which have to be addressed. the reason for using dumbells rather than a barbell is that a dumbell will address imbalances. rather than doing squats do single legged squats as you will identify imbalances straight away.

** last but not least- plyrometrics!!!! stay a mile away from theses execises for a golfer. these exercises are really advanced and were used heavily by russian in track and field and advanced to other sports. a golfer is looking for trouble doing such as plyrometrics due to the fact that the stresses involved especially on the knee and especially achilles tendons just aint worth it. plyrometrics are all about ground contact and explosiveness which is more applied to downtime sports such as sprinting/powerlifting or any jumping sport ie- basketball etc etc

Today's Workout
 

I wish I had more to offer in this area, but I don't. Frankly, I think I lost three pounds just reading the article. I know I was short of breath.

:hang:

Now, where's the sugar and half-and-half for my PM Starbucks latte?

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One More Bell To Answer . . . Or Not
 

Thanks for your post, x-man.

Not recommending any exercise regimen -- least of all my own :laughing9 -- but I gotta admit that this idea appeals to me.

At least as an 'addition to' exercise (as opposed to 'instead of').

:salut:

trust me lynn the plyrometrics are a no no and please advise brian on avoiding them. they are pointless for a golfer and can be disasterious. also free weights are better as you can see you progress better with the amount of weight you can handle compared to bands ! there is a place with bands but i honestly do not think this is the place and i have concrete evidense.

carl lewis never touched weights until he was around 35 but he got his stimulous from plyrometrics. he was a sprinter and a jumper and plyros are specifically designed for such events.

thanks for responses lynn but i really find strenght coaches going way OTT. brian would get better results from yoga compared to bands :)

Golf is explosive
 

I am not a trainer but have worked out since college. The best trainer I ever had incorporated plyometrics into my workout. In fact, many trainers I have spoken with suggest a golfer should work out like a sprinter, not a distance runner, becuase of the explosiveness of the sport.

Yoga is wonderful but it will not develop explosive power.

you must understand 1 thing. sprinters want to minimize downtime but create as much power off the ground hence plyrometrics will train and address this action. olympic lifts would be far more superior and less taxing in corporation to plyros for a golferthe problem i have with introducing plyros into golf is that it aint sports specific. people will always try and intertwine this sport with this sport but at the end of the day there are more safe and productive actions that canbe used and plyros are not the way

lastly as a former sprinter myself with a pb of 10.61 at 18, plyros were used but they have there place in sprinting due to the action i have described. yoga woudl be more range of motion which is crucial in golf and would enhance a players golf-life and is safe just as weight training if done properly.

lastly again- sprinting is based on stride lenght,stride frequency and anorobic endurance BUT sprinters have high amounts of fast twitch fibres. you can convert slow twitch to fast but for the effort involved whats the point? you are better addressing mechanics as this will progress an athlete alot faster than trying to convert fibres.


** also i must point out- do you guys realise the amount of force you must apply to the ground to propell yourself back up! and do not forget the pressures that are going up fom your feet, shins,knees,hips and spine when doing plyros. you fall or make a mistake and your out for weeks if not months so why take a risk! just because sprinters work at it dosent mean you will have an explosive golf swing

look at lynn......elegant flowing swing. would plyros help a lynn blake 20years younger! maybe but he may develope back problems etc etc etc do you guys see what im saying! in the weight room focus on imbalances and work evenly

Hey Xman.

10.61? Man thats fast.

wasnt fast enough but i had fun and got to train with my idol. learnt alot but got out of the sport due to my reasons.

Of course 9,90 is better and 9,70 even better - just like 72 is better than most of us can achieve on a golf course, but 65, 60 (59) is even better....:confused1
Your 10,61 is like a 18 year old shooting 70/69 or something like that? Very good, but there's always somebody better...