Great post Martee! I agree with everything but limiting range of motion during training to try to replicate your golf technique. There is a place for programming muscle specific action but not during your strength training. You have the imbalance built into the game. The training session should be designed to allow the body to re-establish balance, homeostasis. Neurological imprinting is it's own work time and that is the protocol Lynn and I are developing specific to TGM.
Endurance and stamina are the same thing. I think you need to train for strength relative to your body type but you have to also do some training for endurance. All the power in the world won't do you any good if your muscles are inefficient to assimilate enough oxygen to create enough energy endure the day. Likewise, if you have great endurance but don't have a well toned muscle that is used to tolerating a higher work load than your work or play, it will fatigue anyway. This is one of the reasons it is important to change up your workouts. Everyday shouldn't be the most you can do in terms of weights or reps.
It is true what you said about standing vs. lying. But it is relative to the resistence and your objective. You simply can't overload a muscle standing so you would fall short of your objective on that day. However if it's a muscle recruitment training day then standing would be the ticket. Again mixing up your training.
I'm a firm believer in range of motion. Shortened motions (where you don't fully extend, not lock, the joint) are great if you're going for bulk and size. While golfers want strength they may not want such a thick muscle as the end of the muscle is the tendon and suppleness is the name of the game in joint health.
Basically you are in the gym to raise your work threshhold higher than the work inherent in your game. The greater your ability in terms of strength and endurance the greater your margin for error and the safer your joints (that's your spine too) and the better you play and the faster you recover for the next game.
I hope everyone is paying attention to the info that comes thru the golf channel. It takes a more discerning mind muddle thru the information sometimes but TGM golfers qualify themselves as they get thru the little yellow book. They are eminently qualified.
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