Better Golf With Fitness

Plank Progressions

The Plank is a great exercise to develop core stability but like all exercises, we need to progress them. Here are some progressions that you should try once you master the plank.

Hip Mobilization from "Assess & Correct"

In my final "sneak preview" video of the bonuses for "Assess and Correct", I go over the Hip Mobilization from the bonus e-book, "Warm Ups for Every Body."

The bonus gives you 2 options for each sport or situation, and you can use the manual to look up the exercises, print them out and bring them to the gym.

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Chest Stretch with a Twist from "Assess & Correct"

Another one of the Bonuses in "Assess & Correct" is a report called "The Great 8 Static Stretches" that shows you 8 stretches that everyone should be doing for better flexibility.
In this video, I go over a chest stretch with an added move that they show in the e-book.

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Beyond the Foam Roll from "Assess and Correct"

One of the Bonuses in "Assess & Correct" is an e-book called "Optimal Self-Myofascial Release" which shows you the soft tissue methods and techniques that Mike Robertson, Eric Cressey and Bill Hartman use with their clients and athletes.
In it, they show you a ton of techniques with the foam roller, the stick and tennis or lacrosse balls.
In this video, I go over one of the techniques with the lacrosse ball that they show in the e-bbok.

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Training the Senior Golfer, Part 3- Hip and Torso Mobility

John D'Amico continues his four part series on Training the Senior Golfer with a discussion and examples of Hip and Torso mobility.

Training the Senior Golfer with John D'Amico

My good friend John D'Amico (TPI Certified both as a Level 3 Medical Professional and Level 2 Golf Biomechanist) came up to the Five Iron Fitness studio to chat about "Training the Senior Golfer."
Too many times senors are afraid to start a fitness program, and John came up to talk about the three most important issues for senior golfers.

Get On Your Feet!

A great variation to the typical pressing (DB Bench Press) and pulling exercises (1 Arm Row) is to do them in a standing position with the cable machine or with resistance bands.

I really like to get my golfers standing as much a possible to strengthen them in the position they will be in often: standing! Here are a few ways to do it:

"Walking Planks"- Farmer's Walk Video

Here are two great exercises to use to to help you create core stability, build grip strength and improve posture.

Using Your Butt, Perfecting the Squat Pattern

Titleist considers the glute the King of all muscles in the golf swing. Strong glutes will help you stabilize your lower body in the back swing and help you generate power in the downswing.

In this video, we start out with a mini-band glute activation exercise, followed by some squats with core activation and finishing up with some loaded squats.

Exercises for Stability in Your Golf Swing

Try these exercises to train stability in a standing position- The Belly Press and The Standing Barbell Anti-Rotation Exercise.