Fitness Routine

[Olan1987]

Need Help!!!!

I live in Ireland so the golf season is drawing to a close and i will have about 5 months of no golf. So instead of doing nothing i have decided to do a golf fitness routine the problem is i dont know where to start. I recently joined a gym so i have no excuses. It is all good and well being joined to a gym but i dont know what to do. I would like to know if anybody is currently doing a fitness routine and what do they do and howoften do they do it. Just as a guideline. Or if somebody could point me in the right direction to where to go.
Any info is appreciated
Thanks in advance for the help.

[Top Dog]

http://golf.advance.net/features/index.ssf...olffitness.html

[Olan1987]

Any more info.

[GolfFitPro]

In a nutshell, I would say:

 

You should do a self assessment to see where your weaknesses are first. Check out this article by Bill Hartman for more info on a self assessment.

http://www.golffitnessproducts.net/golf-fi...assessment.html

 

You can listen to an interview I did with Bill about the assessment here:

http://bettergolfwithfitnessblog.libsyn.co...?post_id=216875

 

Right now for the start of the off season, it's a great time to just get in shape. Stick with the basics. Bill wrote another article called "Foundation Fitness" that explains some of the basic moves you need to have in your program.

http://www.golffitnessproducts.net/foundat...ng-program.html

 

After 6-8 weeks, start on building strength for another 6-8 weeks. Add some weight, (something you can do 3-6 reps of) and just get strong.

 

The last off season phase, start to add power exercises as you get closer to the season. Incorporate med ball slams, overhead throws, and side throws, etc.

 

All the while you should be adding dynamic flexibility stretches in areas that are important for the golf swing and where your weaknesses are (remember the self assessment).

 

For more about program design, you can listen to Episode 4.5 of my podcast:

http://bettergolfwithfitnessblog.libsyn.co...?post_id=225174

 

Hope this helps.

[MBuckler]

i just started a mini-regimen of my own. i run 4-5times a week a little over 2 miles. do push-ups and crunches with a swiss ball and then mix in some other core stuff.

 

all in all my routine takes maybe 45min/day. i've lost about 5lbs in the last week and a half and feel like ive pick up a couple yards with decreased effort.