| Hello again! | | | | hamstrings, which is one of the most important |
| Of course since it's mid week there won't be | | | | muscles to strengthen for golf. They help you |
| much of actual golf going on but practice sessions | | | | stay in posture and prevent standing up through |
| and workouts to stay on course (no pun | | | | the impact zone. After that I moved to shoulders |
| intended). So what I did yesterday is not typical | | | | with some side cable laterals and rows. To make |
| but I had the urge to go to the gym and do my | | | | a long story short, I did mostly bodyweight |
| workout there, one to have some other warm | | | | exercise with minimal dumbell work along with |
| blooded humans nearby and two to get an idea | | | | some core twists and leg lifts for my abs, trying |
| of what not to do, even if you're not training for | | | | to increase my power center of the swing. |
| sport. As I move around the gym, of course I | | | | I always finish up with some flexibility training but |
| see good technique and definitely a lot of bad. | | | | there's a right way and wrong way to do that as |
| What I mean is that most people don't know | | | | well. |
| proper training mechanics. I was watching this guy | | | | The first mistake I see people make is stretching |
| do traditional squats, which of course is not really | | | | even before warming up those muscles. What I |
| a leg exercise but a lower back exercise. | | | | mean is, if you begin a stretch with a cold muscle |
| Anyway, he was really struggling and bending | | | | you risk the chance of injury and the muscle will |
| forward which, as a chiropractor and sports | | | | not be as responsive to the stretch. |
| physician, I saw herniated disc written all over | | | | 1. Your brain's stretch reflex will send a signal to |
| that move. | | | | that muscle with a delay of 2-3 seconds then it |
| So I moved on and suggested to him, but that | | | | will contract and no further stretch is occurring. |
| didn't go over so well. He took offense and gave | | | | 2. Stretching a muscle without moving in the |
| me this look as if I was smarter than he... in this | | | | proper sequence will also prevent optimal stretch |
| instance I was. Oh well. I decided to do my | | | | activation. |
| training, so I started with a warmup of | | | | 3. Painfully stretching a muscle just to get to a |
| bodyweight lunges, pushups and standing dumbell | | | | certain "position" is dangerous and ineffective. |
| shoulder presses. I was there to workout my | | | | These are only a few ideas and tricks to stretch |
| whole body in 45 minutes and started with | | | | effectively. |