Getting Strong, Powerful and Lean for Golf Season: Time to Make Change
If your golf game is lacking or your current workout routine is short of achieving your goals than it is time for change. I have a passion for kettlebell training, golf, and martial arts.
Recently I decided to make a change to spice things up. I resurrected an old routine, one that I laid to rest when I discovered kettle bells. I went back to basics, the big compound movements, the barbell dead lift, kettle bell clean and press, pull ups, and squats. I used the KISS (keep it simple stupid) principal. I kept the weights heavy, focused on technique; I used a circuit style workout. Here’s the routine:
Routine 1 Move from one exercise to another taking short rests between each.
1A) Kettlebell Clean & Press 4-5sets 4-6reps
1B) Pull-ups (Weighted) 4-5sets 4-6reps
1C) Cable Wood chops 4-5sets 8-12reps
1D) Plank Hold 1 minute
Routine 2
1A) Barbell Squats 4-5sets 4-6reps
1B) Cable Rotations 4-5sets 10-12reps
2A) Sumo Dead lifts 4-5sets 4-6reps
2B) Push-ups (weighted) 4-5sets 6-10reps
Core
Stability Ball Crunch 3-4 sets 8-15reps
Stability Ball Hip Extensions 3-4 sets 8-15reps
Stability Ball Russian Twists 3-4 sets 8-15reps
I performed this basic routine in a circuit style fashion twice weekly for 6 weeks. It was simple but intense. I adhered to my main goals which were increased strength, and power, with an emphasis on all the physical elements a good golfer, or athlete for that matter, would want. The great energy and fast pace this routine required caused a considerable amount of fat loss. Not a bad win-win situation.
So try out something new; think outside of the box of conventional wisdom. If you’re bored of the same routine try learning some new lifts. Everyone wants to play better golf, everyone wants to loose weight, burn fat and be strong. It’s usually change that becomes the hardest obstacle, not the workout.
