Now I want you to take a look at the picture below. This is NOT what I want you to think when it comes to weight training for golf. There is so much “undue” stress on this guys joints it’s not even funny. We’ll never have you doing this.

Instead of blowing blood vessels (and ligaments), I want you to picture doing simple golf exercises with dumbbells (hand weights), exercise tubing, and a fitness ball. That’s your entire home gym. Yes, you heard that correctly. All of the programs I’ve put together are designed to be done in the comfort and privacy of your own home, with minimal and inexpensive equipment mentioned above.

I believe in training the body specific to the sport (movements required) you are doing. So in this case, the golf swing. I have put together dozens and dozens of exercises and stretches that enhance power and distance. And…they’re fun too!

If one of the fittest golfers in the world (Tiger Woods) gets injured, what makes you think the average golfer, especially senior golfer won’t. Odds are they will, and will continue to until action is taken to strengthen and stretch muscles specific to your golf swing.

If any golfer thinks that being somewhat physically fit for golf is not advantageous, then I don’t know what planet you’re on. When was the last time you saw an unfit guy win on tour? Rarely ever! There’s a reason why. Don’t be in denial. Don’t be part of the masses of golfers who shun fitness, as you will also be among the masses who plays hurt all the time, and also watches your game decline year after year.

The focus of your winter (off season) golf program should be technique, golf swing strength and flexibility. That combination will dramatically improve your driving distance and even consistency. From now on I want you to think of the golf season as your time to prepare your body for the “next season”, not just a time to put the golf clubs away and forget about golf.

Like all other athletes in EVERY other sport, they all train in the off-season, so why wouldn’t a golfer do the same? It’s common sense to get better, you’ve got to put some “off the course” time in to see the results on the course. Doesn’t that makes sense?

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I know you’re time is limited with family obligations, and the holidays, but what if I told you, you could do a simple, easy and fun golf training program “in your home” with just a couple of pieces of very inexpensive exercise equipment in just a couple of minutes a day? Would you be interested? I think you would!

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I don’t want you to think of going to the gym and lifting heavy weights. That’s too much work right? I only want you to do as much as you need, and not an ounce more to see massive improvement in your distance and accuracy. Lifting weights in your home is done by using dumbbells, an exercise ball, exercise tubing with handles and that’s it. If you get adventerous you can get a weighted medicine ball and REALLY speed up your distance output.

Either way, I’m ONLY talking about 15 minutes a day to see FAST improvement on the course! Isn’t your game worth that much? If not, you might want to think about a different recreation. Seriously though! To improve in golf takes a little bit of effort, just like anything else in life. You can’t expect improvement if you don’t put that effort in right?

Within a couple of holes…they figured out I lifted weights and started asking questions. Their initial reaction was…”weight training for golfers? I would never do that! It would kill my game!”

I just laughed and kept playing.

Well a couple of holes later…I went birdie, par, par and they started to get real curious about golf weight training. I teased them saying, it is killing my game too and they got the point.

Needless to say…when we got done, they wanted to know my golf fitness website URL and said they were going straight home to get my golf fitness dvds.

We will see if they are all talk, but either way, I think I converted two more golfers. LOL

For more information about Weight Training For Golfers, check out our golf weight training section of our main site.

Weight lifting for golf is not what you think. It’s not going to a gym and lifting with the “muscle-heads”; it’s not lifting heavy weights til you can’t move; and it’s not going to cause you to “lose feel” in your golf swing.

On the contrary, weight lifting for golf is dynamic exercises incorporating balance, stability, coordination, body awareness and golf swing mechanics. This type of program is actually fun because you can see the definite benefits to your golf swing as you’re doing it.

Having an end to your means is critical; and a weight lifting for golf program will give you that.

I’ve said this in this blog, and I’ll keep saying it…

“Your Body Dictates Your Golfing Ability™”

A weight lifting for golf program should incorporate both strength and stretching exercises specific to golf. You will then get the best of both worlds. Improved golf specific strength and a better range of motion throughout your golf swing.

You’ve most likely heard all the pros are doing it…but you want to know what they are doing. There is no magic it to it…you just need to be consistent at what golf weight training program you choose. You get out of it what you put into it.

A golf weight training program should incorporate balance, flexibility, coordination, core work and golf swing sequence movements if it is to be successful.

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