Golf Exercises

Description

These exercises help strengthen and tone the muscles that are essential for a golf swing. Want to add a few yards to your drives? Working out with weights really does help! Increase/decrease weight and/or reps as needed.

Exercise Routine

	Back Extensions Lie face down on a hyperextension bench, tucking your ankles securely under the footpads. Adjust the upper pad if possible so your upper thighs lie flat across the wide pad, leaving enough room for yo...Lie face down on a hyperextension bench, tucking your ankles securely under the footpads. Adjust the upper pad if possible so your upper thighs lie flat across the wide pad, leaving enough room for you to bend at the waist without any restriction. Start with your body in a straight line. Cross your arms in front of you or behind your head. You can also hold a weight for extra resistance. Slowly bend forward at the waist as far as you can while keeping your back FLAT. Do not round your back. Slowly raise your torso until your legs and upper body are in a straight line again. Do NOT arch your back past a straight line! Exercise image and description by Bodybuilding.com (less) Routine: Set 1: 15 reps Set 2: 15 reps
	Crunch - Machine This is like a situp or crunch, but the machine helps you to add resistance for greater strength increases. Follow the directions on the particular machine that you choose. Be sure to go slow and conc...This is like a situp or crunch, but the machine helps you to add resistance for greater strength increases. Follow the directions on the particular machine that you choose. Be sure to go slow and concentrate on using your abs to push the weight while relaxing your legs and feet. Exercise image and description by Bodybuilding.com (less) Routine: Set 1: 20 reps Set 2: 20 reps
	Lat Pulldowns - Wide-Grip Pull the bar down in front of you, not behind the head. Do not arch your back, but keep it completely still, no swaying, swinging, arching or curving. Just lean back about 10 degrees and maintain that...Pull the bar down in front of you, not behind the head. Do not arch your back, but keep it completely still, no swaying, swinging, arching or curving. Just lean back about 10 degrees and maintain that throughout the exercise. Your elbows should make an arc shape to the side of your body on the way down and on the way up. Squeeze your elbows into your body at the lowest part of the movement and the bar should be on or close to the very upper portion of your chest. The only movement should come from your arms. Exercise description by Hugo Saner. (less) Routine: Set 1: 12 x 100 lbs Set 2: 12 x 100 lbs
Adobe Flash player is required.	Tricep Press - Dumbbell, Seated Sit on a bench with a straight back, feet flat on the floor, and back firmly against the bench. Grasp one end of a dumbbell with both hands (palms up) and raise it above your head, locking the elbows....Sit on a bench with a straight back, feet flat on the floor, and back firmly against the bench. Grasp one end of a dumbbell with both hands (palms up) and raise it above your head, locking the elbows. With your elbows held in place and squared, slowly lower the dumbbell behind your head until you feel a stretch in your triceps. Press the weight back up, following a slight arc until the elbows lock and the weight is once again about your head. Exercise description by Bodybuilding.com (less) Routine: Set 1: 12 x 45 lbs Set 2: 12 x 45 lbs
Adobe Flash player is required.	Tyson Shakers Stand with dumbbells at waist. Let the weight transfer back and forth from your pointer to pinky finger. This motion will cause the weight to tip back and forth, with your forearms flexing to control ...Stand with dumbbells at waist. Let the weight transfer back and forth from your pointer to pinky finger. This motion will cause the weight to tip back and forth, with your forearms flexing to control the weight each time. (less) Routine: Set 1: 20 x 50 lbs Set 2: 20 x 50 lbs