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Back Exercises for Golfers
Posted by Wilson | Posted in gym exercises | Posted on 24-11-2009
Back exercises for golfers can have many benefits. If you experience back pain during practice, play, after play or daily, you will see a huge benefit from doing back exercises specific to golf.
Back Strength Exercises Are Critical
Most golfers experience back pain for just a couple of reasons. Some kind of disc disruption or injury; tight muscles surrounding the lower back including the glutes; and lastly weak muscles that protect the lower back from the stress the golf swing causes.
Strengthening the glutes, lower back and even hip muscles will give you much better protection from injury while on the course. These back exercises do not require a gym, nor even equipment. Many of these exercises are done just using your body weight and nothing more.
The key to reducing and eliminating back pain is consistency with your back strength exercises. You get out of it what you put into it. If you’re consistent, you’ll see impressive results; if you’re not, you will be dealing with the same low back problems as before.
Back Stretching Exercises
Stretching exercises for your back should focus on similar muscles as in the strength section above. A muscle that is improved from a strenth AND flexibily standpoint will consistently avoid the low back injury/pain syndrome.
The glutes, lower back area and hips will be the focus with your back stretching program. Releasing these muscles via stretching will give you almost instant relief from low back pain. It’s amazing what little bit of stretching will do.
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Good exercises for golfers?
What are some good weight-lifting routines to limber up for golf?
The best thing that I have done is stretch allot before and after practice and a round. Being relaxed starts with all muscle groups. One thing I like to do is, I use an old club in my pool and slowly practice my swing in slow motion. The pool gives good resistance and going slow keeps the club face in the proper position. It’s a bit unorthodox, but it seems to work. If a pool is unavailable use a weight system for your middle irons and practice swings. I do not favor working out with heavy weights in the gym as bulky muscles tend to get in the way. Good luck.
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Nothing wrong with lifting weights, do total body excercises but make sure you emphasize on the legs because that is where your power comes froms. Do everything from squats to calf excercises.
Also make sure that you stretch well for golf. Back and shoulder stretches especially. Yoga would not hurt either.
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