Glute Activation Exercises For Golf - Golf Fitness Tips

Glute Activation Exercises For Golf - Golf Fitness Tips

The glutes are the most important muscle in golf, that's why they are commonly referred to as the β€œKing of the Golf Swing”. This week I will be showing you a test that you can do at home to determine whether your glutes are weak or strong. Additionally, I will show you some of my favorite glute activation exercises guaranteed to help you hit the ball further and reduce your aches and pains!

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Fix Your Golf Swing Posture - Golf Fitness Tips

Fix Your Golf Swing Posture - Golf Fitness Tips

In golf, having a rounded upper back at setup (also known as C posture) severely limits your ability to rotate during the golf swing, limiting your backswing and forcing you to develop compensations. This week I will be showing you my favorite exercises that will help you correct your posture to reduce your risk of injury and improve your golf performance.

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Rotator Cuff Exercises For Golf - Golf Fitness Tips

This week, our special guest, Domenic Pompile PT, CSCS, will be answering all of your shoulder related questions and demonstrating exercises that will help you improve your shoulder function and scapular stability. In turn, these small changes will translate into a much more efficient golf swing and a reduced risk of injury!

Medicine Ball Exercises For Golf - Golf Fitness Tips

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This week I will be showing you some of the best medicine ball exercises that you can do at the gym to improve your golf swing. Develop rotary power, upper/lower body separation, and core control with these exercises.

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Med Ball Exercises For Golf:

  1. Medball Half Kneeling Bounce Passes
  2. Medball Squat to Side Toss
  3. Medball Half Kneeling Side Toss
  4. Medball Kneeling Side Toss
  5. Medball Situp and Throw
  6. Medball Dissasociation Turns
  7. Medball Dissasociation Single Leg Turns
  8. Medball Ball Slams
  9. Medball Side to Side Ball Slams

Upper/Lower Body Separation Exercises For Golfers - Golf Fitness Tips

Upper/Lower body dissasociation, also known as the ability to move the upper and lower body separately, is key for a good golf swing.

Lacking this ability can lead to many golf swing mistakes such as: loss of posture, flat shoulder plane, reverse spine angle, sway, slide, coming over the top, casting, chicken winging and hanging back. Since so many golf swing problems could be related to a lack of dissasociation, working and improving this skill can lead to significant improvements in your golf swing!

In Home Golf Workout! No Equipment Needed - Golf Fitness Tips

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Are you stuck indoors all day but you can't get golf out of your mind? This week, I will be showing you a simple golf workout that you can do at home without any equipment. 
It doesn't matter if you are a beginner or a fitness buff, I will be showing you the best beginner and advanced modifications so that you can customize your golf workout to fit your needs!

Exercises:

  1. Glute Bridge: Good for core stability and power.
  2. Single Leg Glute Bridge: Advanced modification of the glute bridge.
  3. Bird Dog: Good for core strength and stability.
  4. Bird Dog Planks: Advanced modification of the bird dog
  5. Assisted Plank with Shoulder Tap: Good for core strength, stability, and antirotation.
  6. Assisted Plank with Shoulder Tap (on the floor): Advanced modification
  7. Box Squat: Good for developing lower body strength
  8. Single Leg Box Squat: Advanced modification of box squat
  9. Reachbacks: Good for developing and maintaining good thoracic mobility
  10. Hip Twister: Good for developing lower and upper body dissasociation

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Band Exercises For More Distance - Golf Fitness Tips

Band Exercises For More Distance -  Golf Fitness Tips

We all want a few extra yards out at the golf course! Thankfully for us, developing the skills necessary to increase our swing speed can be acquired at the gym or home!
This week I will be showing you a few exercises that will help increase your distance at the golf course. We will be working on core stability, strength, anti-rotation, glute activation, glute strength, weight transfer, and proper hip movement during the golf swing!

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Shoulder Exercises To Improve Your Golf Swing and Fix Your Pain!

Shoulder injuries are among the most common in golfers. Our shoulders are put into very stressful positions due to our body imbalances and daily life activities. With time, this can lead to pain and restrictions in mobility that negatively affect your golf swing by reducing your ability to rotate and get the club back.

Do you want to learn what exercises you can do to eliminate your shoulder pain and regain the mobility of your shoulder? Have you ever wondered why your shoulder pops and cracks when your workout? This week, Scott Miller, MPT from Miller Physical Therapy in Delray Beach, FL is going to be answering all your shoulder related questions.

How To Stop Casting During The Golf Swing!

How To Stop Casting During The Golf Swing!

Casting, also known as early release, refers to the early release of the wrists during the downswing (like casting a fishing rod). More than 50% of golfers cast their golf club during their golf swing weakening their impact position and reducing their power and consistency. Learn how to use fitness to

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How To Stop Swaying and Sliding During The Golf Swing

How To Stop Swaying and Sliding During The Golf Swing

Swaying and sliding during the golf swing is a lot more common than you think. About 40% of golfers sway, while 32% of golfers slide. This week we are going to discuss a few of the reasons you are moving laterally during the swing and I will be giving you a few exercises to help you get rid of that annoying sway or slide.

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Golf Fitness Tip - Daily Habits Killing Your Golf Game

Golf Fitness Tip - Daily Habits Killing Your Golf Game

A lot of the habits and activities that you do on a daily basis could be having catastrophic effects on your golf swing. The following habits create imbalances in your muscles and change the way your body moves. If you are a golfer and you do a lot of the following activities, you should start incorporating some the proposed solutions into your daily routine.

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