Whats your workout routine? I play once a week :(

[RickPro]

I would like to do a workout routine during the week, that will help me during Saturday play. What do you players do? 

[scotth]

I walk my 2 hunting dogs 2 miles every morning at 5:30 and when we get home do 5 minutes of planks.  

Try and walk and play 9 holes after work (that's starting to get difficult unless I get home by 5:30).  On the weekend try and play 18 Sat and Sun.

[Patch]

I hike quite a bit to keep my legs in decent working order. I also ride a bike a few miles each week. 

Golf specific, in addition to playing/ practicing, I am the course 2-3 times a week. Sometimes 4. I also make it appoint to swing a club everyday. Most of the time using my Kallassy club. 

[Dan Vesma]

I try to walk a good length at lunchtimes (also stops me eating), and my physio has given me some on-all-fours stretches to do every other day to keep my back flexible. Have seen videos of some good golfers use an exercise machine where they pull a cord from the ground to their side up and across their chests which looks like it might be beneficial. I have been trying to get a mid week game and a driving range session in too, but its hard with kids and British weather.

[billchao]

I used to do the routine in Joey D's Fix Your Body, Fix Your Swing.

[No Mulligans]

I stretch first thing every morning.  I'll be 60 years old in a couple of months, I consider stretching to be the most important fitness activity that I do.

I walk my two retrievers 2 miles every morning, and 1 mile every evening.

I do one of these every morning alternating... light weight lifting (push-ups, dumbbell (db) squats, lunges, bent-over db row, sissy squats, db press, db curls, db triceps extensions, an ab exercise), or a Joey D workout, or 25 minutes on a rowing machine, or 25 minutes on an exercise bike, or play/walk an executive 18 golf course.

On the days I don't play golf I either practice with foam balls and a net in the back yard, or I go to the range.

This is the Joey D workouts: https://smile.amazon.com/Fix-Your-Body-Swing-Revolutionary/dp/0312605625/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504205126&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=Joey+D+golf+workout+book

Edited August 31, 2017 by No Mulligans

[downbylaw11]

the last 6 months ive basically been doing 15-20 minute hiit workouts every single day. sometimes with weights, but most often just bodyweight. sometimes with a power yoga mixed into it once a week. not really golf specific by any means, but definitely good for core and lower body strength/endurance

[Typhoon92]

Why not shoot for overall fitness since u seem to have the time to workout during the week.

You use most every muscle for golf.  Core muscles especially.  I don't know what your current level of fitness or health is but how about Crossfit classes or look for a gym that does sports specific training?

Where u play once a week it's going to be tough to know if it's fitness or just a day when everything clicks that results in a good round.

[RFKFREAK]

I lift weights 5 days a week, primarily 3 sets working in the 4-6 rep range with a focus on deadlifts, squats, military press, and the bench press.

[JonMA1]

I was lifting at a gym 2-3 times a week but have cut back to once a week. I've been concentrating on getting my firewood cut, split and stacked for winter. I should be back to at least two workouts per week very soon.

If I go three times a week, I'll do lower body on one of those three days. Otherwise, it's upper body without any focus on golf specific exercises. That might change.

[JCrane]

On 9/5/2017 at 3:05 PM, Typhoon92 said:

Why not shoot for overall fitness since u seem to have the time to workout during the week.

You use most every muscle for golf.  Core muscles especially.  I don't know what your current level of fitness or health is but how about Crossfit classes or look for a gym that does sports specific training?

Where u play once a week it's going to be tough to know if it's fitness or just a day when everything clicks that results in a good round.

I like your thinking

[kenhockey2]

I go to the gym in the mornings 6 days a week before going to work. 40 mins of elliptical machine intervals. Then, circuit weight training with machines 3x10 three days a week. 

Tue and Thurs, i will do two workouts. Morning workout is 40 mins on the elliptical machine. Evening workout is 30 mins of indoor spinning as a recovery ride. 

I ride my road bike Sat and Sun mornings Sat for 2 hours and 75 mins on Sun doing Criterium intervals. 

As you can see......I enjoy working out daily and playing golf. 

[kenhockey2]

Elliptical machine 45 mins in the morning 6 days a week.

Circuit weight training with machines 3 days a week for 3x10-15 reps

Dumbbell Power cleans once a week. 3x8 last set with 70% of 1Rpm.

Barbell Bench press Powerlifting style once a week. 5x3 last set with 235lbs. 

Over 50 years of age, 5'8" 188. Recreational golfer. 15 handicap