Do you exercise with golf in mind? Why or why not?

[JCrane]

22 hours ago, adamgoodman said:

I'd like to resurrect this thread.

After a long off-season I took my first ~60-75 swings to get fitted for new clubs and I feel like I got hit by a truck.

Playing golf makes me more sore in places I can't even imagine than heavy lifting ever has.

I recommend starting a Yoga program all year round. That relatively small investment in time will give you huge rewards that the weights will not. When we do things like swinging golf clubs with tight muscles we are traumatizing the muscles. I am never sore from playing golf

[RFKFREAK]

On 3/21/2018 at 10:48 PM, JCrane said:

I recommend starting a Yoga program all year round. That relatively small investment in time will give you huge rewards that the weights will not. When we do things like swinging golf clubs with tight muscles we are traumatizing the muscles. I am never sore from playing golf

I lift 5x a week mostly in the 4-6 rep range and I never feel sore from golfing.  I think it's dependent on the person and what type of exercises they do.

 

To answer the original question ITT, I got into fitness to drop weight and build muscle to hit the golf ball further and hopefully with some instruction (which I had to sideline because of life) get better than someone who typically shoots in the high 90's-mid 100's.  Golf is pretty much why I made this transformation.

[kenhockey2]

I exercise with golf in mind. I do circuit weight training machines 3 days a week. In addition, I do cardiovascular fitness 6 days a week first thing in the morning. 

I am able to play golf with minimal soreness. 

[Buckeyebowman]

I don't exercise except with the idea of the work to be done in mind!

[adampaul]

Golf is a game of mind, If you are mentally strong then you can perform well. Body fitness is also important good performance. If you have strength in both then you can get the best results. 

Yes, You can do exercise in your mind to get positive results. hope this will help you.