In the mind of many people. (Some 'Trainers' included.)
You need to be working at your absolute LIMIT in the gym to progress & improve.
This idea in itself can create FEAR and RESISTANCE to even starting a fitness program.
But it can also be a gateway to injury.
It's the most common 'pain/injury' complaints of golfers. And it can be super-frustrating for those who suffer regular bouts of it …
It restricts your ability to practice and to play. To get the 'repetitions' in that you need to improve ...
You guessed it. It's lower back pain.
And one of those most common causes of lower back discomfort in golfers is the lower crossed syndrome or 'S-Posture'.
Read MoreAll of this got me thinking hard about the one-sided nature of golf ...
The imbalances this produces, how it can restrict performance and how it could set you up for injury ...
Now we are not going to get too deep into the theory here ...
Because I just want to give the most useful 'nuggets' of golf fitness info I can ...
But if continuing to play golf (uninjured) for years to come is high on your list of priorities, then this one is for you ...
So how would you know …?
If you are about to get injured playing golf …
The injury could be simply annoying.
Performance reducing / score increasing.
Or, I hate to say it, at worst an injury could be career ending.
But is there a way to predict it …?
He was definitely in pain …and it was affecting his golf.
Until recently ...
If you have been following the PGA Tour of late you may have seen Ryan Moore notch up another victory at the John Deere Classic ...
I didn't give that too much though initially ...
Until he gave credit to none other than his TPI Certified TRAINER ...
Brian Chandler.
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