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So I am a 5' 4.5", 125lb male. I am in excellent health, can run 2 miles in just under 13 mins, can push out 45 push ups in a minute, and do 48 crunch's a minute. I know strength fitness will not neccesarily improve my golf game, and could actually hinder it in the long run. Nevertheless, I have never been someone to go and work out in a gym for a couple of hours. My question I have is, are there any other people out there that were at one time like myself, but wanted to, and ended up doing, a good strength workout with hopes of improving your game? Ill try to be more blunt. . . where would be a good place to start? With the winter season upon us, golf play will be down, leaving more time (should I choose to actually commit this time) to go to the gym. If anyone has a workout routine that you wouldnt mind passing off that would be great. Thanks

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I have almost the same build you do. I started working on my biceps, triceps, pecks, lats, and deltoids... it's worked wonders for my distance and speed. I just have a couple of handy 5 lbs barbell's that I do various excercises with as I'm watching TV or a movie. I ESSPECIALLY work on my triceps. I've found their movement to be extreamly helpful.

What type of excercises do you do specifically ringer? I'm trying to build up muscle mass in critical places, but I'd like to know some good exercises.

I asked some health expert some specific questions, I too would like to improve my game.

here are the questions and the answers.



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Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?

A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them
on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not
make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by
driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.

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Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?

A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat?
Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an
efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat
chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And
a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable
products.

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Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?

A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means
they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness
that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!

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Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?

A: Well, if you have a body and you have body fat, your ratio is one to one. If
you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.

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Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?

A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good

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Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?

A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!!. Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In
fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?

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Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?

A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only
be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.

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Q: Is chocolate bad for me?

A: Are you crazy? HELLO ....... Cocoa beans ... another vegetable!!! It's the
best feel-good food around!


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Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?

A : Hey! 'Round' is a shape!

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Q: Is swimming good for your figure?

A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.


Paul :)

Well the TV is right next to my bed so I can lay down and do some of these excercises while still watching TV. One of my favorites is to grab the barbell by one end and hold it straight above me as I'm laying down, so that the one end is moving back toward the back of my forearm.. streching my muscles as I'm using them. I'll just hold it there for a few minutes and you'll feel the burn.

I'll put them together in the same hand and do bicep curls.

I'll lay on my back and butterfly them.. so that my arms are extended in line with my shoulder line.. then lift them up over my head a few hundred times a night.

I'll stand up and start with them at my side and raise them with stiff arms up to shoulder height.

And I'll army press them a few hundred time. .. start with them on your shoulders and push them straight up.

I also do my usual pushups and situps as well as the back crunches I mentioned... cause my back is always a concern for me.

Check out this site: http://www.exrx.net/Exercise.html

It has everything you need to develop an intelligent and effective strength-training program.

I was looking for a golf specific workout a few weeks ago, and was recommended to follow a full body program, which makes sense when you think about how many muscles are involved in a golf swing.

The one thing I've been doing in addition which you won't find in some workout plans, is wrist curls and reverse wrist curls as I have very weak wrists, but I'm sure these would be just a useful for any golfer, especially for getting out of the rough.

As Golf is very "mental", I recommend Yoga, helps your concentration, great for the back, improves balance, flexibility, even strenght, believe it or not...

Excellent information. I work with a couple of guys who tend to work out quiet a lot. One of them being a bodybuilder in a previous life, I may end up tagging along with them in the coming week. I just need to get into a weight room, and just start working out. Thanks again for the information guys.

Please keep in mind that it's not the length of time spent in the gym that counts, but the quality of the work that's done there:

Use the proper technique for each lift, breath correctly, don't overload the weight, and don't annoy other people by grunting. Keep a record of each workout to help chart your progress and motivate you, get proper rest between trips to the gym, drink enough water, and eat a good balanced diet with enough lean protein to feed your growing muscles.

I am serious...

I'm sure that you are serious, lowrider. I never doubted your seriousness for a second. Seriously, your serious recommendation of yoga was taken very seriously by this serious poster; and I mean that in the most serious way.

I'm sorry, that last "serious" was somewhat less than serious, and I apologize for being so flippant when replying to such a serious topic.

Eheheheheheh...

The way I found to get some comments on my sugestion, but I was indeed serious...

Do you have any suggestions of books or websites on yoga that you have found particularly helpful to your golf game?