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Functional
Flexibility Is The Desire Of Every Golfer |
by:
Mike
Pedersen |
Functional
flexibility for golf is an important element.
Quite often there are a lot of feelings
of inadequacy, more so physical inadequacy,
on the golf course.
Most golfers wish that they were a lot stronger
than they are and yet still be able to have
functional flexibility. Most golfers realize
deep inside that flexibility and strength
are important for good golf.
Yet these feelings and desire need not remain
just that, any golfer can take action and
dramatically improve on their functional
flexibility and strength. Any golfer can
ensure that the next time they set foot
on the course to play their beloved game,
they will be brimming with confidence and
not inadequacy.
Actually both strength and functional flexibility
go together and the two cannot be divorced
from one another. Weak muscles will tend
to be very stiff, the opposite of flexibility.
So in other words, it is true to say that
by building up strength, a golfer will almost
automatically be improving their functional
flexibility.
But let me make it clear here that there
is a huge difference between building muscles
and enhancing strength. When developing
strength for golf, all good golf exercise
programs will involve working with dumbbells
which a lot of people associate with muscle
and body building.
The truth of the matter is that in golf,
dumbbells are used to build strength, and
not muscles, by lifting much lighter weights
up and down, more times than a bodybuilder
does.
The sessions are also much shorter than
those of a body builder who have to spend
most of the day in the gym lifting extremely
heavy weights to build their muscles. Actually
it is true that building muscles will tend
to bring in stiffness and the very opposite
of functional flexibility.
A good golf exercise training program must
also include stretch exercises which are
a great help in attaining functional flexibility
for golf.
It is the functional flexibility gained
from weight training and stretches that
can greatly improve the golf swing of any
golfer. Actually the greater the functional
flexibility for golf...the better the golf
swings.
About the Author
About The Author: Mike Pedersen is one
of the top golf fitness experts in the
country, author of the Ultimate Golf Fitness
Guide, and founder of several cutting-edge
online golf fitness sites. Take a look
at his just released golf fitness dvds
at his golf
fitness site - Perform Better Golf. |
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