Most people and many golfers think of the shoulder as one unit and in actuality it is far from that. The shoulder is often called the shoulder complex and that is an accurate descriptive term. Complex. The shoulder has the largest range of motion of any joint or joint complex in the human body. Along [...]
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Golf Power Development & Thoracic Spine Mobility
Optimum thoracic / mid back spine health and mobility influences the generation of power and drive distance in golf. The thoracic spine is a series of vertebral segments below the cervical spine and above the lumbar spine. In essence it is your mid back. There are 12 thoracic vertebrae and corresponding intervertebral discs between each [...]
Golf Power Development and Club Head Speed
It is the development of power as it relates to golf that translates into club head speed. Club head speed translate into longer drives. So, when it comes to physical conditioning, specifically for golf what’s involved? First and foremost is the concept that the brain which initiates muscular movement and motor control doesn’t operate within [...]
Does Practice Make Perfect?
No, only perfect practice makes perfect. Your brain and nervous system are pattern generators. When it comes to skills development, in sports for example, I discourage practicing skills after high intensity strength & conditioning workouts, or in a mentally and physically fatigued state. States of low blood sugar or insulin spikes which can create brain [...]
The Influence of Physical Training on Immune Function
QUESTION: Does my training frequency have any potential influence on immune function ? ANSWER: Absolutely. Everyone is biochemically unique to some degree so training frequency and other training variables have different influences on different individuals.Training frequency, intensity, duration, volume etc all have the potential to affect immune function. All types of physical training have the potential [...]
You Don’t Pack on Muscle in the Gym
That’s right. What you are doing in the gym is beginning a process where the potential to put on muscle and increase functional strength exists. However, if you don’t manage the other significant variables you won’t get optimum results. My point here is that your workout in the gym or other strength and conditioning work you’re doing, [...]
Explaining Chronological Age and Biological Age
QUESTION: Would you explain chronological age, biological age, and their significance? ANSWER: Chronological age is simply your age in years. Biological age is your age at a cellular level. These two numbers are not necessarily the same. Lifestyle factors such as nutrition / food choices, exercise, nutritional supplementation, antioxidant status, stress, and stress perception among others impact [...]
Get Results in the Gym on a Tight Schedule
QUESTION: With my busy schedule what’s the best use of my time in the gym in order to get results ? ANSWER: The short answer is compound movements. Allow me to provide a definition. Compound movements are exercises involving 2 or more joints. Examples are the bench press which involves the shoulder and elbow and lunges [...]