Well another week of training has come and gone. I have been doing the same routine. Core workout, followed by PST's and then Weight training. Of course this is bookended by stretching and foam rolling.
I have been using GNC's AMP Recovery Protein and just recently (yesterday) added GNC's Amplified creatine 189. I am hoping for a second half push during this off-season training for some increased strength.
Every little bit helps. I have talked with Chris Welch at ZenoLink and plans are being made to travel to Endicott for a once over to see how i am doing with my PST's and if i am ready for the next phase. I am really excited to be moving on to the next level. I will have some pictures of the workout posted soon. I am going to recruit my wife to be my photographer. I still have plans to start tempo training, but have not started that yet. I am hoping that this week i can start doing some tempo training a couple days a week.
Keeping this post short and sweet. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and i wish you all a happy New Year!
Friday, December 30, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Nothing new here
You guessed it, today is thursday! Another week in the books. Still up to my same old tricks.
I am still doing my PST's and still lifting weights.
This week also marked the end of school until the third week in January. This is going to give me just enough time to get my off day work squared away. I will be revisiting the Tour Tempo book and going over what i need to know to work on my tempo training. I will also be working on short game in my garage! I have to move some stuff around and rig up a tarp to catch the balls. I have a mat that i will be using for practice. I plan on using a towel behind the ball to make sure i am hitting ball first. I may also purchase a lie mark board and use that to get a bit closer to the ball and really work on pinching it off the mat. Also i previously promised some pictures of the workouts. Please remain patient. I will be sure to get those up after the holiday. As i mentioned last thursday i will be scheduling a return trip to ZenoLink in Endicott to visit Chris Welch and get my PST's evaluated and some new ones recommended. I will keep you posted. Thanks for reading!
I am still doing my PST's and still lifting weights.
This week also marked the end of school until the third week in January. This is going to give me just enough time to get my off day work squared away. I will be revisiting the Tour Tempo book and going over what i need to know to work on my tempo training. I will also be working on short game in my garage! I have to move some stuff around and rig up a tarp to catch the balls. I have a mat that i will be using for practice. I plan on using a towel behind the ball to make sure i am hitting ball first. I may also purchase a lie mark board and use that to get a bit closer to the ball and really work on pinching it off the mat. Also i previously promised some pictures of the workouts. Please remain patient. I will be sure to get those up after the holiday. As i mentioned last thursday i will be scheduling a return trip to ZenoLink in Endicott to visit Chris Welch and get my PST's evaluated and some new ones recommended. I will keep you posted. Thanks for reading!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Completed Advocare 24 day challenge; Review and Results
I have officially completed the Advocare 24 day challenge and the results are in. Over the course of the past 24 days I have lost 10 pounds and 6 inches.
I started my 24 day challenge on November 28. I changed my eating habits and began with the 1st phase of the challenge; A ten day herbal cleanse. I know it sounds horrible, but it was not that bad. The worst part about the cleanse is the texture of the fiber drink. Fortunately you only drink it on the first 3 days and last 3 days of the cleanse phase.
Phase 2 is the Max MNS phase. Basically you take vitamins and supplements for the next 14 days. Also I was sticking to my new eating plan. The most difficult part of this phase, assuming you don't have any issues swallowing pills, is waking up early enough in the morning to take the 1st packet of vitamins 30 minutes before you eat. I also found it difficult on some days to remember to take the other packet of vitamins and supplements 30 minutes before lunch. I was good about remembering the majority of the time though.
I think i would have lost more weight during the 24 day challenge if i hadn't been lifting weights three times a week and also taking a post workout recovery shake. Also i think if i did at least 20 minutes of exercise on my off workout days, perhaps walking around the neighborhood or jumping rope on my off days too, i would have lost even more weight.
I am very pleased with the results. It was a great jump start to my off-season training. I was hoping to get down to 225 lbs for the spring golf season and i am now down to 243 lbs. If i can manage another 20 pounds in the next 4 months then i will reach my goal. I think it is an attainable one.
As far as the Advocare products and how I felt during the program; I generally felt good. I did get tired some times, but my work habits and study habits usually keep me up way past midnight and having less than 5 hours of sleep a night. Spark did quite a bit to help me feel awake again. It doesn't give you a jolt like a regular energy drink does, and you don't crash either. You just don't feel that tired any more if that makes any sense. Sometimes I could have used the jolt though, but for the most part i am satisfied with how it worked and plan on replenishing my supply. The meal replacement shakes were handy, and they didn't taste bad either. The texture is a bit weird. I am not much of a shake drinker but to me it has a gel type texture, almost fluffy if that makes any sense. I guess you would have to try it for yourself. I didn't hate it, but I wasn't blown away either. I will probably try a different flavor, but will continue to use them as it was a super convenience to have them.
In summary, I had a great experience with the Advocare 24 day challenge. It was not that hard to do, and you didn't ever feel hungry or like you had to starve yourself. I did have some cheat meals and snacks but was probably 90% on program. If you are looking for a weight loss jump start i would suggest you give it a try. If anything it will help you to develop a routine and stick with an eating plan.
I started my 24 day challenge on November 28. I changed my eating habits and began with the 1st phase of the challenge; A ten day herbal cleanse. I know it sounds horrible, but it was not that bad. The worst part about the cleanse is the texture of the fiber drink. Fortunately you only drink it on the first 3 days and last 3 days of the cleanse phase.
Phase 2 is the Max MNS phase. Basically you take vitamins and supplements for the next 14 days. Also I was sticking to my new eating plan. The most difficult part of this phase, assuming you don't have any issues swallowing pills, is waking up early enough in the morning to take the 1st packet of vitamins 30 minutes before you eat. I also found it difficult on some days to remember to take the other packet of vitamins and supplements 30 minutes before lunch. I was good about remembering the majority of the time though.
I think i would have lost more weight during the 24 day challenge if i hadn't been lifting weights three times a week and also taking a post workout recovery shake. Also i think if i did at least 20 minutes of exercise on my off workout days, perhaps walking around the neighborhood or jumping rope on my off days too, i would have lost even more weight.
I am very pleased with the results. It was a great jump start to my off-season training. I was hoping to get down to 225 lbs for the spring golf season and i am now down to 243 lbs. If i can manage another 20 pounds in the next 4 months then i will reach my goal. I think it is an attainable one.
As far as the Advocare products and how I felt during the program; I generally felt good. I did get tired some times, but my work habits and study habits usually keep me up way past midnight and having less than 5 hours of sleep a night. Spark did quite a bit to help me feel awake again. It doesn't give you a jolt like a regular energy drink does, and you don't crash either. You just don't feel that tired any more if that makes any sense. Sometimes I could have used the jolt though, but for the most part i am satisfied with how it worked and plan on replenishing my supply. The meal replacement shakes were handy, and they didn't taste bad either. The texture is a bit weird. I am not much of a shake drinker but to me it has a gel type texture, almost fluffy if that makes any sense. I guess you would have to try it for yourself. I didn't hate it, but I wasn't blown away either. I will probably try a different flavor, but will continue to use them as it was a super convenience to have them.
In summary, I had a great experience with the Advocare 24 day challenge. It was not that hard to do, and you didn't ever feel hungry or like you had to starve yourself. I did have some cheat meals and snacks but was probably 90% on program. If you are looking for a weight loss jump start i would suggest you give it a try. If anything it will help you to develop a routine and stick with an eating plan.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Christmas Approaching
Another week is in the books. I stayed diligent to the process and tackled all my PST's and workout routine amidst all the distractions. Next week is finals week at school and Christmas, but i still plan on sticking to my routine and working towards my goals. I am anticipating being able to get more done with the extra time i will have off from school. I plan on starting some tempo training and setting up a short game station in my garage. I cleaned out my garage, but then put a new motorcycle in it, so i will have to do some organizing to maximize my space.
Also i keep promising some pictures of my PST exercises and have yet to deliver so i will work on rectifiying that this weekend. I am also going to try and get out to practice hitting some balls and see what it looks like. I will keep you posted on all my finidings and progress as promised.
Just to jump ahead a bit the new year looks promising. I am planning a return trip to visit with Chris Welch at Zenolink. We will go over my progress with the current PST's i am doing, and hopefully if all looks good, I will be getting a new set of PST's to be working on. This should all bring me up to the spring season and hopefully the beginning of the golf season.
I am hoping that we will be starting back up with my golf lesson program, and we can look at my swing and develop a new pre-shot routine to help my game.
The 2012 golf season is shaping up to be a good one. I have only 6 more days left in the Advocare 24 day challenge which is also going quite well. I will be posting my results at the conclusion of the challenge. Stay tuned! Thanks for reading.
Also i keep promising some pictures of my PST exercises and have yet to deliver so i will work on rectifiying that this weekend. I am also going to try and get out to practice hitting some balls and see what it looks like. I will keep you posted on all my finidings and progress as promised.
Just to jump ahead a bit the new year looks promising. I am planning a return trip to visit with Chris Welch at Zenolink. We will go over my progress with the current PST's i am doing, and hopefully if all looks good, I will be getting a new set of PST's to be working on. This should all bring me up to the spring season and hopefully the beginning of the golf season.
I am hoping that we will be starting back up with my golf lesson program, and we can look at my swing and develop a new pre-shot routine to help my game.
The 2012 golf season is shaping up to be a good one. I have only 6 more days left in the Advocare 24 day challenge which is also going quite well. I will be posting my results at the conclusion of the challenge. Stay tuned! Thanks for reading.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Another week in the books
Today is thursday yet again and that marks another week in the books for off-season training. So far everything is going really well. I am sticking to my diet plan for the 24 day challenge. I have had a couple cheat meals but nothing that has set me back any. The weight lifting is going great and i can already tell i am gettng stronger.
I increased the amount of time i do my planks for from 3 sets of 30 seconds to 3 sets of 45 seconds. I have also increased the amount of russian twists I do as well from 3 sets of 30 to 3 sets of 50. I am getting much stronger in my core and the increase in time and repetitions has made it so i get that burning sensation for the last bits of each set.
For this coming week i will need to increase the amount of weight i do for some of the exercises. Specifically the chest press, shoulder shrugs, and squats. I am easily able to finish all 12 reps without much burn on the last few reps.
I also modified my workout by adding mini band walking. I put a mini band around my ankles and side step to my left 20 steps and back to my right 20 steps for 1 set. I do three sets of those. This should really help me increase my strength in my glutes. I have also stopped doing kettlebell swings because i have a tendency to early extend in my golf swing and a kettlebell swing is basically the same movement. You push the weight by really firing your legs and glutes to push your pelvis forward and hence the weight swings up.
I have not started my tempo trianing which i really need to get to. I may have possibly undertaken to many things. I go on winter break for school in two weeks so i hope to spend that month off doing tempo training on my off days and then working that into my normal schedule once school starts back up.
So far so good, I will have to get some pictures up of the PST's and of some of the exercises I do. I might substitute pictures of the exercises with ones of actual professionals doing the lifts. I will have to get my wife to snap a few photos of me performing my exercises.
I am scheduling a time to go back and visit Chris Welch at Zenolink after the 1st of the year, so i will keep you updated on my progress and any new PST's that i will be doing.
I increased the amount of time i do my planks for from 3 sets of 30 seconds to 3 sets of 45 seconds. I have also increased the amount of russian twists I do as well from 3 sets of 30 to 3 sets of 50. I am getting much stronger in my core and the increase in time and repetitions has made it so i get that burning sensation for the last bits of each set.
For this coming week i will need to increase the amount of weight i do for some of the exercises. Specifically the chest press, shoulder shrugs, and squats. I am easily able to finish all 12 reps without much burn on the last few reps.
I also modified my workout by adding mini band walking. I put a mini band around my ankles and side step to my left 20 steps and back to my right 20 steps for 1 set. I do three sets of those. This should really help me increase my strength in my glutes. I have also stopped doing kettlebell swings because i have a tendency to early extend in my golf swing and a kettlebell swing is basically the same movement. You push the weight by really firing your legs and glutes to push your pelvis forward and hence the weight swings up.
I have not started my tempo trianing which i really need to get to. I may have possibly undertaken to many things. I go on winter break for school in two weeks so i hope to spend that month off doing tempo training on my off days and then working that into my normal schedule once school starts back up.
So far so good, I will have to get some pictures up of the PST's and of some of the exercises I do. I might substitute pictures of the exercises with ones of actual professionals doing the lifts. I will have to get my wife to snap a few photos of me performing my exercises.
I am scheduling a time to go back and visit Chris Welch at Zenolink after the 1st of the year, so i will keep you updated on my progress and any new PST's that i will be doing.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Another week in the books
Hello readers, today is thursday and another week of working out and doing PST's is in the books.
On monday i started the AdvoCare 24 day challenge. It has been pretty easy so far. The hardest part is to make sure to remember what vitamins or supplements to take when. I made myself a little calendar with the days and when to take each thing during the day. Only 20 more days to go. I will keep you posted with my results after I complete the program. I figured it would be a good way to kick off my off-season diet and exercise program.
As for my workouts, I have added some weight training to my regimen. I am doing complexes to save some time, the downfall is you use one weight for all the exercises so some muscle groups you aren't working to their max and others your working closer to their max if not at the max.
I start all my workouts now with a matrix of planks. I do 3 sets of 30 seconds of each. Plank, and Right and Left side planks. I then do 3 sets of 30 Russian twists with an 8 pound medicine ball. I then do my PST's. I follow them with 200 kettlebell swings, 100 Right and 100 Left single arm swings. After that I move into a chest and bicep complex on the swiss ball, Chest press, hammer curls. 3 sets of 12 for each, no rest in between sets, just roll out to a chest press then roll back up and do curls. I then do over head tricep press, and shoulder shrugs 3 sets of 12, followed by Bent over rows and squats, again 3 sets of 12. I have recently started stretching before and after my workouts. I finish off my workout by drinking a post workout recovery shake. It is a nice treat to a hard workout because it is chocolate flavored and tastes really good. I also find it helps to reduce the soreness and tiredness I feel the next day after working out.
I still haven't added my TPI fitness program to my current program. Right now i finish my complete workout in 2 hours. I may pick a couple key drills to add to my current workout but i dont want to add to much more time to my sessions because i have school work to do and need to get some sleep. I will keep you posted on what i end up doing.
On monday i started the AdvoCare 24 day challenge. It has been pretty easy so far. The hardest part is to make sure to remember what vitamins or supplements to take when. I made myself a little calendar with the days and when to take each thing during the day. Only 20 more days to go. I will keep you posted with my results after I complete the program. I figured it would be a good way to kick off my off-season diet and exercise program.
As for my workouts, I have added some weight training to my regimen. I am doing complexes to save some time, the downfall is you use one weight for all the exercises so some muscle groups you aren't working to their max and others your working closer to their max if not at the max.
I start all my workouts now with a matrix of planks. I do 3 sets of 30 seconds of each. Plank, and Right and Left side planks. I then do 3 sets of 30 Russian twists with an 8 pound medicine ball. I then do my PST's. I follow them with 200 kettlebell swings, 100 Right and 100 Left single arm swings. After that I move into a chest and bicep complex on the swiss ball, Chest press, hammer curls. 3 sets of 12 for each, no rest in between sets, just roll out to a chest press then roll back up and do curls. I then do over head tricep press, and shoulder shrugs 3 sets of 12, followed by Bent over rows and squats, again 3 sets of 12. I have recently started stretching before and after my workouts. I finish off my workout by drinking a post workout recovery shake. It is a nice treat to a hard workout because it is chocolate flavored and tastes really good. I also find it helps to reduce the soreness and tiredness I feel the next day after working out.
I still haven't added my TPI fitness program to my current program. Right now i finish my complete workout in 2 hours. I may pick a couple key drills to add to my current workout but i dont want to add to much more time to my sessions because i have school work to do and need to get some sleep. I will keep you posted on what i end up doing.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving
Today is Thanksgiving day. Happy Thanksgiving to all my family, friends and followers. Although today is thanksgiving, a champion never takes a day off. Having said that, today was the last day of my week's workout.
I had another great workout. Performed all my PST's and added some kettlebell swings and 400 rope skips. I am getting better and better at skipping rope, it is much more difficult than i remembered but i can routinely get over 40 skips before i trip the rope, sometimes i can go 100 straight skips before tripping the rope.
I have not added my TPI fitness stuff to my routine yet. I think i will try to add them into this coming weeks rotation. I am also starting the advocare 24 day challenge on monday. I need to add a post workout recovery meal to my workouts. I am leaning towards just a shake, maybe muscle milk or something along those lines. I want to keep the calories on the lower side because i do my workouts at night and then go to bed shortly after. I am also thinking about skipping rope in between workouts as well to get some cardio stuff in, but i think i would prefer to bike. I am going to look into that as well.
I will keep you posted! Happy Holidays.
I had another great workout. Performed all my PST's and added some kettlebell swings and 400 rope skips. I am getting better and better at skipping rope, it is much more difficult than i remembered but i can routinely get over 40 skips before i trip the rope, sometimes i can go 100 straight skips before tripping the rope.
I have not added my TPI fitness stuff to my routine yet. I think i will try to add them into this coming weeks rotation. I am also starting the advocare 24 day challenge on monday. I need to add a post workout recovery meal to my workouts. I am leaning towards just a shake, maybe muscle milk or something along those lines. I want to keep the calories on the lower side because i do my workouts at night and then go to bed shortly after. I am also thinking about skipping rope in between workouts as well to get some cardio stuff in, but i think i would prefer to bike. I am going to look into that as well.
I will keep you posted! Happy Holidays.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Swing speed study
I wasn't planning on posting today, but i went out and collected some data and wanted to share that with you. As part of my off-season training and a way of tracking improvement in my body and swing sequencing I am doing a study on my swing speed as it relates to:
Today i collected the first Sample set, my start of the off-season set. This is the data collected today 11/20/11.
Club Average Swing Speed (mph) Standard Deviation
Driver 101.1 1.370
5 Iron 87.9 6.154
9 Iron 79.6 6.915
As you can see i am most consistant speed wise with my driver, which is actually completely opposite of what my hypothesis was. I figured with the greatest length club, and the fact that this is my most inconsistant club, my swing speeds would have been everywhere but they were very close. My irons were horribly inconsistant. On that note i should mention that my 9 Iron data is probably slightly skewed because i had two shots with swing speeds in the low 90's (90+92) that really raised my average swing speed up a bit. I should have discarded those two swings and took two more, but i wanted to stick with just hitting 10 swings. What i am going to do next time is eliminate outliers during data collection.
I am also adding a small video of what my swing looks like at the present. When I was hitting balls i was actually striking the ball quite poorly and I am actually kind of glad I took this video while swinging poorly because it shows how my over active head rotation hurts my swing. I rotate my head and then lift it out of the shot and loose my posture. You will also notice the excessive forarm rotation and how the club is laid off at the top of my backswing. So now that I have gotten to see my swing faults (these listed and early extension are my faults, and what i work on in my game) I will have a better idea of what i should be doing during the off-season to correct them.
- Improved core strength and stability
- Improved sequencing and timing
Today i collected the first Sample set, my start of the off-season set. This is the data collected today 11/20/11.
Club Average Swing Speed (mph) Standard Deviation
Driver 101.1 1.370
5 Iron 87.9 6.154
9 Iron 79.6 6.915
As you can see i am most consistant speed wise with my driver, which is actually completely opposite of what my hypothesis was. I figured with the greatest length club, and the fact that this is my most inconsistant club, my swing speeds would have been everywhere but they were very close. My irons were horribly inconsistant. On that note i should mention that my 9 Iron data is probably slightly skewed because i had two shots with swing speeds in the low 90's (90+92) that really raised my average swing speed up a bit. I should have discarded those two swings and took two more, but i wanted to stick with just hitting 10 swings. What i am going to do next time is eliminate outliers during data collection.
I am also adding a small video of what my swing looks like at the present. When I was hitting balls i was actually striking the ball quite poorly and I am actually kind of glad I took this video while swinging poorly because it shows how my over active head rotation hurts my swing. I rotate my head and then lift it out of the shot and loose my posture. You will also notice the excessive forarm rotation and how the club is laid off at the top of my backswing. So now that I have gotten to see my swing faults (these listed and early extension are my faults, and what i work on in my game) I will have a better idea of what i should be doing during the off-season to correct them.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
My golf goals for 2012 season
As promised i am posting my golfing goals for the 2012 season. So with no further delay, here they are:
1.) Improve my ball striking - this will be measured by greens in reulation. I will improve my ball striking by swinging my club everyday making 50 concentrated swings focusing on perfect form and keeping my head still. My swing keys to emphasize are letting the right shoulder bring the head up and keeping my butt in contact with the wall to keep from early extending.
2.) Improve my driving accuracy - this will be measured by fairways in regulation. I will improve my driving accuracy by working on core strength and stability and hitting at least 20 balls with drive while practicing.
3.) Improve my short game - this will be measured by performing a benchmark test which will consist of chipping to different holes and recording the distance to the hole, then trying to improve that benchmark each week. I will spend at least 30 minutes a day pitching and chipping in the backyard and spend 15 minutes during practice sessions on chip shots around the green.
4.)Maintain my putting stroke - I am already a good putter but i want to maintain my putting stroke and try to improve my tempo and distance control. I will practice putting in the living room and focus on good tempo. I will periodically check my putting stroke on a video camera and with an alignment mirror and practice my alignment with a mirror.
Current 2011 statistics and (Goal) statistics:
Average score 93 (85)
Current Handicap 16.7 (10)
F.I.R% 26.04% (50%)
G.I.R% 20.20% (60%)
Putts per green 1.86 (1.5)
1.) Improve my ball striking - this will be measured by greens in reulation. I will improve my ball striking by swinging my club everyday making 50 concentrated swings focusing on perfect form and keeping my head still. My swing keys to emphasize are letting the right shoulder bring the head up and keeping my butt in contact with the wall to keep from early extending.
2.) Improve my driving accuracy - this will be measured by fairways in regulation. I will improve my driving accuracy by working on core strength and stability and hitting at least 20 balls with drive while practicing.
3.) Improve my short game - this will be measured by performing a benchmark test which will consist of chipping to different holes and recording the distance to the hole, then trying to improve that benchmark each week. I will spend at least 30 minutes a day pitching and chipping in the backyard and spend 15 minutes during practice sessions on chip shots around the green.
4.)Maintain my putting stroke - I am already a good putter but i want to maintain my putting stroke and try to improve my tempo and distance control. I will practice putting in the living room and focus on good tempo. I will periodically check my putting stroke on a video camera and with an alignment mirror and practice my alignment with a mirror.
Current 2011 statistics and (Goal) statistics:
Average score 93 (85)
Current Handicap 16.7 (10)
F.I.R% 26.04% (50%)
G.I.R% 20.20% (60%)
Putts per green 1.86 (1.5)
First week workout complete
Today brings the end of my workout week. It was a sucessful week. I managed to make the time for each workout and it wasn't that big of a strain on my schedule. Another week of this and it might become habit. I already have my favorite drills out of the PST's i was given. My favorite is the left arm swing, right arm push with swiss ball. I feel i can keep my arms soft and turn my torso better. You get a real good pop in the impact bag. I also seem to get the most burn in my abdomen while doing this particular drill. After completing my drills I have been jumping rope. I am not a good rope jumper, but it's been fun to try.
I wanted to collect some data this week so i can benchmark my swing. I was going to collect swing speeds for 10 swings with 3 different clubs, Driver, 5 Iron and 9 Iron. When i went to do it today, i called the driving range and they said they were still open, but they were closed today because it was cold. Maybe i will get an opportunity to collect the data at another location. I dont want to just swing and collect the data incase i get a different swing speed when not hitting the ball.
I also was hoping to get out and make a couple videos of my swings with my high speed camera so i can see what my swing looks like now and after the off season training.
I haven't made a complete workout plan yet. I have been so busy this week with tests and homework for both school and work. I will get that done. On another note, my advocare 24 day challenge package arrived and i will be starting that after thanksgiving. I will take a starting weight and an ending weight and see how much of a jumpstart i get on my weight loss.
I wanted to collect some data this week so i can benchmark my swing. I was going to collect swing speeds for 10 swings with 3 different clubs, Driver, 5 Iron and 9 Iron. When i went to do it today, i called the driving range and they said they were still open, but they were closed today because it was cold. Maybe i will get an opportunity to collect the data at another location. I dont want to just swing and collect the data incase i get a different swing speed when not hitting the ball.
I also was hoping to get out and make a couple videos of my swings with my high speed camera so i can see what my swing looks like now and after the off season training.
I haven't made a complete workout plan yet. I have been so busy this week with tests and homework for both school and work. I will get that done. On another note, my advocare 24 day challenge package arrived and i will be starting that after thanksgiving. I will take a starting weight and an ending weight and see how much of a jumpstart i get on my weight loss.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
1st workout
Well today marked my first day of off-season training. My training schedule isn't quite concrete as far as content but it is concrete as far as frequency. I will be training sunday, tuesday and thursday evenings. Today kind of snuck up on me with the advent of a very busy week this past week. I did make a trip to Endicott to visit Chris Welch at Zenolink and go over how to perform my Progressive Skills Training (PST) exercises properly. There are only 5 exercises that are designed to improve my coordination and stability, thus improving my kinetic link. The exercises given to me are:
1) Core separation with a swiss ball
2) Towel snap drill
3) 1/2 Swing into impact bag with swiss ball
4) Left arm swing- right arm push into impact bag with swiss ball
5) full swings into impact bag with swiss ball
I also added jumping rope for a cardio aspect to my workout. Since my week was so crazy and I didn't get to effectively plan my workout i will put some time in tonight or monday night to write down my work out for the week, but every workout will have the 5 PST exercises.
For my blog i am planning on posting once a week with an update of what i did and if i was successful at doing that. But if need be i will post more to keep you up to date on what is going on. Feel free to chime in with your favorite golf workout. I also plan to bring you a post with my 2012 golfing goals and my nutrition plan.
If you are interested in ZenoLink and improving your kinetic link be sure to check out the website in the links on my blog. Also if you are interested in 3D swing analysis and a Titleist Performance Institute workout be sure to check out the 3D golf labs in the links on my blog. Also remember to contact your local PGA professional regarding your golf swing and golf fitness.
1) Core separation with a swiss ball
2) Towel snap drill
3) 1/2 Swing into impact bag with swiss ball
4) Left arm swing- right arm push into impact bag with swiss ball
5) full swings into impact bag with swiss ball
I also added jumping rope for a cardio aspect to my workout. Since my week was so crazy and I didn't get to effectively plan my workout i will put some time in tonight or monday night to write down my work out for the week, but every workout will have the 5 PST exercises.
For my blog i am planning on posting once a week with an update of what i did and if i was successful at doing that. But if need be i will post more to keep you up to date on what is going on. Feel free to chime in with your favorite golf workout. I also plan to bring you a post with my 2012 golfing goals and my nutrition plan.
If you are interested in ZenoLink and improving your kinetic link be sure to check out the website in the links on my blog. Also if you are interested in 3D swing analysis and a Titleist Performance Institute workout be sure to check out the 3D golf labs in the links on my blog. Also remember to contact your local PGA professional regarding your golf swing and golf fitness.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Welcome to the Breaking Par golf blog
My name is Ryan and i am an avid golfer that lives in upstate New York. Like many of you I have high hopes for my golf game. Unlike some of you I have been working with a PGA professional on my game for the past 4 years. This coming season will be my fifth year playing golf. I have made a list of goals for this season which i will share with you in my next post. I have outlined some steps i am going to take to acheive those goals and this blog is my account of the progress i have made or haven't made working towards those goals. I am happy to share with you all the steps i am taking towards improving my game in hopes that maybe you will be inspired to also improve on your own game. This blog will serve as a road map of sorts to help some of you who are struggling to improve get ideas that might help your game as well. Of course you should always consult your local PGA professional to make sure you are working on the appropriate things for your own unique golf swing and tendancies. I also hope that you will leave comments with ideas or things you are working on in your game. This is my first ever attempt at blogging and i hope you stick with me. It is going to be an interesting journey and it is just getting under way. Thank you for stopping by the Breaking Par golf blog.
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