| Scary title, huh? If you are reading
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| | Now picture your hip flexors. If you have
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| this, you are most likely not only
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| | never heard of your hip flexors, they
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| involved in an exerciseprogram, but also
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| | areeasy to find. Stick your hands in the
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| concerned with knocking strokes off your
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| | front of your pockets and raise one knee.
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| game.
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| | Feel that long muscle contract? That is
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| Golf conditioning and performance
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| | your hip flexor, a muscle that is usually
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| programs are a hot topic these days. Just
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| | VERYtight and short on most golfers. Your
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| look at some ofthe top PGA golfers to see
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| | hip flexors get super-tight by sitting.
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| what a good exercise program can do for
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| | Eating, driving, working, watching TV,
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| your game.
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| | reading this article...it all involves
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| Fitness is great. Fitness can change your
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| | bendingat the hip or hip flexion. Once
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| life, help you feel better and add years
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| | your hip flexors become tight and short,
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| to yourlife.
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| | it effectively
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| If you are looking to kick your golf
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| | 'shuts-off' your opposite muscle group,
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| conditioning routine in the butt, there
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| | your glutes.
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| are a few thingsyou need to know first
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| | If you were to ask any pro athlete where
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| before getting started.
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| | most of your power comes from, theywould
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| First and most important: Find out which
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| | say, the hips. Your glutes are
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| muscles are tight and stretch them before
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| | responsible for generate large amounts
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| andafter you workout. This is where your
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| | offorce when you swing the club. When
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| exercise program can add big time yards
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| | your hip flexors are tight, your brain
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| to yourdrive OR set you up for a low back
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| | tells yourglutes to shut down. Think back
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| injury. The difference is in WHICH
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| | to the bicep/tricep example.
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| muscles you stretch.
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| | OK, here are 3 steps to get your body
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| Most people spend hours per year
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| | back into 'power-mode' and re-activate
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| stretching their hamstrings and back,
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| | yourpowerhouse muscles.
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| usually becauseboth muscles groups feel
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| | 1. Stretch your hip flexors BEFORE and
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| extremely tight. This is especially true
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| | AFTER a workout or round of golf
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| after a long day at workor 18 holes. Did
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| | For beginners, hold each stretch for a
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| you know that stretching tight hamstrings
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| | total of 20 seconds and DO NOT BOUNCE!
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| without stretching youroverworked hip
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| | 2. Add active stretching once you become
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| flexors will only lead to...tight
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| | comfortable with static stretching.
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| hamstrings.
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| | Active stretching involves holding each
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| Without taking up your entire day or
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| | stretch for 3-5 seconds, moving in andout
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| giving you a boring lesson on anatomy,
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| | of the stretch position at a moderate
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| let meexplain. Imagine taking a club or
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| | pace.
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| weight in your right hand. By curling
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| | 3. For advanced golfers, add dynamic
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| that weightupwards you are using your
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| | stretching. Dynamic stretching is when
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| biceps. Now for your biceps to contract
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| | youstretch your muscles while exercising.
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| properly, yourantagonist (opposite)
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| | A great dynamic stretch is the
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| muscle group has to relax. This opposite
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| | walkinglunge. This not only increase
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| muscle group is yourtriceps. I have just
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| | flexibility, but trains your hip flexors
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| described the process of reciprocal
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| | to move ina functional and dynamic
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| inhibition.
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| | pattern.
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