Strength and Power Training for Golf
If you’re looking to increase distance off the tee, you can address three areas; swing technique, equipment, and the amount of power you can physically produce. This course was created for power! Join World Long Drive Champion Justin James as he demonstrates the exercises and training techniques he uses daily to generate some of the highest ball speeds ever recorded in long drive competition.
Training to increase power in the golf swing is much more than simply lifting weights, getting in shape or swinging fast. As a world-renowned rotational power specialist, Justin knows how to translate the science behind training for strength, power and speed into exercises specifically designed to unlock your potential to move the club faster in the golf swing. As our friend Gray Cook likes to say, “a workout without a goal is just a random activity with a positive side effect.” If you’ve been “working out” without seeing meaningful results and want to know how to train specifically to hit the ball further, then this is the course for you!
Course Overview & Chapter Highlights
Intro to Strength & Power
Are you training correctly? What exactly is training for distance and how does it differ from other types of training?
Learning the Coil
During the golf swing, the body undergoes a series of side bending and coiling. Learn how to prepare your body and incorporate this dynamic into your training.
Suspension Training
Suspension training devices are ubiquitous in traditional and home gyms, but they tend to be more commonly used in general fitness applications, not power training. Justin will share how he uses basic suspension training devices in his power training both in the gym or on the road.
The Gym Setting
Justin will take you step by step into the most effective exercises to incorporate in a traditional gym setting including dumbbells, barbells, pulley systems and more.
Limit Force Elastics
Resistance bands are among the most versatile training tools available to athletes. Though commonly used to facilitate improvement in mobility, movement patterns or general fitness, they are often overlooked in strength and power training. Justin will demonstrate how to incorporate heavy bands into your routine as an effective power-generating tool.
Kettlebell Training
How do you use kettlebells to train for golf? How much weight do you need and what exercises should you actually be doing? Join Justin as he demonstrates and explains the magic of kettlebells.
Olympic Lifting
Olympic lifts are among the most effective exercises for developing power. Justin demonstrates how to perform (and modify) his favorite olympic lift variations for golf.
Landmine Training
Landmine variations are great alternatives to Olympic lifting because they offer similar benefits related to power development with lower demands on mobility.
Med Ball and RMT’s
Justin demonstrates how he incorporates medicine balls and RMT clubs in his power training. Though effective and simple, Justin will outline common mistakes made in technique and application which dampen the benefit that these modalities offer.
Speed Development
Now it’s time to train for speed. You can do months of work in the gym, but if you don’t work to apply your newfound capacity to your golf swing, you won’t see results. Justin demonstrates how to take the strength and power training and translate it into speed drills for golf.
Strength and Power Training for Golf
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