Golf and Working Out

[London mike 61]

Stretch the hamstrings every day wether playing or not and stretch the lower back . And do squats when and wherever you can to help your legs stay flexible .

Pilates is good for a all round work out including your core.

 

[nickyj4]

Ive started doing body balance recently as its a mixture of pilates, yoga an Tai Chi. But I only do this as a a supplement to gyming it 4-5 days a week as well as a run, as long as your training is functional movement training then its fine. For weight loss Tabata training is the way forward, more calories less time in the Gym.

Most of the pros now work out a lot so saying that training and golf dont mix is a load of BS, take a look at the NG 360 app it has loads of golf specific gym training with Paul Casey

 

[One Planer]

You body is either in a anabolic state or catabolic state. You cant be in both at the same time

Anabolic and catabolic state are probably the wrong terms to use. Anabolism and catabolism relate more to a hormonal response to stimuli and/or requirement. Energy (Kcal) requirement(s) describes it better.

To gain weight, you need a calorie surplus.

To lose weight, you need a calorie deficit .

Two mutually exclusive diets (deficit vs surplus). What Hovis says in general is correct. However, studies of obese people using weights as part of a weight loss program, while in a calorie deficit, have been shown to gain lean mass while in calorie deficit and losing weight.

At the OP.

You can keep the mass you have gained over the winter for sure. Stimulation (Weights) and correct diet will do that.

Muscle is metabolically active. This effectively means the more you have, the ore calories you'll burn at rest. To this end, If you keep your calorie at a maintenance level (BMR + Harris Benedict theory) you have enough calories to maintain your current size.

Muscle also requires stimulus as your body will only keep (muscle) what it requires. Stimulating the muscles by lifting weight is an effective form of stimulus.

The trick comes in balancing your training with your diet, which is where the BMR + Harris Benedict Formula comes in.

If you have sufficient calorie intake to cover your daily requirement (BMR) + activity and recovery (Harris Benedict) then you will be ideally suited to maintain what you have.

Get your diet right first and foremost :thup:

 

[nickyj4]

Get your diet right first and foremost :thup:

Totally agree, can't out train a rubbish diet

 

[GMAC88]

I dont think I'll get to muscle bound, Im not trying to get huge, though I am a bit of a stiffy! Im hoping to keep training, to stop the muscle becoming fat, but was hoping to go from 5 day split to 3 day. I guess I might need to keep the first few golf lessons cash back to get a new routine from a PT.

The reason the bigger guys wont be muscle bound is because they'll regularly be doing some sort of flexibilty training, as a couple of folk suggested pilates/yoga! Relly looking forward to getting back to the golf, but trying to finish the football season on a high first!

 

[One Planer]

I dont think I'll get to muscle bound, Im not trying to get huge, though I am a bit of a stiffy! Im hoping to keep training, to stop the muscle becoming fat, but was hoping to go from 5 day split to 3 day. I guess I might need to keep the first few golf lessons cash back to get a new routine from a PT.

The reason the bigger guys wont be muscle bound is because they'll regularly be doing some sort of flexibilty training, as a couple of folk suggested pilates/yoga! Relly looking forward to getting back to the golf, but trying to finish the football season on a high first!

The highlighted bit is a misconception. Muscle cannot turn in to fat, they're completely different.

If you're dropping to 3 days. A Full body work out would be best. It will deliver sufficient volume plus plenty of rest.

Just be sure to work through the 6 planes of motion (Hip dominant/Quad dominant/Upper body pull/Upper body push/Vertical push/Vertical pull) to deliver balanced results.