Golf & Fitness

[Aztecs27]

With Woods touted as the first real golf athlete, he's now mid thirties, has a completely knackered knee, that is inoperable, walks on crutches when he's not golfing, addicted to just about every drug (prescription or not), Steroid built, bad back, and gawd knows what else. Golf athlete, yeah right.

Its just a hit it, walk, find it, and hit it again game. Its not about who is fastest, fittest, most flexible, or most athletic. Its about who is most skilful. At his prime Woods won because he was the most skilful (and probably most drug fueled). The message is, if you wanna be good, become idolised, and a billionaire golfer then start popping the pills. Thats the legacy of Woods. I do realise this isnt a thread about him, but any discussions on golf athleticism are now intimately enraveled with the expolits of the great one.

Apologies to OP. If you want to improve your golf take that gym time and use it work on your golf game.

Blimey. That's some fair accusations you're making right there. I have no idea if Woods is/was addicted to painkillers or not, but I'd say it's pretty far fetched to say he was "steroid built" (unless I'm mis-understanding what you mean). He's hardly massive, he's just a black guy. By this I mean, if you took a white guy and a black guy the same size/shape and got them to follow the exact same training plan and diet, the black guy would excel in building more muscle mass. I don't know what it is, but they're just genetically built differently to a white guy or asian guy. The PT's at my gym call it the "black gene" (don't worry, one of them is black, I'm not being racist here! ). It's no coincidence that the majority of the world's top athletes are black.

My point is, for Woods to get to the size he is would not take alot of gym work and eating right.

Woods is a terrible example of a "golf athlete" really, because his swing is/was so aggressive. There's no preventing it doing damage to the body.

 

[Smiffy]

Hasn't Titleist got a micro site somewhere dedicated to fitness and golf related exercises. Can't remember the name of it

"YouPorn"

Perfect for those "wristers" you have to hit out from under trees sometimes.

 

[bobmac]

Gary Player is still fitter than some golfers in their 30s I see waddling round a golf course being towed along by their electric trolley.

 

[StrangelyBrown]

it's pretty far fetched to say he was "steroid built"

People that bulk up using substances tend to put on muscle in a very distinctive way/pattern. It isn't the first time that someone has said this of Tiger.

Anyway, I do think that you need a modicum of fitness and flexibility to play golf but I don't think you need to go to the gym unless you want to be/are a professional.

 

[freddielong]

I always find it really ammuseing that people think if they start going the gym they will look like Arnie and not be able to swing the club properly, that kind of muscle mass needs 24 hour a day commitment you could not do it in 3, 1.5 hour sessions a week.

Being fitter and stronger will not have a detrimental effect on your golf swing it will only make you better

 

[Aztecs27]

it's pretty far fetched to say he was "steroid built"

People that bulk up using substances tend to put on muscle in a very distinctive way/pattern. It isn't the first time that someone has said this of Tiger.

I agree, but I don't think Tiger looks like your typical juicer's "shape". I could, of course, be very wrong.

 

[One Planer]

it's pretty far fetched to say he was "steroid built"

People that bulk up using substances tend to put on muscle in a very distinctive way/pattern. It isn't the first time that someone has said this of Tiger.

I agree, but I don't think Tiger looks like your typical juicer's "shape". I could, of course, be very wrong.

Depends on the substance he uses. HGH gives a completley different "look" to say and SD-Matrix steriod.

HGH is a big thing with the stars in america at the minute (Mainly due to anti-aging effects). Take a look at recent pictures of Dr Dre as an example.

You have to remember that TW off the course will have plenty of time and energy to dedicate to gym work. No doubt he'll have the best trainers and nutritionists monitoring his progress and adjusting diet and training program accordingly.

Maybe the media, especially American media, are to quick to jump on the HGH/Steriod wagon as alot of stars over there are users.

 

[Aztecs27]

Ha. Yes, Dr. Dre looks quite ridiculous. (Don't tell him I said that though )

I agree about the american media jumping on the HGH bandwagon though.