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1Department of Graduate Studies, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, 6100 Leslie Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. glehman@cmcc.ca
The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association
|June 6, 2007
Summary
This resistance training program enhances golf performance and fitness for recreational golfers while minimizing injury risk. It introduces sport-specific training concepts and a year-round conditioning plan for golfers.
Area of Science:
- Sports Science
- Exercise Physiology
- Chiropractic Sports Medicine
Background:
- Recreational golfers often lack sport-specific conditioning, increasing injury risk.
- Optimizing golf performance requires addressing swing speed and overall physical fitness.
- Chiropractors can benefit from understanding sport-specific resistance training for golfers.
Purpose of the Study:
- Introduce basic concepts of sport-specific resistance training for golf.
- Explain periodization models relevant to golf conditioning.
- Propose a year-round resistance training program tailored for golfers.
Main Methods:
- Exercises selected based on biomechanical evidence to minimize injury.
- Focus on standing upper body strength exercises.
- Incorporate movement-specific training adaptations for the golf swing.
Main Results:
- Program designed to reduce injury risk in recreational golfers.
- Aims to improve golf swing speed and overall fitness.
- Enhances trunk and hip stabilizing musculature crucial for the golf swing.
Conclusions:
- A structured, year-round resistance training program can enhance golf performance.
- Sport-specific exercises improve biomechanics and reduce injury potential.
- This program provides a foundation for chiropractors to guide golfers in conditioning.
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