Golf warmup April 18, 2011

My golf warm up starts approximately 2 hours before my tee time.  I want to make sure that all my muscles are warm and ready for the explosive nature of the golf swing. 

Today my warm up began with a smooth and easy 2000M row on the Concept II indoor rower.  Rowing warms up the entire posterior chain: Hamstrings, Gluts, Lats shoulders.

The posterior chain muscles are the prime movers of the golf swing.  When these muscles are warm and firing together they promote an efficient, powerful swing.

After the row I continued with a rotator cuff warm up a la Tom House.  Then I started with some dynamic exercises that include 2 sets of 12 of each of the following exercises:

• torso rotation
• pelvic rotation Video
• kettle bell swings Video
• lateral bounding

 This routine helps my body function well and avoid injuries.