“Golf requires goofy pants and a fat a$$.” – Happy Gilmore
This is going to sound crazy, but Happy wasn’t totally wrong.
The goofy pants? Well, that’s up to you.
The fat a$$? Not exactly, but kinda.
The truer statement is, “Golf requires [your preferred legwear] and a STRONG a$$.”
Here’s why your glutes are so important:
When you swing a club, you generate power from your hips.
Because your glutes are primarily responsible for movement at your hips, weak glutes compromise your skill during your swing.
Think about picking up a really, really heavy baseball bat…
Now, think about how little control you’d have swinging it.
And THAT is what weak glutes will do – rob you of that same control in your golf swing.
The cure?
SQUATS
Not only do squats increase our glut strength…
- Squats have been found to be beneficial for strengthening your knees, which prevents injuries.
- They help us lose weight.
- Improve cardiovascular health.
- Create leaner muscle mass.
For us golfers, squats are a mandatory exercise.
I highly recommend you do some version of a squat each time you do a total body workout – basic squat, split-squat, wall squat, sumo squat, goblet squat, pistol squat, single-leg squat…
And boy will you look great in your goofy pants.
STAY STRONG,
Jeff
PS – If you haven’t done squats in a minute, don’t overdo it your first time out.
You’re going to be sore two days later regardless, but you don’t want to have to have your wife pull you off the couch.
You’ve been warned.
If you’re not sure where, when or how to mix squats into your workouts, we’ve got you covered.
We’ll hand you the step-by-step programs when you join us in the 18STRONG Membership.
See you on the inside.