One of the biggest mistakes we all make (I still do it all of the time) when it comes to fitness is judging the book by its cover.
When you see a lean guy with low body fat %, I guarantee you assume that he is mobile and stretchy as a rubber band.
Even though he may be stiff as a statue.
When you see a bulky, muscular dude, it’s even easier to assume that he is tight as a drum.
And couldn’t touch his toes in a million years.
Neither may be true.
John Daly is a perfect example.
He looks like he couldn’t turn enough to check his rearview mirror.
But that dude’s body moves like an owl’s head.
Mobility and strength have far less to do with how your body looks than you may think.
The truth is that it has a lot to do with what exercises you’re doing, and what plan you’re following.
The first time I tried a squat with rotation, it sounded like I was popping popcorn with all my creaks and cracks.
Same thing doing neck rotations.
It sounded like I was cracking my knuckles – by the way, that is a very uncomfortable sound coming from your neck and spine.
Back then, I looked like I was in good shape.
And I was.
Just not for golf.
The reason I wasn’t mobile had nothing to do with the shape I was in.
It was because:
1. I never trained for mobility, so my brain-body didn’t know what to do
2. I lacked strength in the range-of-motion I was doing
3. My nervous system couldn’t relax because it was protecting me from injury (when you try to touch your toes and it hurts before you get there, that’s your body protecting itself)
You can probably guess that the key to a loose, but still-in-control swing is the opposite of the above.
The key is to move those joints that we need on the course – neck, shoulders, hips, ankles, etc.
The results I got from moving those “golf areas” amazed me as well as the thousands of our Crew who have experienced the same thing.
I went from stiff and creaky to limber and slinky.
And I’ve never looked back.
You can experience the same with the Daily Motion EFD (Every Friggin’ Day) in the 18STRONG Membership.
STAY STRONG,
Jeff
PS – Want to learn how to oil your joints like the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz – then you can start with us for free for the next 7 days.
See you on the inside.