Weight lifting & disc golf?

[TheBeav]

Tiger Woods changed the way players approached golf. He was lean in shape and lifted weights. He out drove the field on a regular basis. The average golfer body changed when he went pro. Lifting weights will not only help your game, but your overall health.

 

[AWallen90]

OP: for the love of God don't listen to this jabroni. He is perpetuating the same old wives tales. Si.ply lifting weights does not make someone big, as this knucklehead infers. GGetting big is the result of diet and rest more than a simple gym routine.

Another old wives tale is the "functional strength" adage. All strength is functional. That's how muscles work. They are all about function. It's why they exist.

Also, I Disc Golf is likely not a licensed and bonded personal trainer. I am. I have competed in just about every physical activity under the sun. I'm not some idiot who is trying to make you look like Schwarzenegger.

Full body work outs CAN be effective if you have a trainer or dedicated partner and are willing to do it for two to three hours, three to four times a week. Trust me when I say the routing I posted is quite effective, is not "ridiculous" and is neither about "getting big" or "gym strength". I reiterate: there is no such thing as gym strength. It's a term that should be obliterated from use.

If you want to improve distance in disc golf, it will help to have strong shoulders, legs and core. However, you must implement other body part exercises as well to avoid muscular imbalance. My routine provides this. If you are not satisfied with it, or feel it won't work for you, please consult a personal trainer or exercise physiologist and don't listen to the old wives tales that continue to circulate. Many personal trainers provide a one - time free consultation to gain your business. They can work with you hand in hand, judging by your body type and general level of fitness on what will work best for you. There is no right answer to be found on the Internet without a trainer personally evaluating you. There are, however, plenty of wrong answers like inferring that lifting weights will ruin your technique and that people who lift weights are brainless morons, as been inferred already in this post.

Andy there is definitely Gym Strength and real world strength if you focus on only a few lifts. I have seen a couple people get seriously into bench while neglecting back, legs, shoulders, core, etc. One person in particular was able to get up to a 500 lb bench press but had absolutely no flexibility. Going against him on the line I was able to put him on his back 3 our of 4 times, and he was only able to block be with any real efficiency maybe 1 out of 15 times.

I know that example is an extreme and about football rather than disc golf but I guaranty he would not be throwing a disc very far.

An actual disc golf example, I know a couple local guys that have gotten pretty big (I do not know their workout routines) but they tend to strong arm everything now, very little flexibility very little shoulders very little hips, they just try to throw with only their arms. I am not in any where near the shape I was in but I can out drive those guys every time, and my touch shots of quite a bit more accurate because they are smoother and I have more control of release points.

All that being said those guys all spend a ridiculous amount of time in the gym. An hour a day is not going to get you looking like the hulk. A bit of strength training will do wonders for your disc golf game, maybe not your casual rounds, but a long tournament where you are playing all day in a tournament. You will be throwing full power when the other guys are just trying to finish alive.

 

[AndyJB]

False arguements.

Those guys who only focus on bench aren't out playing a game like disc golf, or doing power yoga, or running.

I am 5 foot 9 and 235 pounds. If you've seen my videos you can see my body type. While I do not have the best form I assure you my size has little to do with it. I also do not strong arm my throws.

 

[KelReeves]

I am not a expert. I come from a college football and field throwing background. Strength training with a proper amount of stretching can only do good for your disc golf game. Traditional free weight lifts, especially compound movements (like bench, push presses, squats, dead lift, bent over barbell rows) improve other muscles besides the primary and help develop core strength. I can also see where kettle bell workouts do similar things and help with explosiveness. Either way, lifting and improving strength will help. You cannot accidentally get too big or become a body builder.

Being strong is not a guarantee to good. Hence the example with the football player that could bench over 500 lbs. Being a natural athlete and having overall fitness is more important than strength in one lift.

 

[Nasty Nate]

I want to start going to the gym but I feel like such a n00b trying to lift weights and whatnot. I'm the guy who has to read all the instructions on how to use the equipment

Scrawny nerds rule...?

 

[sidewinder22]

Christian Sandstrom 600' into headwind:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ93xZrZ1ZY#t=2m26s

 

[AWallen90]

False arguements.

Those guys who only focus on bench aren't out playing a game like disc golf, or doing power yoga, or running.

I am 5 foot 9 and 235 pounds. If you've seen my videos you can see my body type. While I do not have the best form I assure you my size has little to do with it. I also do not strong arm my throws.

I'm not saying you strong arm throws. I'm saying I have seen 2 local guys get big, lose their flexibility and thus strong arm their throws. If all you do is lift you will lose flexibility. A balance is necessary.

 

[DBdiscgolf]

As long as you're consistently playing dg, and stretching to sustain mobility while your building muscle it will help you. I lift heavy for 2 hours every day and I've seen great improvement in distance. In particular hip rotation, leg explosion, core strength, and rear delt pull are vital in the throwing motion.

 

[Kodachrome]

Posterior chain and core, grip strength. Especially grip strength for holding on as long as possible.

Nuff said.

 

[eegor]

I you're like me and don't have the time to go to the gym (or don't want to spend any money), you can subscribe to ConvictConditioning's channel on YouTube. You can do all of these workouts in your living room. You'll need a pull up bar for a doorway that you can get at Walmart for about $20. There's a lot of hanging exercises. It's something you can do each time you walk through the doorway or a commercial comes on the TV. It has become a habit for me.

I have the guy's first two books, but you don't need them. YouTube is easier to get and it's free.

 

[Jlee]

Id say focus on hips, core and shoulders. Exercising and lifting will improve your everyday life as well as help to reduce injuries. Stretching is also quite important.

I like to do various planking sets for core strength and kettlebell workouts such as swings, turkish getups, jump squats etc to improve hip dexterity and strength. Good form and arm speed are the biggest factors in dg but exercise is always a good idea. Good luck op!

 

[BirdieMachine]

Tiger Woods changed the way players approached golf. He was lean in shape and lifted weights. He out drove the field on a regular basis. The average golfer body changed when he went pro. Lifting weights will not only help your game, but your overall health.

He also outdrove everyone when he weighed a buck fifty and skinny as a rail. He never did increase as he got stronger and bigger. I think it really comes down to having speed and flexibility while being strong enough to use that ability. Most people really lack in flexibility, I would think core training and getting more flexible would help the avg Joe the most.

 

[sidewinder22]

He also outdrove everyone when he weighed a buck fifty and skinny as a rail. He never did increase as he got stronger and bigger. I think it really comes down to having speed and flexibility while being strong enough to use that ability. Most people really lack in flexibility, I would think core training and getting more flexible would help the avg Joe the most.

Tiger's average distance per drive rose as his weight did. 1997 he weighed 155lbs and drove avg of 295 yards. 2004 he weighed 180lbs and drove an average of 302 yards. 2005 he drove an average 316 yards.

http://golf.about.com/od/tigerwoods/f/tiger-woods-weight.htm
http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.08793.tiger-woods.html/statistics

 

[BirdieMachine]

Tiger's average distance per drive rose as his weight did. 1997 he weighed 155lbs and drove avg of 295 yards. 2004 he weighed 180lbs and drove an average of 302 yards. 2005 he drove an average 316 yards.

http://golf.about.com/od/tigerwoods/f/tiger-woods-weight.htm
http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.08793.tiger-woods.html/statistics

I meant relatively to the ball and club technology and field. He was hitting a Titleist Professional ball and old Cobra driver 295 yards. His distance went up but so did everyone else's with better balls and clubs. His club speed actually slowed down some over the years probably due to age and injuries.

Oh and his driver then was 43" not 45".

 

[sidewinder22]

Tell this guy weight training doesn't help distance:

Jamie Sadlowski

 

[BirdieMachine]

Wow he's really bulked up, he was what 160 pounds before? Freak of nature no doubt.

 

[sidewinder22]

Wow he's really bulked up, he was what 160 pounds before? Freak of nature no doubt.

Listed @ 168lbs as of less than a year ago.

 

[BirdieMachine]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Sadlowski

Good read here.

 

[sidewinder22]

Steroids obviously helped those home run hitters. Griffrey Jr being the only outlier not doing roids, but he was a lot bigger when he started hitting more homers. Hitting and swinging mechanics are really all the same as throwing a disc.

 

[Nasty Nate]

I you're like me and don't have the time to go to the gym (or don't want to spend any money), you can subscribe to ConvictConditioning's channel on YouTube. You can do all of these workouts in your living room. You'll need a pull up bar for a doorway that you can get at Walmart for about $20. There's a lot of hanging exercises. It's something you can do each time you walk through the doorway or a commercial comes on the TV. It has become a habit for me.

I have the guy's first two books, but you don't need them. YouTube is easier to get and it's free.

Haha wow I am about to check this out! The internet is a wealth of information.

I like the idea of exercising without having to buy or use a ton of equipment