"Personal Training Downtown Toronto" Let me be as clear as possible, NOTHING will replace the time spent on the golf course practicing and honing your craft! However, that is not to say a well-designed lifting program will not help your golf game. My clients average a 20 yard increase in driving distance under my program.

The areas golfers need to focus on in the gym include:

“Core” – Improving one’s “core” strength is vitally important for all athletes, including golfers, but is often misunderstood. At Laylor Performance Systems, we train the core muscles in a manner that is truly functional and will transfer to improved athletic performance.

Back – Get off the lat pull down machine and start pulling your own body up to a bar and watch your driving power soar.

Upper back – The Powell raise and Trap 3 lift are extremely effective for training important postural muscles that are usually poorly developed. Never heard of these lifts? Let us show you!

“Rotator Cuff” – Performing a variety of special exercises designed to improve your external rotation strength at least twice per week will ensure this key area for shoulder health and stability is not neglected.

Forearms – If you don’t train with fat implements, train your forearms three times per week. At Laylor Performance Systems, all of our dumbbells are 1 ¼ inches thick, which makes extra forearm and grip training unnecessary.

Do I really have to mention flexibility? If you want to improve your flexibility you must commit to stretching for at least three hours a week! The typical ten minutes of stretching after a workout is important, but it is not going to significantly improve your flexibility.

Hope this helps.

Clance Laylor

About the Author: Clance Laylor

Master Strength Coach at LPS Athletic – The Pro Maker™. Strength Coach, Educator, International Speaker, and Author of the #1 International Best-Selling book DOMINATE: They Can't Ignore You. Master Strength Coach Clance Laylor has emerged as one of the most respected names in professional strength and performance training for athletes. With over 30 years of experience, he has created success for hundreds of Olympians, Competitive & Professional Athletes (in NHL, MLB, NBA, CFL, NFL & MLS), Executives, and Strength Coaches alike. As a former athlete in his younger days, Laylor was struck with a career ending injury which he propelled him through a journey of scientific discovery to help athletes get strong, fast, explosive, agile, mobile, all while preventing injuries.

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