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Bang-FORE-Your-Buck Golf Fitness Exercises
Recently I wrote about how the whole excuse of "I don't have time to workout" is, to put simply, bs. Even if you have an extra 15 minutes...

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GOLF EXERCISE TOOLBOX: ECCENTRIC PALLOF ROTATIONS
SCRATCH Athletes... Coming to a program near you! I really like these. If you have a minute, read the caption included in the IG post,...

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UNDER 3 MINUTE GOLF WARM-UP
I am going to talk about WHY WARMING UP IS A MUST. Then I am going to pull one of the warm-ups out of our 18 Golf Warm Ups Program and...

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Golf Fitness Equipment... MUST HAVES!
People are always writing about golf equipment (clubs, balls, etc.) and rightly so... I take it all in! Today we are talking about GOLF...

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5 Keys to In-Season Golf Training
Finally! The time has come, golf season is almost here! My fellow Midwestern folks will echo my happiness. With the season officially...

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GOLF EXERCISE TOOLBOX: Band Pallof Rotation
It's important that we challenge the transverse plane via anti-rotational movements like this one. But Gym Bro (that's what some of my...

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Bicep Curls for GOLFERS
Bicep curls are a very functional exercise for golfers. And I am not just talking about filling in your polo sleeves. Yep... more curls...

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GOLFERS... NOT ALL EXERCISES SHOULD BE ROTATIONAL!
Let's talk about rotation. I've made posts in the past talking about how we should be including MORE rotation into our training. I've...

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Front Squats or Back Squats for golfers?
I'm not saying those initial 3 questions posed are pointless... BUT, it's crucial that you understand where they fall on the priority...

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GOLF EXERCISE TOOLBOX: Prone Shoulder Rotations
SHOULDER. HEALTH. This exercise moves the shoulder joint through a full range of rotation while challenging the posterior shoulder...

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"I don't have time for golf fitness."
I hear this left and right. When I ask people why they don't workout or train for their sport (golf). Or I ask what do they feel is the...

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TOP 5 GOLF EXERCISES FOR INCREASED DISTANCE!
So... You want to hit nukes off the tee? Don't we all. Here's 5 MUST HAVE golf exercises that you should have in your weekly training...

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GOLF EXERCISE TOOLBOX: Half Kneeling Landmine Shoulder Press
TABLE OF CONTENTS WHAT IS A LANDMINE? LET'S TALK ABOUT OVERHEAD PRESSING HOW TO COMPLETE THIS GOLF EXERCISE WHAT MUSCLES DOES THE...

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Is your Posture Limiting your Golf Swing?
Let's talk about posture. Many practitioners and swing coaches will say things like "We need to fix your posture!!" "Your posture is...

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Breaking "Golf Fitness" Narratives.
Welcome in! THIS IS THE 100TH ARTICLE on SCRATCHGolfTraining.com. I wanted to make it a big one. An important one. One that represents...

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GOLF EXERCISE TOOLBOX: Skater Broad Jumps
Talk about POWER! This exercise will truly challenge your ability to create and absorb large amounts of power in the frontal plane as...

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Golf Physical Assessments... Should you get one?
"Assess don't guess." Is a very common tag line by golf professionals. And, I don't like it. Let's dive in. . . . What is a Physical...

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Stability for Golfers
The way practitioners use the word "stability" drives me almost as crazy as when they use the term "imbalance." If you've been following...

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5 GOLF EXERCISES YOU CAN DO AT-HOME
At SCRATCH, we try to devote 50% of our training programs to the at-home exerciser. I understand that many golfers out there enjoy the...

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SHOULDER HEALTH FOR GOLFERS!
In general, we should treat joints the same. We should move them. We should load them. We should stabilize them. We should strengthen...

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