If there\u2019s a good thing about the cold weather and snow in Buffalo, it\u2019s that it gives us an official off-season in our golfing lives. Off-seasons are important. Some times we need to step away from our pursuits in life to reanalyze what we\u2019re doing right and what we\u2019re doing wrong. It gives us time to look at new ways to improve.<\/p>\n
This off-season, I\u2019ve decided it\u2019s time to get stronger and more flexible.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve always been a bit addicted to sweating. For years I\u2019ve been a disciplined and dedicated runner. Lace up the shoes and go \u2013 miles after miles. Over and over, repeat.<\/p>\n
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Here\u2019s the thing \u2013 running will keep you lean but it won\u2019t get you strong. If you want forearms and arms that can snap clubs through thick rough \u2013 you\u2019ve got to get in the gym. You\u2019ve got to add some weight to your workout.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve started doing Cross-fit style workouts that I\u2019m mixing in with my running. Cross-fit preaches using different muscles every day and working them to exhaustion in as short a time as possible. Get ready for squats, hand stand pushups, rope climbs, etc.<\/p>\n
Clearly, I don\u2019t have all the equipment in my basement but I\u2019ve been modifying workouts I read about on the various Cross-fit websites.<\/p>\n
My game needs help in so many areas \u2013 but it can\u2019t help to build stronger arms, shoulders and core muscles. That\u2019s one of my golf resolutions for 2012\u2026be stronger.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If there\u2019s a good thing about the cold weather and snow in Buffalo, it\u2019s that it gives us an official off-season in our golfing lives. Off-seasons are important. Some times we need to step away from our pursuits in life to reanalyze what we\u2019re doing right and what we\u2019re doing wrong. It gives us time […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-mouth"],"yoast_head":"\n