CNS Activation and Central Nervous System Training for Speed & Power
If you want to swing a golf club faster, run more explosively, or lift heavier loads, you cannot rely entirely on the physical size of your muscle fibers. True athletic output is determined by something far more fundamental: your neurological firing rate. The central nervous system (CNS) acts as the command center for your entire […]
Gold Standard in Golf Fitness with CEO Chris Finn
Golf is more than just a game; for many, it’s a lifelong passion. But as every golfer knows, longevity in the sport isn’t guaranteed. Injuries, loss of distance, and physical limitations can make the game less enjoyable over time. That’s where Par4Success steps in. We recently sat down with P4S CEO Chris Finn to discuss […]
Planning Your Pre-Round Routine
Pre-round routines can be a very confusing topic, and, surprisingly, is they are one of the harder topics for high-level players to master. For amateurs, it can be even more daunting. If you think about how you prepare for a business meeting or a test in school, generally we all have a routine that […]
Playing Smarter with a Complex Illness
In medical school, doctors are taught the saying, “If you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.” The rare and unusual diseases are exciting to a new doctor, but they will most likely see the same ailments over and over again. They will see horses, not exotic zebras. It was only a few years ago that […]
Time Friendly Workouts: What to do When You Are Crunched for Time
Man do I love the feeling of wrapping up a 60-75 minute workout, drenched in sweat, knowing I put in a solid day’s work for myself. Unfortunately, between the drive to and from the gym, and time spent at the gym, I just don’t always have that much time to spend. Does that mean I […]
Golf Fitness on the Go
Let’s face it, free time to incorporate a golf fitness program is something that many golfers just don’t have. Juniors are bogged down with homework and practice. Adults are overwhelmed with work and family obligations. Seniors are busy trying to get all the […]
Nutrition: It’s Effect on Performance, Both On and Off the Course
One of the most overlooked facets of performance, both on the golf course and in the board room is… drum roll please… nutrition! How many times have you hit the golf course after the drive-thru on the way to the course, only to get a hot dog and fries at the turn and wondered why your game just […]
Fitness and Health Care are Failing You
There is more research done in a year than there was around in total 30 years ago, yet the #1 predictor of injury is a prior injury. Health Care is FAILING its mission…Why? The USA is fatter today than it was 20 years ago, yet there are more gyms and more people working out. Fitness […]
Golf Hip Stretches: The Hip and Thoracic Mobility Routine That Adds Swing Speed
As golfers begin to approach the twilight of their peak golfing years, the same question comes up repeatedly. “How can I continue to play the game I love for years to come and not lose the power and distance I’ve enjoyed during the peak of my playing days?” The answer is intuitive and complicated at […]
Best Golf Shoulder Mobility Exercises & Shoulder Turn Drills
Do you push through golf rounds while grabbing your shoulder and wondering why it feels sore? You’re not alone. Shoulder pain is one of the most common complaints among golfers, affecting roughly 1–2 in every ten players. And more often than not, it’s caused by movement limitations, not just overuse. The golf swing is a […]
7 Reasons to Say Yes to Yoga for Golfers
A balanced body is a flexible body, and flexibility remains the cornerstone of a good golf game. As Earl Woods tells his son, “What you’re looking for is a soft, flexible, fluid swing—that’s power” You may not have associated Yoga with improving your golf game, but you should. Practicing yoga moves focusing on loosening and […]
Coaching Cues: Internal vs External Cueing in Performance
When I was young, my parents often reminded me to “think before you speak.” At the time, I didn’t realize how valuable that advice would become in my professional life, especially in the world of athletic development. The words we choose, and how we deliver them, can dramatically influence an athlete’s performance. In coaching, […]
Contain Your Athletes: Understanding Cumulative Fatigue
As coaches, we’re often focused on pushing our athletes to perform at their best. But sometimes, the most critical intervention is knowing when to pull back. Over the past few months, I noticed one of our athletes gradually slowing down, not drastically, but enough to raise a red flag. Because he trains primarily with another […]
Let Off the Throttle
Training is one thing I truly enjoy in life. One of my favorite parts of the week is Saturday. If I am not coaching, I sleep in, eat two good meals, open up the gym after hours to train with 3-4 of my friends who are serious athletes. I am the runt of the litter. […]
Is Pelvic Tilting Wrong?
(Originally published by www.ptstrengthcoach.com April, 2016) An internal battle has been waging in my mind over this topic for the past month or so. I have polled the other coaches I work with, our interns and anyone I can find who I think might have an opinion. So I thought why not throw it out […]
In Season Training for the Junior Golfer
With the heat of the junior golf tournament season upon us, I wanted to share with you what we are working on with our junior golfers in the hopes that you may be able to implement similar strategies to stay powerful and healthy through this very dense part of the season. We get this question […]
Olympic Lifting – Pros and Cons for Golf and General Performance
The Olympic lifts are some of the more controversial aspects of fitness programs due to the extremely high level of skill required to perform them and the mobility and stability demands the lifts put on athletes. All strength coaches can agree that power development in athletes is a top priority, but there is a great deal of disagreement as […]
External vs. Internal Cues
One of the most useful aspects of working with a coach or therapist is the ability for someone else to objectively examine your movement and correct it, which often comes in the form of providing cues. While these cues can seem silly or random, providing proper cues is a complex process that takes into account […]
Pre-Round Routine: Who Are You?
The early season has been great for Par4Success athletes as they have accounted for over 20 Top 10 finishes and over 10 individual medalist and tournament wins. Even with all of this success, we need to continue improving. On that note, I have seen some interesting trends in this young 2016 season at the events […]
Seeing the Transformation
The best thing about what we do is watching a novice athlete transform into an animal in the gym. I’m not necessarily talking about gaining 50 pounds of muscle, but the mental attitude, the “want” factor that becomes more visible every time they come to train. The fact is most of our athletes are very, […]
