Tiger Woods workout routine
The Tiger Woods workout routine was once a closely guarded secret. But like many things in Tiger Woods' life, the workout which has seen Tiger Woods win golf major after golf major (including the British Open Championship, US Masters, US Open and PGA Championship numbers times each), can be revealed in all its glory.
To follow the Tiger Woods workout routine use the guidelines below.
The Tiger Woods workout
Excluding the warm up and cool down the Tiger Woods workout routine consists of 3 major elements.
- Total body stretching
- Core stability and posture
- Cardiovascular endurance runs
- Weight training
The typical Tiger Woods workout
The typical Tiger Woods workout will consist of:
- 30 minute cardio warm up on the treadmill, strair climber or bike
- Total body stretching, but focusing on the trunk, legs and shoulders
- Core exercises using a stability exercise ball - seated bicep curls etc
- Endurance run - Either a 7 mile endurance run or 3 mile speed run
- Weight training - High intensity and low intensity exercises including bench press and shoulder press
- Cool down - Stretches all major muscle groups
Tiger Woods weight training workout in more detail
Tiger Woods weight training part of his gym workout mixes heavy compound exercises - bench presses, shoulder presses, leg press etc, with muscle isolation exercises, including cable cross overs, bicep curls and crunches.
Tiger Woods also doesn't train too heavy. On his high intensity workout routine days Tiger Woods lifts weights at 80% of his 1 rep maximum. This allows Tiger to train hard and heavy but not to promote injury to major muscles or joints.
So, if you want to swing like Tiger Woods on the golf course, perform the Tiger Woods workout two to three times a week.
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