Hiya folks

I spent the weekend in citywest attending the TPI seminar in conjunction with my college (setanta college) and harrington golf.

I am now a qualified TPI golf fitness instructor but more importantly it was a very informative weekend and i learned a lot listening to some of the worlds leading experts in this field such as Lance Gill and Dr.Liam Hennessy. I will definitely be tweaking my programme as a result.

Padraig Harrington was there answering some questions on his training regime which was very interesting. The topic of cardio came up and the only cardio padraig said he does is chasing after his kids. :-)

He did mention he did a lot of speed work in the gym though.

If you understand that golf is a high-intensity intermittent activity sport, don’t make low to moderate “aerobic” activities (such as half hour jogs or 40 mins on the bike) the core of your training program as it will be counter productive. The majority of your time should be spent on activities that fatigue you in a short period of time. If the activity is intense, a minute is a long time! By repeating the activity multiple times, with recoveries of one to three minutes between each repetition, you will train your anaerobic system while also training your cardiovascular system. This type of training is often referred to as interval training and before anyone asks, yes it’s also effective for weight loss. Has anyone seen an overweight sprinter lately? Ive been saying this for a while but im still getting asked questions on it so i hope ive cleared this up.

Spring and the golf season is fast approaching and i kick off my campaign with the portuguese amateur near lisbon in the middle of february. Been practicing hard so looking forward to the season opener. It will also be great to play some golf in some warmer weather which i hope we get. Training wise i will now start to taper down my sessions in the gym and concentrate a lot more on flexibility, core and bodyweight exercises.

For anyone looking to get screened before the new season drop me an email .  robelnino@yahoo.com