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By Sean Cochran, Special to PGATOUR.COM

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Last week we introduced the final section, power training, of the core section for your in-season golf Fitness program. We began with an assessment of the core, moved on to the development of postural strength, and will conclude this week with the second installment of power training. Now we can say that every component of core training for golf has been covered.

Before providing the final exercise of this section it is important to cover two principles applying to power training. First and foremost we must understand the hierarchy of core training. As with any other aspect of golf Fitness training, core training follows a progression. If you recall from previous articles, progression is the process of implementing exercises of greater difficulty over time. This in turn forces the muscular and nervous systems of the body to work harder, allowing the body to become stronger and more powerful as the athlete continues to train.

A simple example of progression is a standard dumbbell bicep curl. If you began performing bicep curls with a 10 lb. dumbbell for 15 repetitions, the exercise would be difficult. The reason for the difficulty is the curling action with 10 lbs. is above and beyond what your muscles are accustomed to. Over time, if you were consistent with your dumbbell bicep curls, your body would adapt to the 10 lbs. and the exercise would become easy. If the desire were to continue to get stronger biceps, it would be necessary to progress (i.e. principle of progression) to a more challenging exercise.

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