Wicked Smart Golf 479: 7 Golf Fitness Mistakes That Limit Your Scoring Potential
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Mar 24, 2026 Common fitness mistakes that hold back your golf scores are unpacked in short, practical segments. Learn why mimicking the swing in the gym is counterproductive and why lifting heavy builds real strength. Hear about the role of cardio, dynamic warmups, consistent speed training, hydration, sleep, and making sustainable habits to play better more often.
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Stop Practicing Your Swing In The Gym
- Avoid mimicking the golf swing in the gym and stop doing gimmicky balance-ball and cable-swing exercises.
- Focus on big compound lifts like squats, hinges, presses, and pulls to build transferable strength, stability, and injury resistance for your swing.
Lift Heavy With Progressive Overload
- Do lift heavy with progressive overload instead of staying in the light-weight high-rep comfort zone.
- Heavier full-body strength work (with rest between sets) builds real power for longer drives without making you 'bulky'.
Add Cardio To Finish Rounds Strong
- Don't skip cardio because it builds the endurance to finish rounds and prevents back-nine fade.
- Start by increasing daily steps and add zone-2 sessions (incline walk, swimming, rowing) to boost aerobic capacity.
