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Jun 14, 2019
1 min

8 MPH IN 8 Weeks (Week 2 Update) With Gym Workout

The program is going well so far, I'm having fun with it, and getting some great workouts in. I haven't swung the driver yet since the first week when I did the initial assessment and swing analysis. If you haven't seen the video of that you can check it out here. We filmed my workout yesterday that was lower body and core focused with some dynamic stretching at the end. Check it out for some tips and great exercises for more power! Let me know if you have any questions regar

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Mike Hansen

May 31, 2019
3 min

Program Outline for 8mph in 8 Weeks!

When it comes to designing a goal oriented fitness program you want to take 8 things into factor. 1. What is your goal? Here are a few things to think about when setting goals. Don't set your expectations too high. I've been over 110mph before, so I am pretty confident I can get back there. I have worked out pretty much my entire life and absolutely LOVE to challenge myself, so I know I can do this. I have had clients come to me and tell me they want to lose 40 pounds in the

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3 Simple Ways To Get Your Off-Season Started Right

Mike Hansen

Nov 1, 2018
2 min

3 Simple Ways To Get Your Off-Season Started Right

I know I know, this time of year is not great for golfers. Teeing it up in 40-50 degree weather is not fun. So why not use this time of year to work on the #1 piece of equipment? I preach about this every year, and some take me up on it and some don't. Make this the year you do, and you'll be the one messaging me in a couple months thanking me! What I know from 15 years of doing this, is the more complicated the process is, the less likely you'll be do it. So, I've made it ve

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Mike Carroll

Oct 18, 2018
3 min

How We Test For Power In The Golf Swing

Swing Power - Where Does It Come From And How Do We Test It? Most people would like to hit the ball further. It makes the game easier, and more fun. A common question we get asked by clients and online followers is where does power come from in the swing? Or they might tell us they have powerful legs, but weak upper bodies, or vice versa. The golf swing is a total body movement, and requires power from the legs, trunk, and upper body. By assessing our power levels in these th

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Mike Hansen

Oct 8, 2018
2 min

To Assess Or Not To Assess

That is the question. The real question is, why wouldn’t you? Sure, we can give you a program with the most common problems we see in the adult golfing body, but wouldn’t you want to know what YOU need? What’s going to get YOU better faster? Let’s just say you’ve been slicing the ball, you go to a golf instructor and they give you a few drills to try and make you hit it straighter and they don’t seem to work. Your first thought is “that instructor doesn’t know what he’s talki

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Left Arm Straight At The Top Of The Backswing

Mike Hansen

May 7, 2018
2 min

Left Arm Straight At The Top Of The Backswing

I have been getting a lot of questions lately about getting the left arm straight at the top of the backswing (for right handed golfers). First of all, there are many factors that can come into play that would prevent or make it difficult to do this. So I recommend taking our At Home Golf Fitness Assessment below to see where your limiting factors are. Now that you have found your limitations, lets take a closer look or if you don't think you have any limitations scroll to th

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Why You Need An Assessment and The 2 Biggest Mistakes Made When Assessing Yourself and How To Avoid

Mike Hansen

Dec 13, 2017
3 min

Why You Need An Assessment and The 2 Biggest Mistakes Made When Assessing Yourself and How To Avoid

Let’s start this with a question. Which scenario would you prefer? Something is wrong with you, you’re not sure what it is, you just know you feel like crap. So you head to the doctor. You get to the doctor and the doctor “assesses” you. Asks you what is wrong and where you hurt. Then the doctor, from their experience, checks different areas that could be making you feel like crap. Then following their assessment, they make an educated decision of how to treat you, and make y

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Mike Hansen & Bob Lasken

May 19, 2017
1 min

Loss of Posture and More Shoulder Turn

Often times what we do in the golf swing is a direct cause of limitations in the body. In this video Bob Lasken from Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo shows us what he sees in many of his students. Then, I go back into the gym and show you how you can fix those limitations, with simple exercises. #BodySwingConnection #increasedistance #GolfFitnessTraining

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Mike Hansen

May 4, 2017
1 min

Does Your Posture Affect Your Swing?

Butch Harmon says it best "I can make 1 or 2 changes to the set up to fix 10 problems with the swing". How does your posture alter what you do during your swing? Check out the video I filmed that explains how setting up with poor posture can limit rotation, swing plane, stability, and many other aspects in your swing. #BodySwingConnection #GolfFitnessTraining

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5 Minute Warm-Up Is What You Need To Save Strokes

Mike Hansen

Apr 7, 2017
1 min

5 Minute Warm-Up Is What You Need To Save Strokes

Next time you get the course or driving range, give this simple warm-up a shot before you tee it up. So many times we see golfers run from the car to the pro shop, pay there green fees and run to the first tee. Even if they have an extra 5 minutes they try and get to the range so they can hit a few balls before teeing off. If you just spent those 5 minutes prepping the body for what it's about to go through, it could make the difference between double and par on the first cou

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Lack of Balance Could Be Your Worst Enemy

Mike Hansen

Mar 31, 2017
1 min

Lack of Balance Could Be Your Worst Enemy

Balance, don't use it, you lose it! If I had to tell you which exercise or movement that most often failed in our assessment process it would be the balance test. Or, if I had a dollar for every time I heard, "I can't believe my balance is that bad", I could retire:) The scary thing is, we test on a flat surface. Get out on the course with only 18 perfect lies and look out! In a recent post I mentioned if you had to work on one thing in your body, it would be your glutes. Wel

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Mike Hansen

Mar 24, 2017
1 min

Glute Max and Glute Med Stability

If you have followed our blogs or videos in the past you might have seen me talk about the glutes, butt cheeks, a$$, kings of stability, whatever you want to call it. There is a good reason for it. It comes from science, and experience. In my 15 years of working with golfers, I know for a fact if I can get my client to learn how to fire their glutes, I am going to make them more stable in the lower body. This will help their golf game, their everyday functionality, help them

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Mobility and Stability for The Most Important Joints

Mike Hansen

Mar 9, 2017
1 min

Mobility and Stability for The Most Important Joints

This month we are delivering the 4 most important things you can do this pre-season to get ready for the Summer. In our first video I address the Hips and Thoracic Spine. It is a must for ALL golfers to have some mobility in these joints. The only way to get and maintain that mobility is to have the right muscles stabilizing those joints. In this video I give you 2 simple exercises to get the hips more mobile as well as the Thoracic spine. The exercise can not be performed co

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Mike Hansen

Mar 2, 2017
1 min

How to Eliminate Shoulder Pain

Shoulder Pain The shoulder is the most complex joint in the body. It has to move through so many planes of motion throughout the golf swing, but what most people don’t realize is that the stabilization of the shoulder is mainly in the posterior of the shoulder and upper back. If your shoulder isn’t stable you will lose range of motion and will eventually add to discomfort, pain, and frustration, because you are forcing it through ranges of motion it should not and/or can not

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2 Stretches and 1 Exercise for Elbow Pain Caused by Your Golf Swing

Mike Hansen

Feb 21, 2017
1 min

2 Stretches and 1 Exercise for Elbow Pain Caused by Your Golf Swing

This is our last installment for our pain series, and will help you to eliminate pain in your elbow that could be caused from your golf swing. This is one of the most common types of pain that people feel from their golf swing, and we want to help you eliminate and alleviate it! Check it out! #Pain #injuryprevention #GolfFitnessTraining #elbowpain

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Mike Hansen

Feb 14, 2017
1 min

How to Eliminate Knee Pain

Knee Pain in Golfers- Why? Knee pain caused by the golf swing is because of tight hips or ankles, but it could also be lack of stability around the knee. If the muscles that supposed to be stabilizing aren’t then we’re going to experience pain at some point. If you’re really trying to get some torque or rotation in the hips or even upper body and your knee joint isn’t stabilized by the thigh muscle or your hamstrings are too tight, that’s when we see the most pain in the knee

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Mike Hansen

Feb 7, 2017
1 min

Lower Back Pain Prevention

The number 1 reason people stop playing golf is………..Lower Back Pain! It’s crazy to think this very common injury, discomfort, pain in the rear would wreak havoc on so many golfers even the best in the world. I can go on and on about Tiger, Jason Day, Rory, and some of the top PGA guys and their lower back, but I’m talking about the desk jockeys, the guys that sit at a desk all week and head to the course Saturday morning and play after a 30 second warm up. Folks lower back pa

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1 Stretch and 1 Exercise for Shoulder and Elbow Pain in Your Golf Swing

Mike Hansen

Sep 22, 2016
1 min

1 Stretch and 1 Exercise for Shoulder and Elbow Pain in Your Golf Swing

One thing I see with my clients is that they suffer from immobility in the shoulders. In the golf swing it is imperative to have good mobility, because the shoulders are forced through rotation and if not flexible we see shoulder injury as well as elbow pain. Check out this video I did back in 2014 at the PGA Tour Superstore in Irvine, that will help the shoulders. #GolfFitnessTraining #injuryprevention

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3 Stretches for More Shoulder Turn in Your Golf Swing!

How your golf swing can be affecting your body and causing nagging injuries

Mike Hansen

Sep 7, 2016
2 min

How your golf swing can be affecting your body and causing nagging injuries

In the past 15 years I have worked with golfers from all walks of life. I’ve seen the 60 -70 year old man that has sat at a desk for the past 30 years, the lady that struggles with distance because her lack of upper body strength limits her ability to generate any clubhead speed. The golfer that works out religiously, but isn’t doing much to help with rotation, and the tour professional that is traveling non-stop and then has to play 6 days a week all while walking. What do t

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