The Max Golf Workout: A Proven Regimen to Improve Your Strength, Flexibility, Endurance, and Distance Off the Tee [Paperback]

John Little (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 11, 2008

The first book on golf fitness to provide a complete weight training program specifically targeting the muscles used in the golf swing.

For years, strength training was dismissed as an unimportant consideration in improving the golfer's game. But now that more and more professional and amateur golfers have turned to strength training with outstanding results, we know that working out is an absolutely critical factor in boosting golfers' health, fitness, and performance. In The Max Golf Workout, John Little, founder of Max Contraction Training, offers a training schedule specific to the fitness needs of the golfer. Its exercises specially target the muscles used in the golf swing to help increase power, flexibility, and muscle endurance. Complete with 150 color photographs and a special chapter on nutrition, The Max Golf Workout is sure to help golfers get stronger, hit the ball farther, and play longer—at their best—without fatiguing. 150 color photographs.

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About the Author

John Little is one of the world's leading authorities on helping athletes become bigger, stronger, and faster. He lives in Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (June 11, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1602392285
• ISBN-13: 978-1602392281
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #570,598 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John Little is uniquely suited to the task of relating the philosophy of Bruce Lee and his approach to life. Little has a degree in philosophy from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is the author of two books on health and fitness (having spent over fifteen years as a writer for several fitness magazines), and is himself a student of Lee's art of jeet kune do.

Selected by the Bruce Lee estate, Little is the only person who has ever been authorized to review the entirety of Lee's personal notes, sketches, and reading annotations and to edit books on the subject of Lee's martial art and its far-reaching philosophical underpinnings. Little's keen awareness of the subtleties of both Eastern and Western philosophy coupled with a respect for the preservation of the essence of Lee's words and meaning give this book an integrity that is all too rare.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars To The Max!, July 24, 2008

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Erin Kelley (Brooklyn) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Max Golf Workout: A Proven Regimen to Improve Your Strength, Flexibility, Endurance, and Distance Off the Tee (Paperback)

I'll admit, when I first picked up this book, I was a little skeptical of John Little's workout suggestions. How is it possible to work out for MINUTES a week and achieve any kind of results?

Turns out, John Little knows his stuff.

By pushing your body to the max (which means doing extremely heavy loads of weight for a very short amount of time), you're asking the most of your muscles. Which means they continue to grow and develop. Other exercise programs would have you do 15 or 30 reps at a low weight, which does nothing to encourage actual muscle growth.

In this book, John teaches you how to make the most of your exercise time, and destroys some of the myths about which muscles you need to keep in shape in order to maximize your golf game (it's all of them, folks, not just the arms and shoulders).

Don't be fooled by the title, though. Even if you're not a golfer, just a busy person who'd like to get in shape but doesn't have time to spend 2 hours a night in the gym, this book is a perfect starting point.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good book, March 31, 2009

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Adam L. Eden (Kensington, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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this book is all about max contraction exercise and not about golf. the workout detailed inside does target the muscles primarily used for a golf swing, but I benefited from the info about this style of workout more than anything else.

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book, November 21, 2009

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D. Gattermeir (St.Charles, MO) - See all my reviews
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This is too intensive for my clients, however I did learn things from his narrative.