EDITOR'S NOTE: Dr. Jimmy Yuan is a Chiropractic Physician who practices at Warrior Restoration in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona. Dr. Yuan is a Titleist-Certified Golf Fitness Instructor (Medical 3 and Fitness 2) and has consulted for multiple professional sports teams and athletes (PGA, LPGA, MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL), including the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Week 4
Day 1
1. Leg lock hip lift: 5 reps per side, 10 sec rest
2. Single leg deadlift: 1 set of 8 reps per side, 30 sec rest
Preferred: weight in hand opposite working leg (contralateral).
Regression: weight in hand on the same side as working leg (ipsilateral).
3. Reverse lunge: 8 reps per leg with body weight as the load, 30 sec rest
5. Low row, bilateral: 8 reps, 15 sec rest, with theraband
6. Low row, unilateral: 8 reps per side, 15 sec rest, with a theraband
7. Tall kneel isometric rotation: 1 set of 5 reps per side, 3 sec holds, 15 sec rest
8. Half kneel isometric rotation: 1 set of 5 reps per side, 3 sec holds, 15 sec rest
9. Basketball push ups: 5 reps per side, 15 sec rest, 2-2-2 tempo
If full push ups aren't possible, try:
- Use a step stool or other elevated surface instead of a basketball
- Push ups on your knees
- 7-second planks
Perform two rounds of #1-9.
10. Pull up: alternating grip, 50% of 1RM
Note: neck touches bar.
If full pull ups aren't possible, try:
- Chin up
- Flexed-arm hang 10 sec
- Eccentric-only 30 sec
11. Forward-backward crawl: 15 yards, 15 sec rest
12. Jump rope: 30 sec, 30 sec rest
13. Shuttle sprints: 15 yards, 30 sec at maximum speed with contralateral arm reach (touch the outside foot with the opposite hand when changing direction.)
Day 2
1. Leg lock hip lift: 5 reps per side, 10 sec rest
2. Single leg deadlift: 1 set of 8 reps per side, 30 sec rest
Preferred: weight in hand opposite working leg (contralateral).
Regression: weight in hand on the same side as working leg (ipsilateral).
3. Basketball face-the-corner wall squats: 5 reps/side, 30 sec rest
Perform two rounds of #1-3.
4. Low row, bilateral: 8 reps, 15 sec rest, with theraband
5. Low row, unilateral: 8 reps per side, 15 sec rest, with a theraband
6. Tall kneel isometric rotation: 1 set of 5 reps per side, 3 sec holds, 15 sec rest
7. Half kneel isometric rotation: 1 set of 5 reps per side, 3 sec holds, 15 sec rest
8. Basketball push ups: 5 reps per side, 15 sec rest, 2-2-2 tempo
If full push ups aren't possible, try:
- Use a step stool or other elevated surface instead of a basketball
- Push ups on your knees
- 7-second planks
Perform two rounds of #4-8.
9. Forward-backward crawl: 15 yards, 15 sec rest
10. Lateral crawl: 15 yards, 15 sec rest
11. Run - bike - row: 1 mile - 1.5 miles - 550m @70-80%
Day 3
1. Leg lock hip lift: 5 reps per side, 10 sec rest
2. Single leg deadlift: 1 set of 8 reps per side, 30 sec rest
Preferred: weight in hand opposite working leg (contralateral).
Regression: weight in hand on the same side as working leg (ipsilateral).
3. Reverse lunge: 8 reps per leg with body weight as the load, 30 sec rest
4. Basketball face-the-corner wall squats: 5 reps/side, 30 sec rest
Perform two rounds of #1-4.
5. Low row, bilateral: 8 reps, 15 sec rest, with theraband
6. Low row, unilateral: 8 reps per side, 15 sec rest, with a theraband
Perform two rounds of #5-6.
7. Tall kneel isometric rotation: 1 set of 5 reps per side, 3 sec holds, 15 sec rest
8. Half kneel isometric rotation: 1 set of 5 reps per side, 3 sec holds, 15 sec rest
9. Basketball push ups: 5 reps per side, 15 sec rest, 2-2-2 tempo
If full push ups aren't possible, try:
- Use a step stool or other elevated surface instead of a basketball
- Push ups on your knees
- 7-second planks
Perform two rounds of #7-9.
10. Hanging leg raise: 5RM load, 30 sec rest
Note: Ankle hits bar with spine upright
If full hanging leg raises aren't possible, try knees to chest or knees to waist height.
11. Forward-backward crawl: 15 yards, 15 sec rest
12. Lateral crawl: 15 yards, 15 sec rest
Perform two rounds of #10-12.
13. Jump rope: 30 sec, 30 sec rest
14. Shuttle sprints: 15 yards, 30 sec at maximum speed with contralateral arm reach (touch the outside foot with the opposite hand when changing direction.)
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