Bengals Suddenly Thin at DB

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(04-04-2020, 11:13 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I've learned a little bit, over the years.  Most of it from experimenting on myself, and discovering what does and doesn't work well.

Since my sport is golf I just do lots of cardio and lifting to keep my legs strong. Years ago when I was playing competitively I fell for the old “strength = speed” argument and started lifting with my upper body too and I LOST distance! Adding muscle mass to my upper body was counterproductive to my swing. Now I just use light weights with lots of reps to keep my core toned and much of my distance has returned.

This takes an ego check in the gym. While most guys are on the bench press lifting astronomically huge weights, I’ll get on there and maybe lift 75 pounds — but I’ll do three or four sets of twelve reps. On the leg press I’ll lift all I can but for upper body exercises I stick to light weights with lots of reps.