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Carb
Intake in Golf Training Exercises
"Hey Sean,
Over here in the UK the
winter is drawing to a close but the affect it has
had on my waistline will last for much longer.
Having just purchased
your Manual and DVD I am very keen to get started.
Although I have a low handicap I have little or no
fitness level and my flexibility and inner core
strength are negligible.
My resulting flight path
off the tee has gone from neutral to a slap with the
heal left to right losing some 40 yds within the
last 10 years.
With in this period I
have increased my total weight by over 35%!!!
My initial concern has
been in reaction to your latest message regarding
carb intake as virtually every item you mention is
either part of my daily or weekly intake.
I am very keen to hear your response to this message
as I appreciate by losing 20 lbs. will greatly
benefit my flexibility in conjunction with your
training exercises.
I can cut down on the rice, bread, sugar etc. but
every day I have a large bowl of wheat based cereal
with sugar.
As I look forward to
this meal and the cold milk intake do you have any
suggestions that I could replace this with. And what
- it any - snack foods would you recommend?
Keep up the good work"
Phil, United Kingdom
Answer
Phil thanks again for
the e-mail it is always great to hear from our
faithful customers.
Your point out some interesting things in your
e-mail. You are obviously aware of the connection
between your body and golf swing.
It appears you have recognized the lost distance and
swing changes that have occurred over the years.
These changes are a result from a loss of
flexibility, weight gain, and I would guess lost
muscular strength and power ( which we all loose as
we age, if we don't do something about it).
Your hunches are a correct The weight losss will
have a positive effect on your golf game. Probably
the biggest differences you will notice is increased
energy levels and stamina.
Onto your two questions. First off, witht he morning
bowl of wheat cereal, milk, and sugar. A little
wheat and dairy products are not all that bad in
your nutritional intakes.
I would suggest limiting the sugar because of all
the invariable effects it has on the body. Remember
the word moderation.
If you moderate your intakes of the "bad stuff" in
terms of food you are going to do okay.
secondly. let's talk about snacks.
Snacks are small meals in between beigger meals.
Society has pushed us towards eating 3 large meals a
day , which is not necessarily the best thing for
our bodies.
Our bodies operate with an interanl thermostat
called metabolism. If we feed this metabolism only 3
times a day it runs very poorly.
It is best to fuel our metabolism constanly
throughout the day every 2-3 hours. This can easily
be done wit healthy snacks.
Snack choices should follow the same guidelines as
your meal planning. Avoid the simple sugars, eat
healthy proteins, etc, etc. . .
Eat snacks such as fruits, vegetables, nuts and
other healthy proteins.
Phil, if you can moderate the "bad stuff", eat 2
good snacks,a nd 3 smaller meals a day you are going
to be right on track.
Best of luck!
Sincerely,
Sean Cochran
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