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Author: PMullaly

I am a golfer. Not a good one. And getting the body torque and swing to work together is a challenge. It’s all about that subtle shift of weight, the turn at the hips that gives the swing it’s power. It’s not about strength… it’s about power. Big difference. If you ain’t got that swing, your game got no bling! (As in winning!)

I spend hours each week working out at the gym, trying to make the mind-body connection, focusing on muscles I never knew I had. The obliquus externus abdominis is such a muscle. There are two of them, one on each side of the torso, and they come into play when you twist and turn through your golf swing. Too stiff, and there is no swing, too loose? Sorry, don’t know of a too loose muscle! at least not on this body… no wait! There is that bit of flesh on my arms… triceps? They could use a little tone! And those abs… they really are a little too loose… come to think of it, most of my body is loose muscle.

This morning I spent 15 minutes with a personal trainer trying to isolate the obliques. I do have them, but my mind had a wild time trying to fixate on the actual spot. Takes time. Slowly, slowly… my mind is reconnecting to my body. Not easy.

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