Over the past several weeks I have been in discussions with golfers who want to get “in shape.”   Most golfers, people for that manner, have no idea how to work out in a time efficient manner and get the results they want.  
I, for one, have been utilizing various techniques to get in shape over the years.

I would work with these four hours a week…and while I did get some pretty good results it was extremely time consuming.  Don’t get me wrong I still go for a long run in the hills or trails frequently but that is for the beauty not time efficiency.  Time is important for golfers because most of us much rather spend three hours on the golf course, not three hours in the gym.  So being a proponent of time efficiency I am going to give your three keys to creating and implementing your own time efficient, getting in shape workout routine.

THREE KEYS

TRAIN WITH A PURPOSE
Have a set time limit and a goal for each workout.  Example: Monday’s Goal:  finish 12 sets of alternating chest and back in 14 minutes. Tuesday’s Goal:  Get Heart Rate rate to 85% of your max for 4 minutes, drop it to 65% for 2 minutes, back up to 85% for 4 minutes…finish with a 30 second sprint. Wednesday’s Goal: Make your legs shake in 17 minutes or less. Thursday’s Goal: make it sore to laugh on Friday. Friday’s Goal: make your arms shake in 13 minutes or less.  Saturday’s Goal: non efficient day…if you are not golfing, do something different hike a trail, run a lake, etc.  Sunday’s Goal: restful cardio 12 to 20 minutes Now that is one of harder weeks…but you get the idea set a goal and go at it!

TRAIN HARDER
If you notice there is not much time to those works so you have to TRAIN HARD! And just when you think you cannot do anymore work harder.  You want to maximize your effort and break through mental walls with training to get results!

FATIGUE IS YOUR FRIEND
Did you notice two of my goals were to have appendages shake?  That is a sign of fatigue.  I want my body to know that it can reach new levels each time I work out, which makes my body tell me “enough is enough I am going to shake.”  A HUGE POINT here is nowhere did I say no pain no gain …or anything about pain for that matter. Fatigue does not equal pain, you may be sore the next day but not during the routine.  Also you may have notice no true rest day for your body…every 15 days you should take one day off.
Lets recap for a moment work harder, more efficiently and play some golf.

***as always pain, discomfort, previous history, inexperience, consult your treating doctor