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9 hours ago, MrKSTOKES said:

Luckily enough not a back sprain but have definitely felt a few tweaks in various places, I consider it perfectly normal considering the force we are trying to generate by swinging at absolute max speeds.

one thing that helped me was to film a set of max swings and it highlighted a few technical issues when trying to swing flat out that were obviously putting a lot of pressure on certain areas so I made a conscious effort to try and maintain slightly better mechanics to go with the brute force of max swings and actually started to see solid increases with less aches and pains.

I did give myself a 3 week break halfway through my third program in a row because I felt my body needed to recover, if I started again I think I’d give myself more time between starting programs.

hats off to anyone that’s doing this combining gym work as that was my intention at the start but I’ve found the stack workouts hard work on the body (nearing 50 years of age) so I put gym work on hold until next winter.

best advice would be to listen to your body, yes we all want to be consistent and keep making gains but there’s no point injuring yourself and being unable to train for a month from pushing too hard 

OK thanks for the replies.  It sounds like maybe I'll just take a week off Stack.  It feels like a minor muscle strain but its been a few days.  I'll give it a rest.  Bombs!

PS: I'm 51, swing speed is just scratching 100 right now.

MW

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Has anyone dealt with a back strain shortly after starting?  I workout regularly, and play 3-5x week, so I'm not sure that I'm doing something wrong.  I'm only 6 workouts into the Foundation.  I'm taking a trip so I won't be able to do any sessions this week, maybe I just need a break?

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On 2/25/2023 at 11:27 AM, Getoffmylawn said:

First, welcome to the forum!  I encourage you to stick around, build up your profile with a picture and introduce yourself, and dig in...this is a great place for golf knowledge and camaraderie!

I'm in no position to tell you why or validate your hypothesis, but I will tell you that training with the Stack helps me swing with more intent on the course, and when I do that I have less time to let conscious swing thoughts get in the way of an athletic motion.  Hope that makes sense...?

And if you do pull the trigger on the Stack, message a Stack user on this thread and get a referral code from them...saves you $50, and they get referral credit.

I'm about ready to pull the trigger on Stack and PRGR.  Anyone have a referral codes for either?  I tried messaging a couple of you directly but the forum says you can't receive messages.

Michael W

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1 hour ago, Getoffmylawn said:

First, welcome to the forum!  I encourage you to stick around, build up your profile with a picture and introduce yourself, and dig in...this is a great place for golf knowledge and camaraderie!

I'm in no position to tell you why or validate your hypothesis, but I will tell you that training with the Stack helps me swing with more intent on the course, and when I do that I have less time to let conscious swing thoughts get in the way of an athletic motion.  Hope that makes sense...?

And if you do pull the trigger on the Stack, message a Stack user on this thread and get a referral code from them...saves you $50, and they get referral credit.

awesome, thank you!

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On 2/17/2023 at 12:48 PM, THEZIPR23 said:

If it is in your budget to get the stack and a measuring device do it! You won't regret it and it may acutually help ball striking in the long run. 

I intend to buy soon.  I am hoping that freeing up the swing for speed and efficiency will help the swing mechanics also.  Anyone have thoughts on that hypothesis?