with Phil Mickelson’s Trainer Sean Cochran

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In our latest issue of Golf Fitness Magazine, Phil Mickelson’s trainer Sean Cochran discusses Phil’s commitment to working out his body to give him a competitive edge. Cochran, a CSCS, PES, USWLF, fitness trainer demonstrates a couple of exercises to help you with your golf fitness training.

Physio-Ball Russian Twist

• Sit on a Physio-Ball with feet shoulder width apart and slowly walk yourself out on the ball until the ball is directly under your mid-back.
• Your hips, knees and shoulders should be in a horizontal line.
• Extend your arms straight, and clasp your hands together.
• Begin rotating to the left, allowing the ball to roll underneath your shoulders.
• Allow your eyes to follow your hands during the rotation.
• Continue to rotate to the left to a position at which your left upper arm is resting on top of the ball.
• Return to the starting position and repeat the rotation to your right.
• Alternate the rotation left and right for 15-20 repetitions.

Make sure you stabilize your lower body as your perform this exercise.

Single Leg Airplane Rotation

• Place feet together, bend at the hips so your back is flat, and chest is parallel to the floor.
• Extend your arms straight out from the shoulders, lift the right foot off the floor and balance on your left foot.
• Keep the right foot off the floor the entire exercise.
• Begin the exercise by rotating your left arm downwards toward the left foot.
• Simultaneously rotate the right arm upward.
• Create the rotation in the torso of your body.
• Continue to rotate to a position where the left hand is directly above your left foot, and the right hand is pointing up.
• Return to the starting position of the exercise and repeat for 10-15 repetitions.
• Repeat the exercise sequence balancing on your right foot.

Create the rotation in the torso of your body.