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Week 12: Final Blog12/13/2020 On Sunday I started to feel sick. I had a runny nose and a sore throat and it felt like a cold. It was really cold outside so I couldn't go outside. I was also unable to breathe as good because of the sickness which made it very difficult to be able to workout. Since I couldn't go outside for long, that means I couldn't go to the golf course which means that I couldn't get the practice in this week that I wanted to. I had to be very disciplined to do the right thing and stick to my diet plan and keep doing my super speed golf program. Even though the last couple weeks weren't the best with my back injury and getting sick, as I wrap up this project I am very pleased with my results. There were many factors that lead to this being a successful project and overall I stayed focused and kept my mind on the end goal. I think the biggest reason that this project was a success is that I stuck to my workout and diet plan. The diet really helped me gain muscle while losing a little bit of fat and the workouts only helped with that. Another big reason is the super speed golf, although I didn't use it for long, it really helped me. This project was a success but there were some things that happened that were far from ideal. Being sick and having a back injury was enough to make me mad but it didn't stop me, that was they key, never giving up and staying focused on my goal. ![]() Here is a picture of my final results.
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Week 1112/4/2020 My dad has always told me that in life, there is going to be adversity but it is how you respond to that adversity that truly defines who you are. I have always lived by that anytime I face adversity. This week that has really helped me to say the least. Earlier this week, on Monday, I was doing one of my favorite muscle building exercises, the dead lift. I was doing heavier weight than I usually do. As I was doing the lift my back started to burn really bad so I stopped working out and I found out that I had pulled a muscle in my back from overuse. This is a common injury but it does take time to heal. I went to the doctor on Wednesday for it and they said that I should take a break from working out for a couple of weeks. I asked them if I could still play golf and they said if you feel pain while playing then to stop but if not then it shouldn't be a problem. I went out to the golf course yesterday to test it out and it hurt a little bit but not enough to stop me so the injury will not effect anything but the workouts. Obviously this injury was not part of my plan but stuff happens in life and you have to respond to it. Working out definitely helped me hit the ball farther but there are other things that are big factors in gaining distance as well. I went to the golf course today and I have never hit the ball so far in my life. My swing felt a lot faster and when I made contact with the ball it felt like it was going forever. The ball was not only carrying farther but when it landed, it rolled out farther which is very beneficial in distance. Next week I will be uploading a chart of how far I was hitting each club at the beginning of this experience and how far I am now hitting it. You guys are going to be shocked at how much I have gained. Here is a picture taken this week:
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Week 1011/22/2020 This week has been the best week so far for multiple reasons. In week 9 I talked about how I was going to try out super speed golf. After I posted my week 9 blog I convinced my parents to order the super speed golf and they said since it is for school they would do it. The speed sticks came in on Tuesday and I have used them every day. A basic overview of super speed golf: Super speed golf is a journey to gain swing speed using sticks. The set comes with 3 sticks. One stick is heavy, one stick is light, and one is in between. Super speed golf tells you what sticks to swing on what days and for how long to swing them. With super speed golf there are levels. For me I am doing levels as in weeks, so level one is week one and level two is week two, etc. Level one is 3 swings left and right handed for two sets, for light, heavy, and medium each day. I can already feel a difference with how fast I am swinging. I haven't measured my speed this week or specifically how far I am hitting it but I have played golf a lot this week and I am hitting the ball farther on each hole then I normally do. I have read many reviews on super speed golf and people have said that they have seen results even just a week after starting it so that explains why I have already gained distance. I am still working out and eating good as well. As a matter of fact once I finish this I am going to run a mile. My workout plan has been Chest and shoulder workouts on Monday, legs and abs on Tuesday, arms and abs on Wednesday, and then do it over again for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday and on Sunday i either jump rope or run.
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Week 911/15/2020 After seeing all this distance that I have gained with diet changes and working out, I thought why not try to find another way to gain even more distance. I researched more ways to gain swing speed which is the number 1 factor to hitting a golf ball farther and I saw something called super speed golf. It sounded interesting so I read in to it a little bit. Super speed golf is a highly rated technique to gaining swing speed. Super speed golf is a journey of using these sticks to swing them really fast which overall helps your muscles in being able to move faster. Many pro's have used super speed golf and loved them. Pro players have seen speed increases up to 10 mph and yardage increases up to 15 yards. This is crazy but my dad actually uses super speed golf and he is very serious about golf. I don't know how much farther he hits is specifically but he is gained distance for sure. So from now until the end of this project and even after this project I will be not only working out and dieting but using super speed golf to gain distance.
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Week 2-811/2/2020 As you can see I haven't been posting week by week on this because I thought that we were allowed to post all the weeks at the end but instead I am going to give you guys one big update. In week 1 I gave you guys my plan to eat lots of proteins and fruits and vegetables. I also told you guys that I would be working out a lot. So far in this journey I have stuck to my plan and I have been eating great and working out 5 times a week. The foods that I have been eating are chicken, bananas, carrots, broccoli, apples, peanut butter, rice, steak and fish. These foods have been boosting my energy so much which I did not expect at all. Not only have they been boosting my energy every day but they have been increasing my muscle mass and actually helped me lose some fat. I have stuck to my workout plan and I have been working out at a local gym, gym 365. This gym has all the equipment I need to gain muscle. I have been squatting two times a week. Squatting not only builds your legs, they strengthen your core greatly. I have been doing lots of compound lifts such as dead lifts, bench presses, and squats. These compound lift exercises build muscle all over in your body although the bench press targets your chest, dead lifts target back and legs, and squats target your legs. You may be wondering why I am talking about all these muscle building techniques when I am just trying to hit a golf ball farther. I have researched all the possible ways to hit it farther and muscle building seems to be the most efficient and most beneficial so that is why. So far in this journey, I have gained 4 pounds of solid muscle. I have gained 5 yards with my driver. These numbers might sound low but they make a big difference. 5 yards in golf is awesome to gain because not only can I hit my driver farther but I can also hit my shorter clubs like my irons way longer. Being able to hit it farther helps so much because you don't have to swing as hard to get the ball to the hole. The reason not having to swing hard is beneficial is because swinging hard causes you to hit it crooked so i can hit it just as far swinging softly while hitting it straight as I could hit it swinging hard and hitting it crooked. This distance gain has been beneficial already. I am not only hitting it way farther but I am also playing way better overall. I played in a tournament recently and I came in 40th out of 120 and that is way better then I have ever done in a golf tournament. It is clear that my hard work so far has helped me a lot in staying in shape, staying healthy, playing good golf and most importantly hitting the ball farther. The key is to not slow down though so I am not done working hard. As a matter of fact I am just getting started.
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Goals My goal for this project is to increase the distance that I can hit a golf ball. I will try many different things to try to achieve my goal of hitting it farther. Outline of Project This week and the next couple weeks I am going to see if working out and eating lots of protein, vegetables and fruits could make me bigger and make me hit it farther. Bryson Dechambeau, a pro golfer on the PGA Tour, decided he wanted to hit the golf ball farther last year so he decided to change his diet and increase his workout intensity to see if it would cause him to hit it farther and he went from an average player when it comes to how far he hits it to becoming the distance leader on the PGA tour. Driving Distance Today I went to the driving range to get a base line of how far I am hitting it. My average today was 270 yards with a driver. I am using a device called track man that tracks how far you hit the ball. A yard in golf is a lot more than people think, what I mean by that is that going from 270 to 275 would be a great accomplishment. Diet I used to workout once or twice a week and just eat when I was hungry and 90% of the time tho food I was eating was very unhealthy and was good for putting on fat, not muscle. This week I plan to workout 5 days and eat mostly protein like chicken, protein shakes, protein bars and peanut butter and vegetables like broccoli, carrots and potatoes and fruits like apples, bananas and strawberries. Workouts Protein, fruits and vegetables are very healthy and essential in muscle growth, but you need to build these muscles with certain workouts. Muscles that really help you hit the golf ball farther are the leg muscles and the core muscles. I will do lots of squats and dead lifts that target the legs and core. I will also do crunches/sit-ups which target the core. ![]() This is a picture of me today just before hitting one. |