![]() Thomas plans to keep that momentum rolling into 2018. In 2017, Thomas finished as the highest-earning golfer on the PGA Tour, and he brought home the PGA Tour Player of the Year award for his accomplishments. We’re doing so much walking on the course for a five-hour round, so you can’t drain yourself with a workout every day.” We have a physio guy that’s out with us on tour and I’ll see him everyday-in the morning to stretch me out and 30 minutes after I play or practice for deep-tissue work to keep me loose and moving. “It depends on if I have a morning or afternoon tee time. “During those weeks, I’ll workout maybe two times,” Thomas says. When he’s in a tournament week, though, Thomas’ workouts are a bit different. He’ll do lunges, anti-rotation work with bands, pull and push exercises, and unilateral movements to work on balance. “If they don’t, that kind of misaligns everything else and you can feel it,” he says. Thomas also begins every routine with some glutes activation by loading his hips to make sure those muscles are firing. Thomas’ workouts usually last between 60 and 90 minutes, with 10 minutes of stretching before and after to keep his body loose. When Thomas isn’t playing in a tournament, he’ll usually hit the gym Monday and Tuesday, rest Wednesday, return Thursday, rest Friday, then train again on either Saturday or Sunday. It’s nice to be big and strong, but let’s be real: Golfers don’t need to be throwing weight around. We need to stay flexible.” How Thomas trains in the off-season “We rarely do something that’s working only one aspect. “We’ll always work on something core-related and we do a lot of split-stance ,” Thomas says. Thomas and his trainer prioritized core and mobility work to strengthen the stabilizing muscles in his abdomen, back, hips, and glutes. ![]() That added strength helped Thomas put more speed on his swings and gain confidence on the course. I probably put on a good 15-20lbs last year.” It’s important for my body to feel how it needs to feel to play the best I can. “I wasn’t always someone who loved working out,” Thomas tells Men’s Fitness. PGA Tour star Justin Thomas leveled-up in the 2017 season, winning four tournaments including his first-career major at the PGA Championship.Īfter dealing with some injuries, Thomas overhauled his training program-putting an intense focus on core-strengthening workouts, mobility exercises, and routines to boost flexibility, which helped him play some of the best golf of his career. ![]()
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