Up until the past few years, most people thought golf to be a boring game. You hit a ball and then walk around hitting the ball into more holes. Not much to it, is there? However, when Tiger Woods stepped foot onto the green, he single-handedly changed the face of golf. Now a champion and worldwide phenomenon, Tiger Woods is showing everyone that even golfers can have a rock-hard body.

Most golfers tend to be middle aged or older men that are more on the hefty side. Unlike football, basketball or other professional sports, golf seems to be one activity where you don’t have to spend hours in the gym prepping for. But Tiger Woods has changed that. The handsome golfer not only has skills on the golf course, he’s also got the body of an athlete. If golf is your game and you want a physique like Tiger’s, then you’ll want to take note of his exercise routine.

In the course of his career, Tiger has gone from 155 pounds to 180 pounds of muscle. Discipline plays a large role in Tiger Woods’s exercise regimen. While he does light workouts while on tour and traveling, when he’s at home he dedicates a good portion of his time to the gym. In fact, he spends a whopping three to four hours a day working out, five to six times a week! That’s dedication! Of course he has a personal trainer, who works with the golf icon to set goals and help him achieve results in a proper and healthy way.

Tiger starts his routine by warming up for 30 minutes doing cardiovascular exercises, such as cycling, walking on the treadmill or using a stair stepper. Because of the mechanics of golf, Tiger focuses on exercises that strengthen his muscles, improves his balance and posture, and increasing flexibility in his joints. He goes into a series of core exercises, such as using workout bands and performing dumbbell curls while sitting on a medicine ball. He keeps his legs in shape by doing stretches that work out his joints and strengthens his leg muscles. This helps him keep his balance and proper posture when golfing. Weight training also plays a large role in Tiger’s exercise regimen. From dumbbells and free weights to machines and medicine balls, he spends a good amount of his routine lifting weights. Bench presses, squats and shoulder presses are some of his favorite exercises. Because the use of weights carries a risk of injury, Tiger takes care to not push himself too hard. After all, just one injury can take him out of the golf season. To play things on the safe side, he uses smaller weights and higher repetitions. Tiger also makes it a habit to run outdoors - sometimes as much as up to seven miles a day.

In order to get his body prepped for this sport, many of his exercise routines mimic the action of the golf swing. This helps condition his muscles and body so that each time he steps out onto the green, his body already knows what actions to expect and adjusts accordingly.

After a long day at the gym, Tiger finishes off his routine by taking time to stretch and cool down.

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