Just curls for the girls.   

Quote from: Good Times Good Times on August 03, 2017, 01:15:01 PM

Just curls for the girls.   

I did that for years at the buffet lol.....

    

If you focus on your core and legs you'll improve your base which can be beneficial for a lot of people in bowling.

As long as you stay flexible, meaning don't bulk up, you shouldn't affect anything negatively

Hard to give advice without knowing your age/weight/body type.  I used to hit the gym hard 5 times a week focused on heavy work.  Now at 47 years old and focused on bowling; I lift 2/3 times per week because I bowl 3 nights per week.  Nothing heavy anymore, just trying to maintain health/strength for my age. 

It doesn't affect my bowling game at all.  It might hurt your game in the beginning because your body isn't used to the gym.  So you will be a little stiff.  Keep it up and your body will adjust. 

The things I try to incorporate into my work out to help bowling is when doing curls for example, I'll relax my forearm/wrist at the bottom, then flex my forearm/wrist at the same time I'm curling upward.  Also when doing pulling type exercises I try to grip the bar and focus on grabbing/squeezing with my fingertips/thumb to try to increase my grip strength. 

I don't know if those little things are paying off, but it can't hurt.

I do cardio and weights focusing on legs and core strength. I do work the upper body as well but as others have said, flexibility is key. Regardless of your age, I like the way Ron Mohr expressed it when it comes to fitness...you want to be in good enough shape that the physical aspect of competing is a non issue so it's all about the mental aspect and execution.

^^^

This makes sense. 

I need to get off my lazy ass and do something to increase my ball speed.  Mine is adequate now and I'm pretty good overall across larger blocks but I think bumping my speed up some would only help. 

I've been athletic more than half of my life, the last 15 years I let everything go. I had (in my mind) no reason to train or workout, I wasn't competing anymore and I didn't have to make weight. I was stronger, faster, and much more flexible than I am now. I have to go diving just to tie my Gdamn shoes.

I've tried to lose the weight in the past, which I did, 38 lbs. total, but I gained it back. My fall back was my mental attitude - made too many excuses, being lazy on my diet and getting up at 5:30 am to workout. But, I've made some mental adjustments and enhancements to get the ball rolling. And this mental attitude change actually translated into my bowling. I gained 15 sticks after being stuck in the low deuce for 8 years.

AC/DC - Attitude Core Diet Continue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG_rrVwSqEs

Congratulations on gaining 15 sticks.  I think you could pick up even more by getting back in the gym and getting in better shape.  I would ease back into it slowly and try to find exercises that compliment/improve your bowling game.

Also, I wouldn't focus on the scale and setting weight loss targets.  If you do it right, those extra pounds will come off.  It's better to worry about increasing the numbers your bowling than the numbers your trying to lose when stepping on the scale.

It is always a good idea to devote time to your health. This will improve your game, too, as if you suffer from fatigue at all during a long set of games, this will improve your conditioning and endurance for bowling.