Strength Training for Golfers: Build Power, Increase Distance, and Train for the Long Haul with Jimmy Wisinski
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🗓️ 5 May 2026
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Strength training for golfers is one of the most overlooked ways to improve performance on the course. Many golfers still believe that lifting weights will make them stiff or hurt their swing—but the reality is the opposite. Getting stronger is one of the fastest ways to increase club head speed, gain distance, and improve overall athleticism.
In this episode of Beast Over Burden, Niki Sims and Andrew Jackson talk with Barbell Logic client and PGA golf coach Jimmy Wisinski about how strength training for golfers directly translates to better performance. Jimmy shares his journey from program hopping and plateauing in the gym to breaking through strength barriers and regaining the power he had in his college years.
The conversation explores how strength training impacts force production, which ultimately drives club head speed and distance. Even small increases in swing speed can add meaningful yardage, and over the course of a round, that can significantly impact scoring. Jimmy also explains how professional golfers today are lifting heavier than ever, and why strength training has become standard across the PGA and LPGA tours.
Niki and Andrew dig into how Jimmy balances training with a demanding schedule as a full-time golf coach. With long days on his feet and high mental load, his program emphasizes efficiency, consistency, and recovery. Rather than doing more, he focuses on doing the right amount of work and adjusting based on fatigue, workload, and season.
The episode also highlights the importance of coaching. As a coach himself, Jimmy recognized that having an outside perspective helped him break through plateaus, push beyond his comfort zone, and stay consistent. The parallels between coaching in the gym and coaching on the golf course provide valuable insight for both athletes and coaches alike.
Strength training for golfers is not just about lifting weights—it is about building power, improving confidence, and creating a foundation for long-term performance. Whether you are trying to hit the ball farther, stay competitive as you get older, or simply feel better on and off the course, this episode shows how strength training can help you get there.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Beast Overburden, powered by Barbell Logic. |
| 0:04.2 | We're Nikki and Andrew, your personal professional coaches. |
| 0:07.4 | We help you take control of your fitness through hard but doable training and nutrition practices that fit your busy life. |
| 0:15.0 | Build a stronger, healthier version of yourself with lifelong habits. |
| 0:24.4 | Hey, everybody. Welcome to Beast Overburden. We're powered by Barbell Logic. I'm Nikki |
| 0:28.9 | Sims, one of the coaches at Barbell Logic. And with me is Andrew Jackson. Hello, Andrew. |
| 0:34.1 | I'm smiling. Did I already mess something up? No, I just, we were talking about setting up the microphone to avoid the breathing. |
| 0:43.0 | And I was thinking it was beast over breathing today. |
| 0:48.2 | I just popped into my head. |
| 0:50.9 | A little punch you today. |
| 0:53.3 | Oh, boy. |
| 1:00.7 | I'm glad to be breathing today. You'll, you'll hear it. And we have a guest with us today. His name is Jimmy. He's one of our clients of our coach Mike Grillo. Welcome to the show, Jimmy. Thanks. Appreciate it. Happy to be here. Nice of you to be here. |
| 1:13.2 | Just so you know, Jimmy is a PGA coach. So don't worry. We're going to get you some golf tips. He's ready. But Jimmy's here because he's been with us since 2020. How old were you when you first joined? |
| 1:29.9 | It would be 44 next month, so it was 38. |
| 1:33.6 | Okay. So we were all young in our 30s and we thought anything was possible. And then we all turned 40. |
| 1:42.8 | And I'm excited to talk to you about what that was like for you working with Grillo. |
| 1:46.9 | But also, we've just found everybody who has two physical hobbies, has this other knowledge base that they have to establish, other recovery tools that they have to employ. |
| 1:59.4 | And so I'm really interested in talking to you about how you've done that and also how |
| 2:03.6 | your strength has progressed from when you first started. |
| 2:06.7 | But back to the beginning, tell us what brought you to Barbell Logic and what brought |
| 2:11.4 | you to lifting. |
| 2:12.7 | You know, I've always been physically active. |
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