A 12-week strength and conditioning intervention: an individualized case series approach for 3 amateur and 3 professional female golfers
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Robinson, L., Murray, A., Coughlan, D., Ehlert, A., Heeney, C., Turner, A. and Bishop, C. 2026. A 12-week strength and conditioning intervention: an individualized case series approach for 3 amateur and 3 professional female golfers. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000005342
| Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Title | A 12-week strength and conditioning intervention: an individualized case series approach for 3 amateur and 3 professional female golfers |
| Authors | Robinson, L., Murray, A., Coughlan, D., Ehlert, A., Heeney, C., Turner, A. and Bishop, C. |
| Abstract | This study utilised an individualised, case series approach to 12-weeks of strength and conditioning (S&C) training, for 3 high level amateur and 3 professional female golfers. Each player took part in a 90-minute testing session both pre- and post- intervention, and two structured S&C sessions per week for 12-weeks. Movement competency assessments were used to help guide exercise selection in each intervention and test measures included: golf shot data, the isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP), isometric bench press, and countermovement jump, with a total of 12 metrics across the four assessment protocols. Analysis of individual performance changes were done by using the standard deviation (SD) for each test metric, relative to pre-intervention scores. Collectively, for the three amateur players, 32 out of a possible 36 metrics showed changes > the baseline SD, whilst for the three professional players, 23 metrics elicited changes > the baseline SD. Of note, this collective difference was largely attributable to professional #1, who showed only four ‘true’ improvements in test scores, out of a possible 12. This study has shown that taking an individualised approach to S&C training predominantly elicits meaningful changes in both golf shot data and physical performance – a concept which is essential to understand for an individual sport, such as golf. |
| Sustainable Development Goals | 3 Good health and well-being |
| Middlesex University Theme | Health & Wellbeing |
| Publisher | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Journal | The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research |
| ISSN | 1064-8011 |
| Electronic | 1533-4287 |
| Publication dates | |
| Online | 18 Feb 2026 |
| Publication process dates | |
| Accepted | 06 Oct 2025 |
| Deposited | 07 Oct 2025 |
| Output status | Published |
| Accepted author manuscript | File Access Level Open |
| Copyright Statement | This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. The published version of record: |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000005342 |
| PubMed ID | 41701315 |
| Language | English |
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