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Finish Position Training with Slider Exercises

Bowling’s finish position is rigorous in nature. Think about it, all of the speed from your footwork culminates into a slide and stop at the foul line all while holding onto and releasing a heavy object, repeatedly. That repetitive behavior adds up, and can take a toll on the body. Slider exercises are great for…

Warmups for Young Bowlers: Easy Exercises for Mobility

Bowling is a sport just like any other and can be equally tough on the body, which means you have to prepare beforehand by warming up and loosening your muscles. While this is highly important for older bowlers, coaches often forget that their young bowlers need to warm up in the same way to prevent…

Lower Body Rolling Exercise

Bowling requires the upper and lower body to work independently from each other. The finish position exemplifies this with your shoulders going in one direction and your hips going in another. A good exercise to train your lower body to work independently from your upper body is the lower body roll. This exercise is done…

Standing I-Y-T Exercise with Dumbbells

Bowling can fatigue your back and shoulders especially if you sit a lot throughout the day for your job. This standing I-Y-T exercise with dumbbells is designed to target the biggest group of muscles in your shoulders and back, all in one exercise. You will spell the letters I, Y, and T with your arms.…

Bodyweight Exercises

Bowling is a physically demanding sport. Lower-body strength affects ball speed, balance, and stability. If any of these three items are missing, it will be difficult to repeat good shots. In this premium video, Leah Zahner, Certified Personal Trainer (NASM), demonstrates body weight exercises that focus on the lower body. Squat Start with your feet…

Medicine Ball Exercises: Lunge with a Side Bend

Medicine ball exercises are often found in Ballistics Training or Power Training. This type of training requires muscles to adapt and contract quickly, and forcefully. Bowling’s approach and finish position are physically demanding on the body, especially with the repetitive nature associated with the sport. Medicine ball exercises are a great way to add weight…

Improve Grip Pressure with Wrist Exercises

In bowling, it’s important to have strong wrist and forearm muscles for continued success. Wrist exercises improve wrist strength, which helps increase ball speed and rev rate along with counterbalancing the repetitive motion of the bowling release. It sounds counterintuitive, but having a stronger wrist will aid you in limiting your grip pressure on the…

A Variation on the Balancing Leg-Reaches Exercise

From the first step of the approach all the way to the bowling ball going through the pins, good balance and posture are required to be a consistent bowler. An average bowling shot takes six to eight seconds. There is a strong demand on your body and mind to make a good shot in such…

Before You Bowl: Wrist-Strengthening Exercises

According to the Hand and Wrist Institute, bowling too many times and too rapidly can magnify the occurrence of wrist tendonitis. Any time you have repetitive actions like those in bowling, you find yourself susceptible to injury if you are not taking proper care of yourself. In this premium video lesson, Leah Zahner, Certified Personal…

Strengthening Your Core with the Dead Bug Exercise

This exercise may look and feel silly. Hence the name. But as far as core exercises go, the Dead Bug Exercise may be the most influential. This ab exercise is a great place to start core training for beginners and experts alike. Bowling is a dynamic motion and this exercise trains trunk stability and is…