Becoming a Lifelong Golfer. Hit Bombs and Play Forever

Today I discuss my personal story and struggles with mental health. My hope is that openly talking about them it will encourage others to do the same.

To find out more about me and what I do head over to:

As a former college golf coach, player, AJGA employee and overall fanatic for the college game Rich is the owner of Second Nine Consulting. Based on his 10+ years in the college golf industry that my knowledge, philosophy and network allows him to help junior golfers and their families find their best fit for college golf.  His time with the AJGA has allowed him an even deeper understanding of junior golf, tournament scheduling and how this can directly affect college recruitment.  This can be a very stressful process for families and his job is to MAKE IT SIMPLE!

His philosophy on college placement revolves around finding the "best fit" for each player and family based on their priorities in finding a school.  Each player and family will have different wants and needs from an academic, athletic, social aspect.  After spending over 6 years as a Division 1 coach, he has seen hundreds of recruits go through this process and knows what it takes to play at every level (Division 1, Division 2+3 and NAIA). He is confident that his skills and knowledge will help families figure out what is most important to them and establish a great list of "target schools" based on their needs.  This is an incredibly important part of the process and often overlooked.

One of the biggest mistakes golfers make is only looking at strength training as a winter or off-season thing.

It only continues to work if you continue to do it.

Today we dive into programming for in season golf training.

Want to know more about how i help hundreds of golfers hit more bombs, play without pain and play forever? 

want to talk about the concept of injury prevention or what should really be called, injury reduction. Injuries are a normal part of sport and life and can be a normal part of putting stress on your body. With that being said there are some things we can do to reduce the chances of injury but regardless of what some “experts” out there claim there's nothing we can do that's going to 100% eliminate injuries or prevent us from getting injured.  When looking at injury reduction, there are some specific things that we can look at in how we train, move and practice to help reduce a chance of injury and reduce a chance of pain especially for those high-level golfers that play a lot of golf and make a lot of swings during practice and play

email: johnpaul@guidrypt.com

Drew is  P.G.A certified instructor and going into his 5th season as Head coach of the Loyola of New Orleans Men's and Women's Golf Teams. 

Drew grew up playing golf and played collegiately at MGCCC and later at William and Carey. 

After he graduated he went into instruction spending time at Covington Country Club in Covington, LA, and later New Orleans Country Club. 

When he is not busy with his coaching duties he currently teaches out of Chateau Country Club in Kenner, LA.

In this episode we discuss:

• The challenges and uniqueness f coaching college golf
• Recruiting and what he looks for in high school golfers
• The use of technology in teaching and tracking stats
• And much more....

You can follow the Loyola Golf Teams and Drew on social media below:

Loyola Golf

Today we have a short episode where i answer a few questions.

1. With golf, how would you train the fascia/functional lines for an efficient pivot? Curious to also get your description of the pivot, rib cage movement, loading into the hip joint.

2. I have read or heard that after stretching there can be a short-term decrease in strength. Is this true, and if so is it significant? What’s the best way to stretch before a round of golf?

DO YOU NEED HELP, GUIDANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, KNOWLEDGE THEN I CAN HELP.

Today I sit down with Bill Miller where we discuss all things around training rotational athletes and building rotational speed and power.

Bill trains mostly baseball players in Palatine, IL, just west of Chicago. He specializes in utilizing strength and power training to develop as much throwing speed and exit velocity as possible. He also recently wrote a book titled "Swing Fast: A Guide To Developing Rotational Power", detailing all the in's and out's for improving swing power.

I today's episode we discuss

• The similarities and differences of training rotational athletes vs other sports
• The mentality of working with athletes and creating a training environment to breeds competition and intent
• Force velocity Profiling and how that determines programming for a rotational athlete
• Working with junior athletes vs adults. 

You find more about Bill below and I highly recommend picking up his book.

Dr. Jonathon Sullivan MD Ph.D. is the owner and head coach of Greysteel Strength and Conditioning, where he specializes in barbell-based strength training for those in their 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. 

He is a former US Marine, practiced emergency medicine at a level I trauma center for over twenty years, served as an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Wayne State University, and conducted neuroscience research as well. 

why do I train and challenge myself?

I will never be a professional powerlifter but I still pursue strength.

I will never be a professional long drive competitor but I still pursue speed, power, and distance.

I will never be a bodybuilder but I still pursue muscular development.

I will never be a pro golfer but I still work to better my game.

I will never be a pro athlete at any sport but I still throw, kick, crawl, sprint, jump, and explore movement on a regular basis.

WHY?

Because at 37 if I don't I will slowly start losing those abilities.

As a father, I don't want any limitations of what I can physically do with my kids

As a man, I want to be able to lift, push, pull and carry heavy things without issue

As a golfer, I still want to compete and play as much as I want without issue

As someone, who struggles with mental health these pursuits are a big part of my therapy.

I want to be able to do the things at 47, 57, 67, 77 and beyond that, I can do now if not better.

IF YOU ARENT CONSTANTLY CHALLENGING YOURSELF YOU ARE GOING BACKWARDS.

BUT DONT FORGET IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO START?

DO YOU NEED HELP, GUIDANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, KNOWLEDGE THEN I CAN HELP.

Jeff Pelizzaro is the Co-Founder of 18STRONGTM, an online golf fitness company that provides golfers with the resources, exercises and guidance to train properly, live a healthier lifestyle, and achieve maximal results on and off the links.

Jeff is a licensed physical therapist and golf fitness professional that specializes in movement and fitness for golfers. In addition to 18STRONG's online platform, Jeff still works in person with golfers on a daily basis and has worked with golfers of all ages and levels, from recreational amateurs to PGA Tour Winner (Adam Long).

The 18STRONG Podcast provides simple and practical advice for golfers all over the world to take charge of their fitness and lifestyle. Over the 275 plus episodes, Jeff has interviewed some of the best coaches, golfers, and experts in the world, including the likes of Nick Price, Zach Johnson, Michael Breed, Webb Simpson, Dr. Gio Valiante, Ed Mylett and many more.

18STRONG's Youtube Channel now has over 10,000 subscribers and Jeff has been featured in several on and off-line publications including ESPN Radio, The Missouri Golf Post, Fit to the Tee, MyGolfInstructor.com, The Golficity Podcast, Golf Strategy School, and more.

Jeff grew up in St. Louis playing way more soccer than golf. It wasn’t until close to the age of 30, when he started working with golfers full time, that he got hooked on this great game. While he does not get to play nearly as much golf as he would like due to running his businesses, raising a family with 3 kids, and coaching some of their sports, he is on a mission to break into the single digits. Jeff lives in St. Louis, MO with his beautiful wife Susan and their 3 kids, Sam, Riese, and Grant (boy, girl, boy).

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In today's episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with legendary teaching professional Chuck Cook. Chuck currently Teaching Professional at the University of Texas Golf Club. He is the 1996  Pga of America Teacher of the year, he is a member of Texas Golf HOF, world golf instructors HOF, His students have won 9 major championships, over 80 PGA tournaments, and multiple US Amateur and NCAA individual championships.  he has been a speaker at the US Fitness Summit, was mentored by the great Al Vermeil, and is TPI level 2 golf fitness certified and Nike Golf Fitness certified.  

Today we discuss: 

His history as a teaching pro and his involvement with the fitness side of golf.

How he stays in shape in his seventies.

The importance of staying strong and moving fast as it pertains to the golf swing as well as life it self.

You can find chuck on the web at:

OWN THE MORNING

Todd is a former attorney turned author, blogger, and manual and movement therapist. His goal is to help people move and feel better. He has completed training programs in the Feldenkrais method and rolfing.

In this episode, we discuss movement variability, play, staying active despite pain or injury and much more

You can find Todd online below

Today I discuss my battles with depression and anxiety and how golf and barbell training have been very important tools for me in managing my mental health.  

This is a big reason why I am so passionate about helping others improve their health, play better golf and learn to love and enjoy both exercise and the game of golf

I know that no matter what goes on in my life, no matter how dark the time s or how low I get, I know that when I get a barbell or a golf club in my hand I can clear my mind and escape even if temporary.

Alonge with these tools the biggest thing I did was to seek help and get properly diagnosed putting a name and a clear plan for the struggles that i was going through for most of my adult life.  

If you are going through these struggles no matter what the best advice I can give is to reach out and get help. Reach out to a friend or family member, find a qualified counselor or therapist and get the proper treatment, whatever that may be, for your issues and struggles. 

I believe we are all athletes and that we should train like athletes to some degree regardless of our goals.

William Wayland is an Accredited S&C specialist who owns powering through performance in Essex in the UK, he works with UFC fighters, motorsport athletes and is a consultant S&C coach for the European Tour Performance Institute. 

We discuss his history working with fighters and motorsport athletes and how that eventually led to him working with golfers. We talk about simplifying strength and conditioning for the golfers as far as testing and training goes 

We discuss how he utilizes stoicism to help him personally and professionally 

You can follow him and find him on the web at: 

This is a short episode where I discuss what I assess with my rotational athletes and why I do it. 

We will be back to the interviews next episode. 

I believe we are all athletes and that we should train like athletes to some degree regardless of our goals.

Will is a physical therapist turned financial advisor. 

He has used his skills learned through his schooling and experience in dealing with those in the medicine to now help those in a financial capacity.

In today's episode, we discuss Will's journey from medicine to finance, how to become a financial athlete, and how he has dealt with his own recent injury and rehab both from a mental and physical perspective. 

If you have any questions for WIll you can find him online here:

Yancy Methvien is a medically retired member of the US Coast Guard. 

Struggling with depression after his transition to civilian life, he turned to golf as a therapeutic activity.  After he realized how good the game was for him, he did some research and found that it was helping other Veterans as well. 

To raise awareness about the benefits of golf for Veterans, he decided to break the World's Record for rounds played in a single year which he accomplished in 2019.

Yancy is a great man and has done a lot to grow the game of golf and to help support his fellow veterans. I had a great time talking about his journey and the game of golf in general. 

You can follow Yancy on social media here:

Owner and Director of Maximum Kinetics Sports Performance (MKSP), Jeff has been in the human performance field for over 11 years while also expanding his impact in other avenues as a consultant, speaker, and mentor.  Jeff spent his early professional career working in the private sector developing his own speed training system, which evolved into working at EXOS (formerly Athletes' Performance) with some of the top strength and conditioning minds in the field.  While in these settings, Jeff was able to assist in the advancement of some of the top athletes in the NFL, MLB, MLB, PGA, LPGA, and numerous D1 athletes.

Following these opportunities, Jeff spent time with the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers Strength and Conditioning staff as a MiLB S&C Coach. During his stint in professional baseball, he was a part of   League Championship and in 2014 he was named the MiLB Double A – Southern League Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year.

I have had the pleasure of having a few great conversations with Jeff over the years.

Today we discuss, long term athletic development, strength and condition for baseball, nutrition, coaching and more. 

You can find Jeff and Maximum Kinetics Sports Performance here:

Mike Gorksi Is a registered dietician, Personal trainer and TPI certified fitness professional out of Wisconsin.

In today's episode, we discuss eating for weight loss, health, and performance. 

We touch on tips to get through the quarantine while staying healthy

We discuss mikes approach to training moth the general population as well as athletes.

And much more....

You can find him on the web at:

Brandon Pierce is an aspiring professional golfer. He enjoyed a successful high school and college career even being part of the national championship-winning team while at LSU.

We discuss his experiences in junior and high school golf. His experience in college and how that differs from where he is at now pursuing a professional career.

He talks about the role fitness has played in his career and the benefits it brings his golf game

Brandon has been a client of mine for a few years and is a very hard working and talented athlete. I enjoyed sitting down with him.

You can follow him on social media here:

Nick is a strength coach and TPI Certified Golf fitness professional. 

He believes that physical capabilities are the low hanging fruit for the vast majority of golfers. But that there is a lack of education on the effects of those physical capabilities and how to properly go about improving those areas.

He is one mission to help golfers avoid injury and fatigue so that they can play and practice more, increase distance and get the club in positions that they are striving for. 

He was worked both online and in-person with touring professionals, elite amateurs and average joes in helping them play more and better golf

Every time I chat with Nick I come away from it a better coach.

Today we discuss the physical needs of the golfer, myths around performance training for golf, training for performance and longevity at all levels and much more

You can find nick on the web at:

Today's episode is a short one where I discuss my thoughts and plans on changing how we deliver and approach healthcare. 

Two years ago, I started my move out of the traditional healthcare system. I had owned an insurance-based outpatient PT practice and was growing tired of having to feel like I was required to serve the system, the insurances and the doctors over my patient’s time and time again to get by.

I was questioning myself as a business owner, a clinician and a human being.

At that same time, I went through an unexpected and painful divorce which essentially made the decision that I had been weighing in my head to get out of my clinic and the traditional system that much easier, as I no longer had the mental and emotional capacity to do it.

WHY AM I TELLING YOU ALL OF THIS?

1. Because our healthcare system rewards quantity over quality. Essentially delivering more healthcare is how you make more money even though more healthcare leads to poorer outcomes overall

2. I was treating people on the backend of healthcare when they had already been in the system and had multiple issues and treatments most of the time without much success by the time that they got to me.

MY GOAL NOW IS TO HELP AS MANY PEOPLE AS I CAN AVOID THE SYSTEM ALL TOGETHER OR MINIMIZE THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN IT

I CAN DO THIS BY HELPING YOU TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH BY BUILDING HEALTHY HABITS AND NOT RELYING ON THE SYSTEM TO BAIL YOU OUT

THIS IS WHY I HAVE STARTED THE BECOMING A LIFELONG ATHLETE MOVEMENT AND SYSTEM

WHAT DOES BECOMING A LIFELONG ATHLETE MEAN?

Being a lifelong athlete is more than just being able to participate and excel in sports. (ALTHOUGH I CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT AS WELL)

It means being physically and mentally ready for anything regardless of age

Ready to Lift

Ready to Sprint

Ready to Jump

Ready to Throw

Ready to Carry

Ready to Get Back Up

Ready to Fight

Ready to Live

It is about being prepared for anything

Mentally

Physically

Emotionally

Financially

Whether or not you have ever played a sport or still do, I believe we are all athletes.

As we age, we naturally lose our ability to perform in all activities. We lose strength, muscle mass, mobility bone density etc. As Coach Dan John says “We are all aging athletes.”

But this doesn’t have to be accepted.

We can address these issues while we are still in our prime to extend that prime and slow the decline.

Even when we are outside of that prime, we can still reverse and slow the effects of aging.

This is really what being a Lifelong Athlete is all about.

The great Dan John Said this to me “We are all aging athletes; we are getting older each day” and this quote rings very true

It is up to us to take control of our physical and mental wellness not only for the immediate present but for the future as well.

So whether or not you want to excel in a sport, or if you just want to be able to enjoy activities like Gardening, traveling, climbing stairs, playing with your kids or grandkids, perform woodworking, be able to get off the ground or anything else you need or want to do in life it doesn’t matter, training like an athlete will help you excel in all of those areas.

It will keep you young, healthy, resilient, functional and keep your quality of life high as you age and most importantly keep you out of our overstressed healthcare system.

Dan John has spent his life with one foot in the world of lifting and throwing, and the other foot in academia. An All-American discus thrower, Dan has also competed at the highest levels of Olympic lifting, Highland Games and the Weight Pentathlon, an event in which he holds the American record.

Dan spends his work life blending weekly workshops and lectures with full-time writing, and is also an online religious studies instructor for Columbia College of Missouri. As a Fulbright Scholar, he toured the Middle East exploring the foundations of religious education systems. Dan is also a Senior Lecturer for St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London.

His books, on weightlifting, include Intervention, Never Let Go, Mass Made Simple and Easy Strength, written with Pavel Tsatsouline as well as From Dad, To Grad. He and Josh Hillis co-authored “Fat Loss Happens on Monday.”

In 2015, Dan wrote Can You Go? on his approach to assessments and basic training. In addition, Before We Go, another compilation akin to Never Let Go became an Amazon Bestseller.

In early 2017, Dan’s book, Now What?, his approach to Performance and dealing with “life,” became a Bestseller on Amazon. Hardstyle Kettlebell Challenge became available in September 2017, too.

You can find Dan on the internet here:

Erica Suter is a certified strength and conditioning coach in Baltimore, Maryland as well as online for thousands of youth soccer players. She works with kids starting at the elementary level and going all the way up to the college level. She believes in long-term athletic development and the gradual progression of physical training for safe and effective results. She helps youth master the basics of balance, coordination, and stability, then ensures they blossom into powerful, fast and strong athletes when they’re older.

Erica has been a huge source of knowledge for me when it comes to training youth athletes

In today's episode, we discuss youth sports and youth athlete development. 

We talk about staying connected with our athletes and keeping community during social distancing

Follow Erica on social media and the internets here:

Today I speak with longtime friend Matt vincent  

Matt is a former D1 Track and Field athlete at LSU and 2 x Highland games world champion.  

In his words he writes things about making muscles, he rides bikes, travels, and adventures, he used to be much fatter and has a fake knee all at 36yrs old.

Matt has pushed his body through a number of physical challenges from track field, to highland games, strongman competitions and has traveled the world doing this

The results of this have led to multiple surgeries ultimately leading to a total knee replacement at the age of 35. 

Today we talk about the mental and physical challenges of dealing with an injury as an athlete, how changing your goals and path is sometimes the best answer, the meaning behind his HVIII brand goods and apparel and much more.

You can find Matt on social media at:

Today I interview the great Alex Ehlert

Alex is currently a PhD student in the Human Performance Laboratory at Old Dominion University, where I research the effects of various fitness and nutritional strategies on sport and occupational performance. Specifically, he studies the genetics of caffeine supplementation, as well as the effects of strength and conditioning and nutrition on golf performance. he is also a volunteer golf coach with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he works in conjunction with the Sports Nutrition and Strength & Conditioning staff. Alex was an NCAA division 1 collegiate golfer before going onto his graduate studies, and always intended to do research and work with golfers in some capacity.

On today's episode, we discuss all things Golf performance, including what exercises are best for carryover into golf, how caffeine affects performance, the importance of in round nutrition and hydration and what the research says as well as the limitation when it comes to research and golf

Alex is a super-smart guy and does an excellent job distilling the research down into real-world useable information

You can find Alex on social media where he shares his findings

Mike Carroll is a Strength and Conditioning Coach specializing in the physical training of golfers.

He has a BSc in Sport & Exercise Science from the University of Limerick, Ireland and is also an accredited member of the UK Strength & Conditioning Association.

He had extensive experience training athletes from a wide range of sports before his switch to focus on golfers exclusively in 2016.

His particular interests are training to enhance clubhead speed, and how we can delay the effects of aging with appropriate training.

He has some great insight on improving clubhead speed, training at home, training for golf at all levels and the importance of training on the aging golfer. 

Here is a link to his moe workout guide as promised

We are going through some very trying times right now and it's most likely going to get worse before it gets better.

As more quarantines happen and we get stuck in our homes maintaining some sense of routine and keeping up with our mental and physical well being is important.

Nutrition and exercise are the cornerstones of building health and resiliency as well as maintaining our sanity during these challenging times.

Keeping our sanity and maintaining our mental and physical well being is of the utmost importance during these times

Maintaining a healthy diet focused around animal protein and other lean protein sources, vegetables, and fruits

Keep a daily exercise and activity routine consisting of 

• getting your heart rate up via sprints, jumping rope, HIIT training
• Move all joints of your body through full range of motion
• Challenge your muscular system through variations of squats, lunges, deadlifts, pressing and pulling
• Go for a walk, get outside and work in your yard etc

Keep good sleep hygiene and sleep routines and focus on getting 8 hrs of good quality of sleep

Manage your mental health via deep breathing, meditation, prayer, affirmations, journaling etc

Below is a link to a free guide to help you build good fitness and nutrition routine at home

Many people confuse this number with chronological age, which is a separate (and uncontrollable) element.

Everybody will have a natural physical peak, which can be maintained for a certain period before a decline occurs.

THE LENGTH THIS PEAK CAN BE MAINTAINED AND THE RATE OF DROP OFF CAN BE HUGELY INFLUENCED BY YOUR ACTIONS!!!!“

I.E. Get fit, Get Strong, Get healthy and Move well

Osteoporosis - the body constantly absorbs and replaces bone tissue. With osteoporosis, new bone creation doesn't keep up with old bone removal. Weight-bearing activity and resistance training help signal our bodies to make bone at a faster rate

Sarcopenia – Is the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass (0.5–1% loss per year after the age of 50), quality, and strength associated with aging and is one of the most important causes of functional decline and loss of independence in older adults. Resistance training with heavy enough loads to result in growth signals that can lead to increased strength. Resistance exercise also increases the actions of growth-promoting hormones.

“So many of us just don’t appreciate all the benefits you get from exercise,” she said. “There is no quick-fix medication out there that can give as many far-reaching benefits as exercise can. In many ways, exercise is the miracle pill, it can help prevent a range of serious diseases, it can help combat diabetes and heart disease, it can help you sleep, it will help you lose weight, it will improve your general well being and there is absolutely nothing out there that is as natural with so many far-reaching benefits and yet we don’t seem to appreciate it.”

- Kym Guelfi, University of WA’s Associate Professor  at the school of sports science, exercise and health

I believe we are all athletes and that we should train like athletes to some degree regardless of our goals.

Today we are going to talk about how to add distance to your golf game.

Let us start with what you can do outside of the gym

Get fit for the right equipment by a qualified club-fitter

Find a good swing coach to improve your mechanics and skill development

In the gym

Lower Body Strength and power-squat, lunge, deadlift jump, sprint

Upper body strength and power - press and pull vertically and horizontally

Rotational Power - medicine ball throws and cable rotations, move fast and use the ground

Speed intentional training- take a club or lighter implement and swing fast. Hit balls with speed as the only goal

MObility- hip rotation, thoracic rotation, pelvic mobility and control, upper/lower separation and shoulder mobility

For examples of all of these check out my youtube page at the link below. 

I believe we are all athletes and that we should train like athletes to some degree regardless of our goals.

In today's episode, we will discuss the biopsychosocial approach to training.

What is the biopsychosocial approach to training?

Let's break it down

Bio-this is the health of our tissues, training and practice loads, sleep and recovery, nutrition, injury etc

Psycho- fear, beliefs, stress, mental health, etc

Social- our support system, social relationships, training environment

We need to understand that all of our clients are humans and experience the normal ups and downs and stress of life. Those ups and downs will affect how our clients perform on a daily basis.  As coaches, we need to understand how to modify and adjust each day based on these changes and experiences.  

We need to make sure that we as coaches are a positive part of our client's social system. One of our biggest jobs as coaches is to listen and be empathetic to our client's experiences.

I believe we are all athletes and that we should train like athletes to some degree regardless of our goals.

Hey there everybody I hope you had a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday season.  With everyone gearing u for 2020 and a New Year celebration I hope everyone stays safe and enjoys themselves.

In today's episode, I will be ending my  Year Intentionally with These 10 Questions shared by a friend of mine Shelly Bernis. She has a great story in which she was diagnosed with dysautonomia a few years ago and has a very inspiring story. She is an SLP, a mom of two and a wife living with this debilitating condition and trying to get on top of it. If you don't know what dysautonomia is please check out the following links:

WHAT IS GOLF and SPORTS SPECIFIC TRAINING?🏌️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️

Let's start with what it is not.

❌It is not mimicking the golf swing or sport in the gym.

❌It is not doing circus tricks on an unstable surface.

❌It is not doing any type of cardio for the purpose of improving your golf game

Now that we got that out of the way lets talk about what it is.

In a nutshell, it is preparing your body to create and withstand the necessary forces and movements involved in a golf swing and building resiliency to minimize injury risk.

HOW IS THIS DONE YOU ASK.

✅ Building lower body strength and power in multiple planes through variations of squatting, deadlifting, lunging, hip thrusts and jumping.

✅ Building upper body strength through vertical and horizontal pressing and pulling

✅ Building rotational power through medicine ball throws and cable work focusing on using the ground to create the movement and moving with the intent of speed

✅ Improving your body's ability to create, control and resist movement via anti-movement training for the trunk or "core" and mobility work through all joints of the body, focusing on the thoracic spine, hips, pelvis, and shoulders.

SIMPLIFY YOUR PLAN AS BEST AS YOU CAN AND FOCUS ON BUILDING THE BASICS.

GOLF IS PRIMARILY A GAME OF SKILL AND THAT SKILL IS DEVELOPED ON THE COURSE OR THE PRACTICE FACILITY NOT THE GYM.

WHAT YOU DO IN THE GYM SHOULD SUPPLEMENT THAT SKILL DEVELOPMENT🏌️‍♂️, IMPROVE STRENGTH AND POWER DEVELOPMENT 🏋️‍♂️ AND IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH😁

I believe we are all athletes and that we should train like athletes to some degree regardless of our goals.

Welcome everyone to the Becoming a Lifelong Athlete Podcast.

In today's episode, we will be discussing my journey and what lead me to the field of Physical Therapy, Sports Performance Training and Strength and conditioning.

I have enjoyed sports and fitness all of my life. I love to be active and I love to compete but golf was never at the forefront for me until I moved to St. Augustine, FL to pursue my Doctorate in Physical Therapy.

That is where I truly fell in love with the sport and have been ever since. 

I went through a very unexpected event a little over a year ago that changed my life and my family as I knew it.

This change forced me to essentially start over and re-evaluate everything that I thought my life was going to be. Within this, I went through some very dark times and still have my struggles, but the golf club and the barbell continue to save me. 

Having been a Physical Therapist and Strength coach for almost 13 years now I have always enjoyed working with athletes and have incorporated strength training in the rehab for all of my patients.

I have since moved away from the medical model and am now able to put those two things that are a huge part of my life, the barbell and the golf club, together into what I do and how I can serve others.

While golfers are my passion, I do work with athletes of all sports and levels from weekend warriors to the professional level. Helping them look, feel and perform at their best.

I am also a single father of two beautiful children and I understand the difficulty being a parent can bring to living a healthy lifestyle.

Therefore I also enjoy working with busy dads in helping them find a way to fit health, fitness, and wellness into their busy lives.

There is a snapshot of my story and why I do what I do. 

I enjoy waking up every day and being able to share my love of golf, sports, and strength training as well as help and serve others in reaching their health, fitness and sports performance goals.