Ahh, we made it back from an awesome family vacation in Colorado last week.
I put on my best Clark Griswold hat and drove the five of us the 850 miles from St. Louis to Denver.
That gives a fella a lot of time to think.
Here are a few thoughts I had somewhere in the middle of Kansas…
A lot of golfers look in the mirror and think aging is the problem.
They remember when they could play 36 holes without thinking twice.
When they could get out of the car without creaking.
When they could bend down, rotate, sprint, jump, or throw without their body talking back.
So, they assume that’s just what happens when you get older.
But what if that’s not entirely true?
What if the athlete didn’t disappear?
What if he’s just been buried under years of desk work, long commutes, stress, responsibilities, and a body that hasn’t been challenged the way it used to be?
Think back to your younger years…
You played sports.
Maybe you lifted weights.
Maybe you were the guy everyone wanted on their team.
You didn’t spend much time thinking about movement because movement was just…well, moving.
Then life happened.
Careers.
Kids.
Mortgages.
Responsibilities.
Somewhere along the way, being an athlete stopped being part of your identity and became something you used to be.
That’s the lie I want to challenge this week.
Because our goal at 18STRONG isn’t to turn you into a bodybuilder.
It’s not to help you look good in swim trunks.
And it’s not even primarily about lowering your handicap.
It’s about helping you reclaim the athleticism that made you feel capable, confident, and powerful in the first place.
The athlete is still in there.
He may be a little rusty.
He may move a little slower than he used to.
But he’s still there.
And every workout, every mobility session, every intentional choice is another step toward uncovering him again.
This week’s gameplan is designed to help you do exactly that.
Let’s get to work.
Jeff
PS – The best place I know to get the party started is the 18STRONG Membership.
You’ll find the Daily Motion routine already installed on your calendar.
One week of 7 minutes per day, and you will already notice a difference.