Author: Ryan McMullen

I’ve been playing pickleball a bit lately, and I find it super frustrating at times.  The game seems so easy.  I know where I want to hit it, but doesn’t go where I want it to go.  “This is not golf! This is not soccer! This game is so easy....

Finally got to watch Happy Gilmore 2 last night - thought it was very entertaining.  A fun game would be to write down every cameo appearance, and see who got the most by the end of the movie.   Nostalgia is a good tactic to get audiences to watch reboots.  But,...

Huh?  I’ll get to becoming weaker in a minute, but first let’s answer a question I hear a lot.  Should you work out every day?  The short answer…NO.   Well, kind of.  In the 18STRONG Membership training programs, we keep the workouts to 3 days per week of full-body strength training routines.   In...

This morning, I was playing with one of our guys at Mandatory Golf Friday, and kind of sheepishly, he “confessed” that he hadn’t lifted weights since high school.  I sometimes get that vibe from people like they’ve done something wrong if they’re not strength training 3-5 times per week.  Truth...

All week, we’ve been talking about how quick fixes don’t work (long-term).  And the response keeps rolling in.  So today, let’s get to the real engine behind long-term results—the thing that keeps you moving when the “motivation” runs out (and it ALWAYS does):  Your habits.  If we’re being honest with ourselves, we...

Yesterday, we talked about instant gratification vs. long-term awesomeness, and the feedback was awesome.  Clearly, it hit home for a lot of our Crew.  So today, I wanted to go one layer deeper…  Why do we keep chasing the quick fix—even when we know it won’t last?  Yes, when we take emotion out...

So, this happens to me every year…  I run into a buddy at a pool party who told me all about his New Year’s Resolution in January.  And how he was finally going to get into shape and lose the pounds he’s added since college.  But when I see him...

You don't need to read through the whole thread, but I think my convo with Chat today could really lay out what we want.   It suggested some tools that could create something pretty bad ass, that (according to chat) should feel pretty seamless for the user, but would require us...

Good morning on Day 1 of The British Open (yup, it’ll always be called that in my head).  You may be recording the action, so I won’t give away any of the current leaderboard.  If you’re playing golf today, let me ask you a question I get a lot…   “What...

Well, if you didn’t see Scottie’s 5-minutes press conference answer yesterday in Northern Ireland, do yourself a favor and check it out.   In a rare moment for a professional athlete, he gave an honest response from his heart about how golf really fits into his world.   You may never see more...