Good morning, my fellow lean, mean, injury-prevention machine. Tonight, Monday Night Football has Aaron Rodgers making his comeback from his ruptured Achilles. It’s weird because he did it last year on the first MNF game of the season. Hopefully, he’s not too superstitious. I’ve seen many a ruptured Achilles going...
Author: Ryan McMullen
How to flip the script on limiting behaviors
Welcome to the weekend, my fellow golf nut! It’s gonna be another great one…I can feel it. Here’s why: Most of what we achieve in life is based on our behavior, which we can break down into two types of behaviors: Empowering Limiting When it comes to our health and...
The “no secrets” secret
You know, sometimes the answers we’re looking for are in the least likely of places. Years ago, a great piece of fitness wisdom was given to me at a micro-brewery. So, one of the best micro-breweries here in St. Louis is called Civil Life. It’s been a minute since we’ve...
[Chris’ story] It’s never too late to RESET.
Ahh, after a nice long Labor Day weekend, let’s get back at it. So, my daughter is now a freshman in high school and just started a new school that got me thinking about an email I got from Chris, one of our Crew, awhile back about starting anew… “I...
Are you honest about your calories in and out?
We’re on the cusp of the long Labor Day weekend here in the states, so I’ll be going radio silent until Tuesday when I look forward to gracing your inbox with tales of golf, fitness, and success. This morning, I ran across a very interesting study from 1992 that 1,000%...
Lean and stiff, or bulky and loose?
Yesterday, I ran into a soccer buddy I hadn’t seen in awhile, who clearly has kept himself together. He’s in his late 40s, is lean and strong. But, he told me his body feels terrible when he plays golf. And I realized I fell into the same trap I repeatedly...
Girls Scouts have crashed the supplement business
I don’t normally talk about products in our daily emails, but maybe I should because there is a lot of great stuff out there. In any event, I wanted to tell you about one that stopped me in my tracks. Yesterday, our family was getting ready for dinner – Taco Tuesday, of...
So long tight and stiff swings!
So yesterday, we were talking about our annual 18STRONG golf outing in which we walk a pretty hilly course for 18. It was hot, so I saw a lot of cramping. And some fellas “illegally” had to grab a cart to finish. But hey, this is all about fun, so...
Do way less than you think.
Last week, I spent a lot of time putting the final touches our annual 18STRONG golf outing that happened on Friday, affectionately known as “Loop de Lou”. To my knowledge, it’s the only walk-only event in St. Louis, so I hope it really takes off with other tourneys around town. ...
Confusing, frustrating and demoralizing info
Getting in shape is difficult. Every day, there’s a new trend on social media, a new drug launched, a new secret workout strategy, a new diet. It’s confusing, frustrating, and demoralizing. For the past 15-ish years, I’ve done my damndest to try and cut through all the BS and help...