"You’re all over the board."My sister-in-law was a bit surprised, but listened closely as I put on my golf trainer hat during dinner on Tuesday night…"You have all of these goals for 2023, but it’s overwhelming.There’s too much stuff and your "what I want" isn’t clear.I don’t even know where...
To paraphrase one of the most beloved St. Louis natives, Yogi Berra… "Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical." Of course, that doesn’t make any sense. But, it makes perfect sense. And it makes perfect sense for our fitness. This time of the year brings an excess...
Ready to dive in? Click here to listen to the new episode ASAP >> Hey 18STRONG golfer,We've got a new 18STRONG Podcast episode featuring Mike Carroll, the founder of Fit for Golf. Mike gives a detailed account of how fitness is essential to mastering golf. In this episode, you'll learn:- The basics of golf...
"I’m gonna get started on January 2nd". Yeah, I get that. Whether you’re trying to lose weight, get stronger, get more toned, or whatever your goal is… The next 13 days gives us a little time to get mentally prepared and have a few last blowouts. BUT, what if you...
This year, let’s make a resolution together, okay?No more starting and stopping.No more crash diets.No more "miracle" cures.No more shiny-object syndrome.This upcoming year, 2024, we go lean ‘n’ mean.We get hyper-focused.We get better at keeping it SIMPLE.And we build habits that last forever.Let’s begin by removing the distractions and saying...
I was at the local tavern yesterday afternoon enjoying some yuletide suds with a few soccer buddies… One of whom played golf with John Daly earlier this year. And according to my buddy Aaron, Mr. Daly is 100% as advertised. From the time he met up with him for their...
It’s the middle of December.Outside of thinking about the holidays, your mind is most likely on what January brings.Or, in other words…New Year’s resolutions are a brewin’.You know the drill: every January people decide to do some "hardcore" this.Or, "cleanse" that.Whatever the fad thing is to do to whip themselves...
Well, yesterday my cousin Ryan asked me if I wanted to run the St. Louis Marathon with him in April.And the verdict is in… Nope. In spite of my love for the many miles I’ve run on the soccer field, two things: I do not enjoy running The constant pounding...
Yesterday, my 13-yr-old son did his first "real" leg workout.And here was the text I received around 4p today:I am so soreYup. He’s a real wordsmith.When he got home from school, he was rooting through the pullout shelf with all of the vitamins, supplements, shakes, and god knows what else...
This morning, I got this text from my cousin Ryan: This is gonna sound crazy, but do you have any interest in the April marathon those fellas were showing us?Obviously, not a big fan of running, but I just love the route. It won’t be fun, but will be fulfilling.For the...