Author: Ryan McMullen

Over the weekend, I borrowed a pull-up bar from my Dad.  My son, who is a lowly, high school chump, has a goal to do 10 pull-ups (overhand with your thumb under the bar) in the next 30 days.   If I had to guess, I would estimate less than 10%...

Well, we’ve passed the tipping point with New Year’s Resolutions.  Over 50% of folks have already stopped doing whatever they said.  And the #1 reason for resolutions untimely demise…  PERFECTION.  We all think that we have to be perfect with our workouts, diets, etc.  And if you’re one of the...

We have a goal here at 18STRONG to buy an existing golf course here in St. Louis.  Yes, we have a specific course in mind, but it’s currently not for sale – but everything has a price, right?  We’ve kicked around the idea of a 13 or 14 hole course. ...

Yesterday, I sent an image of a TravisMathew mannequin with a “dad bod”, and got some great feedback.  One of my favorites is from Rich, one of our Crew:  It’s the continued “dumbing down” in all areas of our society. I am 71 now and am dismayed by how we...

Huh? There are two schools of thought here:TravisMathew (didn’t know that was one word until I looked it up this morning) is trying to be funny by leaning into our idiot male brains talking ourselves into dad bods being what the ladies want.TravisMathew is advertising to golfers who have given...

January 17th is the official tipping point for new year’s resolutions to get in shape and/or lose weight.  Meaning, over half the folks will have given up by Friday.  Here in the Midwest, we’ve had a bunch of snow which has sped up that process.  If I were a betting man,...

When we grew up, me and my cousins spent a ton of time at our Grandma and Grandpa’s house here in St. Louis.  It’s one of those houses where, when you drive past today (I don’t recommend the neighborhood anymore), you can’t imagine 11 kids growing up in it.   And it’s...

A few years ago, I had some sort of bacteria infection that gave me a terrible sore throat.  At first, I thought I had Strep throat, but I my body felt great.  My doctor tested me, and thankfully it was negative.  However, I couldn’t eat anything solid because it felt...

This morning, I’ve brushed off my very mediocre graphic design skills to visually illustrate how protein affects our bodies. In general… “Calories control whether your weight goes up or down.  Or, stays the same. But, what most people miss out on is that protein will control what you look like when you do get to...

Yesterday, we talked about post-workout protein – I’ll get back to that soon enough. But today, let’s take a step back and ask ourselves two simple questions about our goals in 2025… 1. What’s different this time? First off, be proud of yourself for starting again. But, what is different about this attempt at...