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 Use fun rewards to build habits

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. 

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Engage the after-burners…

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

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A very irritating TravisMathew t-shirt

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

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Cardio to lose fat? Nope.

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,

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Delicious Flintstone vitamins

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

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What do protein supplements really do? Anything?

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

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