The 18STRONG Podcast

Today, I’m going to give you 5 simple things that could change your game next year, but NONE of these involve hitting a golf ball this off-season. We believe that your body is the greatest piece of golf equipment you own, and (perfect timing with the PGA show coming up) this is the time when every golf gadget and piece of technology is running rampant with claims that they will be the “one stop sh...

TESTING – POST It’s not often that you get to chat with someone who is literally a pioneer in their industry, but that’s exactly what we have this week with Dr. Bobby Duvall. Being a golf and fitness centered podcast and platform, we’re very fortunate to have so many great guests that are involved in the world of golf and helping golfers get better at the physical, mental, and performance as...

This week, we are talking with one of the original pioneers of the online golf instruction world, Chuck Quinton.  Chuck originally started out in 2004 selling small golf instruction DVD’s and has now turned his website, RotarySwing.com, into one of the premier online golf instruction websites in the world. Over the course of the last 14 years, he has built a community of 350,000 students that util...

Should you be using Hemp Oil to help your golf game?  Today I am especially excited to bring on our special guest, Steve Patterson to answer all of your hemp oil questions (like is hemp oil and CBD oil the same thing?). This is something that has become a front-of-mind topic in the world of sports, performance, and enhancement and our guest today, Steve Patterson, is a teaching PGA Professional an...

Today I am especially excited to bring on our special guest, Patrick Koenig, Founder of the RGV Tour. Have you ever wanted to just quit your job and go on an endless golf trip, traveling around the states, playing the best courses, hanging out with golfers from all over the country, golfing with celebrities, and doing it all in a pimped out RV? If you said yes, you basically just described the RGV...

Today I am especially excited to bring on our special guest, Ed Mylett. This week may be the most excited I’ve ever been to have a conversation and to share it with you, the 18Strong Community. If you have never heard of Ed Mylett, you are in for a treat and a master class on success today. Just to give you some context, Ed is a peak performance coach to some of the top athletes in the world, and...

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to play in your very first PGA event, with the nerves, the grandstands, the crowds, well, today we’re talking with Hayden Buckley, who recently had a chance to play at his first PGA tour event. Hayden, a newly turned professional golfer, is just finishing up his degree at the University of Missouri (Mizzou), received asponsors exemption at the Sanderson Farms...

If you’re looking for insights into all of the pieces you need to play better, this episode with Stewart Hagestad, one of the worlds top amateur golfers is a can’t-miss interview. You may recognize our guest’s name from Gold Digest, or the many mentions and appearances on the Golf Channel.  While many golfers all over the world envy Stew’s game and wonder why on earth he doesn’t...

Today I am especially excited to bring on our special guest, Bradley Borne. Picture this: Members only, indoor club in the middle of Manhattan that specializes in golf performance. This place is too good to be true, right? Wrong! Today we are talking to Bradley Borne from Golf & Body NYC. You might think indoor means a hitting bay here or there and a small fitness center, but you’d be wrong. T...

This week we are talking all about nutrition specifically for you, the golfer, with Robert Yang. Rob is a certified nutritionist and strength and conditioning specialist who has been in the fitness industry for over 20 years. Rob was on the 18Strong Podcast back on episode 42 and we wanted to bring him back to talk about his new book “Hole-in-One Nutrition.” You’ll hear me brag on him and this boo...

Chris Finn owns and operates Par4Success, an incredible golf, and fitness business with 2 locations in North Carolina.  In today’s episode, Chris shares with us the results from an ongoing study he has been conducting with his clients over the past few years.  Chris has been documenting the assessments and training programs of his clients (from juniors to tour pro’s) to determine the e...

This week we are replaying an episode from last year that highlighted the benefits of interval training and covered the contents of the best selling book by Dr. Martin Gibala,  The One Minute Workout.  As many of you have seen on My Instagram Page , this month I am doing the #1-minutemaxou challenge.  I have committed to doing at least 1 minute of a maximal effort exercise each and every day for 3...

We’re going to mix it up a little this week and just talk off the cuff regarding a few thoughts I’ve had around this show, golf, and performance. In light of the recent routing of the US team in the Ryder Cup, I’ve been thinking a lot about YOU as a golfer. We talk a lot about what pros, coaches, and trainers we have on the show are doing when working with the professional golfer, but it’s our mis...

Today I am especially excited to bring on our special guest, and brand new PGA Tour Cardholder, Chris Thompson. As the 2017-2018 PGA Tour and Web.com season wrap up, there seem to be plenty of exciting recaps and developments to cover. Last week we talked to Adam Long, one of the Web.com “Top 25” Money list earners and golfer moving on to the PGA Tour. I’m excited to say that this week we have ano...

This week we’re talking to my buddy, Adam Long, who is recently one of the top 25 money-earners on the Web.com Tour in the year 2017-2018, and is therefor PGA Tour bound in 2018-2019. I can honestly say this is an episode I’ve been looking forward to doing for the last couple years. I first met Adam when we had him on the show ( Episode 60 ) and since then have been working with him remotely with...

Today we’re talking to Dan Hellman about the piece of the Golfer fitness puzzle that no one is really talking about. Even in the circles of fitness and strength training, not many individuals are talking about post-round or post-exercise routines. Dan, a licensed physical therapist and owner of Hellman Holistic Health in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is one of the most well-respected medical and fitne...

Today we are talking training with Dr. Mike Kay from Premier Fitness Systems in Scottsdale, AZ. Training for you, for golfers, for athletes, and the broad spectrum that it can require in order to meet your goals and needs. We are constantly learning new and innovative ways to improve performance.  Our guest today, Dr. Mike Kay, does exactly this on a regular basis with his clients. Constantly tryi...

This week, we have one of the biggest names in golf when it comes to the mental game, Dr. Gio Valiante. Dr. Gio is an expert in the area of human performance as it relates to both business and sport. His book, “ Fearless Golf: Conquering the Mental Game ” is known by many as one of the most influential mental game resources in the game. Fearless Golf continues to be a best seller more than 10 year...

This week, Dr. Michael Ruscio takes us on a deep dive into the topic of “Gut Health!”   I know it might not seem quite as sexy as increasing your driver speed or talking about the latest PGATour event, but I think you’ll be surprised at just how much this topic might hit home for you.  Little do you know how much your “gut” impacts your performance out on the course a...

Today we’re talking with Mike Dunphy, Player Development Manager for Srixon / Cleaveland Golf.  Mike is in charge of finding, recruiting, and training all the new players that they bring in to the brand of Srixon / Cleveland Golf. From collegiate to WebDotCom, to PGA players using their equipment, Mikes is in charge of it all. It was very cool to pick Mike’s brain and get an inside look at w...

Today you are in for a special treat. In one of my favorite interviews of all time, I bring on Nick Price: 3-time major winner, World Golf Hall of Fame Member, 18-time winner on the PGA Tour, and one of the most personable athletes in the game. We had the chance to talk on a lot of different things, from the progression of his career as a golfer who had the opportunity to not only meet his golf id...

Dr. Andy Frost was one of my very first clients when I made the switch from a traditional physical therapy setting to the other side of the fence, diving into the world of golf fitness.  This is a special interview for me because Andy is one of the main reasons that I have continued to pursue my career in golf and fitness. Based out of St. Louis, Andy is the current, and 11-time Club Champion at B...

Today I am especially excited to bring on our very special guests, Matt Zembruski (founder of the JutiBar) and sports nutritionist, Cynthia Sass. Have you ever found yourself rushing to the course for an early morning tee time and forgot to eat breakfast? Or in the middle of a round of golf noticed you were running a little low on energy and knew you needed to eat something? It’s happened to all o...

This week, we’re going to tell you a bit of a story about Chris Naegel, a golfer from here in St. Louis that went from almost quitting playing professional golf, to 3 weeks later playing in the U.S. Open. You might recognize his name from the top of the leaderboard on the first day of the U.S. Open, but just week’s prior he was on the phone with his wife after a tournament where he missed the cut...

This week we’ve got a bit of a legend on the show: Tom Myers. Manual therapist, body worker, and author of Anatomy Trains, one of the most popular and pioneering books when it comes to making sense of all the connections, patterns and the way that your body actually moves (specifically in regards to the muscles, tendons, and fascia in your body). I know many of you may be sitting there trying to m...