The 18STRONG Podcast

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 idols but beat them in the majors, to what advice he would give to junior golfers and his thoughts on the modern game. We also touch on his role is as the first professional player to serve on the USGA Executive Committee and what inputs he has been able to give to expand their mission of growing the game of golf. This interview was such a special honor and is especially timely given the fact that Nick won the championship in 1992, his first major ever, when it was last hosted here at Bellerive in St. Louis. Nick Price’s Background Price’s family moved to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), where he began playing golf at age eight. At age 17 he traveled to the United States and won the Junior World tournament in San Diego, California. Price spent the next year (1975) playing on the South African and European tours as an amateur. He served two years in the Rhodesian air force as a pilot and then rejoined the European Tour as a professional in 1977. He joined the Professional Golfers’ Association of America(PGA) Tour full-time in 1983 and showed great promise, winning the World Series of Golf that year by four strokes over Jack Nicklaus. In the years that followed, Price was hailed by his peers as one of the best, and most likable, golfers on the tour. In 1991, Price won two PGA events, the Byron NelsonClassic, and the Canadian Open. The following year he finished first at the PGA Championship, which began an incredible 24-month run in which he won 16 times and finished in the top 10 in 37 of 59 tournaments. The 15th win came in July 1994 at the Open Championship, where Price avenged his 1982 heartbreak by sinking a spectacular 18-meter (60-foot) putt for an eagle on the second-to-last hole, a shot that clinched his victory. Then, in August at the PGA Championship, he shot an 11-under-par 269 to win and become the seventh golfer to capture back-to-back majors. Less than a month later he won the Bell Canadian Open. Price also designed golf courses and golfing apparel. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2003. Highlights from this Episode We kick off the interview talking about how he stays active and fit in his retirement and the benefits he is seeing in his game on the golf course, as well as his take on the transition on what guys are doing off the course these days in terms of how they train to stay ahead of their competitors. Nick talks about what golfers were his idols as he grew up in the game of golf, like Jack Nicklaus and Simon Hobday and his thoughts on whether technology and the subsequent over-analysis that comes with it is helping or hindering the modern amateur and professional player. He takes us back to his first games and his first victories: What that was like, and what the road to the top looked like for him. We hear his first-hand accounts of some of his best and worst games and what was going through his head. While we gear up for the PGA Championship in St. Louis this year, we talk about 1992 when he won at Bellerive: his memories of the tournament and his time in St. Louis. What his role as a USGA Executive Committee member entails and how he feels he is consulting and changing the game on the administrative side (aside he didn’t think he would see the game from.) Parting Questions: Caddy Shack or Happy Gilmore?  Caddy Shack What would be your walk-up song? You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet by Bachman Turner Overdrive If you could play 18 holes with anyone, who would it be and where would you play? My dad at St. Andrews What do you want your legacy to be?  That perseverance paid off. You don’t have to be out of reach to the public to have that killer instinct. Episode Sponsor RadRoller  

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 Bellerive Country Club, the site for the 100th PGA Championship in just a couple of weeks.  So, who better to bring on than Andy? Not only do we get a chance to talk about the course and what the players and patrons can expect from Bellerive, but I really wanted to get Andy on to share his approach to the game. Over the last 30+ years, he’s had his ups and downs in golf while working full-time, raising a family, and all of the other responsibilities we all have, so maybe more than any other interview we’ve done, this one is very likely relatable to your situation. Andy shares some insights into his routines and a few pivotal pieces that have had the biggest impact in his career, especially in the last 10 years. Andy Frost’s Background Andy has had quite the amateur career, qualifying for 9 USGA championships including 1 Junior Am, 4 US Am’s, 3 Mid-Am’s, and the 2016 Senior Am here in St. Louis. Among other tournament wins and accomplishments, the one that I really want to highlight is the fact that Andy is an 11 time Club Champion at the Prestigious Bellerive Country Club here in St. Louis spanning from 1994to his current reign as last year’s champion. Highlights from this Episode Andy starts it off by talking about what it takes to be a top level amateur golfer while juggling the responsibilities that come with running your business and raising a family. He hits on everything from his junior career, falling in and out of playing and competing, to accomplishments along the way. There are a lot of things that people don’t see when you look at the success of athletes, and Andy’s story is no different. Whether it be the late nights after work when he would go out to practice or the hours spent honing in specific aspects of his game. Andy talks on what the majority of golfers that want to win their first club championship don’t see or realize they have to get into that position. Frosty discusses familiarizing yourself with the course, being ready for the mental challenge, and getting comfortable on the green. We talk on books and sources that gave him the biggest inspiration and mental boost; such as the difference between “Ego” golfers and “Master” golfers and playing to play great rather than playing to not play bad. One of the things I’ve learned from and admired about Frosty is his mental game. He explains his mental process system on how he keeps track of everything, stays present in every shot with what he calls the mental scorecard. We shift gears and talk about the 100th PGA championship coming to Bellerive in a couple of weeks, the history of the club and why the PGA picked this course. Andy hits on the characteristics of the course and what we are going to see, and should look out for, when the players start out there.  Parting Questions Caddy Shack or Happy Gilmore? Caddy Shack What would be your walk up song? Going Down the Road Feeling Bad by The Grateful Dead If you could play 18 holes with anyone, who would it be and where would you play? Jack Nicklaus at Augusta Any last advice to the 18Strong Audience?  Get a trainer and go to the gym to improve where you are weak and always be ready and prepared to play. Resources Mentioned: Golf is Not A Game of Perfect by Bob Rotella Fearless Golf by Dr. Gio Valiante Mastering Golf’s Mental Game by Dr. Michael Lardon Every Shot Counts by Mark Brodie Episode Sponsor SuperSpeed Golf  

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 of us, but in that situation, what are your typical options? If you’re lucky, the course might have a few things for you to grab at the turn, but even then, your options are pretty limited. Let’s face it, as much as we are starting to see fitness creep into the game, golf courses haven’t quite adopted the same mentality when it comes to stocking the shelves with some decent options. Our guests today are here to help us understand why the food you eat before and during your round really should be a priority. Matt Zembruski is the founder and owner of Juti Organics, maker of the JutiBar, which has been described as one of the cleanest, most nutritious all-natural energy bars in the world. Matt’s story of the JutiBar actually started out as a homemade snack that his mom packed for him to take to the golf course. Over the years, Matt and his advisory team of nutritionists and athletes have gone to great lengths to make sure they have the finest, cleanest ingredients in the world. Matt has teamed up with rockstars like our other guest, Cynthia Sass, world-renowned sports nutritionist with a resume that includes working with professional teams like the New York Yankees, New York Rangers, as well as professional golfers, and even Oscar, Grammy, and Emmy winning celebrities. Cynthia is also a 3-time New York Times Bestselling author and has been on just about every major morning TV show you can think of, including Dr. Oz and the Today Show. Cynthia joins us to make some sense of this whole nutrition thing and give some simple and reliable advice on how to make decisions that will have the greatest impact on your game. Matt and Cynthia and JutiBar’s Background Matt Zembruski Matt Zembruski is the company founder and creator of the Juti Bar. His background is in engineering and project management, but his true passions lie in the worlds of nutrition and fitness. Beginning in the summer of 2003 when he first experienced his mom’s baked energy bars, Matt quickly adopted them as his favorite breakfast food. And after several years of continually improving the recipe and eating a Juti Bar for breakfast just about every day, he wanted to share them with the world so others could also have the opportunity to experience this amazing on-the-go energizer. Matt spent years sharing these early versions of the Juti Bar with friends, family, nutritionists, athletes, and other busy health conscious individuals. He listened to their feedback, connected with health experts across the country, and upgraded the recipe and the quality of the ingredients…again and again and again. Matt didn’t rest until the Juti Bar was fully organic, gluten-free and vegan – with the highest quality ingredients that can be found around the world. Matt believes the Juti Bar can make it easier for you to make healthier choices, so you can feel great and have lots of natural energy throughout your day. Many years have gone by since his mom first introduced him to the super healthy food that changed his life. And in the years to come Matt hopes that the Juti Bar will make a tasty and nutritious impact in your life and your health as well. Cynthia Sass Cynthia Sass is a nationally known nutrition and health expert, based in New York City and Los Angeles. She’s one of the few registered dietitians who has consistently worked in nearly every aspect of nutrition communications – as an on-staff magazine editor, writer, columnist, blogger, New York Times best-selling author, speaker, spokesperson, contributor to a national news network, regular national TV guest, and practitioner. Cynthia graduated with highest honors from Syracuse University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in nutrition/dietetics (B.S.) and a master’s degree in nutrition science with a concentration in counseling (M.A.). She completed a second master’s degree in public health (M.P.H.) with a concentration in community and family health education at the University of South Florida, one of only 40 nationally accredited colleges of public health in the country. For years, Cynthia has been a go-to resource for the media. She has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, The Early Show & CBS This Morning, The Rachael Ray Show, The Biggest Loser, The Doctors, The Dr. Oz Show, The Meredith Vieira Show, The Martha Stewart Show, The Revolution, The Nate Berkus Show, Nightline, ABC World News Tonight, CNN, Extra, The Insider, Access Hollywood Live, MSNBC, Fox News Live and others, as well as local television news programs in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Houston, Tampa, Seattle, Miami, Cleveland, San Diego, Nashville and Austin. For over eight months, before its cancellation, Cynthia was a weekly guest on the nationally syndicated Morning Show with Mike & Juliet. She was also an ABC News contributor in New York from 2009-2011, until she began splitting her time between New York City and Los Angeles. Cynthia is a registered dietitian (R.D.), and is Board Certified as a Specialist in Sports Dietetics (C.S.S.D.) by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND, formerly the American Dietetic Association). She also completed a personal training certification at the well known Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research in Dallas, Texas, and formal culinary training at the Institute for Culinary Awakening in Portland, Oregon. Cynthia has worked for medical centers, universities, and fitness/wellness centers in New York, California, Florida, and Texas. She is president of Sass Consulting Services, Inc., which provides food and nutrition, wellness and communications services to corporations, organizations, individuals, athletes, teams, and media outlets. Her many clients have included the New York Yankees, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, Health magazine, Shape magazine, Health Fitness Corporation, Wild Oats Markets (now Whole Foods Market) and Safeway. Cynthia’s areas of professional expertise include: sports nutrition; nutrition for fitness, wellness, disease prevention and optimal health; plant-based nutrition; natural and organic eating, disordered eating; consumer education; solving couple and family food conflicts; and sane, sustainable weight management. Highlights from this Episode Matt talks about the start of the Juti bar (which happens to be on a golf course,) while Cynthia talks about her background in athlete nutrition as a sports dietician and what makes the Juti bar unique to other energy bars. They also talk on how they began working together and the symbiosis of their work. We talk about the shifting mindset of marrying the nutrition and fitness mentalities and how Matt see’s this shift in both the amateur and professional realms. Even the tiny tweaks that athletes make in their diet can be that 1% that gives them the competitive edge in competitions. Cynthia gives her thoughts on what pieces of our diet we should focus on putting in, like lean proteins and helpful fats, as well as which pieces we should take out. She also goes into depth on the ratios of nutrients are ideal for certain athletes. Matt talks on the steps that they had to go through to evolve his mom’s recipe into this whole food energy bar that is 100% organic, as well as make it last without adding preservatives through shipping it fast or shipping it frozen. Aside from how great the Juti bar is as a super food, Cynthia chimes in to talk on what other foods are also good substitutes to the typical golf course food when you are hitting the links. Parting Questions: Caddy Shack or Happy Gilmore? Cynthia: Caddy Shack Matt: Caddy Shack What would be your walk up song? Cynthia: Under Pressure by Davide Bowie and Queen Matt: Photograph by Def Leppard If you could play 18 holes with anyone, who would it be and where would you play? Cynthia: David Bowie in Hawaii Matt: With my dad and Tiger Woods at Pebble Beach What is your parting advice to the 18 Strong Community? Cynthia: If you prioritize eating how you want to feel, you’ll find yourself making choices that are both convenient and healthful Matt: Make one small change that you can commit to for a short time and see what happens. Get 3 FREE Jutibars! As I mentioned, Matt wanted to make sure you had a chance to try out the JutiBar, so he put together an amazing deal just for you. Go to 18STRONG.com/juti .  When you buy 3 Jutibars, you will get another 3 Jutibars for free!  That’s 50% off of your first order!  Hurry up, though, because we don’t know how long this offer will last. Find out more and follow Matt Zembruski and JutiBar on: Twitter Facebook JutiBar: https://www.jutibar.com/ ** If you are a Fitness professional, Golf Pro, or Medical professional and are interested in working with Juti Organics, send Matt Zembruski an email at Matt@jutibar.com with the subject line “18STRONG” Find out more and follow Cynthia Sass at: Twitter Instagram Facebook Cynthia Sass: https://cynthiasass.com/ Episode Sponsor RadRoller Join The 18STRONG Movement! If you listened to the very end of this episode, then you know that there is a movement happening in golf and fitness.  To join, simply follow this link to the private Facebook group and ask to join!  Once you’re accepted, you are officially part of The 18STRONG Movement!  Introduce yourself to the group and let’s get connected!

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 and decided he was quitting golf for good. In this episode, you’re going to hear Chris’ incredible story, from the trials and tribulations from playing on the Web.com tour, the experience of playing at the U.S. Open, and the whole stretch from almost making the decision to quit, to playing in the U.S. Open and really the mind-shift that happened when he made that decision to hang up the clubs. Chris Naegel’s Background He had never played a round of golf until spring break of his freshman year in high school. He walked onto the team at the University of Mississippi due to a lack of playing time, decided to transfer to Missouri Baptist, an N.A.I.A. school. He led the Spartans to the 2006 American Midwest Conference championship. Chris has played in events at every level from the Adam’s Tour, WebDotCom, and PGA Tour. He played in the 2017 John Deere tournament, and most recently qualified and made the cut in the 2018 US Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. Highlights from this Episode Christalks about his background: what got him into playing golf and what led him to go the professional route. His fall and return to the finals and playing in almost every tour imaginable to climb his way up the ranks. How he almost ended his career after interpreting some of his missed cuts and recent poor play as red flags as a sign to hang up the clubs. We hear his point of view from the mind of a professional golfer playing this years U.S. open and what that mindset looks like under pressure: The good, the bad, and the ugly of being a touring golfer. What changed that made him do the complete 180 from quitting to playing some of the best golf of his career. How his laissez-faire mentality of letting go of the pressure revolutionized how he played, and the little details throughout his tour experience that he got to experience that differs from his weekend golf with his buddies. What’s next on the books for him (since he hasn’t quit the game,) from playing the remaining 6 events of the season and hoping to grab his PGA card for next year. When talking about the future, he reflects on the hardest parts of playing for the last few years.  Parting Questions: Caddy Shack or Happy Gilmore?  Caddy Shack What would be your walk up song?  Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N’ Roses If you could play 18 holes with anyone, who would it be and where would you play?  My dad at Olympic Club in San Fransisco What has you most excited for the future?   Playing for the next 6 weeks, working toward the top 25 on the WebDotCom Tour and everything that it has to offer. Find out more and follow Chris Naegel on: Twitter Instagram NY Times Article Episode Sponsor SuperSpeed Golf Join The 18STRONG Movement! If you listened to the very end of this episode, then you know that there is a movement happening in golf and fitness.  To join, simply follow this link to the private Facebook group and ask to join!  Once you’re accepted, you are officially part of The 18STRONG Movement!  Introduce yourself to the group and let’s get connected!

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 make heads or tails of the last word: fascia. Fascia is the connective tissue that runs throughout our body that impacts every move you make. It’s become kind of a buzzword lately, and Tom has been teaching and learning about fascia for decades now and we are just starting to see how groundbreaking his early work was and the research he continues to reveal. Tom Myer’s Background Tom Myers is the cartographer of Anatomy Trains(Elsevier, 2001, 2009, 2014), the co-author of Fascial Release for Structural Balance (North Atlantic, 2010, 2017), and the author of numerous chapters and journal articles that have been collected in the books Body3, The Anatomist’s Corner, Structural Integration: Collected Articles, and BodyReading: Visual Assessment and The Anatomy Trains. He has also produced over 16 DVDs and various webinars, with several forthcoming, on BodyReading® visual assessment, Fascial Release Technique®, and the applications of fascial research to body training. Tom and his faculty provide continuing education in Anatomy Trainsand holistic myofascial strategies for a variety of movement and manual therapy professionals worldwide, as well as professional certification in Structural Integration based on the Anatomy Trains Myofascial Meridians. Tom studied directly with Drs. Ida Rolf, Moshe Feldenkrais, and Buckminster Fuller. He has also studied with movement teachers Judith Aston, Emilie Conrad, and in the martial arts. His Structural Integration programme is influenced by cranial, visceral, and intrinsic movement studies with European schools of osteopathy. An inveterate traveler, Tom has practiced integrative manual therapy for 40 years in a variety of clinical and cultural settings. He is a member of the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI) and a member of the Health Advisory Board for Equinox. A certified Touch-in-Parenting instructor, Tom retains a strong interest in perinatal issues relating to movement and lives, writes and sails on the coast of Maine. Highlights from this Episode What fascia is and why it is so important for golfers to know and understand. Being a forgotten system in the body, it is the fabric that holds us together. Tom also delves into how by understanding fascia and how it operates, we can figure out which areas of our body aren’t working as efficiently as they should (through densification) and how we can impact this area to reverse the process. He talks on writing the groundbreaking book Anatomy Trains, from coming up with its name to seeing the training and body movement patterns that led to the research into fascia. How to begin fortifying the weakest parts of your body like holding yoga like stretches to really work out the fascia, and some of the things people are trying to do to help but end up being more of a hindrance like overworking the wrong areas. The science behind using the foam roller or the medicine balls to “roll out” our knots, and how our understanding of the fascia has adjusted over time. He defines the term “Tensegrity” with his analogy of the sailboat and the brick wall, the difference between compression structures and tension structures, and which category our body falls into. Parting Questions: Caddy Shack or Happy Gilmore? Tin Cup What would be your walk-up song? I Think It’s Gonna Work Out Fine by Tina Turner 18 holes with anyone, who would it be and where would you play? Buckminster Fuller at St. Andrews in Scotland Any parting advice for the 18Strong Community? Keep Playing! You have to go past the boredom to get great at something. Find out more and follow Tom Myers and Anatomy Trains on: Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Website-Anatomy Trains   Join The 18STRONG Movement! If you listened to the very end of this episode, then you know that there is a movement happening in golf and fitness.  To join, simply follow this link to the private Facebook group and ask to join!  Once you’re accepted, you are officially part of The 18STRONG Movement!  Introduce yourself to the group and let’s get connected!

Today I am especially excited to bring on our very special guest, Joe Gambino from Par Four Performance. As much as I would like to say there was one training program that would work for everyone in achieving their strength and conditioning goals, everyone has their own specific needs and issues, which is why Joe Gambino, a physical therapist, and strength and conditioning coach, is such a valuable asset to any golfer. Joe is one of the co-founders at Par Four Performance and is a physical therapist in New York at Athletic Stride Physical Therapy and due to his background in strength training he has a unique position of rehabbing and fix injuries, but also how to then prescribe the proper fitness and training program to maximize their potential. Joe Gambino’s Background Joe is one of the Co-Founders of Par Four Performance and is a Physical Therapist at Perfect Stride Physical Therapy in New York City. Before his days as a Physical Therapist, Joe was a Personal Trainer and a Strength and Conditioning Coach.  Joe worked with Athletes at Queens College, St. John’s University, Long Island University, and Hofstra. With a strength and rehab background, Joe understands the best of both worlds giving him a unique understanding of how to not only recover from injury, but to get back to performing your best. Highlights from this Episode Joe talks about finding his calling to physical therapy, the learning curve of working with patients, and what fitness he would say all golfers need, such as strength training which can help not only improve upon your mobility and power but to keep playing for years to come. How you determine how much you need to work on your strength and how Joe guides his golfers into a workout regiment that is right for them. We also talk on how mobility is often left by the wayside when it comes to conditioning and the importance of implementing mobility in strength training. The equipment he suggests golfers keep at home based on their versatility like kettlebells and tension bands, as well as what an effective golfer warm-up looks like to make sure you’re ready to go once you get to the first tee and how early can you do a warm-up before a set before it’s just not as effective. We talk about why golfers would experience elbow pain and what pieces he would recommend for a sustainable management plan to avoid chronic pain or explosive injury, such as looking at the shoulder as the main culprit. This also ties right into Joe’s Online Kinstretch class: what it is and how it has affected the golfers that he has worked with. He hits on what he has coined “Muscle confusion” and the key differences between cramps and pain. Parting Questions: Caddy Shack or Happy Gilmore?  Happy Gilmore What would be your walk up song?  Don’t Stop Me Now by Queen 18 holes with anyone, with who and where would you play?  Don Mattingly at Augusta Parting advice for the 18Strong Community:  Find a little bit of time each day to work on your body Find out more and follow Joe and Par Four Performance on: Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Parfourperformance.com Episode Sponsors SuperSpeed Golf Join The 18STRONG Movement! If you listened to the very end of this episode, then you know that there is a movement happening in golf and fitness.  To join, simply follow this link to the private Facebook group and ask to join!  Once you’re accepted, you are officially part of The 18STRONG Movement!  Introduce yourself to the group and let’s get connected!

The Mind Pump Podcast has been described as “Howard Stern meets Fitness” a reputation that stems from being raw, shocking, and entertaining, but with an overall mission to shed light on the truth of health, fitness, and a host of other topics.  Our guest this week is Justin Andrews, one of the hosts and founders of the this brand that is taking the fitness world by storm. Mind Pump Media has built a massive tribe of loyal and passionate fans because they are simply helping us all cut through the BS and experience the absolute fastest way to reach your health and fitness goals (which sounds a lot like what we are all about here at 18Strong!) We talk origin story to athletic programming in this exclusive interview. Justin’s Background Justin’s background stems from the personal training industry, initially working in the larger commercial setting and eventually working more into individualized programming for a smaller number of clients to give him more time to focus on building an online platform. Justin has an incredible passion to disrupt the personal training industry and create groundbreaking programs and tools that fitness professionals and clients alike can benefit from. He believes the fitness industry in general needs a massive face-lift to speak more to the generation growing up with a more advanced technology toolkit. Justin’s approach is to create programs that utilize technology as it advances and cut through the millions of options people face every day when seeking specific information relating to their fitness needs. Justin feels that the great thing about where we are today is how easy it is to access information. The bad part about accessing all this information is how much misinformation is out there to weed through. As a health and fitness professional with a proven track record, Justin Andrews will keep working tirelessly to keep people educated and connected to quality personal trainers long into the future. Highlights from this Episode Justin kicks off the episode by talking about the origin story of Mind Pump from his perspective and how the four guys came together to create the sensation that exploded into what it is today. He also touches on the show’s mission and it’s layout. We talk athletic programming (specifically for us golfers,) and big mistakes he sees your average golfer make when coming up with their personal program regiment at the gym. Justin talks on prerequisites he looks for when he has an athlete into gauge where there are and where they should go when it comes to their fitness. What Priming is and both how it differs from your regular warm up and its benefits to your workout routine. Priming is very direct and focused on it’s intent in terms of movement and brain/muscle communication while warming up is very generic vague like calisthenics. Information Overload: When you have so much information on what health and fitness should look like, it is easy to be overwhelmed and feel like everything you think you know is now wrong and you have to start over. Justin talks about how they handle dissecting the mass amounts of data they come across. Justin shares some of the biggest challenges, surprises and rewards he has experienced over the past few years while building their business Caddy Shack or Happy Gilmore?  Caddy Shack What would be your walk-up song?  Back in Black or Hells Bells by AC/DC 18 holes with anyone, who would it be and where would you play?  Bill Murray or John Daley at Pebble Beach Videos from Mind Pump: Priming Videos Squat Secrets Justin’s Free Golf Program Guide Find out more and Follow Justin Andrews and Mind Pump on: Facebook Twitter Instagram (@mindpumpmedia) Instagram (@mindpumpjustin) MindPumpMedia.com Join The 18STRONG Movement! If you listened to the very end of this episode, then you know that there is a movement happening in golf and fitness.  To join, simply follow this link to the private Facebook group and ask to join!  Once you’re accepted, you are officially part of The 18STRONG Movement!  Introduce yourself to the group and let’s get connected!

Today we are chatting with Steve Friedlander from Big Cedar Golf, which very well could be the next most sought-after golf destination in the US, if not the world. Recently I had my 40th birthday and took a golf trip with 3 of my best friends to Big Cedar Golf in Branson, Missouri. And I know what you’re probably thinking, “A golf trip in Missouri? That doesn’t sound very exciting!”  Well, things are changing quickly in Branson, and after this episode, you just might change your mind about taking a golf trip to the Midwest. Big Cedar Golf was the vision of Johnny Morris, the founder of Bass Pro, and if you haven’t heard or seen this complex, yet you’re in for a treat.  I believe it very well could become the top golf destination in the U.S. With courses designed by the likes of  Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Gary Player, Coore and Crenshaw, a driving range designed by Arnold Palmer, and a cast of other greats that have had their hands in the design, it is bound for greatness. After seeing the place in person, I had to bring on Steve Friedlander, the man in charge of everything golf related at Big Cedar, to give us all the details and what we can expect in the future from Big Cedar Golf, where, as Steve puts it, “Nothing we do here is normal!” Steve Friedlander and Big Cedar Golf’s Background Steve started in the golf industry teaching golf as a Faculty Associate while earning a Master of Science in Exercise Physiology at Arizona State University, where he also served as an assistant coach on the university’s baseball team. Highlights of Steves Career includes: Steve has been the Director of Golf at Ventana Canyon, Tucson, AZ with Two Tom Fazio designed golf courses, the Director of Golf Doral five courses at Doral (including the famed Blue Monster), as well as Doral’s three sister courses at Grand Traverse Resort in Traverse City Michigan. Group Director of Golf & General Manager of Whistling Straits, and Blackwolf Run which hosted the 2004 PGA Championship. In addition to his duties as Group Director of Golf & General Manager of the Kohler, WI courses, Steve managed, from across the Atlantic Ocean, The Duke’s Golf Course as part of The Old Course Hotel and (Kohler owned properties) in St Andrews, Scotland. Vice President of Golf and General Manager of Pelican Hill Golf Club at the Resort at Pelican Hill Newport Coast, CA and Oak Creek Golf Club, Irvine CA. Three Tom Fazio designed golf courses, two on the coast of the Pacific Ocean Steve is currently Vice President of Golf for Big Cedar Lodge Responsible for Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris’ golf department and golf courses. Already a top-travel destination, Big Cedar Lodge has made a name for itself in the golf world with the 2014 re-opening of Top of the Rock, a Jack Nicklaus Signature design, and the renovation of Buffalo Ridge Springs, redesigned by Tom Fazio and Johnny Morris and recently named the “Best Golf Course You Can Play in Missouri” by Golf Magazine. The Mountain Top course designed by Gary Player opened in August 2017. The resort is advancing Morris’ vision for a world-class outdoor resort that combines a shared appreciation for nature conservation and a premier golf experience. Top of the Rock, Buffalo Ridge, and Mountain Top will soon be joined by two additional world-class golf experiences. A new 18-hole layout devised by the renowned design team of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw is scheduled to open in September 2018. In 2019, projects crafted by Morris and 79-time PGA Tour winner Tiger Woods will be unveiled at Big Cedar Lodge. Payne’s Valley, a 19-hole course built to showcase the region’s natural beauty and to honor the late, local golf legend Payne Stewart, is the first public golf course in the United States by Woods’ TGR Design. Highlights from this Episode Steve talks on his background that led him to Big Cedar and the many attractions Big Cedar Lodge offers that affirm to him that this will be the top destination in the U.S. very soon. These include state of the art signature golf courses, the beautiful and hospitable region, and full service lodging. How, by design, they make their courses to appeal to all golfers from amateur to pro as well as designing them to be very laid back in terms of enjoying the game in a relaxing setting. What we can expect to see from Big Cedar in the next 3-5 years, from the Coore Crenshaw signature course later this year, the Tiger Woods course coming out next year, and other attractions to look forward to, as well as attractions and traditions that keep people coming from all around, like the 240-foot sinkhole called the “Cathedral of Nature.” What the creative process looks like when designing a course with some golf greats: How often they come to the course, what they add to the design of what goes where, how the collaboration comes together beautifully to make a state of the art course, and working with John Morrison’s vision.   Parting Questions  Caddy Shack or Happy Gilmore?  Caddy Shack What would be your walk-up song?  Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” 18 holes with anyone, who and where?  My dad at Augusta National What’s one last thing you want the audience to know about Big Cedar?   You simply have to come and experience it for yourself, words and pictures don’t do it justice. Find out more and Follow Steve Friedlander and Big Cedar Golf on: Facebook Twitter Bigcedar.com Episode Sponsors SuperSpeed Golf Pictures from my trip to Branson: Join The 18STRONG Movement! If you listened to the very end of this episode, then you know that there is a movement happening in golf and fitness.  To join, simply follow this link to the private Facebook group and ask to join!  Once you’re accepted, you are officially part of The 18STRONG Movement!  Introduce yourself to the group and let’s get connected!

If you’re a golfer that has ever experience pain after playing or practicing, especially back pain, my guess would be that you either sought out some form of relief or would love to find it. And if that solution also helped you improved the way you move in the golf swing and helped you swing faster, you probably wouldn’t be too disappointed with that, would you?  Well, our guest Daisy-May Kenny from Biomek Golf says all of these things often go hand in hand. Today, Daisy is going to explain how and why it is so important that specific areas of your body, especially the hips and upper back, are moving well to create a more powerful, pain-free swing. So if you struggle with pain or lack of flexibility that is causing trouble in your golf swing, then this episode is for you. Daisy-May Kenny’s Background Recently Daisy has joined the SuperSpeed Golf team as their Director of Education and is an Advisor for BodiTark Sports. After fulfilling her dream of moving from South London to the United States in 2012 on a golf scholarship, Daisy acquired her Bachelors and Master’s degrees while contributing to multiple research studies on the golf swing. She has since presented her research at several major events and organizations including the Olympic World Conference for prevention of Injury and Illness, The PGA Show, and even the Yankees Organization. Once Daisy realized the positive affect physical training had on her own golf game, she started down the path of learning and eventually created Biomek Golf, an educational platform for golf professionals and fitness coaches. Highlights from this Episode She kicks off the episode talking about her presentation to the Olympic World Conference on the intervention she designed to get a full body workout with a balance of stability, mobility, and plyometrics. She talks on some of the most dominant problems, such as hip mobility, with back pain that occurs during their round of golf. The best ways to gain long-term mobilizing effects on the hips and how to implement them effectively into your workout and golf game to see lasting change. Daisy-May talks on an emphasis on choosing workouts that target multiple problem areas to make your body training as efficient as possible, as well as creating a “daily essential” regiment that keeps you on top of your red light areas and puts off the potential for injury. Anatomically how the hips and thoracic spine are some of the top problem areas for back pain and seeing the key hip/thoracic spine symptoms in the golf swing and ball flight as well as identifying our joints as mobile or stable so we can make sure to not mobilize a stable joint like the lumbar spine and how the repetition of the golf swing can build up scar tissue that could force us to move in ways that are more apt to injury. How her research with both Superspeed golf and BodiTrak golf are tied together and how the ground mechanics plays into the mobility of the golf swing. She goes very in depth to describing, defining, and identifying ground mechanics and the exchange of pressure in the swing. Parting Questions Caddy Shack or Happy Gilmore?  Happy Gilmore What would be your “walk-up song?” Black Beatles by Rae Sremmurd ft. Gucci Mane If you could play 18 holes with anyone, who would it be and where would you play? Michelle Wie at Princess Golf Club in the UK What has you most excited for the next year? I’m really excited to continue my personal research and present at different events to get my message out there. Do you have any parting advice for the 18 Strong Community?  10 minutes a day can stave off injury and keep you playing for years to come.   Find out more and Follow Daisy-May Kenny and BioMek Golf on: Facebook Twitter Biomekgolf.com Other resources mentioned: SuperSpeed Golf BodiTrak Sports Join The 18STRONG Movement! If you listened to the very end of this episode, then you know that there is a movement happening in golf and fitness.  To join, simply follow this link to the private Facebook group and ask to join!  Once you’re accepted, you are officially part of The 18STRONG Movement!  Introduce yourself to the group and let’s get connected!

When you think of pioneers in the Golf and Fitness Podcasting world, one of the first names that should come to mind is Josh Satterlee. Not only has Josh been working with golfers for many years as a clinician, he was one of the first guys I know that had a podcast in the golf world. And although The Dr. Josh Show has been long retired, it definitely played a part in inspiring what we do here at 18STRONG. Josh has moved on to a new chapter in his professional life, helping other clinicians create the kind of facility that he did, known as the “Clinic Gym Hybrid.” I wanted to bring him on to share some of his advice for the clinicians and trainers about creating a more fulfilling and successful golf fitness business, as well as talk to the golfers on what kind of facilities are out there and what you should look for when you are getting involved with a fitness program or a medical professional. Dr. Josh Satterlee’s Background Joshua Satterlee, DC is a Chiropractic Physician skilled in rehabilitation and strength and conditioning. He has worked with golfers at the high school, collegiate, and professional level, as well as the typical Country Club golfer. He loves helping golfers eliminate their pain and add significant distance to their drives by carefully analyzing their body for power leaks and tight spots. After developing the solution to fix these problems, many golfers typically see gains of 20 yards or more off the tee. Dr. Satterlee grew up in Simi Valley, California at Wood Ranch Golf Club before attending college in beautiful Bozeman, Montana at Montana State University, where he studied Biomechanics. Highlights from this Episode Josh starts by talking on how he got into the world of golf, fitness, and chiropractic; from growing up in a golfing family with his grandfathers driving range business, getting into instructing from his first set of clubs from his dad, and falling in love with the chiropractic side when he saw what it did to help his dads pain when he fell ill. We talk about his facility: The benefits of having both the training and chiropractic in house, How he made it work through the systems and process’ he put in play, and why the golfers and community loved it so much. He talks about how Anthem Fitness shaped his view on training and the importance of hybrid facilities. The first step a medical professional or clinician should take to bolster their business, and greatly improve their practice like looking at insurance models, the importance of collaboration rather than separation in terms of physical therapists and chiropractors, and how the best long-term maintenance care is the right training program. He talks on some of the obstacles someone might go through if they are going from solo practitioner to bringing in an extra service and how it is better to bring someone else on to train and offer the service while you cover and manage the clinical aspect. He describes the transition from being a practitioner that was working hands-on with patients to the business owner that is training others on systems and processes. “A motivated trainer is probably the most under-utilized skillset in the clinic world.” Parting Questions Caddy Shack of Happy Gilmore? Caddy Shack What’s your “walk-up song?”  Vehicle by The Ides of March 18 holes with anyone, Who and Where? My dad (with more forgiving clubs) Vandenberg Airforce Base Any last piece of advice? We have to help them live long enough so they can play forever. Where to Find Dr. Josh Satterlee and Clinic Gym Hybrid Solutions: clinicgymhybrid.com Twitter Facebook Head over to clinicgymhybrid.com/18Strong to get the PDF of their 6-month program of adding fitness to your clinic for free. Episode Sponsors SuperSpeed Golf Join The 18STRONG Movement! If you listened to the very end of this episode, then you know that there is a movement happening in golf and fitness.  To join, simply follow this link to the private Facebook group and ask to join!  Once you’re accepted, you are officially part of The 18STRONG Movement!  Introduce yourself to the group and let’s get connected!