The 18STRONG Podcast

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/181_181__Curtis_Christopherson___Create_the_Fitness_Business__Life_You_Want.mp3" title="181: Creating the Fitness Business & Life You Want" artist="18STRONG: Curtis Christopherson" background="default" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Curtis Christopherson has been an entrepreneur in the fitness industry since his late teens, and in less than 2 decades has built quite the portfolio including ownership in the largest personal training company in Canada (Innovative Fitness), a very successful chain of retail supplement stores (Reflex Supplements), and one of the fastest growing soft tissue/myofascial release product companies (RAD Roller).  Curtis has time and again been recognized for his business acumen, and ability to create, pursue and foster both a vision and culture of a very successful company in multiple brnaches of health and fitness.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/180_180__Mark_Williamson___The_Golf_Yogi.mp3" title="180: The Golf Yogi" artist="18STRONG: Mark Williamson" background="default" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Former professional golfer, Mark Williamson, is now better known as The Golf Yogi. After overcoming his initial resistance to his wife’s request to join her in at a yoga class, once he experienced it, he was hooked. Mark Soon began studying and teaching yoga, but realized that he wanted to do more that simply teach classes. He started working on his own style of golf fitness, combining yoga with golf specific exercises, and “The Golf Yogi,” was born.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/179_179__Rene_Cammarata___Junior_Golfers_or_Junior_Athletes_.mp3" title="179: Junior Golfers or Junior Athletes?" artist="18STRONG: Rene Cammarata" background="default" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Do junior golfers need to be more athletic?  Rene Cammarata, one of the premier coaches working with Junior golfers in Pennsylvania, believes they absolutely do. With more than twenty years of experience as a strength & conditioning coach, power coach, speed and agility coach, junior coach, golf biomechanics, and as a nutrition coach among others, Rene has noticed a concerning trend when it comes to a large number of junior golfers.  They simply aren't very athletic.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/178_178__James_Sieckmann___Master_the_Modern_Short_Game.mp3" title="178: Master the Modern Short Game" artist="18STRONG: James Sieckmann" background="default" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Today I am especially excited to bring on our very special guest, James Sieckmann. James Sieckmann has been deemed the "Master of the Modern Short Game."  He is held in the highest regard among his peers, and golfers at the highest level.  , and recognized by GOLF Magazine and Golf Digest as a Top Teacher in America. This accolade extends to his peers through Gold Digest – as he is considered the 16th Best Teacher, but 1st among all short game coaches. Currently, he is the Short Game Coach to 13 fully exempt Tour players including Charley Hoffman, I.K. Kim, Smylie Kaufman, Ben Crane and Tom Pernice.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/177_177__Kolby_Tullier___Are_You_Functionally_Strong_.mp3" title="177: Are You Functionally Strong?" artist="18STRONG: Kolby Tullier" background="default" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Kolby Tullier’s talent helps him identify the problem by simply watching a little bit of video. Whether he’s evaluating the way a golfer balances during a swing, or the way a football player cuts left while running the ball, Kolby is able to tell why an athlete moves the way he does. Even more importantly he sees how his performance can be improved. As a personal trainer, Kolby has worked with every type of athlete – from high school athletes and CEOs to those looking to improve their weekend tennis games. His portfolio of athletes he has trained has grown to include NFL players Matt Flynn, Steven Ridley and Terrance Toliver and PGA golfers John Peterson and Andrew Loupe. Kolby joins us today to talk about when working with such powerhouse athletes, what can be done to bump them up to the next level with their game.

In this episode, I wanted to break things down very simply for those of you that might be new to the game of golf or simply newer to the idea of getting in the gym to help your golf game.  Regardless of whether you are just learning how to swing a club or a kettlebell, mastering these basic exercises will give you more strength, balance, confidence, and awareness of how your body works.  All of this will absolutely transfer over to better control, endurance, and strength on the course.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/175_175__Trent_Wearner___Golf_is_the_WORST_Practiced_Sport.mp3" title="175: Golf is the WORST Practiced Sport" artist="18STRONG: Trent Wearner" background="default" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Trent Wearner is a 3-time Colorado PGA Teacher of the Year and often rated as the #1 Teacher in Colorado by his peers and Golf Digest Magazine.  He has been on The Golf Channel and Morning Drive several times as well as regularly on Altitude Sports Television's Golf@Altitude. He has taught side-by-side several top instructors including Keith Lyford and other Top 100 Teachers. He works with players of all ability levels and spends his time equally between Adults and Juniors, many who are considered the state's top amateurs, juniors, and mini-tour players.  With 80+ students playing or having played college golf, he is the most sought-after junior coach in the region and joins us today to talk about proper practice and re-introducing the term “scrimmage” to golfers across the world.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/174__174__Kirk_Adams___Winterize_Your_Golf_Body.mp3" title="174: Winterize Your Golf Body" artist="18STRONG: Kirk Adams" background="default" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Kirk Adams has more than 15 years of experience working with collegiate, professional, and Olympic athletes in more than 30 men's and women’s sports.  He works with a number of professional golfers on the Web.com and eGolf Tours and he joins us today to talk about how to “winterize” your body for a better golf game this year.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/173_173__Tyler_Ferrell___Finding_Your_Stock_Tour_Swing.mp3" title="Finding Your Stock Tour Swing" artist="18STRONG: Tyler Ferrell" background="default" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Tyler Ferrell, named one of Golf Digest Top Golf Fitness Professionals 2018, Best Instructors in Texas 2018, and Best Young Teachers 2017, is a leading expert in the application of 3D motion biomechanics. His background as both an instructor and a trainer give him a unique ability to communicate how the body works in the golf swing. He joins us today to give us a glimpse into his recent book The Stock Tour Swing: Use Science to Uncover Your Version of the Tour Swing. In his book, Tyler breaks down 3D research and his experiences in coaching that have identified the major differences between the swing of elite golfers compared to the amateur golfer.  With this knowledge, Tyler has created a system to help you "decode" your swing.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/18strong/172__What_Are_You_Committed_To_.mp3" title="172: What Are You Committed To?" artist="18STRONG" background="default" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Today, I am taking a beat to reflect on the past year of 18Strong; both where we have been and where we are going come 2018. We had a lot of amazing guests on from PGA Professionals to leaders of the fitness industry to former NFL Players. We launched our Online Training Program and our Apparel Shop. But this episode isn’t just about what we have been doing or what we have in the works for 2018. I also dive into what you can do to better yourself and your golf game in 2018.