

The 18STRONG Podcast
18STRONG.com / Jeff Pelizzaro (Golf Digest Top 50 Fitness Professional)
The 18STRONG Podcast is a golf show that has its roots in fitness but has grown to include much more than just talking about exercise for golfers. Whether you’re looking to win a club championship, trying to break 90, or just excited about an epic golf trip with your buddies, each episode contains powerful information you can immediately put into action, on and off the course, that will have a massive impact on your game. Join Jeff Pelizzaro, Golf Digest Top 50 Golf Fitness Professional, Physical Therapist and co-founder of 18STRONG, as he interviews and trades epic stories with the biggest names in golf (players, coaches, trainers and other unique personalities) about what it means to be “18STRONG”.
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Nov 2, 2022 • 59min
341: Dylan Meyer: Getting Out of Your Own Way, Words of Wisdom from an Old Coach, Crafting a Winning Plan…
If you recognize the name Dylan Meyer that’s because he was at the top of the golf world in 2016-2018 when he was playing golf for the University of Illinois under Mike Small, one of the top collegiate programs in all of the country.
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Sep 26, 2022 • 1h 28min
340: Mike Boyle: Your Sport (Golf) Isn’t Special…
Most coaches have heard Mike Boyle speak, but I want to make it clear: this episode is also for the golfers out there that are NOT coaches, fitness instructors or medical professionals because Mike works with not only super high-level athletes like Olympians, professional athletes from baseball to hockey, but also works with the general public in his facility in Massachusetts.
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Sep 7, 2022 • 1h 4min
339: Adam Long: LIV Golf, The Future of the Game, and Setting “Pro Level” Goals
Today I am especially excited to announce that we are bringing the podcast back with an awesome interview with PGA winner Adam Long about the 2021-22 season, the LIV Golf / the PGA Tour situation, and all of the drama that has fallen on the golf universe.
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Jun 7, 2022 • 1h 18min
338: The 18STRONG Diet STACK – Nutrition Guidelines for the CREW
The 18STRONG Nutrition Stack is not necessarily a “this is what everyone should do” but this is what we’ve found has worked really well for our crew. It’s a bit of a step-by-step program where we label out from 0-10 the different levels that you can stack on each other in order to maximize your effectiveness when you are really trying to dial in your nutrition.
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May 25, 2022 • 1h 8min
337: Swing Speed Training Q&A with Chris Finn
Chris Finn and his team at Par4Success have done several in-house research projects regarding speed, training, and what they are finding to be the most effective ways to achieve speed as a golfer.
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May 11, 2022 • 1h 13min
336: Nutrition Q&A with Tony Soaib
These are questions that I’m sure many of you are wondering as well so we brought our buddy Tony Soaib, one of the worlds top Strength/Conditioning and Nutritional coaches. Tony who is a steel trap of information when it comes to fitness, performance and nutrition, In this call, Tony helps us answer questions from the Crew.
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Apr 13, 2022 • 1h 6min
335: ????The 40-Day FORGE ????
In this episode, Jeff breaks down the details of The 40-Day FORGE, a physical and mental program unlike any other in the world of golf that is based on the concepts of building strength through consistent challenges and commitments to yourself.
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Mar 29, 2022 • 1h 17min
334: Pete Popovich: A Paradigm Shift in Golf Instruction
Pete Popovich is an instructor with a very thorough background in the game of golf. Pete played at a very high level and at the age of 17 started teaching his peers. Seeing his ability to not just play the game, but also a cunning ability to teach, he started to get more of a following which led him to learn everything he could about all aspects of the game.
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Feb 21, 2022 • 1h 3min
333: Terry Koehler: “The Wedge Guy”
Terry Koehler, Founder of Edison Wedges is known in the golf circles as "The Wedge Guy," and rightfully so. In today's episode, Terry basically gives us a masterclass on how to properly use our wedges and why wedges have been underestimated when it comes to the recreational golfer.
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Feb 9, 2022 • 44min
332: Ben Newman: Focus on the Process… Fuel the BURN!
Ben Newman is an exciting personality and is known for his energy and his storytelling, but he is especially known for his willingness to also do the work himself. You’re going to hear in this episode what Ben does personally that just exudes the entire mantra of doing the work and reaping the rewards.
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