We are going through some very trying times right now and it's most likely going to get worse before it gets better.

As more quarantines happen and we get stuck in our homes maintaining some sense of routine and keeping up with our mental and physical well being is important.

Nutrition and exercise are the cornerstones of building health and resiliency as well as maintaining our sanity during these challenging times.

Keeping our sanity and maintaining our mental and physical well being is of the utmost importance during these times

Maintaining a healthy diet focused around animal protein and other lean protein sources, vegetables, and fruits

Keep a daily exercise and activity routine consisting of 

Keep good sleep hygiene and sleep routines and focus on getting 8 hrs of good quality of sleep

Manage your mental health via deep breathing, meditation, prayer, affirmations, journaling etc

Below is a link to a free guide to help you build good fitness and nutrition routine at home

https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3A379f51f4-9774-4531-b35a-93cdfc191776

Also In an attempt to help with this, I have decided to offer price reductions on my month to month, 12 and 24-week remote online training programs.

Workout in a gym or the comfort of your own home on your schedule with minimal equipment needed.

Build habits of health now that will last you well beyond the current situation we are living in as I will be there by your side the entire journey with 24/7 messaging, weekly check-ins and consistent nutritional coaching.

This is not a pre-built program but one designed individually for you based on your needs, goals, equipment, and schedule.

We can't control a lot of what will be going on in the upcoming months and weeks but we can do our best to take care of our mental and physical well being.

If you are interested please contact me at 337 274 3639, DM me or email me at [email protected]

I believe we are all athletes and that we should train like athletes to some degree regardless of our goals.

Website: http://www.guidrygolfandsport.comand www.barbellsandbirdies.com

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Many people confuse this number with chronological age, which is a separate (and uncontrollable) element.

Everybody will have a natural physical peak, which can be maintained for a certain period before a decline occurs.

THE LENGTH THIS PEAK CAN BE MAINTAINED AND THE RATE OF DROP OFF CAN BE HUGELY INFLUENCED BY YOUR ACTIONS!!!!“

I.E. Get fit, Get Strong, Get healthy and Move well

Osteoporosis - the body constantly absorbs and replaces bone tissue. With osteoporosis, new bone creation doesn't keep up with old bone removal. Weight-bearing activity and resistance training help signal our bodies to make bone at a faster rate

Sarcopenia – Is the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass (0.5–1% loss per year after the age of 50), quality, and strength associated with aging and is one of the most important causes of functional decline and loss of independence in older adults. Resistance training with heavy enough loads to result in growth signals that can lead to increased strength. Resistance exercise also increases the actions of growth-promoting hormones.

“So many of us just don’t appreciate all the benefits you get from exercise,” she said. “There is no quick-fix medication out there that can give as many far-reaching benefits as exercise can. In many ways, exercise is the miracle pill, it can help prevent a range of serious diseases, it can help combat diabetes and heart disease, it can help you sleep, it will help you lose weight, it will improve your general well being and there is absolutely nothing out there that is as natural with so many far-reaching benefits and yet we don’t seem to appreciate it.”

- Kym Guelfi, University of WA’s Associate Professor  at the school of sports science, exercise and health

I believe we are all athletes and that we should train like athletes to some degree regardless of our goals.

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Today we are going to talk about how to add distance to your golf game.

Let us start with what you can do outside of the gym

Get fit for the right equipment by a qualified club-fitter

Find a good swing coach to improve your mechanics and skill development

In the gym

Lower Body Strength and power-squat, lunge, deadlift jump, sprint

Upper body strength and power - press and pull vertically and horizontally

Rotational Power - medicine ball throws and cable rotations, move fast and use the ground

Speed intentional training- take a club or lighter implement and swing fast. Hit balls with speed as the only goal

MObility- hip rotation, thoracic rotation, pelvic mobility and control, upper/lower separation and shoulder mobility

For examples of all of these check out my youtube page at the link below. 

I believe we are all athletes and that we should train like athletes to some degree regardless of our goals.

Website: http://www.guidrygolfandsport.comand www.barbellsandbirdies.com

IG: Guidry Golf and Sport

Facebook: JP Guidry and Guidry Golf and Sport as well as The Lifetime Athlete Free Facebook group

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Being a single dad of a 6-year-old daughter and a 2-year-old son I completely understand the challenge that having limited finances, time and energy can have on taking care of yourself. But it is important that we as parents’s take care of ourselves in order for us to be the best version of ourselves for our families. Building Better Habits This is always the first place to start when making any health or fitness change. This is done most successfully by making small changes in the right direction rather than trying to make big changes all at once. 

The great Strength Coach Dan John uses flossing, which is imperative for our dental and even cardiovascular health, as an example for this he states: “People tease me about one of my key training principles: I recommend that you floss twice a day. Yes, floss. Why? Well, if you ask any dentist or dental hygienist, they will tell you that not only does flossing save your teeth, but new research tells us that it might be the best thing you can do for your heart health. It seems that keeping small dental infections at bay is a great thing to do for the rest of your system, too. But there is a point beyond the issue of cardiovascular health. If someone asks me to design a multi-year training program that peaks with an Olympic championship or a Mr. Universe victory, but can’t set aside two minutes or less a day to floss, well, then why are we all wasting our time? And that is the issue here: what are the secrets to long-term fitness? Sadly, most of us “know” this already, but let’s decide right away to rededicate ourselves to taking these simple concepts and running with them.” 

How do we start to build good habits? I took a lot of this information from James Clear the Author of the Book “Atomic Habits” 1.Start with a habit that is so easy you can't say no. The most important part of building a new habit is staying consistent. It doesn’t matter how well you perform on any individual day. Sustained effort is what makes the real difference. For that reason, when you start a new habit it should be so easy that you can’t say no to it. In fact, when starting a new behavior is should be so easy that it's almost laughable. For example, if you want to create a healthy eating habit start by eating one healthy meal this week. Other examples are slowly replacing less healthy foods with healthier choices starting one meal at a time. Focus on simple changes to how you approach eating such as things like eating slowly, drinking lots of water, only keeping good food choices in your home, meal prepping and having healthy snacks on hand during the day. It's easy to compare yourself to what others are doing or to feel the urge to optimize your performance and do more. Don't let those feelings pull you off course. Prove to yourself that you can stick to something small for 30 days. Then, once you are on a roll and remaining consistent, you can worry about increasing the difficulty. 2. Take some time to understand exactly what is holding you back. The people who stick with good habits understand exactly what is holding them back. You might think that you’re the “type of person who doesn’t like working out” or the “type of person who is unorganized” or the “type of person who gives in to cravings and eats sweets.” But in most cases, you’re not destined to fail in those areas. Instead of making a blanket statement about your habits, break them down into smaller pieces and think about which areas are preventing you from becoming consistent. Once you know the specific parts of the process that hold you back, you can begin to develop a solution to solve those problems

In today's episode, we will discuss the biopsychosocial approach to training.

What is the biopsychosocial approach to training?

Let's break it down

Bio-this is the health of our tissues, training and practice loads, sleep and recovery, nutrition, injury etc

Psycho- fear, beliefs, stress, mental health, etc

Social- our support system, social relationships, training environment

We need to understand that all of our clients are humans and experience the normal ups and downs and stress of life. Those ups and downs will affect how our clients perform on a daily basis.  As coaches, we need to understand how to modify and adjust each day based on these changes and experiences.  

We need to make sure that we as coaches are a positive part of our client's social system. One of our biggest jobs as coaches is to listen and be empathetic to our client's experiences.

I believe we are all athletes and that we should train like athletes to some degree regardless of our goals.

Website: http://www.guidrygolfandsport.comand www.barbellsandbirdies.com

IG: Guidry Golf and Sport

Facebook: JP Guidry and Guidry Golf and Sport as well as The Lifetime Athlete Free Facebook group

Twitter: Barbells and Birdies

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Hey there everybody I hope you had a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday season.  With everyone gearing u for 2020 and a New Year celebration I hope everyone stays safe and enjoys themselves.

In today's episode, I will be ending my  Year Intentionally with These 10 Questions shared by a friend of mine Shelly Bernis. She has a great story in which she was diagnosed with dysautonomia a few years ago and has a very inspiring story. She is an SLP, a mom of two and a wife living with this debilitating condition and trying to get on top of it. If you don't know what dysautonomia is please check out the following links:

https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Dysautonomia-Information-Page

http://www.dysautonomiainternational.org/page.php?ID=34

To follow Shelly's story you find her on Instagram here:

https://www.instagram.com/shelleyatx/

To go through the 10 question year ending exercise see the link below:

https://nosidebar.com/intentionally/

Goal Setting:

Personally, there are a few rules that I like to follow when setting goals

1. I like to set long term (1yr) and short term goals (12 weeks)

2. Make sure the short term goals are more realistic than the long term

3. Have a realistic plan together to reach your goals

4. Make as many of your goals quantifiable and measurable

5. Revisit and edit goals as needed every 12 weeks

As always, I believe we are all athletes and that we should train like athletes to some degree regardless of our goals.

Website: http://www.guidrygolfandsport.comand www.barbellsandbirdies.com

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Facebook: JP Guidry and Guidry Golf and Sport as well as The Lifetime Athlete Free Facebook group

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WHAT IS GOLF and SPORTS SPECIFIC TRAINING?🏌️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️

Let's start with what it is not.

❌It is not mimicking the golf swing or sport in the gym.

❌It is not doing circus tricks on an unstable surface.

❌It is not doing any type of cardio for the purpose of improving your golf game

Now that we got that out of the way lets talk about what it is.

In a nutshell, it is preparing your body to create and withstand the necessary forces and movements involved in a golf swing and building resiliency to minimize injury risk.

HOW IS THIS DONE YOU ASK.

✅ Building lower body strength and power in multiple planes through variations of squatting, deadlifting, lunging, hip thrusts and jumping.

✅ Building upper body strength through vertical and horizontal pressing and pulling

✅ Building rotational power through medicine ball throws and cable work focusing on using the ground to create the movement and moving with the intent of speed

✅ Improving your body's ability to create, control and resist movement via anti-movement training for the trunk or "core" and mobility work through all joints of the body, focusing on the thoracic spine, hips, pelvis, and shoulders.

SIMPLIFY YOUR PLAN AS BEST AS YOU CAN AND FOCUS ON BUILDING THE BASICS.

GOLF IS PRIMARILY A GAME OF SKILL AND THAT SKILL IS DEVELOPED ON THE COURSE OR THE PRACTICE FACILITY NOT THE GYM.

WHAT YOU DO IN THE GYM SHOULD SUPPLEMENT THAT SKILL DEVELOPMENT🏌️‍♂️, IMPROVE STRENGTH AND POWER DEVELOPMENT 🏋️‍♂️ AND IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH😁

I believe we are all athletes and that we should train like athletes to some degree regardless of our goals.

Website: http://www.guidrygolfandsport.comand www.barbellsandbirdies.com

IG: Guidry Golf and Sport

Facebook: JP Guidry and Guidry Golf and Sport as well as The Lifetime Athlete Free Facebook group

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Welcome everyone to the Becoming a Lifelong Athlete Podcast.

In today's episode, we will be discussing my journey and what lead me to the field of Physical Therapy, Sports Performance Training and Strength and conditioning.

I have enjoyed sports and fitness all of my life. I love to be active and I love to compete but golf was never at the forefront for me until I moved to St. Augustine, FL to pursue my Doctorate in Physical Therapy.

That is where I truly fell in love with the sport and have been ever since. 

I went through a very unexpected event a little over a year ago that changed my life and my family as I knew it.

This change forced me to essentially start over and re-evaluate everything that I thought my life was going to be. Within this, I went through some very dark times and still have my struggles, but the golf club and the barbell continue to save me. 

Having been a Physical Therapist and Strength coach for almost 13 years now I have always enjoyed working with athletes and have incorporated strength training in the rehab for all of my patients.

I have since moved away from the medical model and am now able to put those two things that are a huge part of my life, the barbell and the golf club, together into what I do and how I can serve others.

While golfers are my passion, I do work with athletes of all sports and levels from weekend warriors to the professional level. Helping them look, feel and perform at their best.

I am also a single father of two beautiful children and I understand the difficulty being a parent can bring to living a healthy lifestyle.

Therefore I also enjoy working with busy dads in helping them find a way to fit health, fitness, and wellness into their busy lives.

There is a snapshot of my story and why I do what I do. 

I enjoy waking up every day and being able to share my love of golf, sports, and strength training as well as help and serve others in reaching their health, fitness and sports performance goals.

We will also discuss sports, golf, and life

We will examine the bio psycho social approach to caching and treating human beings from professional athletes to those trying to lead functional independent high quality lives.

The episodes will be a combination of me going solo as well as interviews and conversations with experts in the industry, friends, clients, and athletes.

I believe we are all athletes and that we should train like athletes to some degree regardless of our goals.

Enjoy the episode

You can find me at:

Website: http://www.guidrygolfandsport.comand www.barbellsandbirdies.com

IG: Guidry Golf and Sport

Facebook: JP Guidry and Guidry Golf and Sport as well as The Lifetime Athlete Free Facebook group

Twitter: Barbells and Birdies

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