Robust Golfer Podcast
by Thomas Malchow
Latest episode
The Role of Maximal Strength in Modern Golf Performance
The Role of Maximal Strength in Modern Golf Performance
About this podcast
The Robust Golfer Podcast explores the latest research in golf strength and conditioning, sports medicine, and sports science, with a focus on what the evidence actually supports and how it can be applied in real-world contexts. Hosted by Thomas Malchow, MSKin, CSCS.
www.robustgolfer.com
Episodes
The newest 20 of 35 episodes
- The Role of Maximal Strength in Modern Golf Performance · 23 min · Episode 35This episode explores why maximal strength remains a foundational quality for golfers. It examines the research linking maximal strength to clubhead speed, force production, and…
- Building a Performance Model for Golf: An Outcome-Focused Approach · 14 min · Episode 34This episode presents a research-informed performance model for golf. It outlines how key physical qualities relate to clubhead speed, driving performance, and scoring, and how…
- Low Back Pain in Golf: Understanding the Load-Capacity Model · 14 min · Episode 33Low back pain impacts golfers at every level of the game. Research shows it's not the result of a single swing fault or posture. In this episode, I explain the Load–Capacity…
- Trainfuly Golf Performance - Episode #32 - Dr. Jack Wells - Physical Profiling on the DP World Tour · 1 h 20 min · Episode 32Dr. Jack Wells is the Lead Sports Scientist for the Professional Golfers Association, Scientific Advisor for the European Tour Performance Institute, S&C Coach for England Golf…
- Trainfuly Golf Performance - Episode #31 - Dr. Chris Bishop - Association Between Physical Characteristics and CHS · 1 h 27 min · Episode 31Dr. Chris Bishop is an Associate Professor at Middlesex University. He's also on the Medical and Scientific Advisory Team for the European Tour Group, The R&A and the Ladies…
- Trainfuly Golf Performance - Episode #30 - David Wicks - Update From The Sunshine Tour · 52 min · Episode 30David Wicks is back to give an update on how his season is going so far on the Sunshine Tour. There's an opportunity to work with Dave as a sponsor. This is a unique opportunity…
- Trainfuly // Golf Fitness - Episode #29 - David Wicks - The Realities of Being a Professional Golfer · 1 h 10 min · Episode 29David Wicks is a professional golfer on the Sunshine Tour, which is the PGA Tour of Southern and East Africa. Dave joins our podcast to discuss the realities of being a…
- Trainfuly // Golf Fitness - Episode #28 - Dr. Trent Nessler - Injury Resilience for Golfers · 1 h 11 min · Episode 28The Athletic Movement Index (AMI) is a tool which utilizes the latest in movement science to accurately and reliably identify movement patterns that put athletes at risk for…
- Trainfuly // Golf Fitness - Episode #27 - Dr. Trent Nessler - Blood Flow Restriction Training · 1 h 10 min · Episode 27Dr. Trent Nessler is a sports medicine physical therapist, author, researcher and educator. He's the president of Ready Rebound Vitality which works with over 250 police and fire…
- Trainfuly // Golf Fitness - Episode #26 - Dr. Bhrett McCabe - The Biopsychosocial Model of Health and Performance · 58 min · Episode 26Dr. Bhrett McCabe is a world renowned clinical and sports psychologist and the founder of The Mindside, which is his performance consulting organization in Birmingham, Alabama…
- Trainfuly // Golf Fitness - Episode #25 - Chris Finn - Evidence-Based Golf Fitness For Better Performance · 1 h 5 min · Episode 25Chris Finn is a Licensed Physical Therapist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Titleist Performance Institute Certified Medical Professional and Golf Digest Top 50…
- Trainfuly // Golf Fitness - Episode #24 - How to Organize and Integrate Speed Training With Resistance Training · 21 min · Episode 24Should speed training be performed before or after resistance training? Should they be done on the same day or on different days? In this episode, Thomas describes how to…
- Trainfuly // Golf Fitness - Episode #23 - Dr. Sasho MacKenzie - Speed Training Secrets From the "Savant of Speed" · 1 h 16 min · Episode 23Dr. Sasho MacKenzie has a PhD in Kinesiology and is golf’s leading biomechanist. He studies the training and biomechanics of speed generation and is the research practitioner…
- Trainfuly // Golf Fitness - Episode #22 - Dr. Dustin Grooms - Training the Brain to Enhance Motor Control · 1 h 26 min · Episode 22Dr. Dustin Grooms is an Athletic Trainer and Professor of Clinical Neuroscience at Ohio University. He studies the neuroscience of human sensorimotor control. He joins our…
- Trainfuly // Golf Fitness - Episode #21 - Dr. Mike Scaduto - Shoulder Injuries in Golf · 1 h 2 min · Episode 21Dr. Mike Scaduto is a doctor of physical therapy and certified personal trainer with Champion Physical Therapy and Performance in Waltham, MA. He works with elite golfers, as…
- Trainfuly // Golf Fitness - Episode #20 - Dr. Dan Coughlan - European Tour Strength & Conditioning · 59 min · Episode 20Dr. Dan Coughlan is the Head of Strength and Conditioning for the European Tour and National Lead for Sports Science and Medicine for England Golf. He joins our podcast to…
- Trainfuly // Golf Fitness - Episode #19 - Dr. Stuart McGill - Reduce Back Pain and Enhance Performance · 1 h 33 min · Episode 19Dr. Stuart McGill is a world renowned spine researcher and back pain expert. His research focused on the mechanisms of back pain, how to rehabilitate back-pained people, and how…
- Trainfuly // Golf Fitness - Episode #18 - How to Develop Tour Level Clubhead Speed · 33 min · Episode 18In this episode Thomas describes the program he uses with elite golfers to increase their clubhead speed. He explains the 3 phases of training he typically uses, the specific…
- Trainfuly // Golf Fitness - Episode #17 - Dr. Kevin Chapman - Developing Mental Toughness · 28 min · Episode 17Dr. Kevin Chapman is Clinical Psychologist and Founder and Director of the Kentucky Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders. Dr. Chapman specializes in evidence-based treatment…
- Trainfuly // Golf Fitness - Episode #16 - Marc Wahl - A Conversation With Brooks Koepka's Physical Therapist · 59 min · Episode 16Marc Wahl (DPT, OCS, CertMDT) has spent the last 13 years working as a physical therapist on the PGA TOUR. He has travelled the United States and abroad to hundreds of TOUR…
