I completely melted down in my club championship this weekend, so I called up three of my good friends who also happen to be top coaches to help me or roast me, or maybe it's a bit of both. 😁.

In this issue:

• 3 coaches react to my worst tournament round (and don't hold back)
• The graph that's got me working out
• Why VO2 max is the #1 predictor of lifespan
• Well Played: hats, TW irons, and the US Am

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3 TOP Golf Coaches React to My Worst Tournament Round (Brutal Honest Feedback)

I played my club championship last weekend and absolutely MELTED DOWN. Shot 83, then 82. Snap-hooked basically every driver and lost at least 9 golf balls.

So naturally I did the only reasonable thing... I got three coaches on a call to figure out what happened, on camera, in front of everyone.

Lets get honest

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• The bucket analogy for swing thoughts, and why a full one falls apart the second you actually care about the score
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• My putting stats that day beat a tour pro's. What that says about thinking over the ball is kind of brutal.
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• Will's revenue vs profit take on scoring. It reframed a whole round for me. (Everyone was impressed with this analogy)
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• The "competence trap" Luke named, and why getting closer to scratch can make you more delusional

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This graph has kept me working out.

I ran for the first time on May 1st. Got into speed golf. And I'll be honest, staying motivated was hard.

What kept me going was the tournament. I didn't want to show up and look like an idiot.

Then the tournament came and went. And I needed a new reason to run.

I was digging through my Garmin data and found this graph.

My VO2 max. Watching that graph improve over time is very cool to see.

So I dove in and wanted to make sure I understood what was happening and why.

VO2 max is basically your engine size. How much oxygen your body can actually use when you're working hard.

Peter Attia calls it the single greatest predictor of lifespan we've got. Bigger than cholesterol, blood pressure, muscle mass, any of it.

Here's the part from his book Outlive that really makes you want to take it seriously. Your VO2 max drops about 8 to 10% every decade. So the number you build today isn't really about today. It's the buffer that decides what you can still do at 80.

Start low, and that decline drops you below the line for basic independence in your 70s. Start high, and the same decline still leaves you plenty of room.

​He breaks all of it down here:​

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My number was low for one simple reason. I didn't run. Ever. So when I finally got into it this spring, the graph jumped on its own.

That's just what happens when you go from doing nothing to doing something. 😂

So now I'm trying to figure out what keeps the line going up and to the right.

Here's a great video going through all of it. Would recommend a watch if you're into this kind of stuff.

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They really lay out the strategy well.

Mostly Zone 2 work + some high intensity work.

I haven't done much if any high intensity work so I'm going to start layering that in more.

Here's a Huberman workout called the Sugar Kane, that hits on that with a great structure.

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I know this is a bit out of the golf world, but I'm enjoying getting into the fitness side of things more.

This has been super motivating for me. It might be for you as well 😁

Have a great week!
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-Cordie

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