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Welcome to Robust Golfer, I'm Thomas

I help golfers become stronger and more robust so they can play pain-free, generate explosive power, and perform at a higher level.

If you've been dealing with persistent pain that affects your game, losing distance off the tee, or feeling like your body is holding back your performance, you're not alone. I've seen these challenges firsthand countless times—and after years of research and coaching, I've developed a better approach to training golfers.

Golf has been a big piece of my life since childhood. I spent summers on the course with my dad and grandfather, building memories and developing a deep appreciation for the sport.

Getting the iron bug

My fascination with strength and conditioning began just as early. By age eight, I was already following structured workout programs in my parents' basement, training 4-5 days per week. Even then, I recognized how proper training transformed not just my athletic performance, but my confidence in everyday life.

Ironically the seeds of my coaching career were sown when a high ankle sprain ended my hockey season. That injury introduced me to sports medicine and rehabilitation, sparking my interest in pursuing kinesiology as a career. This passion led me to Simon Fraser University's top-ranked kinesiology program in Canada, where I immersed myself in sports science, research, and understanding how the body adapts to stress.

After graduating, I was lucky to work with elite and professional athletes across multiple sports, including a stint at the world famous FC Barcelona. But I always felt drawn to specialize in golf as it's a technically unforgiving sport that demands unparalleled precision in biomechanics, where every swing blends physics, force production, and energy transfer.

Why the traditional "golf fitness" approach is broken

When I began working with golfers, I noticed something concerning: golf fitness wasn't being led by performance specialists but by rehabilitation professionals. That's great if you're an injured athlete, but what if you're completely healthy and trying to hit the ball harder, further and with more consistency?

While other sports prioritized strength, power, and durability, golf training remained stuck in outdated rehab-based models focused on isolated joint mobility drills with minimal performance impact. Research eventually showed that balance exercises didn't translate to better swing mechanics. All those corrective exercises were included at the expense of true strength development, and while swing mimicking movements look specific, they don't develop foundational power.

Despite good intentions, traditional golf methods weren't delivering results. Strength training wasn't "ruining the swing" at all. Rather, by foregoing it, golf athletes were exposing themselves to unnecessary injury with their club head speed going nowhere.

Trying a new (old!) approach

Initially, I also followed the traditional approach. But the more elite golfers I worked with, the more I noticed troubling patterns. Players were stuck in frustrating cycles of injury, rehab and re-injury. They were chasing swing fixes through mechanics rather than realising their true limitation was force production.

Eventually, I felt confident enough to go against the status quo and draw on my years of experience of working with high level athletes from other sports like hockey and soccer. It was time to start lifting heavy again, and put strength and explosive power at the center of my approach to golf.

Iron + sweat = results

Once I shifted to a strength and power-focused approach, the results were undeniable. Players were able to break free from the chronic cycle of always being injured or recovering from an injury. Pain went down, but club head speed and driving distance went up. Guys were striking the ball more consistently, especially under fatigue. Their new found endurance and work capacity means that they were able to maintain higher levels of performance deeper into gruelling tournaments and practice sessions.

By developing real strength and power, my clients' bodies could absorb and transfer forces more efficiently, reducing stress during the swing. Not only were their outputs higher, they were able to sustain them for longer too- when you raise the ceiling, the floor comes with it!

Some golfers were initially hesitant—they'd been told lifting weights was dangerous and would ruin their swing. But once they saw their numbers improve and felt the difference on the course, they never looked back.

My mission today

Today, I'm committed to helping serious golfers build stronger, more robust bodies so they can play pain-free, generate explosive power, and compete at their highest level for years to come. For too long, golf fitness has been dominated by misconceptions:

That strength training makes golfers stiff
That pain means damage
That practicing more is the only way to improve

The truth is, the best players in the world aren't just refining their swings—they're training their bodies to move faster, absorb stress better, and sustain peak performance. The golf world is finally evolving, and I'm proud to be one of the coaches leading that charge.

Are you ready to train smarter, move better, and transform your performance on the course? Let's get started. Click the button below to book a call with me and let's see if we're a good fit to work together.

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