Bobby Rupcich is a personal trainer, sports nutritionist, post-rehab medical exercise specialist and the Founder of Superior Fitness Solutions in Villa Park, Illinois.
Bobby Rupcich on the importance of striving to be better at golf and at life:
I’ve noticed an interesting trend in recent months of meeting people who aren’t competitive golfers and who traditionally wouldn’t walk into the gym to hire a trainer for general health purposes. But because they see the potential benefits to their golf game, the motivation is very high. One of my clients lost 50 lbs. after not being under 300 lbs. in almost 20 years. He came to the gym to “train for better golf.” I, myself, am another example. I played high-level youth hockey and played junior golf locally in Ontario, Canada, growing up. I fell in love with the gym, began competing in natural bodybuilding events at 18 years old and won several local, provincial, national and Universe titles. I represented Canada twice at the World Championships and earned my professional status at age 25. I picked up a golf club for the first time in almost two decades during the pandemic and began to research golf fitness. Although I was already working in health and fitness, I got certified through TPI because the spark was again lit for me. I finally found my purpose to be in the gym and not just work out, but TRAIN. After seeing how powerful the tools I learned through TPI were, I began to use them while training clients. Golf fitness was a vehicle for bettering myself and my training with clients. Another case study is Rati Thamcharoneket, one of the most popular golf coaches in the Chicagoland area, who began training with me after not setting foot in a gym in years. When he saw that our work helped him play better golf, he was motivated. He gained muscle, dropped fat, improved medical lab markers and has been playing the best golf of his life. His wife trained with me too and has gained roughly 10 percent body mass in just under a year while dropping her body fat percentage and improving her golf game. They found their way back into the gym together because of the game of golf, and it has improved their overall health as well.
Bobby Rupcich on the business impact of striving to be better at golf and at life:
We often hear how the game of golf changes lives. It inspired me to know that the work I do with clients is not only helping their golf game, but also making them healthier in life. In fact, I received a referral late last year for a gentleman who needed to get his body moving more efficiently to play better golf. Within six months, he dropped 50 lbs., changed his eating habits based on casual healthy choice conversations we’d have during our training sessions and is the lightest bodyweight he has been in his adult life. Not only that, his medical lab markers are all within a healthy range again. He also started to train on his own a couple of days each week with a program I prescribed because he’s feeling the best he has in a very long time and has the confidence to walk into a gym by himself. This engagement is not only helping these individuals live more active lives, but is raising awareness of the nutritional side of health and wellness. After all, because athletes of all ages, skill levels and body types must fuel their bodies in the best way possible for the gym and the golf course, their eating habits adjust, as well. Again, people’s desire to play better golf is directly driving their overall health and well-being efforts.
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