You probably recall how The Mad Scientist (aka Bryson DeChambeau) decided to bulk up in his constant pursuit of more distance off the tee.
And we mean really bulk-up.
DeChambeau went from 185 pounds to a hefty 230, looking like golf’s version of the Michelin Man. And at that time, he claimed he wanted to get even bigger. Who knew Bryson wanted a second career as an offensive lineman in the NFL?
DeChambeau bolted the PGA Tour for the LIV exhibition/circus and its guaranteed money after a series of incidents left him with back and hip problems and then he somehow messed up his wrist and underwent surgery. Stuff like that makes you question your Tour mortality and Bryson obviously knew something was amiss and at the speed he was swinging, most likely came to realize his body would break down sooner than later.
Now, the Mad Scientist of LIV, has reversed course on that “bulk-up” stuff. No more half-dozen protein shakes a day.
Nope, Bryson has had a physical epiphany of sorts after a fairly so-so season on the LIV.
“I ate improperly for almost a year and a half and I was starting to feel weird,” DeChambeau recently revelaed on a podcast. DeChambe has always been weird but this was the first time he spoke about feeling weird.
DeChambeau talked about how he experienced internal inflammation. His game and day-to-day life suffered. Facing all kinds of unpleasant side effects, DeChambeau decided to make a change. “My gut was all messed up, and so I went completely healthy, went on a Whole 30 diet, got a nutritionist, did blood work, measured stuff in my gut biome. I was super-inflamed.”
And it appears part of the new plan is to reduce that overall body bulk. So long NFL career.
No,” DeChambeau said. ” I mean, get stronger in a healthy way. Go get a blood sensitivity test and figure out what works best for your body to gain size and strength..”
Let the next series of experiments begin!
LPGA Tour Commish Pisses Off The Big Money CME Boss:
One would think when a company is forking over $2 million and is the name sponsor of your season-ending event, perhaps some players might show up to represent the LPGA Tour at CME’s sponsor dinner, held the Tuesday night before last week’s championship.
There were supposed to be a dozen maybe a few more players attending. When CME chairman Terry Duffy asked for the lights to be turned on so the crowd might recognize those players, well, there were exactly zero in attendance.
“It’s an embarrassment to a company of my size and an embarrassment to me personally,” Duffy said of the snub.
Not a great look for LPGA commissioner Molly Marcoux. Something as embarrassing as this would never have happened under Mike Whan’s tenure.
Perhaps Marcoux will realize that there’s a bit more to running a major tour than glad-handing rich alumni at an Ivy League school.
We’ll send Molly a few clean towels to wipe all that egg off her face.
