The Tournament Code

026: JonErik Alford – Using Functional Medicine, Creating an Elite Practice Routine

Dec 23, 2022 · 53 min · 52.6 MB
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In this episode, we are joined by JonErik Alford (@JonErikAlford), who is currently a 6th year senior at Ohio State University. During his first few years in college, JonErik battled various health issues which doctors could not diagnose. Through this, JonErik went down a personal health journey which led him to seek out functional medicine methods that eventually brought him back into competition. During his fifth year as a buckeye JonErik competed in the Big Ten Championships, NCAA Regionals, and the NCAA National Championship.

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(01:35) - how JonErik got into the game of golf

(04:18) - first golf lesson

(14:04) - first shoulder surgery

(19:44) - first success since high school

(21:29) - Western medicine vs non-traditional treatment methods

(27:01) - discovering functional medicine

(38:43) - books that have had impact on JonErik

(42:18) - day in the life of JonErik Alford

(49:25) - getting back into competition

(52:07) - what JonErik would tell himself as a junior golfer