Despite Failed ‘Gluten-Free’ Experiment, Justin Thomas Adopts Intense Lifestyle Habits To End PGA Tour Drought

On May 22, 2022, Justin Thomas bagged his fifteenth win on the PGA Tour. The second major win of his career came after a dramatic playoff, as he went to score a 2-under after three playoff holes against Will Zalatoris at the PGA Championship. It has been almost two and a half years since he last grabbed a win. The next item on his list is surely to grab a win, and he seems to be completely dedicated to getting one. 

JT’s fitness coach, Kolby Wayne, recently took to his official Instagram account a few hours ago and shared a video of JT sweating out at the gym. The first video was of him doing backward lunges with a water bag, while the second clip showed him working with Romanian deadlifts.  He captioned it as,“@justinthomas34 25season prep.”

Well, working out has proven to be a great deal of help earlier as well. Scottie Scheffler, who is World No. 1 now, has grabbed ten wins over the past two seasons. The secret behind him being in such good form was his intense amount of time spent at the gym, and that stands as a standing testament to why the experiment might turn out fruitful for JT. Trying an exercise regimen is not quite a health experiment. JT said he would not ever do one again after his failed experiment of adopting a gluten-free diet last year.

In 2023, JT felt a drop in energy when competing in extreme heat. To address this, he underwent blood work and food sensitivity tests, which led him to adopt a gluten and dairy-free diet recommended by Dr. Ara Suppiah, the chief medical doctor for NBC Sports and Golf Channel. Imagine leaving your guilty pleasure of a slice of pizza in the quest for greatness. However, that did not work out for him, and he failed to win anything last year too. 

Unsure of how his body would react to gluten after so long, he tried it, and apparently, it was all okay; “I think like the six months was right when I was over in the U.K. for Scottish and British and I’m like I’m not going to start this back up in the middle of a tournament because I didn’t know how my body was going to react. Literally not having anything for six months, I thought there was a chance my body would freak out. After shooting about 400 the first two days at The Open Championship, when I got to Minnesota I got a gluten-free pizza like on Monday or Tuesday and I swear I could have cried, it was so good.”

This is not the first time that Justin Thomas has resorted to working during the off-season. As it turns out, it is indeed a tried and tested method. That too on himself.

Justin Thomas went into core training before the 2017 season

The 31-year-old golfing professional bagged five wins in the 2017 PGA Tour season. This included his first major victory at the PGA Championship, with an added feather of finishing at No. 2 at the Tour Championship. He dealt with injuries, and that was when JT decided to spur up his workout regime. He fixated on strengthening his core and included a lot of mobility exercises to heal his wrist. This was so that he could become more flexible and come back to the best form. 

“I wasn’t always someone who loved working out,” Thomas told Men’s Fitness. “But now, it’s a major part of my life. It’s important for my body to feel how it needs to feel to play the best I can. It’s something I take very seriously. I probably put on a good 15-20lbs last year.” It did help him improvise his swing speed, giving him more confidence on the greens. His priority was to stabilize the muscles in his abdomen, back, hips, and glutes.

As it turns out, from his current workout videos, he is doing the same once again. Do you think the JT will finally have his comeback in 2025 that he and his fans are longing for? Let us know in the comments section below!