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The Origin Story

Who is Scott McWilliam

With over 20 years in the fitness industry, Scott combines deep biomechanical knowledge with an insatiable curiosity to help aging golfers move better and play longer. Every client is a puzzle.

He views every exercise through the lens of movement efficiency, muscular isolation and integration, identifying asymmetries, mobility restrictions, stability deficits, and motor control dysfunction that directly impacts the golf swing.

For golfers, his methodology is straightforward and strategic:

  • ? What is your not able to do anymore?
  • ? Why  is the body compensating—due to mobility loss, instability, or neuromuscular disconnect?
  • ? How do we retrain the system to restore balance, muscle control, and efficient movement?

There is usually a simple answer, if you are willing to look for it.

Early Life

Scott discovered early that loving something doesn’t always mean you’re built for it. Sports were his passion—he played everything he could—but by age 8, he was clinically obese and already facing an uphill battle most kids never think about.

Without natural athleticism on his side, he relied on grit. He stayed late after practice, followed every bit of coaching advice, and willed himself into becoming a four-year varsity swimmer, a starting baseball player, and a lineman on the football field.

Though the dream of competing in college never came true, what did emerge was a relentless drive—to understand the human body, to push past limits, and to keep striving for something just out of reach.

  It is your job to put in the hard work to create opportunities to succeed.

The Body Transformation Begins

Easter weekend, 1996—Scott’s sophomore year—marked a turning point. His weight had taken control of his life, limiting his performance and draining his confidence. Something had to change. With no money and no plan, he did what came naturally—he started problem-solving.

The solution began with the simplest action he could take: run. He laced up his sneakers and committed to a walk-run mile each day. As his endurance grew, so did his resolve. By senior year, he was running up to 10 miles at a time.

Scott's first attempt at dieting followed the popular “no-fat” trend—frozen meals and a single rule: if it had fat, don’t eat it. Despite its flaws, the plan worked. He lost 75 pounds through sheer discipline.

Along the way, he found an old set of dumbbells and an ab rocker in his parent's basement and started strength training.  After high school sports ended, training became his focus—That’s when he met Tommy Cole.

Tommy, a serious lifter with years of experience, became Scott’s lifting coach. He saw potential and pushed Scott to train with precision, purpose, and intensity. Under Tommy’s guidance, Scott transformed his approach to strength training and eventually entered his first—and only—bodybuilding competition, winning the lightweight 

This created the path to what now turned out to be his life's calling.​

Fitness Industry 

At a turning point in his early 20s, Scott’s mom asked him a simple question: “When are you happiest?” His answer—“When I’m eating or working out”—sparked a shift. Soon after, he left retail, moved to Florida, and enrolled at the National Personal Training Institute (NPTI).

Over the next decade, Scott built his career at Fitness Formula Clubs in Chicago, earning “Top Trainer” four out of five years, setting the all-time record for most sessions trained, and becoming the club’s top producer.

Determined to stand out, he expanded his skill set—becoming a licensed massage therapist and certified in Muscle Activation Techniques™. After 10 years at FFC, he co-founded Lateral Fitness, a personal training studio in downtown Chicago.

Scott continued advancing his education, eventually becoming a Master-Level MAT Practitioner and Master Resistance Training Specialist—cementing his role as a true expert in human performance and movement.

Biggest lesson in the Fitness Industry.  You are in the business of selling yourself.  If you like it or not.

Golf MATchanics

Scott’s first run at golf didn’t last long. After a client invited him out for a round, he was hooked. He poured himself into the game—lessons, practice, swing analysis—but despite his effort, his body gave out. Old back issues flared up, and at just 26, he was in too much pain to keep playing. Frustrated, he walked away, asking himself, Why does my back feel this bad, and why can’t I fix it?

Fast forward to 2018, now living in Chicago’s North Shore with a growing family, Scott opened a new business to work closer to home. It struggled, but one thing stood out: nearly every client played golf.

He earned multiple certifications through the Titleist Performance Institute and became a golf-specific strength coach. But the irony was hard to ignore—he still couldn’t swing a golf club without pain, and now he was approaching 40.

Scott realized that if he wanted to truly connect with the golfers he was working with, he couldn’t just understand the swing—he had to live it. So he made himself the experiment. Using the TPI screen, he uncovered the real issue: his muscular system was dysfunctional, creating poor movement patterns and chronic compensation. Through relentless trial and error—and the help of Muscle Activation Techniques™—he began restoring neuromuscular function and retraining his body to move the way the golf swing demands.

That journey led to Golf MATchanics—a system built to identify and correct dysfunction in the muscular system that limits the golf swing. Designed for golfers in their 40s and beyond, it focuses on reactivating weak muscles, reducing compensation, and restoring proper movement patterns. By solving these underlying issues, golfers can move more efficiently, protect their joints, and unlock pain-free, consistent performance

We Are suppose to get worse with age. But what if you didn't have too?

Personal life details


Scott started his family life a little later, meeting his incredible wife at 35. In just two years, they became a blended family with three kids, a home in the Chicago suburbs, and a life filled with laughter, chaos, and love.

He finds joy in the simple things—taking his kids fishing, getting them active through martial arts, soccer, tennis, and of course, golf—his other lifelong passion. When he’s not training bodies or playing golf, Scott’s in the kitchen.

Cooking was his first love, even before fitness. He once dreamed of becoming a chef and owning a restaurant, and that creative spark never left.

Just like he loves building strong, functional bodies, he loves building meals—re-creating restaurant favorites, experimenting with flavors, and putting his own twist on recipes. Whether it’s meal prepping or trying something new, food is his creative outlet.

Scott’s perfect day? Smoking some meat, playing a round of golf, and ending the night with a great movie and his family by his side.

The best time with family is when a huge meal is made and you get to break bread with your loved ones.

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At Golf MATchanics We Believe... 

 Training without a direction NOT all strength training is equal.

Confusing a Mobility issue with a Stability issue.

Trying to Training Motor Learning by Moving Everything

Thinking to Increase speed Mean swing Faster.

Use a System to draw out muscular weaknesses to improve your golf Body.

The Key to Muscular Mobility is Muscular Stability. Muscles that can shorten better Lengthen better

The key to Motor Learning is your Body's ability to efficiently separate and have the positional strength to maintain the position.

The Key to Speed and Power is your muscular system collective ability to lengthen and shorten at a fast rate. Increase speed mean you need to have the strength and awareness in your muscles.

The Start and Stops

The Be Flexable® Process will give you back your body! 

  •  IsoStability : Will Build  stronger positional strength will increase body awareness and Strength
  • IsoStrength: Will increase Symmetrical strength from both sides.
  • Dual Strength: Will Increase Overall Bilateral Strength
  • ​Iso/Dual Power: Teaches the Nervous system how to Accelerate and Decelerate Properly to develop speed and Power. 
  • ​Golf Motor Learning: Takes all the 4 prior Phases and allows you to incorporate traditional Golf Movements into your program smoothly