How a Physician-Strongman is Redefining Strength and Long Term Health at Hoag Compass

A physician-strongman, Dr. Andrew Mock, is redefining health at Hoag Compass by merging strongman power with preventive medicine, emphasizing that true strength comes from consistent, evidence-based lifestyle practices like nutrition, exercise (especially resistance training), sleep, and mental wellness, not just peak performance but sustained vitality, using advanced diagnostics and personalized plans to build long-term health.

Dr. Mock's Approach

• Bridging Two Worlds: He combines his expertise as a family and preventive medicine physician with his experience as a top-tier strongman competitor (World's Strongest Man competitor).

• Strength is Vitality: He redefines strength beyond lifting heavy objects to include functional, long-term health, resilience, and the ability to live life with vitality.

• Evidence-Based Lifestyle: His philosophy centers on consistent, proven lifestyle interventions, using strongman principles (discipline, progressive overload) in a health context.

How it Works at Hoag Compass (A Concierge-Style Program)

• Personalized Care: A dedicated team (physician, health coach, psychologist, coordinator) creates unique plans based on advanced labs (like genetic & biomarker tests) and lifestyle data.

• Key Pillars: Focuses on the four pillars: nutrition, exercise, sleep, and mental health, with actionable interventions.

• Resistance Training: Promotes resistance training not just for muscle but for metabolic health, guarding against sarcopenia (muscle loss) and improving longevity.

• Proactive & Ongoing: Involves regular check-ins, retesting (every 3-6 months) to track progress, and continuous support to achieve health goals.

The Goal

• To help patients build sustainable strength and vitality, enabling them to live longer, more fulfilling lives with independence and fewer age-related declines, moving beyond just avoiding illness to optimizing well-being, explains

  Hoag's Compass program vision