
Power Athlete Radio
Welcome to Power Athlete Radio. A podcast dedicated to empowering your performance every damn day.
Join former NFL pro and Power Athlete Founder John Welbourn as he dissects the greatest minds in strength & conditioning and more. Joining him is everyone’s favorite coach and hair model Chris a.k.a. “Tex” McQuilkin, Power Athlete’s Director of Performance.
So whether your goal is to Be The Hammer, Destroy Mediocrity or simply Move The Dirt, you’ve come to the right place.
Latest episodes

Mar 24, 2023 • 1h 42min
EP 696: Optimal Living & Performance w/ Brian Peters
Are you in pursuit of optimal performance? Check out this week's episode as football athlete Brian Peters drops knowledge gained from his travels teaching, coaching, and learning from world leaders in movement and peak performance.
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Mar 17, 2023 • 54min
Ep 695: Lesson From Antiquity w/ John Welbourn
A special episode as we share Power Athlete founder & CEO, John Welbourn's presentation from the 2022 Power Athlete Coach Collective entitled, Lessons From Antiquity. John leans on his decades worth of experience going to battle with the bulls**t in the world of sports performance to hand off empowering tools for our coaches to become hammers and make an impact in their community.
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Mar 10, 2023 • 1h 3min
Ep 694: Athlete First Industry Secrets w/ Mike Boyle
This week Coach Mike Boyle gives some incredible advice with regards to coaching youth athletes and the growing number of adults who are hopping on the athletic training bandwagon. Opinionated, experienced, no bulls**t...just the way we like our guests.
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep694
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Mar 3, 2023 • 2h 18min
Ep 693: Athletic Development Gauntlet w/ Joey Bergles
Coach & TikTok Extraordinaire Joey Bergles sits down with John and Tex to share his journey through the coaching profession and the keys to unlock athletic potential from Junior High School athletes to the pros.
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep693
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Feb 24, 2023 • 2h 3min
Ep 692: World Jiu-Jitsu Champion Xande Ribeiro
Xande Ribeiro, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and two-time World Jiu-Jitsu Champion sits down with John and Tex to share his journey from athlete to instructor and how the United States has become a stronghold for the sport.
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep692
Are you looking to dominate the leaderboard and take your inner athlete to the next level? Expose yourself to the advanced training techniques that contributed to John Welbourn's 10 year NFL career. START TODAY https://powerathletehq.com/fieldstrong/
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Feb 18, 2023 • 2h 6min
Ep 691: Nothing to Fear w/ Tony Blauer
For a guy that could swiftly end someone’s life with his bare hands Tony Blauer sure is humble, he's an open book when it comes to his history of battling his own fears and fully honest about diagnosing signs of fear in others. Tune in as Blauer gives John the recipe to Fuck Fear before it fucks you.
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep691
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Feb 14, 2023 • 29min
Ep 690: Neck, Nerve & Shoulder Pain Explained
Don't let shoulder pain steal your quality of life. Whatever the issue, pull yourself up with this episode as Dr Matt Zanis joins John and Tex to talk shoulder and neck health. Tune in and transform the way your upper body functions.
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep690
Do you want to want to improve your shoulder strength, mobility and stability? Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional, let Dr Matt Zanis help you restore shoulder function with this course. START TODAY - https://academy.powerathletehq.com/p/shoulder
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Feb 13, 2023 • 2h 1min
Ep 689: Skill Acquisition, Feedback, & Firearms w/ Jeff Gonzales
A decorated vet and former SEAL, Jeff has mastered the discipline of combat and precision shooting making him one of the most sought after instructors in the field. Hear more about his evolution as an instructor and the importance of fast feedback when acquiring new skills under pressure. Everyone needs a Jeff Gonzales in their life.
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep688
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Feb 7, 2023 • 1h 29min
Ep 687: How to Teach Speed w/ Les Spellman
Strap yourselves in for a podcast all about speed, hot, nasty bad-ass speed! The Crew explores one of America's elite speed performance coaches, Les Spellman's experience training Olympians, NFL, NCAA, and USA rugby, as well as his experience taking a large percentage of youth athletes to college scholarships.
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep687
Are you looking to get quick FAST? There is one universal truth in sport and life: SPEED KILLS. This program cultivates speed like it is a commodity that has exponential value. START TODAY - https://powerathletehq.com/speedkills/
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Feb 3, 2023 • 1h 17min
Ep 686: 7 Continents. 7 Skydives. 7 Days.
Former Navy SEALs Mike Sarraille and Dr Kirk Parsley embark on a record-breaking adventure teaming up with a group of former Special operations soldiers on a 7-day epic journey across 7 continents to raise 1,400 life-changing scholarships in support of the families of fallen and disabled service members and first responders. They sit down with John and Tex to speak about the adventure ahead and the training it will take to prepare their bodies.
To learn more about their expedition and cause, head to legacyexpeditions.net/expedition/triple7/
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep686
Are you a war fighter or door kicker looking to increase your resilience and lethality? HAMR was created after working with Naval Special Warfare, the US Army, Marines and First Responders. START TODAY - https://powerathletehq.com/hamr/
Check out what we do:
Training - https://powerathletehq.com/training
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