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Power Athlete
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. So whether your goal is to Be The Hammer, Destroy Mediocrity or simply Move The Dirt, you’ve come to the right place.
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Dec 14, 2022 • 1h 39min
Ep 671: 2022 Wrapped Best of PA Radio
The podcast dedicated to empowering your performance every damn day has had a heroic year sitting down with athletes, coaches, scientists and legends that will never die. As you set your sights on big goals for 2023, we reflect on our top 10 episodes for a year that taught us how to Be The Hammer, Destroy Mediocrity and Move The Dirt like no other.
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Dec 9, 2022 • 1h 45min
Ep 670: Conjugate x Conditioning = Awesome
Tune in now to learn how you're working too hard in the gym and what you can subtract from your program to add major gains. The Crew connects with author and S&C veteran, Jason Brown, as they discuss enriching training delivered remotely and programming insanely effective programs to everyday athletes.
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Dec 6, 2022 • 44min
Ep 669: Earning the Power Athlete Metabolic Circuit
Understanding the Power Athlete Metabolic Circuit and how to apply it - Our Field Strong program is beginning the PAMC cycle and an eager HS Strength Coach wants to know how he can adjust this for his young athletes. The question is, how young is too young to use this style of training? John and Tex break down the Power Athlete Metabolic Circuit and how prudent it is to apply this circuit to high school athletes. LISTEN NOW!
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Dec 2, 2022 • 1h 47min
Ep 668: Hunting for Superior Performance
Training for the physicality required to bring your bounty home.
Serious athletes train with focus and intensity. Good hunters do the same. Joel Raether is a man who can help you win lax games AND score your next big buck. Tune in as he shares his knowledge of physiology which extends far beyond traditional S&C coaching.
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Nov 29, 2022 • 55min
Ep 667: Gridiron to Grindstone
Former Army and NFL Fullback, Collin Mooney, joins John and Tex to share his journey from the gridiron at West Point into an improbable run to the pros. Mooney continues to set his sights high in athletics and life, utilizing Grindstone's no-nonsense training to tackle new goals for fitness, family, and life.
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Nov 25, 2022 • 2h 6min
Ep 666: Power Training with a Purpose
If it’s science you seek, look no further than our conversation with Antonio Squillante. The development of strength and power is no accident and Squillante has dedicated a career to the pursuit of just that. Train with purpose - train for power.
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Nov 22, 2022 • 1h 10min
Ep 665: Power Athlete MMA Fight Camp
The podcast discusses the intricacies of strength and conditioning in an 8-week fight camp for MMA athletes. Topics include personalized training, strategic program planning, optimizing conditioning with echo and assault bikes, and strategic considerations for fighter strength and conditioning programs.

Nov 18, 2022 • 1h 47min
Ep 664: A Coach Needs a Coach
Derek Woodske & Raph Ruiz show us how the world of sport closely parallels that of “real life”. Our crew never hesitate to grab the opportunity to sit and talk with two of the best coaches and thinkers to grace our podcast, who just happen to be our Power Athlete mentors. If you are the average of the five people you are closest to, then we are some lucky SOB’s.
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Nov 15, 2022 • 42min
Ep 663: LEO Training for the Unknowable
How to keep you mental and physical skills sharp, wherever you are. Power Athlete has been providing training programs for the law enforcement community since our inception. Grindstone athlete and Officer Colin Jackson sits down with John and Tex to share how training with barbell and BJJ helps keep his mental and physical skills sharp and safe on patrol.
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Nov 11, 2022 • 1h 1min
Ep 662: Making Veteran Moves w/ Omar Crispy Avila
You can have results or excuses. Not BOTH. Omar Crispy Avila made his choice after being hit with a 200lb IED and he hasn’t looked back since. The results he’s seen since suffering burns to 75% of his body have been the product of a “no excuses” mindset. Tune in as we pay homage to some of the toughest MFs in the lifting game.
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