

Power Athlete Radio
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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Aug 30, 2022 • 21min
Ep 641: Rec BJJ Athlete Strength Training
How to balance strength training with learning a new craft. Similar to all sports, introducing a strength and conditioning program to BJJ levels up all athletes and protects them from injury. A longtime Power Athlete and new Rec BJJ enthusiast taps the PA Radio hotline to find out what the best strength training approach is now that BJJ classes cut into training time.
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Aug 26, 2022 • 1h 49min
Ep 640: Never Have A Bad Coaching Day
Kazans Kazadi shares how to reach athletes on every level. Turn up your coaching. Meet your athletes where they’re at mentally and physically. And maybe most of all, coach with intention. These are just a few of the topics discussed with the big beautiful brain that is Kaz Kazadi.
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep640
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Aug 23, 2022 • 50min
Ep 639: Training Firefighters for the Unknown
What are the real demands of a fire fighter? Long-time Power Athlete and Firefighter Leo Rosa joins John and Tex to share the demands of the job and how he utilizes Power Athlete training to empower him to be an asset for his brothers and sisters in the fire service.
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep639
TRAIN SMART NOT STUPID! Consider us your strength & conditioning Sharman, follow our training to unlock your goals. 7 Day Risk Free Trial - https://pahq.co/Train
Check out what we do:
Training - https://powerathletehq.com/training
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Knowledge - https://academy.powerathletehq.com
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Aug 19, 2022 • 1h 30min
Ep 638: The Wild West of Coaching
There are two things that Coach Ron McKeefery does any time he’s working with a new team. These two things transcend the traditional working relationships with athletes promote a winning culture through connection. What are those two things? We’re so glad you asked…tune in to find out.
Step into the weight room of University of Washington Huskies Football. Here lies an environment of hungry, nay, starving athletes whose appetite for success could only be satiated by one thing…winning. Behind this passionate program is coaching legend, Ron McKeefery
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep638
TRAIN SMART NOT STUPID! Consider us your strength & conditioning Sharman, follow our training to unlock your goals. 7 Day Risk Free Trial - https://pahq.co/Train
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Aug 16, 2022 • 34min
Ep 637: Jacked & Juicy AF
The three key factors to muscle building - Beware of false prophets and over promising programs; muscle building comes down to three key factors those creative dances and juiced up social media bros neglect. Tune in now as John and Tex teach you what it takes to get jacked AF IRL!
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep637
TRAIN SMART NOT STUPID! Consider us your strength & conditioning Sharman, follow our training to unlock your goals. 7 Day Risk Free Trial - https://pahq.co/Train
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Aug 12, 2022 • 1h 41min
Ep 636: Unfiltered Nutrition Knowledge
Dr Cate Shanahan's 4 nutrition rules to live by - If you’re tackling a new or improved nutrition protocol, before calculating macros, agonizing over timing, or dropping hundreds on supplements, follow these 4 Nutrition Rules in order to be successful.
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep636
TRAIN SMART NOT STUPID! Consider us your strength & conditioning Sharman, follow our training to unlock your goals. 7 Day Risk Free Trial - https://pahq.co/Train
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Aug 9, 2022 • 26min
Ep 635: Stop 1RM Testing Teens
The goal of a high school strength program: develop athletes; not get them hurt in the weight room. Tune in as John and Tex take you through the necessary steps to building a weight training program for a high school strength coach, what to test instead of 1's, and the key components of unlocking athletic potential to empower a high school athlete's performance.
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep365
TRAIN SMART NOT STUPID! Consider us your strength & conditioning Sharman, follow our training to unlock your goals. 7 Day Risk Free Trial - https://pahq.co/Train
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Aug 5, 2022 • 1h 50min
Ep 634: The 12 Hour Walk Challenge
If these last few years have taught us anything, it’s that solitude can take a toll. BUT it’s not just aloneness. It’s the social media distractions that pull us away from the activities that we most identify with. Sort through your shit! Learn to prioritize your values and goals by taking the 12 hour walk-about just like explorer Colin O’Brady.
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep634
TRAIN SMART NOT STUPID! Consider us your strength & conditioning Sharman, follow our training to unlock your goals. 7 Day Risk Free Trial - https://pahq.co/Train
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Aug 2, 2022 • 28min
Ep 633: Returning to Training After Time Off
Learn how to get ready to face any challenges that may be foolish enough to face you as John & Tex empower this week’s caller - a guy who has the deck stacked against him with injuries, work, and family life - to eliminate all excuses and get back on the right track.
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep633
TRAIN SMART NOT STUPID! Consider us your strength & conditioning Sharman, follow our training to unlock your goals. 7 Day Risk Free Trial - https://pahq.co/Train
Check out what we do:
Training - https://powerathletehq.com/training
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Jul 29, 2022 • 1h 40min
Ep 632: Lies About Food
We tell ourselves stories about the food we eat, we make justifications, assumptions, and excuses for all of our dietary choices. But how do we stop this cycle of mindless consumption of not only information but of suboptimal foods? Tune in and get schooled up; stop consuming lies and start consuming the good stuff!
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep632
TRAIN SMART NOT STUPID! Consider us your strength & conditioning Sharman, follow our training to unlock your goals. 7 Day Risk Free Trial - https://pahq.co/Train
Check out what we do:
Training - https://powerathletehq.com/training
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