

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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Sep 20, 2022 • 1h 8min
Ep 647: How Exercise Changes Your Brain
Discover the link between exercise, optimism, and other qualities like empathy and resilience as Tex is joined by researchers Jim Davis and Max Newlon to connect the dots on what happens in the brain that optimizes human potential with intelligent training... like that of Power Athlete's programs ;)
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Sep 17, 2022 • 2h 2min
Ep 646: Take Your Power Offroad
Our obsession with performance transcends bio world and crosses over into the auto realm. A passion for vehicle performance is just one more way that Power Athlete seeks perfection. A perfectly balanced vehicle is like a high performing body. If everything falls into place, there’s no telling what it can achieve. Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep646
TRAIN SMART NOT STUPID! Consider us your strength & conditioning Sharman, follow our training to unlock your goals - https://pahq.co/Train
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Sep 13, 2022 • 40min
Ep 645: Don't Stay Thirsty, My Friends
Power Athlete Nutrition Ninja Rob joins John and Tex to talk pre-training hydration, pickle juice benefits, and how hydration affects muscle growth. Now that’s what I call high quality H2-infO!
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep645
TRAIN SMART NOT STUPID! Consider us your strength & conditioning Sharman, follow our training to unlock your goals - https://pahq.co/Train
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Sep 9, 2022 • 1h 52min
Ep 644: Life After NFL
As NFL season kicks off Nick Hardwick joins us to talk all things football. Tune in as the former Centre for San Diego Chargers shares his approach to coaching high school athletes, the highs and lows of playing at a professional level and how he stayed on top of his game for 11 years.
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep644
TRAIN SMART NOT STUPID! Consider us your strength & conditioning Sharman, follow our training to unlock your goals - https://pahq.co/Train
Check out what we do:
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Sep 6, 2022 • 1h 1min
Ep 643: Growing Balls w/ Coach Kav
Discover what it takes to have BALLS - Balance, Accountability, Lust, Love and Sacrifice. Whether you're an everyday warrior picking your battles in the gym and life, or an aspiring athlete, get ready to be coached up as Justin Kavanaugh joins Tex for a conversation about the social perception of today's youth athletes and how the media is impacting them.
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep643
TRAIN SMART NOT STUPID! Consider us your strength & conditioning Sharman, follow our training to unlock your goals - https://pahq.co/Train
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Sep 2, 2022 • 1h 17min
Ep 642: Firefighter Wellness is FIRE
Firefighting isn’t all cats in trees and making chili at the station. First responders see and do some crazy sh*t - far more than the general population. Long hours and trauma set the stage for poor mental and physical health. Here’s what you can do about it! Tune in and learn how to set Firefighters up for peak performance. Light a FIRE, a figurative fire in Wellness.
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep642
TRAIN SMART NOT STUPID! Consider us your strength & conditioning Sharman, follow our training to unlock your goals - https://pahq.co/Train
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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.
Shownotes: https://pahq.co/Ep641
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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
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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
Check out what we do:
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