

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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Apr 15, 2022 • 2h 7min
Ep 602: Building Humans for Sport AND Life
Discover why fostering athlete autonomy is just as important as time spent in the weight room as The Crew grill Brett Bartholomew and Ali Kershner about what it takes to be a great coach.
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Apr 12, 2022 • 35min
Ep 601: Sprinting For Muscle Mass
You've invested a lot of time, energy and calories to build your house on Jacked Street. You look great and are stronger than you were back in your day playing sports. Now you're feeling the itch test yourself and strap it back up see if you still got it. Only problem is you don't. You are on the wrong side of 30, not in good shape, and haven't sprinted all out in years.
There is the right way to reintroduce sprints into your training and the wrong way. Tune in as John and Tex take you through the benefits of sprinting for muscle mass, key exercises to bring into your daily workouts, and elements to avoid to keep your hamstrings in one piece when going full-speed!
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Apr 8, 2022 • 1h 39min
Ep 600: The Immortal Strength of Louie Simmons
Legends are born but legends never die. Louie Simmons lives on through the strength he developed in others. A cherished conversation with the Westside Barbell founder just weeks before he passed is an honor…and one we are stoked to share with you.
Louie Simmons changed lifting. His methodology, his equipment, his attitude. His home of freakishly strong men and women is a mecca in the heart of Ohio. His spirit continues to light the fire in so many who pull and push every day.
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Apr 5, 2022 • 49min
Ep 599: Forging Powerful Athletes
Forging powerful athletes is what Power Athlete does. John Welbourn, 10 year NFL vet and Power Athlete founder, pulls back the curtain our flagship training program, Field Strong. Launched virtually in 2014, John has given the garage gym athlete the advanced training techniques that contributed to his successful career playing professional football. This podcast is a must listen if you're training on Field Strong, or coaching field / court sport athletes. Learn how the seasonality of sport is applied to help guide the programming and continually push you to unlock your athletic potential.
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Apr 1, 2022 • 1h 26min
Ep 598: Wendler & A Once Violent Game
Jim Wendler is your new high school football strength coach. You. Fu#%ing. Wish. BUT that is reality for one lucky small town.
The father of the holy trinity of strength, 5/3/1, is molding the minds and bodies of young athletes in the once violent sport of football.
The rules may have changed but the kids still wear helmets.
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Mar 29, 2022 • 51min
Ep 597: Alcohol Killing Your Leaning Buzz?
Alcohol, the cause of, and solution to, all of your nutrition and leaning goal problems. There is a fine line between having a drink when offered and throwing out a week of hard work to let it loose on the weekends. The Power Athlete Nutrition Ninjas join John and Tex to draw a line in the sand for how much is too much when your #1 goal is leaning out. Alcohol affects sleep, decision making, and steals valuable resources for building muscle, is this the best choice to spend your hard earned calories on weekends? Our team says otherwise. Tune in to absorb the negative affects alcohol has on your training and actions you can take to stay on track when offered a drink.
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Mar 25, 2022 • 50min
Ep 596: Shame is a Hell of a Motivator
What motivates you? It seems to me that each athlete is motivated by driving forces that uniquely play to their greatest fears. While the experiences that shaped those fears may be as varied as the individual themself, common themes can be observed across the board. Get John and Tex’s take on motivating factors in this week’s conversation.
Motivation can come in a lot of forms. Some of it is as transparent and shallow as the carefully chosen filter used to promote it. When it comes to consistently driving performance, what sticks? What do the most proficient athletes feed on to commit to their training day in and day out? This week we dive into just that with a talk dedicated to motivation.
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Mar 22, 2022 • 29min
Ep 595: Hip Pain, Movement Problem or Lifestyle Issue? w/ Dr Matt Zanis
Work and communte jamming up our hips and the schools forcing kids to sit all damn day! One hour of training and / or play is not enough to undo hours of sitting. So what adjustments can we make to our lifestyle to address hip pain and keep training hard?
Dr Z joins to Tex for an episode all about movement snacks and creating a lift-style... Like a lifestyle but lift... ah you don't it. Listen in on these Masters of Movemnt as they take on a hotline question from a cop working around hip pain and still trying to get after it in the gym.
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Mar 18, 2022 • 1h 43min
Ep 594: Leading and Learning with Mike Sarraille
First time guest Mike Sarraille joins us to dish on many subjects, not least of which are military leadership, the mystique around the SEALs, and the current state of war in Ukraine. Mike is uniquely qualified to weigh in on all this and more, but true to his character, he is careful not to denegrate others in his analysis. An exceptional human with an exceptional resume.
With a guest as well travelled as Mike Sarraille, it’s easy to get off the rails in conversation. John and Tex probe the mind of this Military Vet and find a humble yet confident leader who attributes his successes to other incredible leaders who shaped him. Find out how he views the world, current culture, and more. Get to know Mike Sarraille today.
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Mar 15, 2022 • 51min
Ep 593: Barbell Sins Beginners Commit
The worst sin a coach can commit against their athlete: starting a beginner off on an experienced athlete program. Introducing the barbell to an athlete for the first time and applying the appropriate program will do wonders to unlock their athletic potential and empower their performance for years to come.
Power Athlete Block One Coach Carl Case [@carlcase] joins John and Tex to discuss his coaching journey and how he applies the Bedrock training program to his high school athletes. Bedrock is our foundational strength and conditioning program created to unleash unparalleled strength, speed, and power gains for athletes new to the barbell. Learn how to (and how not to) apply this program and common pitfalls coaches fall into when training beginners.
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