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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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Jun 29, 2021 • 38min
Ep 513 – Stop Comparing Your Kid to Professional Athletes
John and Tex seek to set a parent straight on athlete evaluations and comparing your kid to numbers professional athletes are hitting for their squats and vertical jumps. All aspects of athleticism are discussed including key taking aways for developing coordination, keying in on explosivity, and tips for identifying which position an athlete is best suited for with a simple movement eval.
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Jun 25, 2021 • 1h 40min
Ep 512 – Living Powerlifting Legend Laura Phelps
Laura Phelps is one of the most well known names in powerlifting. Her transition from gymnastics, to long distance running, to bodybuilding, and finally powerlifting, makes for a unique origins story in the sport. Smashing records in four weight classes makes and totaling 11x bodyweight is perfectly indicative of her competitive spirit. Now her roll as coach is to take other women beyond her own records.
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Jun 24, 2021 • 51min
Ep 511 – Earning A Seat At the Table w/ Dr Matt Zanis
Dr Matt Zanis joins the Power Athlete Crew to chew some fat and break a mental sweat with a philosophical question his team has been kicking around. Another next level episode taking strength and conditioning beyond sets and reps and empowering you to find your voice and place at the proverbial table on this flat-earth.
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Jun 22, 2021 • 28min
Ep 510 – Creatine: Why Every Vertebrate Needs It
Not all creatine supplements are created equal! The present and future of studies into creatine is bright, from performance to cognitive function, there is little reason not to take creatine. Dig into some history, safety, and efficacy of one of the most studied supplements ever. After a brief stoicism detour, all of your creatine questions are answered!
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Jun 18, 2021 • 3h 9min
Ep 509 – Derek Woodske. Thinker. Healer. Traveler.
Derek Woodske returns to Power Athlete Radio hot off his Sorinex Summer Strong presentation all about supplements, performance, and kickin' ass. We talk the fundamentals of strength, finding your place in this wild world of fifteen-second sound bites and filtered selfies, and supplementation 101.
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Jun 17, 2021 • 2h 1min
Ep 508 – LEO Leadership with Lexi Harris
Rest in peace Lexi Harris. We mourn the loss of a special member of the Power Athlete family. Lexi was a five-year veteran of the Seattle Police force and partner to our very own, Cali Hinzman. We are saddened to report she was killed whilst off-duty, assisting in the aftermath of a three car collision. This is a republication of our conversation with Lexi from December 2020.
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Jun 15, 2021 • 25min
Ep 507 – Strength and Muscle Growth Programming MasterClass
School is in session this podcast as John and Tex take a couple pages out of the Power Athlete Methodology to set a hotline caller straight on how to program for strength and getting jacked. You're going to want to listen to this ep twice to get all the notes on rep maxes, training to failure, creating mechanical tension, and knowing where a client is on their athlete lifecycle. If you learn a thing or two from this podcast, just imagine what you'll take away from the Power Athlete Methodology online course! 🤯
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Jun 12, 2021 • 2h 12min
Ep 506 – Leadership and Police Service with Jon Stephenson
Negativity is a common theme in police work. Officers are constantly responding to traumatic, dangerous, and chaotic scenes and that stress becomes embedded in their psyche. Jon Stephenson talks about how a career in law enforcement nearly ruined his life until he chose to change his mindset and rid himself of the negative thinking addiction.
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Jun 10, 2021 • 32min
Ep 505 – Finding an Identity After Athletes Hang it Up
John and Tex have a hotline question of baller searching for meaning now that their athletic career has come to an end. The energy and passion is so intense, none can fathom there is an end to their athletic journey when they're living, breathing, and sweating through it! Unfortunately, the end does come for all, some sooner rather than later.
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Jun 8, 2021 • 29min
Ep 504 – Where Private Sector Coaches Fit Into High School Athletics
High School athletics is as dramatic as Game of Thrones seasons 1-6, especially when it comes to football. Sport coaches pulling athletes away from being a multi-sport kid dangling (or threatening) a starting position. Kids looking for extra work with a strength or skills coach can be potentially black-balled for not be a "team player". We won't even get started on politics and parents! So where does the private sector coach fit into all this?
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