

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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Feb 1, 2020 • 2h 3min
EP 345 – Feeling the G’s with Corey LaJoie
Train Fast, Be Fast This week we go big time with professional NASCAR driver, Corey LaJoie [@coreylajoie]. Not only does he possess the stock car driving skills passed down from his father, Randy LaJoie, he also scoots around the track in one unmistakable ride which features his giant face on the hood. Is the life…
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Jan 25, 2020 • 2h
EP 344 – Ivy League Coaching With Tom Newman
Emotional Intelligence for Athletes With access to some of the greatest minds in academia, Director of Student Athlete Innovation & Performance Tom Newman [@bulldog.strength] has been successful in creating a winning culture at Yale. Tom brings his knowledge of training and sports science to the table but has learned that the key is to “stay humble, stay…
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Jan 18, 2020 • 1h 34min
EP 343 – Kris Borthwick is Making a Racket in Tennis
The Posh Power Sport Coach Kris Borthwick’s [@krisborthwick] career has come full circle bringing him back to a sport he played as a youth athlete in the UK. After giving tennis up to focus on rugby, Kris later found himself back on the court with the men’s and women’s teams at Wake Forest University. Now…
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Jan 11, 2020 • 2h 22min
EP 342 – The Crew Answers Your Questions
Metabolic Flexibility & Movies It’s been a while since The Crew was able to sit around and reminisce on what was an epic 2019 Power Athlete Symposium. John, Luke, and Tex have a lot of NFL catching up to do and your questions to answer. While they consult the 2020 Galactic Calendar to see what the…
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Jan 4, 2020 • 2h 9min
EP 341 – Ben Crookston on Creativity & Competition
Find Your New Field of Competition What once began as a professional relationship between a S&C company and a few tech nerds quickly evolved into a long term relash with the goal of empowering athletes. Ben Crookston of Train Heroic [@TrainHeroic] brings purpose to this week’s episode with Luke and Tex, diving into the principles…
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Dec 21, 2019 • 1h 49min
EP 340 – Motivating Millennials with Liza Reader
Not Your Grandma’s Weight Room Liza Reader of University of Louisville has seen the changes in collegiate athletes over the years. While she relents that internet has spawned a thirsty demographic of attention seeking “fitness experts”, she says that she’s seeing at least one positive change in the athletes entering her program. These young go-hards…
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Dec 14, 2019 • 2h 40min
EP 339 – James FitzGerald and the Future of “Fitness”
Fitness is Changing, and Not For The Better Everyone has an opinion about the sport of “fitness” but few have contemplated the implications of training systems like CrossFit more than Opex founder, James FitzGerald [@JFitzOpex]. A spicy discussion kicks off wherein The Crew debates long term effects of high volume and the glamorization that surrounds…
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Dec 8, 2019 • 2h 14min
EP 338 – New Treatment for PTSD with Tara Miller
The Old Methods Aren’t Effective This week Tara Miller takes The Crew through a brief history of psychiatry and discusses the antiquated techniques that are still in practice today. As Tara explains, although it may feel good to talk about traumatic experiences in the moment, it does nothing to improve the effects of PTSD. More…
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Nov 29, 2019 • 1h 24min
EP 337 – Dr Tara Swart & Brain Agility
Dive deep into the neuroscience of self-discovery with the brilliant @DrTaraSwart on our latest podcast episode! Join John, Luke, and Tex as we explore how to carve out your authentic self using the power of the mind. Warning: may cause a paradigm shift at your next Thanksgiving dinner.
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Nov 22, 2019 • 1h 36min
EP 336 – Onegevity, Gut Health, & Your Feces
The Ultimate Log of Information This week The Crew gets down and dirty talking literal shit with the fellas who founded Onegevity [@Onegevity]. Most people struggle to grasp the complexity of their gut and the bacteria that inhabit it. These two smarty pants make it easy by providing feedback to optimize bacteria ratios and gut health…all…
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