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All-American badass Justin Lascek joins Power Athlete Radio to share his aim to spread the lessons learned in his journey to empower all of you. Lascek is a combat wounded Green Beret who stepped on an IED while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan. He lost both legs below the knee as well as his testicles and potential fatherhood. His near-death experience, emotional health history, trauma accumulation, and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) exposure led him to foster a new emotional health paradigm predicated on mindfulness. Before enlisting Justin gained momentum helping lifters make gains through cult education phenomenon, 70’s Big.
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Strap yourself in for an empowering conversation this Independence Day! Justin Lascek and Welbourn reconnect from the early days of 70’s Big and The Crew explores mindset, adversity, and how to turn a trauma into a growth experience.
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John Welbourn is CEO of Power Athlete and host of Power Athlete Radio. He is a 9 year starter and veteran of the NFL. John was drafted with the 97th pick in 1999 NFL Draft and went on to be a starter for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1999-2003, appearing in 3 NFC Championship games, and for starter for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2004-2007. In 2008, he played with the New England Patriots until an injury ended his season early with him retiring in 2009. Over the course of his career, John has started over 100 games and has 10 play-off appearances. He was a four year lettermen while playing football at the University of California at Berkeley. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Rhetoric in 1998. John has worked with the MLB, NFL, NHL, Olympic athletes and Military. He travels the world lecturing on performance and nutrition and records his podcast, Power Athlete Radio, every week with over 800 episodes spanning 13 years. You can catch up with John as his personal blog, Talk To Me Johnnie, on social media @johnwelbourn or at Power Athlete Radio.
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