The truth about strength, and what athletes get wrong about performance.
Strength is a skill and most people are out here treating it like a side quest. I sit down with Kyle Ruth, former CrossFit Games athlete and coach at Training Think Tank, to talk about how training has changed over the last decade, not just in sport, but in the way we build athletes. From the rise of hybrid competitors to the watered-down strength standards we’re seeing today, we unpack where modern training has lost the plot… and how to get it back.
We dig into Olympic lifting, the most under-respected discipline in the performance world, and why more athletes need to be chasing precision, not just power. Then we shift gears into youth development and coaching. As dads raising young athletes, we’re seeing firsthand what works and what doesn’t when it comes to building strong, resilient kids. Spoiler alert: it’s not cones, chaos, or coddling.
If you care about performance, yours or your kid’s, this one’s a must-listen.
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Tagged: CrossFit / Olympic Lifting / youth athlete / Youth Athletes
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John
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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