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5 Steps to Avoid the Holiday Weight Trap
The holidays are packed with parties, family dinners, and ‘just one drink’ that turns into a full-blown feast. Certified Power Athlete Coach and Nutrition Ninja, Ben Skutnik, lays out a simple, battle-tested framework to help you enjoy holiday meals, maintain relationships, and stay on track with your nutrition goals, without guilt, regret, or starting over in January.
The Holiday Party Survival Guide
Holiday parties don’t have to derail your progress. From navigating buffets and dessert tables to enjoying drinks without regret, this guide gives practical tips to stay disciplined, make smart choices, and keep your gains intact, all while enjoying the season.
How to Stay Strong When Life Gets Loud
Strength and conditioning don’t fail because athletes get lazy, they fail because systems break under pressure. In a conversation with Matt Reynolds, John Welbourn explores why strength fades during high-stress periods and reveals the year-round training principles that keep athletes, soldiers, and hard-training civilians strong, resilient, and ready when it matters most.
The Hormone Hoax, Part 6
In the penultimate part of our Hormone Hoax series, Power Athlete Certified Coach and Nutrition Ninja, Dr Ben Skutnick, explains how flashy lab reports, fake adrenal fatigue diagnoses, and overpriced hormone panels mislead women into thinking they’re broken. He exposes how coaches weaponize DUTCH tests, cortisol curves, and “optimal ranges” to sell unnecessary protocols.
Smart Bulking Strategies During Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving can feel like enemy territory for anyone trying to bulk in a health-conscious household. This guide breaks down smart, stealthy strategies to stay on track with your mass-building goals while keeping the peace at the dinner table. Learn how to maximize calories, navigate social dynamics, and discover the Power Athlete programs that can take your bulking to the next level.
The Hormone Hoax, Part 5
In the penultimate part of our Hormone Hoax series, Power Athlete Certified Coach and Nutrition Ninja, Dr Ben Skutnick, explains how flashy lab reports, fake adrenal fatigue diagnoses, and overpriced hormone panels mislead women into thinking they’re broken. He exposes how coaches weaponize DUTCH tests, cortisol curves, and “optimal ranges” to sell unnecessary protocols.
How to Keep Getting Strong Against All Odds
Everyone hits obstacles, injuries, limited equipment, or setbacks that threaten your progress. The key isn’t to quit, it’s to adapt, stay resilient, and find ways to keep moving forward. This article shows how to turn limitations into opportunities and keep getting stronger against all odds.
Dave Tate’s Table Talk
John joins Dave Tate on his Table Talk Podcast for a deep dive into the origins of early CrossFit, the ‘Godfather’ culture that shaped it, and the real roots of sport-driven strength training. John breaks down his transition from the NFL to coaching, the evolution of performance programming, and why long-term athletic development still beats every trend in the fitness space.
Straight Talk: Johnnie WOD is Becoming Power Athlete
We’re rolling Johnnie WOD under the Power Athlete banner. Same team, same savage training, just cleaning up the name so everything lives under one roof.
The Hormone Hoax, Part 4
The female hormone supplement industry has built an empire on fear and fake science. From “adrenal fatigue” myths to progesterone creams and overpriced cycle support powders, women are being sold solutions to problems that don’t exist. Behind the wellness jargon and pretty packaging lies a billion-dollar business that preys on confusion and overpromises results. In part 4 of The Hormone Hoax series, Certified Power Athlete Coach and Nutrition Ninja, Ben Skutnick pulls back the curtain on how these products manipulate science, exploit stress, and distract from the real, evidence-based foundations of hormonal health.
