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Morning Training Pre-Workout Macros

One of the most common questions we get at Power Athlete about nutrition is how to properly…

Author: Ben Skutnik

Where’s the Fire? In your Muscles and Lungs: Analyzing the CPAT

This is it! You’ve made the decision to become a firefighter and now you need to pass…

Lost in the Sauce: Understanding Micronutrients

Whether you’re looking to improve your body composition or take your performance to the next level, it…

Author: Ben Skutnik

Power Athlete Split Squat

The barbell back squat is the cornerstone movement of the Power Athlete Methodology. All of our programs…

Author: John

How to Empower Uncoachable Kids with Effective Influence

Coaches are in the business of taking people to places they would not have been able to…

Author: Jim Davis

Macros 101: What You Need to Know

One of the most popular means of nutrition management in the fitness and training space right now…

Author: Ben Skutnik

How a Toy Company Could Save Coaching: The Injury Prevention Rebrand

(For the sake of this article, any stakeholder in an athlete’s career is referred to as “coach”.)…

Author: Cheyne Zeller

Body Recomposition: Playing the Metabolic Market

Once you’ve got your metabolic bank statement balanced, deemed eucaloric, you may feel like taking a chance…

Author: Ben Skutnik

6 Must Haves for a Chart Topping Podcast – Part 2

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, in Part 1 of my Podcasting Must-Haves…

Author: John

4 Common Roadblocks on Jacked Street

Adding muscle is one of the hardest things you can do.  While it seems like all sunshine…

Author: Ben Skutnik