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Ep 842 – Unlock Peak Power in 2026
We’re diving into the transformative impact of the 2025 Hammer 90 Challenge with Certified Power Athlete Coach, Ben Skutnik, and resident Dragon Slayer, Arash Soofiani. They break down how structured training, nutrition coaching, and accountability turn hard work into measurable results and lasting lifestyle change. Showing how consistent effort, community support, and evolution in training methods can help athletes smash personal records, build strength, and unlock their peak power. Whether you’re chasing performance gains or long-term resilience, this episode lays out the blueprint for dominating your training journey in 2026.
Inside Our Annual Training Deal
Go inside our annual training campaign with John. Learn how committing to 12 months of training gives you access to elite coaching, evidence-based nutrition protocols, and a flexible program structure designed to evolve with your goals. Discover why this is the best time to level up your training in 2026.
Ep 839 – Tayla Cannon on Injury & Performance
John sits down with physiotherapist and athlete, Tayla Cannon, to cut through the noise around injury recovery. She exposes common rehab myths, shares the strategies that actually work, and explains how athletes can train smarter, stay durable, and get back stronger after setbacks.
Ep 838 – Building More Than Muscle w/ Bert Sorin
Join John and Bert Sorin as they explore personal growth, mentorship, and the lessons from Bert’s late father that shaped both their journeys, inside and outside the gym.
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.
Ep 837 – Redefining Durability w/ Dr Ben Skutnik
Durability isn’t just toughness, it’s the often-overlooked fourth pillar of performance. Dr Ben Skutnick, Power Athlete Certified Coach and Nutrition Ninja, breaks down the outdated model most athletes follow and introduces a new framework for real-world strength, longevity, and resilience. Learn how to build a body that can handle the grind day in and day out, avoid breakdowns, and stay in the game for the long haul.
Ep 836 – The Athlete’s Guide to Diabetes w/ Andrew Koutnik
Andrew Koutnik Ph.D breaks down how diabetes affects physiology, metabolism, hormone balance, and athletic performance. We dive into the training strategies, nutrition principles, and daily habits that help athletes manage blood sugar, build strength, and stay competitive. Andrew also exposes the challenges of navigating diabetes within the medical insurance system and why understanding the science is the key to taking control of your health and performance.
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.
Ep 832 – Robb Wolf on Nutrition, Ego & the Death of a Movement
Robb Wolf sits down with John to break down the rise and fall of CrossFit, from its explosive beginnings to the moment it lost its way. They dig into the truth about Paleo nutrition, the diet wars that followed, and how performance got buried under hype. This is an unfiltered look at what went wrong in fitness, and what it’ll take to rebuild it.
