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Power Athlete Academy Has a New Home
We’ve officially moved Power Athlete Academy into the Power Athlete Portal. As part of this transition, Teachable has been retired and will no longer be used to host Power Athlete courses. If you’re currently enrolled in a course and haven’t yet accessed the Portal, check your inbox for account information and login instructions.
The Dieting Mistake Even Pros Make
If you’re constantly cutting calories but seeing fewer results, the problem may not be your effort, it may be your strategy. Certified Power Athlete Coach and Nutrition Ninja, Dr Ben Skutnik, shares how nutrition periodization can help athletes lose fat, avoid plateaus, recover from dieting, and build muscle by working with their body’s natural adaptations instead of fighting against them.
The Fitness Industry Lied to Women About Building Muscle
The fitness industry has spent years convincing women they need special workouts, pink dumbbells, and endless sweat sessions to get results. That’s nonsense. If your goal is more muscle, more strength, and better performance, the answer isn’t training harder, it’s training smarter. Here’s what the science and decades of coaching experience tell us about building muscle as a female athlete.
Serious Trunk Training for Serious Athletes
Most athletes train abs. Serious athletes train the trunk. Certified Power Athlete Coach, Dr Hunter Waldman shares how to build brutal trunk strength, improve spinal stability, eliminate weak links, and unlock greater power, speed, and resilience with the exact movements trusted by elite strength coaches.
UNLEASH YOUR INNER ATHLETE
Go from Average Joe to MVP with performance programming battle tested at the highest level.
Why Weak People Avoid Being Beginners
Your lack of confidence probably isn’t a mindset problem, it’s a reps problem. Real confidence isn’t built through affirmations or motivation. It’s earned through difficult training, repeated exposure to discomfort, and learning how to operate under pressure. Discover why the strongest athletes intentionally put themselves in situations where they might fail and how the white belt mindset develops resilience both inside and outside the gym.
The Missing Piece in Your Hypertrophy Training
Most people don’t struggle to build muscle because they need a new program, they struggle because they’ve never learned how to truly train for hypertrophy. At The Hypertrophy Standard Seminar, John and the Power Athlete crew break down the real drivers of muscle growth, from mechanical tension and movement execution to nutrition, recovery, and training intensity. This isn’t theory for the internet. It’s hands-on coaching designed to help lifters train harder, execute better, and finally understand what it takes to build real size and strength.
There’s No Substitute for Trampoline Sprints
Speed isn’t just about running faster, it’s about force, timing, and control. Certified Power Athlete Coach, Dr Ben Skutnik, explains how trampoline sprints train all three, helping you build power and resilience with every step.
The BS Coaches Keep Shovelling About Speed
Sprint-only training sounds clean, but it leaves field athletes underprepared. Speed matters, but without conditioning, athletes fade when it counts. Power Athlete Certified Coach, Dr Ben Skutnik, breaks down why repeat effort, recovery, and aerobic support are essential for real performance, and why practice alone won’t cover the gap.
UNLEASH YOUR INNER ATHLETE
Go from Average Joe to MVP with performance programming battle tested at the highest level.
CFFB Total Video Submissions
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Childs Pose Complex 1
The CFFB seminar is packed full of lecture, lifting and practical demos. Cali & Ben walk through…
More on the Power Athlete Team Series
[youtube]http://youtu.be/9f_6gKreGsU[/youtube] Cali gives some insight on some of the questions we’re getting across the inter-web: What are…
POWER ATHLETE IS HERE
[youtube]http://youtu.be/AjnrIfBNLyI[/youtube] Power Athlete HQ is here. Consider this “Phase 1” of many as we build out the…
