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If you’ve been listening to the premiere podcast in Strength-th-th and Conditioning-ing-ing, you know that we’ve reached the 10-year anniversary of Power Athlete. To celebrate, Johnnie WOD is dusting off the old pads and switching to Johnnie Football for the Winter Season, bringing back the first 100 workouts that John ever published. This got the…
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Imagine this scenario if you will: you have a long-term goal that you have been working towards for the last year or so. This goal has been the singular driving force in your training. Because you destroy mediocrity, you jump in full bore. And guess what, you achieve it! You have finally arrived. Now what?…
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Enjoy a LIVE recording with various Power Athlete Symposium guests and speakers the evening before the 2017 Symposium. Lots of heavy hitters on this one!
Power Athlete Radio – Episode 238
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Skill Transfer is Sexy We talk a lot about the lifecycle of an athlete as it refers to their training age and competency. Today, you’ll learn that the lifecycle of a D3 all star is men’s softball. But don’t worry, although Luke and Tex are balls deep in training for the men’s semi-competitive version of…
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THE GREAT STRENGTH DEBATE Not all athletes are created equal, particularly when it comes to the sport of fitness. This week, we dive into a conversation about CrossFit with renowned games coach, Ben Bergeron. His experience working with competitors at the highest level provides an insight into programming and prepping these select few for one…
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Atychiphobia – The fear of failure and ultimately, the single greatest barrier to success. This is probably one of our greatest fears in life, and I know it’s mine. We can all vividly recall our greatest failures whether in training, sport, or life. It can be paralyzing, challenge our confidence, or keep us from taking…
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If You’re going to North Hollywood you dress as a sexy Cowboy. This week, Luke and Tex respond to your inquiries with another Crew inspired installment. For the next hour, the guys explain how to overcome asymmetries, how to pick the best program for your goals, and discuss the madness behind the new “Johnnie WOD”.…
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Even-Esh, Steel, & Welbourn To be a fly on the wall with two of the biggest names in the strength and conditioning game…This week Power Athlete Radio brings you exactly that: an impromptu conversation between John Welbourn [@JohnWelbourn], Zach Even-Esh [@zevenesh] and Jim Steel. Set in Philly, this trip was not a Rocky homage…
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A Movement Matrix for All. This week’s episode with Julien Pineau [@StrongFit1] wastes absolutely no time diving into the issues of training and organizing programming to expose athletes’ weaknesses. A passionate Pineau explains the balance of internal and external rotation as the perfect marriage. The goal is for that marriage to result in a beautiful,…
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You are NOT some corner cutting, “rah rah”, pom pom holding hype-man. You are a POWER COACH. A coach that knows maximizing their athletes’ peak performance is YOUR responsibility. A coach that knows that their athlete’s cannot achieve their highest level of greatness without you. A coach that systematically applies physical and mental stressors to prepare their…
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