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Our pledge to you is that we will do the heavy lifting! We go to battle with bullshit and cut to the chase. If you’re looking for honest information, you’re in the right place.

Ep 617 – Leaning Peak for Beach Week

By John / June 7, 2022 /

Discover how much protein you need to hit your beach bod goal. It’s finally swimsuit season and if you’re getting your summer nutrition tips from Instagram, it’s not too late to get your gut in check before beach week. There’s a lot of bullshit on the interwebs you have to navigate, especially when it comes…

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A Course Correction for Youth Athletes

By Alex Pinger Gibson / April 21, 2022 /

It’s no secret that Youth Sports are now more competitive than ever. This pressure to perform at a young age is pushing kids into Early Sport Specialization, where young athletes are encouraged to focus all their energy into one sport early in their athletic careers. This pressure to become a mini Michael Jordan or John…

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The Roadmap to Sports Performance

By RK Barker / February 1, 2022 /

Are you a person with a SmartPhone, who has used said SmartPhone to get directions and navigate yourself from one place to another? If you said no…consider me very impressed. Chances are you said yes, which means at some point in your life you have relied upon GPS technology, aka the “Global Positioning System”. GPS…

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Crush Your 2022 Resolutions

By Samantha Flaherty / January 3, 2022 /

A goal without a plan is just a dream. Happy 2022 ya’ll! Hopefully you are going into the New Year with a clear head and have some kick ass goals to accomplish over the next 12 months. Here at Power Athlete we are all about motivation and holding yourself to a high standard to reach…

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The Other Side Of Addiction

By Colby Wartman / November 8, 2021 /

Let’s Rewind One of the things that separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom, besides our affinity for Social Media and Fast and the Furious movies, is our awareness and ability to manipulate our environment for the better. However, as intelligent as we seem, we may never really know the good or bad…

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Fall Forward and Stick the Landing

By Andrew Kieffer / October 27, 2021 /

If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’re familiar with some of the terms that are thrown around the Power Athlete world. Be the Hammer, Move the Dirt, Eat the Weak. We know what these mean and the images they bring. But, what about Certified Power Athlete Coach? What does it mean? What does…

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Ep 550 – Building the Power Athlete Brand

By John / October 12, 2021 /

Branding is the Art of Aligning Thorne – John Welbourn’s Super Secret Supplement Stack – 20% OFF You all know the lingo; Eat the Weak, Be The Hammer, Masters of fMovement and Move The Dirt. What you don’t know is the power house behind the Power Athlete brand. To celebrate reaching episode 550, we’re getting…

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Ep 538 – Soup to Nuts Home Gym Builder’s Guide by Power Athlete

By John / August 31, 2021 /

In this episode the Crew dials the voicemail to answer a question from a loyal Power Athlete Radio listener: Hey, John, Tex and the rest of the power at the HQ. This is Josh from Denver, North Carolina. I’ve been listening for years. I appreciate the consistent pursuit of athletic performance and challenging of bullshit…

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The Parent Sales Trap

By Cheyne Zeller / August 31, 2021 /

Parents juggle responsibilities with head-down persistence and self-imposed blinders, solely focused on their child’s success, and rightfully so. As a parent, there’s no greater responsibility than ensuring the well being of your children. This can easily be seen in the market of sports and training camps, tools, programs, and coaches geared specifically towards kids. There’s…

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Drop the Dogma, Make An Impact

By Andy Holmes / July 20, 2021 /

We often think the key to winning is more. More speed drills, more training, more control, more discipline on and off the field. But what if I told you more was less? How would you react if I said in your attempt to create “coachable athletes”, you instead were manufacturing “docile automatons”?   Could the key…

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