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Fluid Periodization f you’re over the age of 30, you didn’t go to high school and college consumed with the stress associated with social media. You certainly didn’t give a shit about the number of likes you received from people you never talked to. You liked rollerblading with your CD walkman to Dave Matthews Band.…
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Brett Bartholomew brings some pretty amazing insight to the show today, citing sociological studies and history as the foundation for his coaching approach.
Power Athlete Radio – Episode 237
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Bedrock is a performance program designed for beginners without the bullshit. Start an athlete on Bedrock when they walk into your door on day 1. Selecting a specific program for an athlete to follow is a matter of understanding where they are in their athletic life cycle. In the beginning, they need Bedrock. Once the…
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Breathing Life Into Performance Where to begin with this week’s guest, Dana Santas is the Mobility Maker [@mobilitymaker]?! As a former corporate world exec, Santas has since translated her “rise and grind” work ethic to her passion of making better bodies. She’s worked with over 40 teams and innumerable athletes to develop the best approach…
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It was a play that felt like any other play on the rugby field, until it wasn’t. I had just caught a pass during a 7s scrimmage from the left side of the field. As I received the pass, I scanned the field looking for gap to take. I saw an opening, jump cut, and…
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Absolutely everything goes through a maturation phase of some kind. Businesses, social constructs, single celled organisms, and complex creatures such as humans, all undergo this process. The manifestations of maturation are boundless, ranging from the obvious – physical, intellectual, sexual – to the less visible – social, psychological, emotional and spiritual. Needless to say, this phenomena…
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Braden Smith POWER ATHLETE S&C Coach: Dennis Dolan Position: Offensive Lineman Team: Olathe South High School Falcons Level: High School / Collegiate Profile Athlete Background Athlete Age: 18 years old Body Height: 6’6″ Body Weight: 296 One look at Braden Smith, 6’6″ and 296 pounds, and you know he is a football player. What you…
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Aside from the mental fortitude you gain from grueling movements so intensely awkward and humbling…
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