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2018 Power Athlete Symposium Coming to you LIVE (but also pre-recorded) this week! John, Luke, Tex, and Cali gather round the old podcast table for our annual airing of grievances. John shares his vision of expanding the farm to include a go-kart obstacle course. Luke talks “negotiations” with an aspiring Power Athlete from the Ukraine.…
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Stimulate, Don’t Annihilate Nothing could me more apropos than having nutrition master, Stan Efferding [@StanEfferding] on the show on Thanksgiving week. While you’ve been shoveling food into your gullet, we’ve been preparing a tasty little episode of Power Athlete Radio. If you consider yourself a nutrition nerd or you’ve been throwing darts aimlessly trying to…
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Hi Guys, Today’s field strong has the circuit in it. Now I often have to head out to do it as I have a home gym in the garage and bashing a medball against the wall is a no no when the kids are in bed (Kids are 2.5 and 9 months). Today I can’t.…
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BE THE HAMMER! When you read that, chances are you imagine an athlete lowering their shoulder and trucking over someone on the field, driving them into the ground like a hammer drives a nail into wood. But, now let’s add a layer. What if I told you to be the hammer, but you have to…
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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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The new physical training test will require a complete change in the way Soldiers execute their daily Physical Training activities. Instead of practicing their push ups and sit-ups and holding the current standard on the run, Soldiers will be required to train to be stronger, faster, and better movers.
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Shhh, Your Coach Knows What You Need The evolution of a young athlete is a complicated one. Taking a recreational youth player to a more regimented and specified high school competitor requires a delicate balance. Furthermore, extending the careers of highly trained pro athletes presents it’s own unique challenges. Mike Robertson of Robertson Training Systems…
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If You Don’t Use It You Lose It We throw the word “stressed” around like it’s a decent excuse for why we retreat within ourselves or cop an attitude with others. Similarly, when our performance in the weight room, on field, or at work is lackluster we often blame it on stress. Dr Richard Citrin…
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“Let’s get in a circle and put our arms around each other.” This is not how most weekend seminars start. In fact, this was not how any seminar I’ve been to started. But, this wasn’t at any seminar…I was at BirthFit. They deem themselves the meeting point “between hippy and science” when it comes to…
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As we learned in Power Athlete Episode – 251 with Adriaan Louw, working with athletes in pain is a tricky business, but one that has fast become an integral component of today’s training environment. As strength and conditioning coaches, physical therapists, or sport coaches,we will encounter men and women who are managing some sort…
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