| | | Power Athlete Radio – Episode 38

Author / John

The crew FINALLY gets together to record the first show of 2014!  John, Cali, Tex, Luke, Denny, and Steve are all online and chatting about trying different programs vs. cafeteria CrossFit. We also address a concern in the Nation about Coaches who shouldn’t be Coaching.  Then find out what’s in store for 2014 on Power Athlete!

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Show Timeline

  • 0:00 Intro and Opening
  • 1:30 A new CFFB.com
  • 11:11 John Talks about Varios Programs
  • 12:00 When Does Testing Programs become “Cafeteria CrossFit”
  • 31:06 Pete Asks: What’s Your Stance on Coaches who Shouldn’t be Coaches?
  • 45:13 What other College Programs use the Power Athlete template?
  • 50:14 Announcements from PAHQ

Show Notes

Pete Pavlic asks…
Let me start off with a little background, I’m 27 and an untrained athlete. I joined the military in 2010 and started the path to become a Green Beret. During the training I was introduced to CrossFit but it never really stuck with me. February 2012 I started the CFFB programming and have been hooked ever since. I want to thank PAHQ for enlightening me on everything. The methodology and principles behind it are the best around and totally applicable to my “sport.” I noticed everyday at work when my time in the gym pays off. Whether it’s carrying my buddy or sprinting from point A to point B.

Onto the question. I’m sure you have read Mark Rippetoe’s article Crossfit the good, the bad, and the ugly.
In it he basically says a lot of the same thing that Power Athlete preaches. Anyway, I wanted to know Power Athlete’s stance on coaches that should not be coaches. Example, housewives that attend a level 1 cert and get a job at a crossfit gym teaching shitty movement. I have been noticing more and more the lack good coaches with experience actually coaching. So many people spend $1,000 and think they have the right to teach. I was just curious about your thoughts on this topic.

Thanks Pete.

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John Welbourn is CEO of Power Athlete and Fuse Move. He is also creator of the online training phenomena, Johnnie WOD. He is a 9 year veteran of the NFL. John was drafted with the 97th pick in 1999 NFL Draft and went on to be a starter for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1999-2003, appearing in 3 NFC Championship games, and for starter for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2004-2007. In 2008, he played with the New England Patriots until an injury ended his season early with him retiring in 2009. Over the course of his career, John has started over 100 games and has 10 play-off appearances. He was a four year lettermen while playing football at the University of California at Berkeley. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Rhetoric in 1998. John has worked with the MLB, NFL, NHL, Olympic athletes and Military. He travels the world lecturing on performance and nutrition for Power Athlete. You can catch up with John as his personal blog on training, food and life, Talk To Me Johnnie and at Power Athlete.

9 Comments

  1. ABabb on January 13, 2014 at 8:31 am

    Are you saying “cafeteria crossfit” is a good thing? Because in your analogy with the Catholic Church John said he turned off by a priest criticizing “cafeteria catholics” and that having a logically consistent set of beliefs was “archaic” thinking. Is following a logically consistent training program not optimal? Or is picking and choosing different parts of various training programs just as good? I’m just confused because in your first analogy “cafeteria”= good, the second you seem to be saying “cafeteria”=bad. Which is it?

    • Luke on January 13, 2014 at 8:45 am

      ABabb, program hopping and inconsistency are not ideal. This is the “Cafeteria CrossFit” we are talking about. Its our contention that consistently following well thought out programming is the best way to drive an accelerates and specific adaptation.

  2. Jim G. on January 14, 2014 at 8:12 am

    Guys, had a question for the next episode…

    My upper body (specifically my pressing) is significantly behind my lower body. For example, my best bench right now was a 215 from the last CFFB total test, but I pulled 500 from 2 inches below the knees and am at a 395 squat. Pulling is ok. 1rm chin is +90lbs.

    Follow the program as written, but miss Saturdays most weeks. How would you go about getting my pressing stronger without sacrificing too much on the lower body?

    • CALI on January 14, 2014 at 9:37 am

      What is your press? Also, do you have any video of you benching?

  3. Jim G. on January 16, 2014 at 5:22 am

    Press 150. I have old vids for benching, and they are horrible. I will get some for the close grip work from today. Thanks Cali.

  4. Ingo B on January 16, 2014 at 4:07 pm
  5. RobW on April 4, 2014 at 8:12 am

    It’s hard to say who should and should not be coaching. The bigger issue is who a consumer should and should not pay to coach them. Instead of trying to regulate the market. Educate the consumer. Which in fact, I think you guys do an excellent job of.

    I did the Amateur and then the Collegiate program from the old site for two years. I learned just as much as a coach as I did as an athlete.

    Thanks!

    Rob Wilson
    CFVB

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