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Eat The Week Ep 10: How to Stay Athletic for Life
Want to stay strong, explosive, and athletic as you get older? It takes more than just showing up. Learn why consistency, smarter recovery, sprinting, jumping, and knowing when to push or pull back could be the difference between simply training for years and actually staying athletic for life.
Ep 880 – Are You Actually Ready to Train? w/ Joel Jamieson
Your training plan says go. But is your body actually ready? Joel Jamieson breaks down HRV, recovery, training readiness, and how data and AI can expose what your program can’t see. Learn when to push, when to pull back, and how to make smarter training decisions without becoming a slave to the numbers.
Eat The Week Ep 9: Why Losing Weight Is So Damn Hard
Losing weight is simple on paper. So why is it so damn hard in real life? Ben is joined by fellow Power Athlete Master Coach, Johnny Durrett, to expose why willpower, crash diets and “just eat less” advice keep failing, and what it actually takes to lose weight, build better nutrition habits and keep the weight off when life gets messy..
Ep 879 – Beyond the Mat w/ Robert Drysdale
How much of what you know about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is actually true? Robert Drysdale joins John to challenge the myths, unpack the real history of the Gracies, and reveal how competition, culture and commercialization transformed BJJ into the sport we know today.
UNLEASH YOUR INNER ATHLETE
Go from Average Joe to MVP with performance programming battle tested at the highest level.
Eat The Week Ep 8: Stop Trying to Optimize Everything
Your sleep score sucks. Your recovery is in the red. You missed the perfect meal window. So what? Ben is joined by fellow Power Athlete Master Coach, Dr. Hunter Waldman, to explain why chasing optimization may be holding back your performance and why your body is far more resilient than your wearable wants you to believe.
Ep 878 – You Can’t Cheat the Work
John tackles your Q&A on cheat meals, getting lean, building muscle, youth sports, recovery and training intensity. From chasing shortcuts to earning results, this episode breaks down why you can’t cheat the work and what actually moves the needle.
Eat The Week Ep 7: Strong Isn’t Enough
Certified Power Athlete Coach, Tyson Shumway, thought getting bigger and stronger was enough. Then a torn bicep and a mini stroke changed everything. He joins Ben to share what he’s learned about training for a long, capable life.
Ep 877 – The Road to ADCC
What does it really take to prepare for ADCC? John is joined by resident Power Athlete Dragon Slayer, Arash Sofiani, to dig into the strength, conditioning and BJJ training behind elite grappling performance, and why getting stronger is only part of the equation. If you want to know what it takes to show up ready when the stakes are highest, start here.
UNLEASH YOUR INNER ATHLETE
Go from Average Joe to MVP with performance programming battle tested at the highest level.
EP 400 – The OG Crew Celebrates 400
Quadricentennial Today’s show marks the big 4-0-0. That’s right, 400 episodes later and we are still bringing…
EP 399 – Eating Organ Meats and the Power Athlete Diet
In this episode the Crew dials the voicemail to answer a question from a loyal Power Athlete…
EP 398 – Taking Ownership with Justin Kavanaugh
Taking Ownership & Talking Sh*t NFL stories aplenty in this week’s episode with Coach Kav, Justin Kavanaugh…
EP 397 – Lessons Learned from Former Gym Owners
In this episode the Crew dials the voicemail to answer a question from a loyal Power Athlete…
