Power Athlete Radio

EP 357 – The Healthy Rebellion’s Robb Wolf

25 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hungry Like the Wolf Hanging around smart people makes you appear smart. That has always been the glue that holds our friendship with sweetheart, Robb...

EP 356 – Making Performance a Habit with Dr Julie Slowiak

17 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Behavior Reflects Motivation During these strange times, we’re all being forced to find a “new normal” which means…behavior modification on ma...

EP 355 – Nick Hardwick After the NFL

10 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Center of it All Nick Hardwick [@NickHardwick] is proof that you don’t need to hammer your kids into playing one sport for their entire adolesce...

EP 354 – First Responder Wellness with Anette Zapp

04 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Forged by Fire It’s an incredible time to put some of our first responders in the spotlight. This week we welcome Anette Zapp [@firesqfitness] who s...

EP 353 – Mastering the D3 Dynamic with Mike Caro

27 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

College Athletes Take a Hit Coach Mike Caro [Twitter: @CoachMikeCaro] brings his unique perspective of working with 27 different teams at the D3 level...

EP 352 – Dr Keith Baar Engineers Tissues

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Future of Muscle Science If it’s knowledge you seek, look no further than this week’s episode. Dr Keith Baar  [Twitter: @MuscleScience] takes...

EP 351 – Influencer Mike Boyle Actually Coaches

14 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How Do We Reeaach These Kids Coach Mike Boyle [@michael_boyle1959] is easily one of the most entertaining guests we’ve had on Power Athlete Radio. H...

EP 350 – Three Men & A Lady

07 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

PA Radio Celebrates 350 Seven years and 350 episodes later, we’re still beating the dead horse that is Power Athlete Radio. In this reunion podcast,...

EP 349 – The Evolution of Ryan Fischer

29 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Humble Beginnings, Happy Endings For every year that goes by, Ryan Fischer [@ryanfisch] grows exactly one ab. This week’s guest entertains The Crew ...

EP 348 – Kabuki Strength’s Chris Duffin

22 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Strength from Struggle Chris Duffin [@@mad_scientist_duffin] of Kabuki Strength joins us to get down and dirty on some classic strength training discu...

EP 347 – Rugby Legend, Owen Franks

14 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On the Pitch Rugby legend, Owen Franks [@Owen.Franks] joins us from across the pond for this week’s killer episode of PA Radio. If you are a rugby f...

EP 346 – Fast & Furious 9 Wins The Super Bowl

08 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Granny Shifting What’s almost as good as having a World Class Guest on Power Athlete Radio? Having NO guest at all and listening to our Crew of two ...

EP 345 – Feeling the G’s with Corey LaJoie

01 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Train Fast, Be Fast This week we go big time with professional NASCAR driver, Corey LaJoie [@coreylajoie]. Not only does he possess the stock car driv...

EP 344 – Ivy League Coaching With Tom Newman

25 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Emotional Intelligence for Athletes With access to some of the greatest minds in academia, Director of Student Athlete Innovation & Performance To...

EP 343 – Kris Borthwick is Making a Racket in Tennis

18 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Posh Power Sport Coach Kris Borthwick’s [@krisborthwick] career has come full circle bringing him back to a sport he played as a youth athlete i...

EP 342 – The Crew Answers Your Questions

11 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Metabolic Flexibility & Movies It’s been a while since The Crew was able to sit around and reminisce on what was an epic 2019 Power Athlete Symp...

EP 341 – Ben Crookston on Creativity & Competition

04 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Find Your New Field of Competition What once began as a professional relationship between a S&C company and a few tech nerds quickly evolved into ...

EP 340 – Motivating Millennials with Liza Reader

21 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Not Your Grandma’s Weight Room Liza Reader of University of Louisville has seen the changes in collegiate athletes over the years. While she relents...

EP 339 – James FitzGerald and the Future of “Fitness”

14 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Fitness is Changing, and Not For The Better Everyone has an opinion about the sport of “fitness” but few have contemplated the implications of tra...

EP 338 – New Treatment for PTSD with Tara Miller

08 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Old Methods Aren’t Effective This week Tara Miller takes The Crew through a brief history of psychiatry and discusses the antiquated techniques ...

EP 337 – Dr Tara Swart & Brain Agility

29 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dive deep into the neuroscience of self-discovery with the brilliant @DrTaraSwart on our latest podcast episode! Join John, Luke, and Tex as we explor...

EP 336 – Onegevity, Gut Health, & Your Feces

22 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Ultimate Log of Information This week The Crew gets down and dirty talking literal shit with the fellas who founded Onegevity [@Onegevity]. Most ...

EP 335 – The Vegan Vendetta

16 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Game Changers are Lame Changers Ohh lawdy. If you think you’ve heard The Crew criticize the vegan lifestyle, you ain’t heard nothing yet. With...

EP 334 – Coffee Talk with Paul Carter

10 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

“If I’m such a cock holster, why do you follow me?” Paul Carter of @liftrunbang is passionate about climate change and identifying underdevelo...

EP 333 – Soldier Research with Karen Kelly

02 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Warfighter is a Complicated Cat When Karen Kelly began her work with the Military, she could not have predicted just how unique of a study the war...

EP 332 – Improving Military PT with The Crew

25 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Biting the Bullet on PT Reform When you think of Power Athlete Radio, a lot of descriptors come to mind…none of which are “high brow political con...

EP 331 – Nate Brookreson Calls Out Coaching Bullshit

18 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Run Towards the Difficult Conversations When you’ve coached as many college athletes as Nick Brookreson [@nbrookreson] you learn a thing or two ab...

EP 330 – Nir Eyal, Professional Distraction Remover

11 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Technology is distrac…SQUIRREL! When Nir Eyal set out to write the book “Hooked”, he wasn’t referencing fishing, prostitution, or the biograph...

EP 329 – Daniel Roose & College Basketball Culture

04 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Genetics Continues to Go Undefeated It should not come as a surprise that even coaches working at the highest level of sport are not advocating for ea...

EP 328 – Nick Winkelman: Coach/DJ/Cue Master

28 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Cue That Actually Matters Ho. Ly. Shit. The Head of the Irish Rugby Football Union’s Performance & Science Program brings so much to the con...

EP 327 – Order of Man with Ryan Michler

20 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Not-So-Modern Man What does it mean to be a MAN in this day and age? The question alone provokes controversy in most social circles. Does chromoso...

EP 326 – Dr Buhler, Healing Man

14 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tell Me Where It Hurts (Or Doesn’t) You’ve heard his name many times throughout the podcast. Most times, he’s being referred to as basically the...

EP 325 – The Crew Puts Robots on Blast

06 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Wade’s Army is YOU When the guys get together to answer your questions in a Crew episode, a lot of shit gets pondered. Tex spends most of the podcas...

EP 324 – Pat Ivey & the Nuances of Collegiate Coaching

31 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Pat is Leaving a Legacy This week’s guest, Pat Ivey [@DrCoach_PatIvey] has been around the collegiate block. Furthermore, his career in pro footb...

EP 323 – Lily Nichols Upgrades Prenatal Nutrition

24 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jacked Babies Are Made With Great Nutrition Ooooohhh baby…literally. This week’s show is all about prenatal nutrition. Even if you don’t have a ...

EP 322 – Kyle Turley Advocates Hard for CBD

17 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Cannabis and Recovery Do you fancy yourself a person who stays informed about cutting edge recovery practices? Yes. I said “fancy yourself”. Take ...

EP 321 – The End of Killing with Taser Founder Rick Smith

09 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Future of Less Lethal Do you have a fever?…And the only cure is more PA Radio? After a one week hiatus we are BACK and finally bringing you Axon...

EP 320 – John Welbourn the Family Man

20 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adulting John Welbourn is known for a lot of things. He’s America’s number one fan of the hit show “Friends”. He’s been known to drift a ren...

EP 319 – Scott Caulfield and the Future of NSCA

13 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Future of the NSCA This week’s episode of PA Radio does not disappoint with veteran guest, Scott Caulfield [@CoachCaulfield] of the NSCA [@nscao...

EP 317 – Dr Jannell MacAulay Challenges Military Norms

28 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Commanding Excellence Retired USAF Lt Colonel, Dr Jannell MacAulay [@macaulayjc] is no stranger to high stress environments. As a commander, mother, a...

EP 316 – Sustainable Farming with Bobby Gill

21 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Regenerative Agriculture  Animals. They’re sometimes cute, frequently delicious, and as it turns out, imperative to sustaining an ecosystem. So why...

EP 315 – Alan Stein Jr Obsesses Over High Performers

14 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Training Discomfort Imagine you get the opportunity to be Kobe Bryant’s performance coach during his hayday. This means it’s your responsibility t...

EP 314 – Champions On and Off the Field with Nicole Davis

08 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Edge of Performance So you think you’ve got a decent idea of how to bring your athletes or even yourself to the very edge of your performance ca...

EP 313 – PT Work and Politics with Sue Falsone

01 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

From Table to Field Keep a cool head and stay in your lane. Sound advice from a woman who has worked her ass off to earn the distinction of first fema...

EP 312 – Mike Hill Coaches with Authenticity

25 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Developing The Mike Hill Brand How meticulous is your coaching routine? If you’re not keeping track of everything down to the music that was playing...

EP 311 – Ron McKeefery Changing Lives Through Sport

17 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adapt, Overcome We just can’t get enough Ron McKeefery [@RMcKeefery]. His enthusiasm for coaching is fueled by his sense of obligation to change liv...

EP 310 – Bobby Smith and Athlete Resiliency

10 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Find your Why Coach Bobby Smith [@coachbobbysmith] battled injury and what he considered less than optimal training as a collegiate javelin thrower an...

EP 309 – OuraRing Sleep Tracking with Harpreet Rai

03 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Put A Ring On it Are you chronically tired? Do you feel like your sleep sucks ass? Is it affecting your training, your job, your relationships, your a...

EP 308 – Conscious Coaching with Brett Bartholomew

26 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Good Coaches Provide Value Being on Power Athlete Radio three times is like getting to third base. The excitement, the sense of achievement, and the u...

EP 307 – Rachel Larson Talks Mind Over Muscle

19 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mind Over Muscle Did you know that the types of cues you use with your athletes can have a SIGNIFICANT effect on how they perform? Of course you did. ...

EP 306 – Vernon Griffith and Virginia High Performance

13 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Break The Bad Coach Cycle Vernon Griffith [@vernongriffith4] sees coaching as an opportunity to provide athletes the leadership and direction that he ...

PA Radio – Episode 305: The Crew

05 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Birthday Episode This week we are retroactively celebrating the birthdays of both John and Tex. In this episode you’ll get tales of birthday’s...

PA Radio – Episode 304: Nate Palin

30 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

intelligent Tactical Training Maybe you’ve noticed the trend of intelligent strength and conditioning infiltrating one of the most guarded niche of ...

PA Radio – Episode 303: Kyle Kingsbury

22 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Be Present, Be balanced Kyle Kingsbury is in the business of Human Optimization. That means he’s dedicated to vetting the basic and fringe methods f...

PA Radio – Episode 302: Gary Schofield

16 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Living and coaching with passion “I like to drink beer, does that mean my kids should be drinking beer?” Good question, Gary. As a Coach, Gary Sch...

PA Radio – Episode 301: Angela Duckworth

09 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Grow or Slow How do you create the appropriate balance of support and push so that your kids develop GRIT? That is precisely what Angela Duckworth [@a...

PA Radio – Episode 300: The Crew

02 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Fuel The Fire Berrp berrp berrp berrrrrrrrrp! Mark your Galactic Calendars because this week we bring you the 300th Episode of Power Athlete Radio. Lo...

PA Radio – Episode 299: Logan Gelbrich

23 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Swing for the Fences The stoic philosopher Seneca said “Associate with people who are likely to improve you. Welcome those who you are capable of im...

PA Radio: Episode 298 – Richard Bradford

15 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Cooking is a gift Attention all Valentine’s lovers! Being able whip up the perfect dinner is attractive, no doubt about it. But it in the time it wo...

PA Radio – Episode 297: Ben Crookston

08 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Connecting Athletes Through Technology When you look back at your failures, are you tempted to point the finger at all of the things, people, etc outs...

PA Radio – Episode 296: Anders Ericsson

02 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A Peak At Success Author Anders Ericsson [Twitter: @PeakTheBook] is all about researching why some people perform FAR better than others. His studies ...

PA Radio – Episode 295: Tracy Zimmer

25 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A Strong Foundation This week’s guest has never shied away from a challenge. Competing in powerlifting, bodybuilding, and collegiate lacrosse was th...

PA Radio – Episode 294: Robb Wolf

19 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Wolf and the Kraken Robb Wolf has a way of explaining things so that the layman can understand complex ideas. Maybe that’s why his humble little...

PA Radio – Episode 293: Dr Chris Morris

12 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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. Y...

PA Radio – Episode 292: Josh Bridges

05 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Relying on Athleticism It’s officially January in 2019 and that means the masses have finally decided to get their shit together, if only for the ne...

PA Radio – Episode 291: John Welbourn

28 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

WOD harder than me, bro. What do Johnnie WOD [@JohnnieWOD] and Dirk Diggler have in common? Everything. Don’t take your “fitness” self too serio...

PA Radio – Episode 290: The Crew

23 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Santa Trains Speed Too That’s right. This week Luke and Tex talk deliberate training through many of the programs we utilize to develop bad motherfu...

PA Radio – Episode 289: 2018 PA Symposium

15 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 ou...

PA Radio – Episode 287: Marc Effron

08 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Become a High Performer Performance whores come in many forms. Marc Effron is the kind that is obsessed with getting people fire on all cylinders. Muc...

PA Radio – Episode 288: Dr John Wagle

30 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A Real Cluster-Fuck Accentuated eccentric loading, velocity based training, and clusters….oohh baby. This week’s episode with Dr. John Wagle [@drj...

PA Radio – Episode 286: Stan Efferding

23 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Stimulate, Don’t Annihilate Nothing could me more apropos than having nutrition master, Stan Efferding [@StanEfferding] on the show on Thanksgiving ...

PA Radio – Episode 285: The Crew

17 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Last Action Hero Training on the road with very little equipment, convincing sport coaches that lifting won’t ruin specificity, keeping your relatio...

PA Radio – Episode 284: Ryan Horn

10 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Salt or Sugar “When are coaches going to stop trying to impress each other and start trying to improve one another.” Coach Ryan Horn [@RyanHorn45]...

PA Radio – Episode 283: Andrea Hudy

03 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Show Your Value Andrea Hudy [@A_Hudy] oversees the athlete strength complex on the KU campus and works specifically with the men’s and women’s bas...

PA Radio – Episode 282: Jay Ferruggia

26 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Strengthen You Remember rolling into the gym and seeing dudes in stringers? Remember Dinosaur Training? Hell yeah. Host of Renegade Podcast and longti...

PA Radio – Episode 281: Derek Woodske

20 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Pass On the Passion This episode is as epic as it’s guest. Derek Woodske [@DerekWoodske] is a man and athlete steeped in deep thought. He meditates ...

PA Radio – Episode 280: The Crew

13 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Exceptional Excitability When your Crew includes sometimes special guest, John Welbourn, you podcast harder than most. What does that mean? Absolutely...

PA Radio – Episode 279: Dr. Greg Ueckert

06 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Bite Down Performance Do you fear the dentist? What if it meant that you could improve your power output, decrease pain, and align your spine for opti...

PA Radio – Episode 278: David Fults

29 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Fuel The Machine David Fults AKA Chef Flutters [@Flutters77] serves our healthy appetite for knowledge and MEAT. This week, our main man at Stay Class...

PA Radio – Episode 277: Edward Slingerland

23 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Paradox of Trying Not to Try How do you find the sweet spot between spontaneity and training in performance? This week The Crew discusses the role...

PA Radio – Episode 276: Lindsey Mathews

15 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Bringing A Little Life Into This World Behind that epic smile is a passion for guiding mommas through the journey of pregnancy, birth, and parenthood....

PA Radio – Episode 275: Chris Cooper

08 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Business Gainzz Simply put, Chris Cooper of Two-Brain Business makes gyms profitable. He and his team of mentors have proven concepts for overcoming t...

PA Radio – Episode 274: Cal Dietz

31 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Strong Feet, Strong Butt This week we welcome back our S&C man-crush, Cal Dietz [@CalDietz] to talk all things athletics. His insights on testing ...

PA Radio – Episode 273: Phil Wagner

25 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Power of Technology Less injuries means better performance. Using technology has greatly improved our knowledge of individual biomechanics. Now we...

PA Radio – Episode 272: Donnie Maib

17 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Developing athletes into Adults If the name sounds familiar, it’s because Donnie Maib [@DonnieMaib] has been crushing athletics since his own career...

PA Radio – Episode 271: Mike Robertson

10 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 an...

PA Radio – Episode 270: The Crew

04 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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PA Radio – Episode 269: Lindsey Lepley

27 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Eccentrically Speaking Eccentric muscle contractions are weird. And no I’m not talking about eccentric as in “my eccentric Uncle Larry just purcha...

PA Radio – Episode 268: Peter Sage

21 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There Are No Straight Lines in Nature What do you get when strength and conditioning collides with the power of productive psychology? Another Premier...

PA Radio – Episode 267: Gunnar Peterson

14 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL TRAIN Gunnar Peterson [@GunnarFitness] built his business building bodies. Not only is he one of the most well reputed pers...

PA Radio – Episode 266: Allen Gannett

06 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Consume Everything You’ve heard the debate: Is athleticism developed or innate? What role does talent play in the success of a an individual? Allen ...

PA Radio – Episode 265: The Crew

29 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Teach a Man to Shrug and He’ll Hit for a Lifetime If someone were to ask me to personify Power Athlete Radio, I’d say it’s kind of like a wise o...

PA Radio: Episode 264 – Dr Richard Citrin

23 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 at...

PA Radio – Episode 263: Dr Laurie Santos

16 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Monkey See, Monkey Do We have Dr. Laurie Santos on the show to talk about the behavioral similarities and differences that exist between humans and ot...

PA Radio – Episode 262: Sorinex SS Recap

08 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE Brothers and Sisters in strength met recently to celebrate what was the 11th year of Sorinex Summer Strong in South Carolina. In...

PA Radio – Episode 261: Dr. David Calvo

02 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

RELEASE THE HORMONES Dr. David Calvo makes sense of peptides, aminos, and growth hormones with The Crew. If you’ve been looking for a concise explan...

PA Radio – Episode 260: John Welbourn

25 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

slay life Creator of Power Athlete and NFL veteran, J Welly [@JohnWelbourn] takes questions from Luke and Tex and reflects on the principles he’s ac...

PA Radio – Episode 259: Dustin Grooms

18 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

MINDFUL TRAINING, LITERALLY Dustin Grooms is here to help you understand what the brain has to do with biomechanics. Also, what role does it play in t...

PA Radio – Episode 258: The Crew

12 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

BRUTAL STRENGTH Another UNPRECEDENTED episode with your favorite weathermen/conspiracy theorists/nihilists. What makes this week’s edition of PA Rad...

PA Radio – Episode 257: Chris Frankel

05 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Strap Yourself In What does it take to be the Head of Human Performance at TRX [@TRXTraining]? Know a little something about humans and know a hell of...