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Talk To Me Johnnie

The personal blog of John Welbourn, 9-Year NFL starter and CEO of Power Athlete Inc.

Talk To Me Johnnie

Talk To Me Johnnie is the personal blog of John Welbourn, 10-Year NFL Veteran and CEO of Power Athlete inc.

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8 Rules for Success in 2021

You know that whole “new me, new you, new us” declaration that floods the world every year around New Years?  Not a fan.  Don’t get me wrong - I support change and will always be a vehicle for people to better themselves through Power Athlete. It’s the lack of follow through on hollow promises that irks me.  But I believe 2021 can be different. Let me explain...

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Keeping It Up For A Long Time

John, Loving these workouts, John! I'm a washed up former rugby player (played throughout college and semi pro afterwards before quitting due to injury). These workouts are awesome for making me hit stuff I usually wouldn't while adding the fun foundation and bodybuilding work. We have an infant son and [...]

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Ahead of the Curve

In current times where our reality involves sheltering at home and quarantine many of our athletes don’t have access to gyms, weights, bars, bumpers, dumbbells and strength training equipment. And because I pride myself on being ahead of the curve, I made the decision to offer a free training program called Third Monkey that can be executed with about 50 dollars’ worth of gear that can be bought at any Home Depot or stuff you might have laying around the farm or ranch. This includes buckets, cinder blocks, bags of concrete, bands, straps and other odds and ends...

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Apocalypse Preparation 2020

Hollywood has long had a romance with stories about viruses, zombies, the end of civilization, and viruses that create zombies who end civilizations. The Omega Man/I Am Legend, World War Z, every Mission Impossible, Resident Evil, Night of the Living Dead, 28 Weeks Later, Dawn of the Dead coupled with TV shows like the Walking Dead, Z Nation, In The Flesh - there is an endless stream. But what if this were to actually happen?  How would I survive, you ask?...

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2020 Updated Reading List

When I started Talk To Me Johnnie a decade ago, I included a required reading list based on my current situation. At that point in history, I was still crafting the foundations of Power Athlete, so I was reading about training and human performance, and of course, the River Cottage Meat book. Since then, a lot has changed...

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