About John

John Welbourn is CEO of Power Athlete and host of Power Athlete Radio. He is a 9 year starter and 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 and records his podcast, Power Athlete Radio, every week with over 800 episodes spanning 13 years. You can catch up with John as his personal blog, Talk To Me Johnnie, on social media @johnwelbourn or at Power Athlete Radio.

Raw Vegan vs Hunter Gatherer

I was forwarded a site called Health Matters To Me. The author does some comparisons of a family that produced a DVD on their Raw Vegan diet and the pictures that Weston Price took of Hunter Gatherer tribes around the turn of the century. Storm & Family: Degenerating Raw Vegans "...This brings us to the most fascinating portion of the film: the children. In Weston Price's studies of primitive populations, he discovered that [...]

By |2013-02-04T21:20:40-06:00May 9th, 2010|Diet, Talk to Me Johnnie|4 Comments

Ketogenic Diets & Performance

      I posted two articles on training and ketogenic diets that have caused some confusion so I thought I would post the questions and responses for some dialogue. Metabolism and Ketosis - Protein Power Ketogenic diets and physical performance - Nutrition & Metabolism Erik Behan asked a question... There are a couple points of note in the second article that I think need to be addressed by someone smarter than me. [...]

By |2013-02-04T21:26:25-06:00May 6th, 2010|Diet, Ketogenic, Talk to Me Johnnie|6 Comments

Why Talk To Me Johnnie?

I guess the first question I should answer is why “Talk To Me Johnnie”? As many of you may or may not know there was a time when I did not use a computer for more than paying some bills and looking at cars and motorcycles. I had no desire to read forums, personal websites, no Facebook or Twitter. I had played in the NFL for the a decade and the internet was [...]

By |2013-02-04T21:24:11-06:00May 5th, 2010|CrossFit Football, Football, Talk to Me Johnnie|2 Comments

Copyrighted Material

When it's created, it's copyrighted. I recently read an article on training site about copyrights and stealing intellectual property. I thought it was fitting topic for Talk To Me Johnnie as the information I provide is both original and freely given. Even though it is given away and I provide it in the hopes that are others will learn from my experiences, it is my property, it is copyrighted and it is owned. [...]

Gee, Brain, what do you want to do tonight? The same thing we do every night, Pinky, try to take over the world!

This is my site to answer all the question that are submitted to me over time. For the last 10 years I have been playing in the NFL and for the last year I been growing CF Football, and have been flooded with questions. Everything from training, food, equipment, cars to likes and dislikes. I am using this site as my voice to talk about things that interest me and interest you...Send your questions.

By |2013-02-04T21:31:41-06:00April 6th, 2010|Adventure, Talk to Me Johnnie|0 Comments
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