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.

Bulking Protocol & Coconut Carne Bars

In years past, my food to “bridge the gap” was beef jerky. This fundamental need is what lead to the starting of Well Food Company and the different type of jerky we offer. I remember a conversation my wife and I had when she saw me eating jerky with spoonfuls of coconut oil...

By |2014-01-12T16:33:57-06:00January 10th, 2014|Talk to Me Johnnie|8 Comments

A Few More Things I Learned…

The list of 42 had a profound effect on me this year. Whenever I encountered a challenge or crossroads, I tried to apply what I knew and see if the event would reshape my point of view. 2013 might have been one of the most difficult and trying years in my last 37. The joy of having children has added a layer I could never of expected...

By |2014-01-04T07:39:48-06:00January 1st, 2014|Aggressive, Talk to Me Johnnie|33 Comments

Bulking Protocol – Part 2

For the second installment of the Bulking Protocol, we are going to outline the "how much?" portion of the method. If you are reading this, there is a good chance you are interested in putting on size or at the very least understand how it can be done with good results. Many ask, how do I increase the number on the scale without a massive increase in my waistline?...

9/11 Remembrance

As we got ready in pre-game, I don't remember anything but quiet and whispering voices. It was as if New York was the stage, the Giants were America's star and we just the poor guy who had to take a fall in the third act...

By |2013-09-12T07:20:04-05:00September 11th, 2013|Football, Talk to Me Johnnie|3 Comments

2nd Annual Wade’s Army

For those of you new to the Power Athlete family, Wade DeBruin was a two-year-old little boy we lost two years ago to Neuroblastoma, a deadly form of pediatric cancer that attacks the nerve tissue. Wade’s mom and my wife grew up together and while my wife was pregnant with our girls we saw his heart wrenching struggle play out on Facebook. What hit so close to home was when I saw a picture of Wade with his twin sister...

By |2013-09-10T17:25:06-05:00September 8th, 2013|Talk to Me Johnnie, Wade's Army|6 Comments

Bulking Protocol – Part 1

Thanks for emailing me. I was not being sarcastic about contacting me about how to put on size and muscle and more specifically my bulking protocol. The Power Athlete Bulking Protocol is easy to follow and has always resulted in a bigger, stronger, more muscular athletes. Where we have succeeded, and others failed, is consistency...

By |2013-09-06T05:11:39-05:00September 6th, 2013|Diet, Power Athlete, Talk to Me Johnnie, Training|30 Comments

The Hay is in the Barn

Do the work, put in the hours and the suffering, leave nothing to chance and when the moment of truth presents itself you can feel confident that “the hay is in the barn” and there is nothing left to do but get out of the way and let greatness happen. If you do this, the feeling in the pit of your stomach isn’t nervous energy…it is adrenalin...

By |2013-06-23T20:14:54-05:00June 23rd, 2013|Mental, Talk to Me Johnnie|25 Comments
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