John – Page 9 – It's A Long Road

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.

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

Wagon Wheels

I started playing football my freshman year of high school. I was introduced to weight training the summer before as part of the football program. The first day I walked into the gym, I was 165 lbs and 6' tall. I benched a ground breaking 115 lbs and squatted an ugly 185 lbs for 2 reps..

By John|2013-05-12T20:39:33-05:00May 7th, 2013|Diet, Lifting Weights, Power Athlete, Talk to Me Johnnie|42 Comments

Watch It All Burn

Serious question, do you ever get tired of helping people? Or rather... trying to help people? I feel like I'm constantly leading horses to water. Family and friends come to me complaining that they can't lose fat, can't gain muscle, and can’t overcome ailments like celiac and IBS. They ask for advice...

By John|2013-05-05T21:46:13-05:00May 5th, 2013|Talk to Me Johnnie|17 Comments

42 Things I Learned Leading Up to 2013

13. It is better to live like a farmer than a bartender. Farmers go to bed when the sun goes down and wake when the roosters crow. Bartenders hang out with drunks, don’t go to bed till 3 or 4 in the morning and sleep all day. Be a farmer...

By John|2013-05-05T17:57:36-05:00February 26th, 2013|Aggressive, Talk to Me Johnnie|198 Comments

Power Athlete Radio

Welcome to Power Athlete Radio...

By John|2013-05-06T23:29:05-05:00February 26th, 2013|Power Athlete, Talk to Me Johnnie|7 Comments

Application

You can take the best minds in the world when it comes to program design, the best equipment and the location and the still not the see the results of a single coach in a home garage gym with a barbell. Every program whether it be BFS, CrossFit Football’s Power Athlete, Westside, Wendler’s 5-3-1 or Starting Strength is only as good as the implementation by the coach or athlete and how well as the athlete’s dedication to the program...

By John|2013-05-06T21:54:37-05:00February 25th, 2013|Power Athlete, Talk to Me Johnnie, Training|22 Comments

Sports Coach Radio Dot Com

John Welbourn is the big man behind CrossFit Football. A nine-year veteran of the NFL, he brings a multi-disciplinary approach to elite strength and conditioning. If you’re unfamiliar with the phenomenon that is CrossFit, you’ll learn all about it in this in-depth interview. Sports Coach Radio is hosted by Glenn Whitney, a sports and leadership psychologist...

By John|2013-05-05T18:02:53-05:00February 19th, 2013|Diet, Lifting Weights, Talk to Me Johnnie, Training|0 Comments

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