John Welbourn

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S4EP10: John Welbourn
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John Welbourn is CEO of Power Athlete and Fuse Move, as well as the creator of the online training phenomena, Johnnie WOD. He is a 9 year veteran of the NFL and was a starter for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1999-2003, the Kansas City Chiefs from 2004-2007, and appeared in 3 NFC Championship games. 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. After retiring from the NFL, John got involved with CrossFit and eventually developed the CrossFit Football program, but we’ll let him explain how that all went down. John has worked with the MLB, NFL, NHL, Olympic athletes as well as the Military, and he currently travels the world lecturing on performance and nutrition for Power Athlete.

For more info on John, check out Power Athlete, Johnnie WOD, and follow them on Facebook and Instagram.

People, Organizations, and Diets mentioned in the episode:
[03:10]  Dr. Romanov
[03:45]  Power Athlete
[04:11]  Fort Hood, TSAC / NSCA, Fort Bragg
[04:43]  Power Athlete Methodology Course
[05:43]  Power, by Fred Hatfield
[06:14]  CrossFit Seminars
[07:01]  After completing the Power Athlete Methodology course, you can go to Austin, Texas to the Block One coaching certification
[07:55]  Power Athlete Symposium
[09:21]  John’s pre-CrossFit athletic background
[09:55]  UC Berkeley
[10:10]  John played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, and the New England Patriots
[12:03]  CrossFit Football
[12:57]  Raphael Ruiz
[13:46]  Tom Brady, Tony Gonzalez, Will Shields
[14:57]  GPP = General Physical Preparedness
[15:29]  Brian Mackenzie
[16:28]  SPP = Specific Physical Preparedness
[19:53]  Mark Rippetoe
[25:42]  John’s definition of athleticism
[27:36]  John explains the Pancake/Wagon Wheel Diet
[30:29]  Uncle Buck is all about the Wagon Wheel Diet
[31:41]  Talk to Me, Johnnie blog
[32:13]  Krusteaz pancake mix
[32:21]  Grape Nuts Cereal
[34:43]  From Costco to Andronico’s  – John has arrived
[37:34]  From one protein bar to a box at Sports Basement – Kelly has arrived
[37:55]  Only slightly expired Balance Bars
[38:17]  Mauro Di Pasquale
[41:04]  Robb Wolf
[41:33]  Loren Cordain
[42:12]  Weston Price
[43:01]  John makes two main nutrition recommendations for young athletes
[45:41]  John participates in Dr. Amen’s study on NFL players
[47:52]  Mat Lalonde, Ketogenic Diet for brain trauma
[53:07]  Dr. Tom Incledon
[59:25]  Good Will Hunting