In this Episode of The STRONG Life Podcast, Episode # 10, I interview 9 year NFL veteran, John Welbourn, the founder of CrossFit Football and Power Athlete HQ.
As expected, we dig deep into what it takes to Live and Lead with a Strong Mind, Strong Body & a STRONG Life.
Here's Just some of what we discuss in this episode of The STRONG Life:
- Intro QnA with your truly on the differences between training adults vs training athletes at The Underground Strength Gym
- How did the idea for CrossFit Football start?
- What BIG lesson was learned from 9 years in the NFL?
- The lifestyle John lived in The NFL & how it mirrors Real Life when focusing on getting shit done!
- How to use CrossFit Football programing to attack your weak points
- Does bodybuilding have it's place in training for sport & Football?
- How to tweak your Football workouts & nutrition to pack on more muscle & more size.
- An Inside look at John's CrossFit Gym, CrossFit Balboa, and how he operates the training and creates the atmosphere towards success
- How your ego can either hurt you or help you as a Coach and / or Lifter
- What John says to people when they say "Your gym is too expensive for me"
- How does John organize his day for success while running multiple businesses, being a family man, training hard and making it all work.
- What is the ONE big thing that separates a successful business and a non successful business?
- What 2 books does John recommend you read?
- What question does John wish I asked him and What the hell does it mean to be Presidential??!!
There is MUCH more in this STRONGCast episode with John so check it out on the video below or Click HERE to listen on iTunes.
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Z, what type of cardio (metcon whatever you want to call it) are you doing these days? I know when you trained for SEALfit camp you were a cardio fiend.
Nick prepping for SEALFit was a totally different animal
Currently, thanks to all my running and bad mechanics w/left foot I am cleaning up some achilles, ankle and foot issues
But a CFF met con might look like this AFTER a heavy lift:
CrossFit Disco
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, reps of:
Power Cleans @ 75% of body weight
Pull Ups
Or, something like this:
9 Minutes x MAX Work of
A) Sled Sprint x 100 ft
B) KB Swings x 10
C) Double KB Clean & Press x 5
D) Sledge Hammer Strikes x 20 (switch top hand after 10)
Whew! That sounds brutal
Really liked this- i had not heard too much about Crossfit Football. Something tells me this would be a safer investment to open then a solo (non affiliated) warehouse gym- piggybacking on the CF brand.
Thoughts?
Jeff I think what’s important is that this is a training system, NOT a business system
CrossFit IS MAIN stream now and although ea box is different, sure, U have haters but ya gotta do what you believe in vs following a herd for the sake of being a sheep
What do YOU believe in?
Great Interview BiG Z! Last year I had a football coach mention it and that his guys liked it so I looked into it for training. Interesting stuff. It isn’t exactly like the way I train, but pretty close. That made it a very easy transition from the Crossfit Football system to mine.
I really enjoyed his intensity!
The “Bodybuilding” world and everything about it made me laugh! So real, and so funny!
Always a White Belt brotha, Keep on learning!
Always! Are you doing Level 2 certs or has that been moved to mentorship?
Got a lot out of this one, Z!
We definitely are a strength-based gym, but want to keep overall athleticism up as well.
Most of what I was not good at was due to not being strong enough for certain movements and exercises.
I am passionate about building strength and developing impeccable technique. Strength drives all human movement and I like how John incorporates strength-building.
I refuse to run a “cookie cutter” gym doing what everyone else is doing.