E320 - John Madsen

15 Minutes to Freedom

Ryan Niddel

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3.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2019

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Today I’m joined by John Madsen. John is a former NFL Tight End and current owner of Athletic AF gym in Holladay, Utah. John has perhaps one of the most inspiring stories of any guest that’s been on the podcast. When he was growing up, John set a very specific goal of becoming a professional athlete. Through many twists and turns and broken bones, John was able to overcome anything thrown in his path on his way to accomplishing his dream. What’s even more amazing? John never played high school football. Tune in to listen to this incredible underdog story, hear what it’s like to play for Urban Meyer, and learn how John is preparing the next generation for success.

Want to connect with John? Find him on Instagram @Johnmadsenofficial Also be sure to check out his podcast The Show from your favorite provider.

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Questions, comments, requests? Feel free to contact me at [email protected]. I’d love to hear from you.

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0:00.0	The This is 15 minutes of freedom. I'm your host Ryan Idell and today I have a special guest all the way from Salt Lake City, Utah.
0:25.5	John Madsen, John, how are you today?
0:27.5	I'm doing great, man.
0:28.5	Thank you so much for having me.
0:29.8	Truly honored.
0:31.6	I'm humbled, I'm flattered. It's not every day I get to talk to a retired
0:35.0	NFL star such as yourself. So I appreciate it. Oh yeah man I don't know if I'd say that I was a
0:41.6	star but I did make it so I'm proud of that.
0:44.3	Did you physically play on a Sunday?
0:47.2	I did man I did I scored a couple touchdowns and lived my dream.
0:51.3	To me you're a star then like I don't know anybody else I've spoken to that
0:54.4	scored touchdowns in the NFL so congratulations for that. Thank you man thank you.
0:59.3	But John your trajectory to get the NFL was not traditional in any stretch of the imagination, right?
1:06.2	I mean, you didn't play football in high school at all, did you?
1:10.4	I didn't, dude.
1:11.4	I love sports. I was an athlete growing up. It was it was what me and my family did. My dad coached me in a lot of different sports. I played football from the time I was eight years old and was good at it.
1:24.0	But going into high school, I remember this really distinct moment that that almost seems like
1:30.2	yesterday I was in ninth grade going going into tenth grade and it was
1:34.1	mandatory then to start working out at the high school and so one of the first days
1:39.6	first days of summer I went with a group of five of my friends went into the weight room saw a bunch of
1:44.1	seniors throwing weights around. I had never really thought about lifting weights until that, up until that moment. And you know, like all high school strength coaches, the first thing we did was get our
1:55.3	maxes on bench squat and deadlift.
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