Hey everyone, thanks for tuning into Power Athlete Radio. What was sport before carefully planned

strength conditioning programs existed? What was it like when the only athletes you saw in the

weight room were the injured ones? Few people remember the days when training for any sport was comprised of little more than

running long distance. But Boyd Epley not only remembers it vividly, he was part of a pioneering

few who actually reformed this broken system. He's a god at the University of Nebraska and a founder

of the NSA. Here it is, episode 590.

I'm sure he doesn't remember, but as a young 18-year-old football recruit, I got, I grew up in

Southern California, went to Nebraska and had the opportunity to sit in your office

and go through the

recruiting pitch. That would have been 1994. But you didn't come. I didn't come. I ended up going to

Berkeley. My dad made an interesting observation for me. He said, hey, what do you think your chances

are playing in the NFL? At the time, I didn't know anybody that played in the NFL. So I was like, not good. I mean, six with five white dude, how many of those get to play in the NFL? So I ended up going to Cal just for the fact that I could get multiple degrees there, graduating four years and worked with my master's in my fifth. So I was a little more interested in the degree than going on and playing. And then

they got a chance to go play in the NFL for 10 years. So it sounds like it. It worked out

real well for you, but you missed a really good period of time at Nebraska. We had a lot of success

in that era. Yeah, you know what? I was fortunate. I went and played in Kansas City next to

Will Shields. So I got to play

for Will next to Will for a couple years. And I had met Will on that recruiting trip. So I think

class act, wasn't he? Yeah, he was a great individual. So I was very fortunate to get to play with him.

You know, played right tackle next to him for his final game. And then when he retired,

I played right guard for the Chiefs. So that. And then when he retired, I played right

guard for the chiefs. So that was a nice transition. He was just honored this year at the Outland

trophy presentation for all kinds of things that he's given back to the athletes industry and

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