Ep 778: Classic re-up: Wendler's Wisdom
Power Athlete Radio
Power Athlete
4.8 • 608 Ratings
🗓️ 18 October 2024
⏱️ 85 minutes
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Summary
Missed it the first time? Here’s your shot at redemption. Jim Wendler’s back, and this time he’s shaping the next generation of football savages as a high school strength coach. No studies, no fluff—just blood, scars, and 5/3/1 grit. Tune in as we reboot one of our all-time favorite episodes, where Wendler proves the game may have softened, but real strength never dies.
00:00:27 - Jim Wendler Origin
00:08:15 - 00:13:20 Football and Violence
00:13:55 - Evolution of Linemen
00:18:15 - College Roster Depth
00:22:16 - Coaching Youth Football
00:34:34 - College Recruiting
00:45:52 - Football Mentality
01:01:55 - Training for Football
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Power Athlete Radio, a podcast dedicated to empowering your performance every damn day. |
| 0:08.0 | Join former NFL Pro and Power Athlete founder John Wellborn as he dissects the greatest minds in strength, conditioning, and more. |
| 0:17.0 | So whether your goal is to be the hammer, destroy mediocrity, or simply move the dirt, you've come to the right place. |
| 0:24.5 | Now with the warmup done, let the gains begin. |
| 0:27.9 | Hey, Power Athlete Nation. |
| 0:29.3 | Welcome to another episode of Power Athlete Radio. |
| 0:31.9 | We are live. |
| 0:33.6 | On location. |
| 0:34.1 | On location between two ferns. |
| 0:35.8 | We're actually in Columbus, Ohio, between two ferns in a basement and a speakeasy. We randomly found this place. We showed up to get some beers and pizza. They said he had a cool spot. I do owe some thank yous. So, lay it out. Well, college buddy that is a Columbus native gave him a ring. We needed a studio. And this was his Hail Mary long shot he's like you |
| 0:56.1 | got to give these guys a call joking I gave him a call and he's like I can't believe that worked |
| 1:00.3 | so Dave fresh that's a thank you we're at Mikey's uh late night pizza something like that |
| 1:06.2 | yeah well we're joined by our good friend, Jim Wendler. Hello. |
| 1:11.9 | So for those you guys that- Thank you for having me, buddy. |
| 1:12.8 | I appreciate it. |
| 1:13.4 | Awesome. We've been here for about an hour. This is our 27th beer. Yeah. But I mean, dude, if you guys don't know, Jim, you guys have probably been living under a fucking rock, so get out from underneath that rock. But, I mean, long-time friend and alum of Power Athlete Radio. |
| 1:10.3 | So thanks for coming on, dude. |
| 1:11.5 | I appreciate you guys. |
| 1:12.7 | Thank you for having me here's to you here's here's d's right looks like uh what do you nursing that beer um yeah got a nipple on that thing it's my fourth just kidding this is my 27th. Oh, man. |
| 1:44.5 | So, dude, I feel like we've been, well, not that we've gotten rid of all the, or talked about all the good stuff, but we've, uh, we've had a nice little catch up here, but like, so, so give me the lowdown. Like, give me the script. Like, uh, you've been, you know, obviously living in London, Ohio and yeah, you're working as a strength coach. Yeah, I did. |
| 2:01.9 | To make a long story short, in 2000, shit, I don't even remember when it said. |
| 2:11.2 | I'm trying maybe 2015, 2016. |
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