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Ep 844: The Evolution of Human Performance w/ Robb Wolf

Power Athlete Radio

Power Athlete

Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.8614 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

John and Robb Wolf dive deep into Art De Vany’s lasting impact on fitness. They unpack the history of strength and conditioning, call out the myths that still dominate gyms and nutrition advice, and explore the truths that have been ignored or forgotten. This conversation isn’t just about nostalgia, it’s about cutting through the dogma and giving athletes the tools to think critically about health, performance, and longevity. Shownotes: https://bit.ly/PARep844 Are you new to training or returning to it after time away? Don’t bypass untapped potential, follow Bedrock and lay the foundation to build unparalleled strength, speed and power. START TODAY - https://powerathletehq.com/bedrock/ Check out what we do: Training - https://powerathletehq.com/training Nutrition - https://powerathletehq.com/nutrition Knowledge - https://academy.powerathletehq.com Click on the link to see the companies we use and support 👉 https://powerathletehq.com/partners/ Follow Robb on Insta https://www.instagram.com/dasrobbwolf/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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As much as I love having you on the podcast,

1:23.8

I feel that doing this podcast that we're going to kind of talk about right now is extremely

1:29.7

important in something when you hit me up the other day that Art Devaney had passed away.

1:33.9

That was, even though I didn't know him personally like you did, I felt the blow of that

1:40.0

for the fact that reading evolutionary fitness and that essay that he wrote and then obviously

1:44.9

his book later was so impactful upon me and I know it's impactful upon you. And still to this

1:50.4

day, I can see threads of that original piece and what he originally put forward in all of my

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