Ep 852: How to Bulletproof Your Body w/ Dr. John Rusin

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Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 614 Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Dr. John Rusin lays out how to bulletproof your body with smarter programming, better movement, and a no-BS approach to pain-free performance. We break down the biggest mistakes in modern training, why early specialization is wrecking athletes, and how a lack of movement diversity is setting you up for breakdown. If you want to build real strength, stay injury-free, and keep performing for the long haul, this is the blueprint. Shownotes: https://bit.ly/PARep852 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 Dr Rusin on Insta https://www.instagram.com/drjohnrusin/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	You're listening to Power Athlete Radio, a podcast dedicated to empowering your performance every damn day.
0:08.4	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 warm-up done, let the gains begin.
0:27.3	Most people think that getting stronger means pushing harder in the gym.
0:30.9	But what if the real key to performance is learning how to train without breaking the body?
0:35.8	Today we're talking with Dr. John Rusen about his system
0:39.4	that he uses to train athletes and everyday lifters to build strength, fix pain, and stay in the game
0:44.7	for the long haul. Dude, you've been doing this a long time. I mean, I listened to you on Dave
0:48.8	Tate's podcast and I mean, obviously, I've seen your name pop up a bunch. So I mean, it's great.
0:53.7	I mean, the book was extremely thorough, thick. I'm glad they gave me enough time to go through it because I always feel like it's disingenuous. I'm sure you've had, you've got on a podcast where you send the people the book and you're like, this fucking guy had no idea. He didn't read the single thing. And you're like, God, yeah. It's a hard one though. You know, like when you deliver somebody a 600 page textbook, you're like,
1:13.1	read every word.
1:14.2	Like that's a hard ass for people. I get that. But yeah, that has been the situation a couple times. Yeah. I didn't read all 600. I just went to all the stuff that I was kind of looking for like floating through. So I shot you over questions, which I think will be pretty good.
1:25.8	So we'll get wrong.
1:27.5	Yeah, let's do it.
1:28.2	All right, cool.
1:29.0	Hey, today's guest is Dr. John Rusen. through. So I shot you over questions, which I think will be pretty good. So we'll get wrong.
1:32.3	Yeah, let's do it. All right, cool. Hey, today's guest is Dr. John Russon. Russon.
1:38.3	It's Russin. All right. Hey, today's guest is Dr. John Russon, a physical therapist,
1:42.2	strength coaching, creator of the pain-free performance system. So over the past decades,
1:44.3	he's worked with everyone from professional athletes to everyday people who just want to train hard with consistency and without getting injured,
1:49.3	which feels to be a major issue that we run into with most people that when they start getting
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