This is Power Athlete Radio.

With your host, Denny K.

Professor Bouti and the Luke Summers.

And now toes forward, hips locked, shoulders set, and retract those scoundulums.

It's time for the knowledge bombs.

Hey everyone. Thanks for tuning in to Power Athlete Radio.

Brad Snyder joins us on this week's holiday episode.

And if that name sounds familiar, it's because this Naval Academy grad turned Paralympic gold medalist has an amazing story.

After several deployments as an EOD officer, his last with the Navy SEAL team

left him blinded. Brad suffered a blast of the face after stepping on a buried IED. Although

his facial injury is healed in relatively short order, his eyes were damaged beyond repair. Here

how Brad was able to pivot and take his personal drive in type A personality in a different

direction by revisiting his passion for swimming. A collegiate competitor, Brad is no stranger to

training, setting goals, and exceeding them. He relies on his positive mindset and vigilant approach

to maintaining perspective as a means to dominate not only the sport of swimming but also the challenges of navigating life as a blind man this is episode 135

yo power athlete nation what is happening welcome to another episode of power athlete, the premier podcast and strength and conditioning.

This is Denny, and I feel like it's been fucking weeks since I spoke to you guys.

I'm excited.

I'm joined with John Luke in Tex, and our guest today is Mr. Brad Snyder, Paralympic swimmer, gold medalist, motivational

speaker, this all-around badass. Brad, thanks for taking the time to talk shop with us, buddy.

Thank you so much for having me. It's an honor. You know, before we get going, I wanted to kind of touch base with my boys,

Luke in Text, and see how the past weekend went.

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