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Athlete Builder — 163 episodes

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#155 Playing Not to Lose — 2× Olympian Shawnee Harle on the Emotional Storm

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#154 Building Bodies vs. Building Men — Jesse Dale Returns, IFBB Pro

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#153 They Wouldn't Let Him Take Off — Cdr. Frank Weisser, Blue Angels

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AB Champion Builder Series #10: Score Your Team — The Finale

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#152 From Walk-On Quarterback to Olympic Bobsled Push Athlete — Brian Harper

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AB Champion Builder Series #9: Systems Are for Winners

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#151 He Loses His Best Coaches Every Year — And Wins More | Conor Hughes

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AB Champion Builder Series #8: Stop Guessing: Diagnose Your Athlete with a SWOT Analysis

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#150 3 Leagues, 14 Years, and a Shot at the NFL | Matt King |

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AB Champion Builder Series #7: The Best Ability is Availability | Recovery Episode

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#149 Spain to a D3 Dynasty: 22 Years of Winning | Pedro Arruza

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AB Champion Builder Series #6: Eating to Perform. How to Get Kids Actually to Do It

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148 No Fear of Failure: From Motocross to Calling a College Football Offense | Taggart Brown

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AB Champion Builder Series #5. Strength Cures Sins — But Speed & Power Win. Build the machine that wins the 50/50 ball.

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#147 I Love You Right Where You're At — But I Love You Too Much to Keep You There | Kristin Wodrich

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AB Champion Builder #4: Talent Doesn't Win | The three circles that raise — or cap — your athlete's ceiling.

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#146 Tom Ryan: Gratitude Crushes Suffering | Ohio State Wrestling

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AB Champion Builder Series #3: The Knowledge Gap / Why your hardest workers still stall and the fix.

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#145 What Actually Separates Elite Athletes (It's Not Talent) | Scott Bird — 31 Yrs, Coached Max Scherzer

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#144 Committed vs. Compliant: Why Two Athletes Get Opposite Results

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AB Champion Builder Series Ep#2 From Fear to Relentless--Fixing the Athlete Who Chokes

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AB Champion Builder Series: EP #1 Why Talent Stalls--The 6 Inches Most Coaches Miss

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#143: Is your athlete's DNA holding them back? Why some supplements build one athlete and breaks another

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Special Edition: "I Took Away My Ability to Quit" — A Navy SEAL on Resilience During Hell Week | Jeff Gum

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Athlete Builder Ep. #142: Same Genetics. First-Round Pick Brother. Zero Excuses. Brennan and Jake Thieneman

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Athlete Builder Ep. #141 Megan Lautz: Your Pre-Workout is a Lie

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Athlete Builder Ep. #140: Midnight Practice, a Broken Wrist, & an All-American. The Justin Baker Story

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Athlete Builder Ep. #139--Colorado State's Shelton Bynum: Culture, Leadership, & Mental Toughness

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Athlete Builder: Ep. #138 Pete Remmes--NFL & Power 4 Lessons for Building Youth

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Athlete Builder Ep. #137: Building a Champion's Mind in Golf | Greg Towne (Indiana State Women's PGA Pro Golf Coach)

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Athlete Builder Ep. #136. Briggs Pittman. 82nd Airborne & Jiu Jitsu Leaders on a Champion's Mindset

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Athlete Builder Ep. #135: Ohio State Football Coaches Clinic 2026--Leadership, Culture & Mental Performance

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Athlete Builder Ep. 134. Jena Robinson--More Than a Routine: The Mental Game of Competitive Cheer

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Athlete Builder Ep. 133: Chris Smith. Building Elite Athletes

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Athlete Builder Ep. 132: Adam Feit--Unlocking Athletic Potential

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Athlete Builder Ep. 131: Anton Talamantes. Grinding for Resilience

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Athlete Builder Ep. 130: James Artman. Create a Purpose Drive Life

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Athlete Builder Ep. 129: Andrew Knueven. A Marine's Approach to Strength & Conditioning

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Athlete Builder Ep. 128: Dr. Pam Arnell. 22 Zero & Healing America's Heroes

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Athlete Builder Ep. 127: Navy SEAL Alex Rogers. Hard, Humble, & Hungry

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Athlete Builder Ep. 126: AEA Office Hours with Brad Davison (U. of WIS) on Raising Your Standards

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Athlete Builder Ep. 125: Lexi, Yoo. Hormone Therapy: Myths and Realities

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Athlete Builder Ep. 124: AEA Office Hours with Courtney Mayer-The 8 Great Teammate Traits

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Athlete builder Ep. 123: Jack Beebe From Walk-on to Scholarship to Starter

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Athlete Builder Ep. 122: Building Canadian Olympic Champions with Jeff Osadec

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Athlete Builder Ep. 121: Lessons From the Field with Zach Rockford

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Athlete Builder Ep. 120: The AB & AEA Institute Series #1--Setting the Stage

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Athlete Builder Ep. 119. From Athlete To Officer: The story of Riley Tejcek

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Athlete Builder Ep. 118. Breaking Barriers: A 58-Year-Old Freshman Football Player, Tom Cillo

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Athlete Builder Ep. 117: 2026 Athlete Builder Challenge

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Athlete Builder Ep. 116 - Dan Bailey - 5x CrossFit Games Athlete

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Athlete Builder Ep. 115 - Lee Throckmorton - Kaizen Adaptive Training

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Athlete Builder Ep. 114 - Emily Throckmorton - Kaizen Adaptive Training

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Athlete Builder Ep. 113 - Mark Jamison - Head Strength and Conditioning - SIUE

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Athlete Builder Ep. 112 - Sam Briggs - 2013 Crossfit Games Champion

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Athlete Builder Ep. 111 - Michael Soroka - Major League Baseball

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Athlete Builder Ep. 110 - Dan Braun - Braun Performance and Rehab

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Athlete Builder Ep. 109 - Chipper Anderson - Virginia High Performance

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Athlete Builder Ep. 108 - Bert Sorin - Sorinex Exercise Equipment

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Athlete Builder Ep. 107 - Sydney Milani - Olympic Bobsledder

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Athlete Builder Ep. 106 - Blake Mohler - Indy Ignite Volleyball

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Athlete Builder Ep. 105 - Jen Floyd - Former Olympic Rower

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Athlete Builder Ep. 104 - Breaking Down "Can't Hurt Me" Written By David Goggins

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Athlete Builder Ep. 103 - Brett Agne - Indy Ignite Volleyball

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Athlete Builder Ep. 102 - NYC SEAL SWIM - Game Day

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Athlete Builder Ep. 101 - Preparing For the NYC Seal Swim

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Athlete Builder Ep. 100 - Nick Wortham - Professional Strongman

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Athlete Builder EP. 99 - Kayln Sticher "Stich" - Athletic Performance

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Athlete Builder Ep. 98 - Quinn Barham - Coastal Carolina Strength and Conditioning

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Athlete Builder Ep. 97 - Loren Strickland - Detroit Lions

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Athlete Builder Ep. 96 - Mike Lane Ph.D - Exercise Science Professor

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Athlete Builder Ep. 94 - NYC SEAL Swim

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Athlete Builder Ep. 93 - Joe Kenn - Strength and Conditioning Pioneer

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Athlete Builder Ep. 92 - Missy Mitchell McBeth - Sports Performance

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Athlete Builder Ep. 91 - Andrew Paul - Director of Athletic Performance and Rehabilitation

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Athlete Builder Ep. 90 - Ty Evans - Transformational coaching

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Athlete Builder Ep. 89 - Bart Womack - Command Sergeant Major

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Athlete Builder Ep. 88 - Connor Agnew - Strength and Conditioning - Appalachian State

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Athlete Builder Ep. 87 - Book Analysis - You Owe You - Eric Thomas

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Athlete Builder Ep. 86 - The Power of Pressure - Jim Beebe

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Athlete Builder Ep. 85 - John Diggs - Mind Mapping for Success

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Athlete Builder Ep. 84 - Jay Dobyns - A Common Man

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Athlete Builder Ep. 83 - Summit 2025

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Athlete Builder Ep. 82 - Angela Lewis - A Game Changing Assist

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Athlete Builder Ep. 81 - Scott Charland - PSM Performance

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Athlete Builder Ep. 80 - Tony Holler - Feed The Cats

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Athlete Builder Ep. 79 - Chris Duffin - The Mad Scientist

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Athlete Builder Ep. 78 - Trevor Browder - Tennessee Titans

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Athlete Builder Ep. 77 - Nick Best - Professional Strongman

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Athlete Builder Ep. 76 - Jeff Saturday - Former Indianapolis Colts Center and Interim Head

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Athlete Builder Ep. 74 - Mark Jones - 100 Miles, 24 Hours

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Athlete Builder Ep. 73 - Eric Mitchell - Parisi Speed School

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Athlete Builder Ep. 72 - Anthony Castore

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Athlete Builder Ep. 71 - Carly Wopat - Operation Invictus

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Athlete Builder Ep 70. - Mark Valenti - Blind Dog

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Athlete Builder EP. 69 - Laurel Jones - Unbreakable Athletics Academy Coach

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Athlete Builder Ep. 68 - Mary Theisen-Lappen - Olympian

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Athlete Builder Ep. 67 - Josh Stoner - Head Strength and Conditioning Coach - Stephen F. Austin

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Athlete Builder Ep. 66 - Anthony Shlegel - The Difference

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Athlete Builder Ep. 65 - Michael Baccellieri - The Order of Three

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Athlete Builder Ep. 64 - Alison Gibson - Olympic Diver

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Athlete Builder Ep. 63 - Tim Brown - Retired FDNY Firefighter - A 9/11 Survivor

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Athlete Builder Ep. 62 - Pat Ivey - Senior Athletic Director for Student Athlete Health and Performance - University of Louisville

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Athlete Builder Ep 61. Holiday Special

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Athlete Builder Ep. 60 - Theo Riddick - Former NFL Running Back

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Athlete Builder Ep. 59 - Jeremy Trinchere - The J Curve

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Athlete Builder Ep. 58 - Bill Parisi - Parisi Speed School

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Athlete Builder Ep. 57 - Dr. Komal Ashraf - University of Missouri - Clinical Neurologist

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Athlete Builder Ep. 56 - Jeremy Hartman - Hartman Performance Training

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Athlete Builder Ep. 55 - James Barchiesi - Polymath Partners

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Athlete Builder Ep. 54 - Cathy and Cathi - World Class Endurance

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Athlete Builder Ep. 53 - Kevin Gregory - DEKA World Champion

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Athlete Builder Ep. 52 - Tim Rodmaker - Miami Marlins Strength and Conditioning

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Athlete Builder Ep. 51 - Kyle Maynard - No Excuses

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Athlete Builder Ep.50 - Shaney Lipscomb - Professional Volleyball Player

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Athlete Builder Ep. 49 - Liane Blyn - Arizona State Strength and Conditioning

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Athlete Builder Ep. 48 - Chad Coy - Parisi Speed School

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Athlete Builder Ep. 47 - Mike Getka - Former Navy SEAL - Getka SEAL Mindset

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Athlete Builder Ep.46 - Purdue Rowing with Caleb Corey and Ian Urchel

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Athlete Builder Ep. 45 - Evie Kevish - Certified Juice Therapist - An Alternative to Medicine

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Athlete Builder Ep. 44 - Mimi Mahon - Mahon Strength and Fitness

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Athlete Builder Ep. 43 - Airey Bros Radio

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Athlete Builder Ep.42 - Cody Robbins - Powerlifting and Community

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Athlete Builder Ep. 41 - Kevin Vanderbush - Ben Davis High School Strength and Conditioning

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Athlete Builder Ep. 40 - Jeff Gum - Navy SEAL: Building Mental Toughness

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Athlete Builder Ep. 38 - Kristy Rose Follmar

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Athlete Builder Ep. 37 - Tom Sroka

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Athlete Builder Ep. 36 - Bill Brown - Attorney and Former Navy SEAL

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Athlete Builder Ep. 35 - Athlete Builder Summit

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Athlete Builder Ep. 34 - Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal - Resilience Leadership Institite

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Athlete Builder Ep.33 - Kyle Moran - Moran Academy for Strength and Speed

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Athlete Builder Ep. 32 - Zach Even-Esh - Underground Strength

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Athlete Builder Ep. 31 -Dan Wenger - Ball State Football Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

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Athlete Builder Ep. 30 - Arron Miller - Northridge High School Strength and Conditioning

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Athlete Builder Ep. 29 - Devon McDonald - Athletes in Action

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Athlete Builder Ep. 28 -Jeff Eaton - University of Miami Football - Strength and Conditioning

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Athlete Builder Ep. 27 - Dr. Klootwyk - ACL and Return to Play Expert

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Athlete Builder Ep.26 - Ewell Gordan - Building Culture for Success

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Athlete Builder Ep. 25 - Zane Fakes - Indianapolis Colts Strength and Conditioning

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Athlete Builder Ep.24 - Nick Urankar - 5x Crossfit Games Athlete

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Athlete Builder Ep. 23 - Rebecca Rouse - Weightlifter and Owner of Semper Stronger

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Athlete Builder Ep.22 - Samantha Main - Parkview Sports Medicine Registered Dietitian

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Athlete Builder Ep. 21 - Mark and Morgan Hagee - Kicking Specialist

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Athlete Builder Ep. 20 - Kenny Bigbee Jr - Navy Seal and Combat Coach

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Athlete Builder Ep. 19 - John Harley - Marion University Head Rugby Coach

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Athlete Builder Ep. 18 - Ohio State Football Strength and Conditioning - Mickey Marotti

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Athlete Builder Ep. 17 - Talking Shop With Jim and Lucas

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Athlete Builder Ep. 16 - Dr. Todd McDougle - The Strongman Doc

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Athlete Builder Ep. 15 - Jesse Coomer - The Science of Breathwork and Cold Therapy

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Athlete Builder Ep. 14 - Matt Nicholson - Illinois State Football Strength and Conditioning

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Athlete Builder Ep. 13 - Chad Dockery - Athletic Director at Evansville Memorial Reitz

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Athlete Builder Ep. 12 - Zach Riley - Applying Work Ethic: All-American To Phd

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Athlete Builder Ep. 11 - Craig Haggard - Taking Action For A Healthier Indiana

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Athlete Builder Ep. 10 - Ball State - The Linebackers

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Athlete Builder Ep. 9 - Dan Brown - An Unconventional Path to Becoming an Elite Level Coach

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Athlete Builder Ep. 8 - Atomic Habits - Book Analysis

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Athlete Builder Ep. 7 - Tom Barry - The Legacy Louie Simmons Left At West Side Barbell

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Athlete Builder Ep. 6 - Shane Sweatt - Expanding The World of Conjugate

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Athlete Builder Ep. 3 - Jesse Dale - Businessman, Bodybuilder and a Master of The Mundane

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Athlete Builder Ep. 2 - Coy Anderson - The Mindset of Becoming an Army Ranger

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Athlete Builder Ep.1 - Athlete Builder Introduction - Lucas Lorian and Jim Beebe

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Athlete Builder Ep.5 - Brandon Smitely - Elite Powerlifter and Owner of Thirst Gym

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Athlete Builder Ep. 4 -Josh Healy - Doctor of Chiropractic and Rehabilitation Expert