The Paleo Solution Podcast – Episode 86 features John Welbourn (from CrossFit Footbal) talking about lifting and training philosophies.
This was a great episode. I wish they would do more episodes like this and less of “Will eating this gram of grain cause celiac disease?” listener question episodes.
Topics include
- John’s experience with Louie Simmons’ Westside Barbell Methods, the Conjugate System, training for powerlifting. deadlifting 700 pounds, bad knees
- “The 21 year old in me is getting the 35 year old in trouble” – John Welbourn
- distinction between people who want to workout and athletes
- importance to have the necessary prerequisites (handle volume, training history, building of metabolic pathways) before you can start using special strength training methods
- variety in training, Olympic Weightlifting vs Powerlifting, Bulgarian Method, Russian Method
- specificity of Olympic Weightlifting
- Coach Raphael Ruiz (Welbourn credits the best of his NFL carear to his training) and his methods -choosing exercises that have a direct correlation to your sport, balance / gymnastics work, man resistance movements(get a partner to do eccentric / concentric movements against partner), isometric holds, stability work, and the diversity of his programming
- learning to move athletically
- learning from Dr. Nicholas Romanov
- John helping to change the nutrition of some Westside lifters
- attitude and maximizing potentiol
- gaining weight – “Don’t run when you can walk, don’t stand when you can sit, don’t sit when you can lay down”
- Training ADD, consistency ,sticking to a program
- athletes and their ability to suffer
