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Hosted by John Nelson @coachjohnelp &
Chris Scarborough @fast_and_agile_49
Our mission is to provide The Athlete, Parent & Coach the tools to WIN!

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🚨 New podcast alert 🚨 Rett Larson, world renowned Women’s Volleyball Strength & Conditioning Coach, joins us for episode 127 of the @startingblockpodcast!

📌 Topics Include 📌

✔️ Rett’s Olympic and professional coaching history
✔️ His “No Zombie” warmup philosophy
✔️ Innovative training & drills
✔️ Fun and Functional training methods
✔️ Creative drills for engagement
✔️ And much more!

The episode is now available on all audio platforms and @elitelevelperformance YouTube page. Listen or watch now!

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🚨 New Episode Alert 🚨 World renowned Coach Rolf Ohman joins us on The Starting Block Podcast!

📌 Topics Include 📌
✔️ Importance of elasticity and force velocity in speed development
✔️ Elastic threshold and its role in athletic performance
✔️ Impact of tissue compliance & recovery on training effectiveness

Episode is available on all audio platforms and @elitelevelperformance YouTube page!

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Checkout the latest Starting Block podcast on sporty featuring @_eholy @coachjohnelp @fast_and_agile_49

Episode 124

“Excellence is forged through the capacity to endure pain, embrace discomfort, and channel it into growth.
There are no exceptions.”

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The obstacle is the way. The thing that you fear most, the place that you fear going to is exactly where you need to go. That’s the direction you need to head. Exposure creates opportunity.

#humanoptimization #humanperformance #elitemindset #theobstacleistheway #evolvethroughchallenges

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🚨 Ep. 123 of The Starting Block Podcast is out now! Featuring Kayla Girgen, author of Ruck Fit! 🚨

📌 Topics Include 📌
✔️ Her new book, Ruck Fit
✔️ The rise of rucking
✔️ Health benefits of rucking
✔️ And more!

Episode is available on all audio platforms at @elitelevelperformance YouTube page!

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Real love isn’t protection — it’s preparation.
Make your kids strong for life, not safe from life.

As a parent, love isn’t comfort — it’s preparation.
Your job isn’t to shield your child from struggle…
It’s to prepare them for the storms they’ll face in life.

Strength. Discipline. Resilience.

Comfort is temporary.
Capability lasts forever.

Being a parent is the greatest blessing. Always lead with gratitude.

#SystemX #ParentingWithPurpose #HighPerformanceParenting #RaiseLeaders #MentalStrength #ResilientKids #gratitude #blessings

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In life, business, family, and teams—
we are not measured by how we feel.
We are measured by how we execute.

Emotions are real.
Pressure is real.
Stress is real.
But the world doesn’t pause for any of it.

Leaders don’t get judged by convenience.
They get judged by consistency… consistency in execution.

Execution isn’t ignoring emotions —
it’s performing in spite of them.
It’s discipline, regulation, and reliability under pressure.

At the end of the day, one standard defines us:
Did you execute? Did you lead? Did you deliver?

Execution is the currency of trust, credibility, and impact.

Master your emotions.
Control your signal.
Execute with precision.

⬇️ COMMENT “EXECUTE” if this hit you

#SystemX #ExecutionOverExcuses #HighPerformance #LeadershipMindset #MentalDiscipline #EliteMindset #DoTheWork #PerformanceCulture #AthleteMindset #HumanOptimization #humanperformance #entrepreneurmindsets

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🚨 Ep 122 of The Starting Block Podcast is now out! Featuring special guest Coach Anthony Cellitti @anthony.cellitti8180 🚨

📌 Topics Include 📌
✔️ Building relationships with athletes
✔️ Effectiveness of the 1x20 system
✔️ Social media’s influence on athletes & training perceptions
✔️ And much more!

Episode is out now and available on all audio platforms and on @elitelevelperformance YouTube page!

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Power without precision and control is chaos.
Strength without rhythm is wasted energy.

Most athletes chase intensity —
but intensity without neurological precision
only builds dysfunction faster.

It’s not about the load or the output.
It’s about the nervous system’s ability to stay efficient —
coherent under speed, power, and fatigue.

Every rep is a test of timing, not toughness.
When rhythm collapses, so does performance.

Because real strength isn’t muscular strain —
it’s neurological stability.

The body doesn’t fail because it’s weak —
it fails because the signal collapses.

When frequency increases and pressure builds,
most lose rhythm — their movement becomes chaos.

System X trains the body and brain to stay synchronized —
to maintain rhythm, efficiency, and synergy
when intensity rises.

Performance isn’t about surviving stress —
it’s about staying in coherence with it.

#SystemX #NeuroPerformance #EvoUltraFit #ARPWave #NeuralEfficiency #PerformanceRehab #MovementIntelligence #ElitePerformance #NeuralTraining #MindBodyConnection #HumanOptimization #NeuromuscularReeducation #PeakPerformance #BioPerformance #HighPerformanceTraining #AthleteRehab #CNSRecovery #MotorUnitRecruitment #NeuralCoherence

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True evolution begins where comfort ends.

System X is about spending time where everyone else won’t —
in the places that expose weakness, reveal inefficiency, and build resilience.

Go where everyone else breaks.
Scary, terrifying places.
Stay where everyone else quits.

System X lives where most avoid —
in discomfort and vulnerability.

That’s where evolution starts.

Embrace the process.
Embrace the opportunity.

#SystemX #HumanPerformance #NeuroEfficiency #Resilience #MindBodyConnection #PerformanceTraining #EliteMindset #beunbreakable #humanoptimization

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☀️🥷 The magic of morning sun and @sunninjatents

The morning sun has magical healing and recovery properties.. and we fail to get enough of it in modern society. I highly recommend following @drjackkruse and @dralexisjazmyn for more.

I also highly recommend checking out @startingblockpodcast and am very grateful that @farmerjohn_elp and @fast_and_agile_49 introduced me to Dr. Kruse’s work 🙏🏻

Lastly, if you’re headed to the beach I have two recommendations…

1) Buy a @sunninjatents … As Dr. Kruse says, when a lion gets hot, he doesn’t put on sunscreen. He goes in the shade.

Sunscreen has its time and place but I think we rely on it too much in today’s society. We need properly dosed full spectrum sunlight throughout the day and sun screen keeps us from getting it. The shade is a beautiful thing for when we’ve received our dose and sun ninja tents are an amazing product to take anywhere 🙏🏻

2) Use your time on the beach to explore different pressures and ranges of motion on your feet, toes, hands, and fingers.. you can get reps in all day long doing this.. and as an athlete it’s important to make the most of every moment. This is an opportunity you wouldn’t have on grass, turf, or a harder surface that doesn’t allow you to dig and press into the surface.

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@davidbuer @farmerjohn_elp and I discussed the use of ARP or Neubie with training or even the addition of weights.

Under the right conditions, and proper use, @arpwave AND @neufitrfp devices and weights can be a great tool. But if misused, they can accelerate problems, injuries, etc.

Listen to @startingblockpodcast for more. Episode 111

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