Eat the Week
Eat the Week is a weekly podcast that serves as a digest of human performance topics. Each episode, the crew discusses the biggest conversations in training, nutrition, recovery, and related areas. The show aims to keep listeners up to date with key insights for optimizing physical performance.
Episodes
Ep 11: Most Tactical Training Gets It Wrong
Power Athlete Master Coach and 19-year law enforcement veteran Tyson Shumway joins Dr. Ben Skutnik to break down what tactical training gets wrong and what it actually takes to prepare for the job. They dig into outdated academy training, the difference between testing toughness and building capability, and why law enforcement officers need more than endless bodyweight workouts and long runs. Stre
Ep 10: How to Stay Athletic for Life
Dr Ben Skutnik and fellow Power Athlete Certified Coach, Dr Tim Cummings, break down what it actually takes to stay athletic as you get older. From sprinting and strength training to recovery, consistency, and knowing when to push or pull back, they explain how to keep building a body that can perform for decades.Getting older doesn’t mean giving up speed, strength, or explosiveness. You just need
Ep 9: Why Losing Weight Is So Damn Hard
Losing weight is simple. Keeping it off is where things get complicated. Dr Ben Skutnik and fellow Power Athlete Master Coach, Johnny Durrett, break down why diets fail, the role of accountability, and how to build nutrition habits that actually survive real life.Show notes: https://bit.ly/ETW009Timestamps: 00:00 - Welcome back and the case for All Access training01:43 - Why having multiple progra
Ep 8: Stop Trying to Optimize Everything
Stop obsessing over perfect sleep, recovery scores and optimization. Dr. Ben Skutnik and Dr. Hunter Waldman break down why resilience, consistency and knowing your own body matter more than chasing perfect conditions.Show notes: https://bit.ly/ETW008Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction and guest introduction01:01 Balancing family life and training01:57 Training during busy schedules04:03 Self-experiment
Ep 7: Strong Isn’t Enough
Being strong is great. Being strong, conditioned, mobile and hard to break is better.After nearly two decades in law enforcement, Tyson Shumway joins Ben to talk durability, aerobic conditioning, recovery and why building a body that can handle whatever life throws at it matters more than what you can bench.Show notes: https://bit.ly/ETW07Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction and Tyson's background02:01
Ep 6: Stop Chasing Quick Results
Everyone wants young athletes faster, stronger and more explosive. But chasing quick results is usually the problem.Power Athlete Master Coach Matt Sullivan joins Ben to talk youth strength and conditioning, building a strong foundation, avoiding overuse injuries, and why consistency beats speed drills and shortcuts every time.Show notes: https://bit.ly/ETW006Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction and gue
Ep 5: Basic Movement in Performance and Rehab
Dr Tim Cummings joins Ben to share his journey from athlete to physical therapist and coach, emphasizing the importance of foundational movement, performance-based rehab, and the power of simple, consistent training principles for all ages.Show notes: https://bit.ly/ETW05Timestamps:00:00 Introduction and guest overview01:30 Tim's background and early athletic career02:29 Transition from athlete to
Ep 4: Reigniting Your Athletic Spirit
The advice to “train safe” can quietly turn into training small. Johnny Durrett joins Dr Ben Skutnik to explain how he broke out of maintenance mode, reignited his competitive edge, and started training like an athlete again - at 37, after years of doing everything right on paper but feeling like something was missing. If you’ve ever looked at your routine and thought, “This is fine, but is this a
Ep 3: Strong Fathers Build Stronger Kids
Master Power Athlete Coach, Dr Ben Skutnik, sits down with former CrossFit Games athlete Pat Barber to talk training, fatherhood, youth sports, and what it actually takes to raise capable, resilient humans. If you’re a parent, coach, athlete, or anyone trying to build stronger habits without becoming a dictator, this episode gives you a sharper framework for what actually matters.Show notes: https
Ep 2: Mastering The Power of Patience
Dr. Ben Skutnik is joined by fellow Power Athlete Certified Master Coach Dennis Dolan, who shares his journey from athletic trainer to Power Athlete Master Coach and why intentional movement is the foundation of long-term performance.The conversation explores how patience, consistency, and adaptability create better athletes, whether you're chasing performance, returning from injury, or simply loo
Ep 1: Mastering Athleticism
Unlock the secret to becoming a more athletic, resilient version of yourself—without spending hours in the gym.Power Athlete Master Coach David McKercher reveals how sprinting, strength, and consistency can transform your body and performance at any age. If you’ve ever felt stuck in traditional workouts, this episode will challenge your assumptions and show you a simple, proven path to better move
Recommended
Deadline: White House
Crickets Corner
History of the Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco
Fox news
K-Drama Obsessed Mamas | Beyond “Just One More Episode!”
True Crime Classics
The Healer Revolution
Becoming: HER with Nikki Spoelstra
Booked, Blonde & Busy w/ Olivia Ponton
McKinsey on Consumer and Retail
megahired.com
Hard Knocks Podcast
