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Athlete Builder

Jim Beebe

Talent gets athletes noticed. The other five blocks get them on the roster.The Athlete Builder Podcast is for the people building athletes — coaches, gym owners, and the parents raising them. Host Jim Beebe spent 13 years running a strength facility (50+ athletes on to college rosters) and wrote the blueprint on whole-athlete development: mindset, knowledge, teammates, training, nutrition, recovery.Every week, one conversation that makes you better at building them — with guests like Ohio State's strength chief, Army West Point's head S&C, Olympic team coaches, and a Blue Angels pilot.Start here: score your athlete across all six blocks with the free Athlete Builder Scorecard — athlete-builder.com/assessmenttest — 15 minutes, and you'll know exactly what to attack first.Win the Day. Stay Relentless.

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171 episodes

  1. 162 | Logan Corbett — Lifting Won't Make Your Athlete Slow 1:08:57
  2. #161 | Thomas Roe & Erin Sarles — "That's Not My Problem." Maybe It Should Be. 53:01
  3. #160 | Nate Harvey — Watch Me: A 1,000-lb Squatter Opens His Gym 57:39
  4. #159 | Steven Shackelford — Walk-Ons, Captains & a First-Rounder 53:39
  5. #158 | Clif Marshall — The Two Things He Can't Fix 1:06:54
  6. #157 | Four Sports, Two Continents, One Big Story. Now What? — Gelen Robinson 58:28
  7. #156 How to Run a Westside Program in a Barn Gym — Steven Thompson, Voodoo Power 1:10:24
  8. #155 Playing Not to Lose — 2× Olympian Shawnee Harle on the Emotional Storm 56:23
  9. #154 Building Bodies vs. Building Men — Jesse Dale Returns, IFBB Pro 58:19
  10. #153 They Wouldn't Let Him Take Off — Cdr. Frank Weisser, Blue Angels 1:30:00
  11. AB Champion Builder Series #10: Score Your Team — The Finale 8:03
  12. #152 From Walk-On Quarterback to Olympic Bobsled Push Athlete — Brian Harper 47:58
  13. AB Champion Builder Series #9: Systems Are for Winners 8:40
  14. #151 He Loses His Best Coaches Every Year — And Wins More | Conor Hughes 48:47
  15. AB Champion Builder Series #8: Stop Guessing: Diagnose Your Athlete with a SWOT Analysis 9:35
  16. #150 3 Leagues, 14 Years, and a Shot at the NFL | Matt King | 52:28
  17. AB Champion Builder Series #7: The Best Ability is Availability | Recovery Episode 10:53
  18. #149 Spain to a D3 Dynasty: 22 Years of Winning | Pedro Arruza 1:11:00
  19. AB Champion Builder Series #6: Eating to Perform. How to Get Kids Actually to Do It 15:19
  20. 148 No Fear of Failure: From Motocross to Calling a College Football Offense | Taggart Brown 51:22
  21. AB Champion Builder Series #5. Strength Cures Sins — But Speed & Power Win. Build the machine that wins the 50/50 ball. 15:17
  22. #147 I Love You Right Where You're At — But I Love You Too Much to Keep You There | Kristin Wodrich 44:56
  23. AB Champion Builder #4: Talent Doesn't Win | The three circles that raise — or cap — your athlete's ceiling. 14:22
  24. #146 Tom Ryan: Gratitude Crushes Suffering | Ohio State Wrestling 1:06:28
  25. AB Champion Builder Series #3: The Knowledge Gap / Why your hardest workers still stall and the fix. 9:27
  26. #145 What Actually Separates Elite Athletes (It's Not Talent) | Scott Bird — 31 Yrs, Coached Max Scherzer 41:55
  27. #144 Committed vs. Compliant: Why Two Athletes Get Opposite Results 56:43
  28. AB Champion Builder Series Ep#2 From Fear to Relentless--Fixing the Athlete Who Chokes 19:06
  29. AB Champion Builder Series: EP #1 Why Talent Stalls--The 6 Inches Most Coaches Miss 12:41
  30. #143: Is your athlete's DNA holding them back? Why some supplements build one athlete and breaks another 38:20
  31. Special Edition: "I Took Away My Ability to Quit" — A Navy SEAL on Resilience During Hell Week | Jeff Gum 45:10
  32. Athlete Builder Ep. #142: Same Genetics. First-Round Pick Brother. Zero Excuses. Brennan and Jake Thieneman 1:22:01
  33. Athlete Builder Ep. #141 Megan Lautz: Your Pre-Workout is a Lie 45:51
  34. Athlete Builder Ep. #140: Midnight Practice, a Broken Wrist, & an All-American. The Justin Baker Story 57:07
  35. Athlete Builder Ep. #139--Colorado State's Shelton Bynum: Culture, Leadership, & Mental Toughness 1:05:03
  36. Athlete Builder: Ep. #138 Pete Remmes--NFL & Power 4 Lessons for Building Youth 47:31
  37. Athlete Builder Ep. #137: Building a Champion's Mind in Golf | Greg Towne (Indiana State Women's PGA Pro Golf Coach) 49:03
  38. Athlete Builder Ep. #136. Briggs Pittman. 82nd Airborne & Jiu Jitsu Leaders on a Champion's Mindset 1:05:08
  39. Athlete Builder Ep. #135: Ohio State Football Coaches Clinic 2026--Leadership, Culture & Mental Performance 32:49
  40. Athlete Builder Ep. 134. Jena Robinson--More Than a Routine: The Mental Game of Competitive Cheer 59:41
  41. Athlete Builder Ep. 133: Chris Smith. Building Elite Athletes 1:09:48
  42. Athlete Builder Ep. 132: Adam Feit--Unlocking Athletic Potential 1:06:29
  43. Athlete Builder Ep. 131: Anton Talamantes. Grinding for Resilience 1:01:25
  44. Athlete Builder Ep. 130: James Artman. Create a Purpose Drive Life 1:03:37
  45. Athlete Builder Ep. 129: Andrew Knueven. A Marine's Approach to Strength & Conditioning 55:44
  46. Athlete Builder Ep. 128: Dr. Pam Arnell. 22 Zero & Healing America's Heroes 37:49
  47. Athlete Builder Ep. 127: Navy SEAL Alex Rogers. Hard, Humble, & Hungry 1:07:09
  48. Athlete Builder Ep. 126: AEA Office Hours with Brad Davison (U. of WIS) on Raising Your Standards 26:25
  49. Athlete Builder Ep. 125: Lexi, Yoo. Hormone Therapy: Myths and Realities 38:48
  50. Athlete Builder Ep. 124: AEA Office Hours with Courtney Mayer-The 8 Great Teammate Traits 24:07