Athletic Fortitude Show

About Athletic Fortitude Show

Formerly The Athletic Fortitude Show.... Colin Jonov’s Athletic Fortitude Show has rebranded to The Playbook with Colin Jonov, evolving from a sports-centric podcast to a universal guide for mastering life’s challenges. While retaining its foundation in mindset and performance excellence, the show now expands its scope to empower everyone—athletes, entrepreneurs, professionals, and beyond—to live life to its fullest potential

Publisher

Colin Jonov

Category

education · health & fitness · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Dec 2023

Latest episode

29 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

141 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Oct 2026

   "The Brain Is Wired for Safety, Not Performance" What Elite Teams Do Best | Kelly & Juliet Starrett

   Send us Fan Mail Kelly and Juliet Starrett challenge the idea that doing more automatically proves commitment, and we argue for a simple performance filter: if the work does not improve the sport, it probably needs to go. We connect subtraction, recovery, and psychological safety to the same outcome: athletes who stay fresh, resilient, and excited to compete for a long time. • Using output as the filter for training decisions • Separating “fitness as a hobby” from sport performan...

2. 

   22 Oct 2026

   The Price of Perfection: What Heartbreak Teaches That Winning Never Could - Michael Kemerer

   Send us Fan Mail Michael Kemerer and I go back to an overtime national finals loss and unpack why it feels like grief, not just disappointment, and how you rebuild after a moment you can’t get back. We also dig into what “excellence without exception” really means, from pressure and perfection to leadership, culture, and recruiting in the NIL era. • processing heartbreak while the team celebrates a national title • learning to live with one tactical mistake and move forward ...

3. 

   15 Oct 2026

   "Take Every Day Like It's Your Last": What It Really Takes to Make an NBA Roster | C.J. Watson

   Send us Fan Mail I talk with a former NBA guard, C.J. Watson, about the long road from going undrafted to earning a decade in the league, including the emotional hit of draft night and the lonely grind overseas. We also get real about criticism, identity beyond sport, and why building business skills early can make the transition out of basketball less jarring. • believing you belong even when the league says no • draft night heartbreak and choosing Italy to keep developing ...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

30,462

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 69 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

81

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

71

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