Awaken The Warrior

About Awaken The Warrior

The Warrior Strength Training Podcast is dedicated to helping parents, coaches, and youth athletes navigate the world of training, performance, and long-term athlete development the right way. This podcast goes beyond drills and workouts. We talk about what truly matters for youth athletes: ✔️ Proper strength training (and why it’s safer than most parents think) ✔️ Mobility, flexibility, and muscle imbalances that lead to injury if ignored ✔️ Speed, agility, and power development for sport-specific performance ✔️ Nutrition, recovery, sleep, and nervous system regulation ✔️ Mental toughness, confidence, and emotional resilience in young athletes Parents will learn what to watch out for, what questions to ask, and how to avoid common mistakes like early specialization, overtraining, and chasing social-media workouts that look good but don’t serve the athlete. Our mission is simple: Build strong, resilient, confident athletes who can perform today and stay healthy for the long haul. If you’re a parent who wants to protect your athlete’s future, a coach who wants better outcomes, or an athlete who wants to train with purpose—this podcast is for you. Train smart. Build the warrior. Protect the future.

Publisher

Joe Laxton and Skylar Thornton

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Feb 2021

Latest episode

26 May 2026

Latest episodes

61 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 May 2026

   THE STUFF THAT ACTUALLY MOVES THE NEEDLE FOR ATHLETES

   Send us Fan Mail THE STUFF THAT ACTUALLY MOVES THE NEEDLE FOR ATHLETES Parents and athletes spend thousands every year chasing performance. New bats. New shoes. New gloves. Private lessons. Travel teams. More games. More tournaments. And while some of those things have value… They’re usually NOT the things separating elite athletes from average athletes. The athletes creating long-term success focus on the fundamentals first. Inside this episode we break down what actually matters: 🏃 Mobility...

2. 

   11 May 2026

   Youth Athletics.... What Are We Focusing On? What is the Purpose?

   Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Warrior Strength Podcast, we break down a topic that gets overlooked far too often in youth sports: 👉 What are we really doing here? Too many programs are chasing wins, trophies, and short-term success… but at what cost? This episode flips the script. We dive into why development and enjoyment must be the foundation of youth athletics—and how losing sight of that leads to burnout, injuries, and athletes walking away from sports altogether. You’ll hear: ...

3. 

   20 Nov 2025

   Youth Athletics..... What is the Main Outcome? Are We Messing Up?

   Send us a text What really is the biggest role coaches and parents play in youth sports? Are we dropping the ball?

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

11 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

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

Quality

44

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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