The Playbook with Colin Jonov
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
The Playbook with Colin Jonov
Latest Episodes
The Best of The Playbook: Dr. Julie Gurner: The Unglamorous Truth About Ultra Success
In this episode playback, we wrestle with why brushes with death don’t automatically change behavior, then land on courage as the skill that unlocks a life that actually feels like yours. We break down how courage compounds, how fear fades with...
Bridging the Gap Between Western Medicine and Performance | Kyle Baum
Kyle Baum and I unpack why recovery metrics can look perfect while your body still feels off, using HRV and the LF/HF ratio as tools rather than truth. We also dig into adrenal fatigue, low cortisol, caffeine dependence, gut health, and the har...
Discipline Over Motivation: How to Keep Commitments When Life Gets Hard | Kaitlyn Kenna
Kaitlyn Kenna and I start with caffeine withdrawal and end up somewhere much deeper: how discipline, identity, and self respect actually get built when things feel hard. We share what helps us train, recover, and eat with intention without gett...
The Dark Side of Leadership: Ambition, Family, and the Cost of Being “The Guy” | Zach Brandon
Performance and Leadership advisor, Zach Brandon, and I dig into why the traits that drive excellence can also sabotage it when we overuse them. We trade stories and mental models that help leaders, coaches, and athletes stay adaptable, serve o...
The Half‑Truths Holding Athletes Back: Lessons from 30 Years and 120 Episodes
I reflect on turning 30 and break down the lessons that keep showing up across sports, coaching, and life: every decision has downstream effects, and you always have more choice than you think. We challenge popular one-liners about performance ...