# JOHN PATRICK - DIRECTOR OF PERFORMANCE @ SECKINGER HIGH SCHOOL #135

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Podcast: [PA CHALK UP](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pa-chalk-up-6728503)
Published: 2026-05-04T17:00:00+00:00
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We sit down with John Patrick — Director of Strength and Performance at Seckinger High School (Gwinnett County, Georgia), former collegiate director across 20+ years to talk about building programs from scratch, earning the barbell, and why no free lunch is more than just a saying. In this Playbook: No free lunch: Nothing gets handed out. Not in the weight room, not in the profession. You earn the barbell before you load it, you earn the coaching position before you expect respect, and you earn the results before you expect them. AI is the new "get into computers": Thirty years ago the advice was get into computers. Now it's get into AI. John's already using it to analyse programs and get feedback. Listen to the intern: Early in his career, interns cleaned racks. Now he pulls them into program design meetings, lets them run sessions, and asks them what went well and what didn't. TeamBuildr ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customise workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data — all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance. Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial. Exxentric: Coaches, take your training to the next level with Exxentric's flywheel technology. The kBox and kPulley deliver eccentric overload that you simply can't replicate with traditional weights — building strength, power, and resilience in athletes at every level. Trusted by elite programmes worldwide, Exxentric gives you the tools to train smarter and keep a…

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