Coach Em Up Podcast
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- 10 Nov 2026
À propos du podcast
Coach Em Up Podcast is here! Hosted by renowned coaches Tim Riley and Zack Zillner, Coach Em Up traverses all things training, performance, gains, and growth. Guests include your favorite coaches, current and former pro athletes, entrepreneurs, and influencers. Everyone can learn something from someone else- and we wanna learn from the best.
Épisodes 138
NBA & Pro Athlete Training Secrets with MIKE GUEVARA | Ep. 138
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Coach Mike G (Mike Guevara) joins Tim Riley on the Coach Em Up Podcast to break down 11 years of dues-paying before landing consistent pro athlete clients, what it actually takes to train NBA players, and why your rigid linear program is killing your basketball athletes. GBG Hoops founder and elite basketball performance coach, Mike G covers Victoria Azarenka, Jrue Holiday, Reggie Bush, Fred Vanvleet, the New Orleans Pelicans, Achilles injury prevention, and a whole lot more.
Coach Mike G grew up the son of a 20-year Army veteran, and that military upbringing built the foundation for everything he does on the floor. He played slot receiver, nearly pursued PT, and landed in strength and conditioning the way most great coaches do: by coaching teammates before anyone paid him to do it.
He started as an unpaid intern. Eleven years later, he had a consistent working relationship with professional athletes and a passport full of stamps from traveling the WTA tour with Victoria Azarenka. That first break came because she watched him coach a youth group and liked his energy.
From there: training with Reggie Bush, Jrue Holiday hiring him full-time in North Carolina, and a consulting role with the New Orleans Pelicans working alongside Anthony Davis and Rajon Rondo.
On the training side, Mike G gets into basketball performance training in real depth: why maximal strength testing is not worth the risk with NBA athletes, how he uses toe extension and floating heel isometrics for foot and ankle development, why post-game lifting is severely underrated, and how acute-to-chronic workload spikes and the absence of real top-end sprint work are driving the surge in Achilles tendon ruptures across basketball.
For young coaches, he keeps it simple: test every movement on yourself, never bring a bad day to the floor, and keep learning every single day.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:28 - Who Is Mike G?
00:05:46 - Football Career, Jumpsoles, and College Days
00:17:28 - Athlete to Performance Coach
00:20:31 - Paying Dues and Career Longevity
00:26:20 - Training Victoria Azarenka
00:34:41 - Training Reggie Bush
00:37:11 - Breaking Into the NBA with Jrue Holiday
00:46:16 - Ego, Mistakes, and Leadership Evolution
00:52:22 - What Separates NBA Players from Everyone Else
01:00:42 - Achilles Ruptures in Basketball
01:04:34 - Daily Non-Negotiables
01:07:23 - Three Formative Coaching Lessons
01:13:14 - Maximal Strength and Foot/Ankle Training for Hoopers
01:17:24 - KPIs for Movement Quality
01:21:44 - Three Things for Up-and-Coming Coaches
01:25:01 - Rant and Rave
01:29:54 - Alternative Career and Overrated vs. Underrated
01:35:21 - Unsolicited Advice
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LES SPELLMAN on Sprinting, NFL Combine Prep, & Working with Pros | Ep. 137
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Notes de l’épisode
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Speed coach and USR founder LES SPELLMAN joins Tim Riley to break down 40 yard dash mechanics, why concentric-only lifting kills your top end speed, overspeed training controversies, and how he survived a 120 mph car crash to walk onto a D1 track team.
Les Spellman went from a fractured femur, opioid withdrawal, and a wheelchair to coaching NFL Combine athletes and building a global Speed Lab network with over 250 locations. This episode covers all of it, plus the actual coaching methodology that got him there.
On the training side: Les explains why speed training built around heavy concentric lifting produces good accelerators who fall apart in transition and at top end speed. He breaks down how to improve top end speed using overloaded eccentrics, reflexive eccentrics, heavy isometrics, overspeed work, and harder running surfaces. He gives a full mechanical blueprint for how to run a faster 40 yard dash, covering launch angle, hip extension through the first four steps, thigh pull, and relaxing through the finish.
On athlete profiling: Les calls out the overrated practice of labeling athletes when the coaching staff never actually changes the program based on those labels. Data without application is just noise.
On NFL combine speed training and the USR: Les tracked over 1.2 million youth and high school sprint tests to build age-based benchmarks, standardizing speed into miles per hour so coaches could finally compare apples to apples across populations.
On coaching development: Les outlines a three-tier pyramid (general population, youth, pros) and makes a case that group fitness instructors have better cueing and room management skills than most sports performance coaches. He also gets into constraints-led approaches, periodizing your coaching voice, and why giving your knowledge away freely online built his career faster than gatekeeping ever could.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:40 - Les's running habits
00:12:45 - Near-fatal car crash that changed Les' life
00:23:40 - Janitorial grind, interning, and learning to coach
00:32:42 - Ego-free coaching and giving away knowledge
00:42:00 - Scaling Speed Labs, USR, and COVID pivots
01:03:09 - The coaching pyramid
01:08:00 - Force vs. strength and eccentric training for speed
01:21:12 - Constraints-led coaching, periodizing your voice, and the Apex Fast 40 blueprint
01:36:00 - Breaking max velocity plateaus, overspeed tools, and elite dose-response tracking
01:44:06 - Three things every coach needs to do
01:51:13 - Rant & Rave
01:57:25 - Athlete profiling and GPP
02:06:06 - Unsolicited urinal advice
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Bikini Bodybuilding & Gym Ownership with TAWNA MCCOY | Coach Em Up Podcast Ep. 136
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Tawna Mccoy joins the Coach Em Up Podcast with host Tim Riley to talk about her experience growing up in a small to town to becoming an IFBB pro bikini bodybuilder and gym owner. She speaks on the subjectivity and toxicity surrounding the sport of bodybuilding, opening multiple gyms with her spouse, advice for aspiring business owners, youth and D1 sports, why GLP-1s are becoming too popular, why fitness classes are a great way to get people into the gym, and much much more! Plus, you can't miss the story about her gym catching on fire...
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00:00:00 Intro
00:04:35 Who is Tawna Mccoy?
00:05:36 Growing Up In Waco
00:09:50 Escaping The Small Town Life
00:11:36 Performance/Sports Upbringing
00:16:56 Navigating Big Life Changes At School
00:19:41 Meeting Husband after a Bikini Comp
00:24:06 Getting into Bodybuilding
00:26:58 Olympias and Bodybuilding
00:27:57 The Problem with Perfectionism
00:30:25 Navigating the Toxicity of Bodybuilding
00:37:23 Main Subjective Criteria for the Old Bikini Division
00:41:13 Retiring from Bodybuilding
00:43:57 Opening Gyms with Your Spouse
00:48:23 The Gym Catches on Fire
00:50:47 What parts of being an athlete help with being a business owner
00:52:22 Hold on to good people and Nurture them
00:57:15 Advice For Opening Your First Gym
00:58:07 Taking Over Existing Gym Spaces
01:01:53 The Reasons Gyms Fail
01:03:41 Advice for Someone Opening a Gym
01:07:31 More Gym Chat
01:09:24 3 Things to be a High Achiever
01:12:46 GLP-1 rant
01:14:57 Was the Shake Weight Cool?
01:15:32 Fitness Classes are the Gateway
01:17:59 Unsolicited Solicited Advice
How to Stop Overcomplicating Your Health & Fitness with NICK CONAWAY | Ep. 135
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Notes de l’épisode
Check out Nick on socials! @thefitover40man
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Nick Conaway joins Tim Riley to talk strength training for older adults, how to build muscle after 40, and why most men are overcomplicating everything. Nick went from running nuclear power plants for 20 years to building a men's health platform with hundreds of thousands of followers, and this podcast looks at the road he took to getting there.
Nick Conaway built Fit Over 40 Man for guys aged 40 to late 50s who are drowning in social media noise and paralyzed by conflicting fitness advice. His approach strips it down: sleep, a three-day full body workout split, single-ingredient foods, and consistent daily non-negotiables. No extreme protocols. No peptide stacking. No lone-wolf nonsense.
This conversation covers the full picture: how golden handcuffs kept him stuck in nuclear energy, what Carol Dweck's Mindset and Atomic Habits did for his identity after a career-ending CrossFit injury, why men's health has to include blood work, and why male loneliness midlife is a bigger performance killer than bad programming.
They also get into quitting alcohol for fat loss, fitness and longevity as a long game, and why the best thing you can do for an aging parent is get them lifting weights.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:11 - First annual client meetup in Dallas
00:03:50 - Who is Nick Conaway
00:05:33 - 20 years in nuclear power and golden handcuffs
00:11:23 - Leaving corporate life and betting on himself
00:17:10 - Childhood roots and the fear of career transitions
00:24:05 - CrossFit obsession, overtraining, and emergency rib surgery
00:32:00 - Shifting from outcome-driven to process-driven identity
00:36:00 - Simplifying nutrition and managing midlife stress
00:42:00 - Male community and midlife isolation
00:46:05 - Showing up daily and navigating grief while building a business
00:52:16 - Social media growth, blood work, and training for older adults
01:05:49 - Peptide overuse vs. the alcohol-free generation
01:11:21 - Alternative career and actionable steps for men over 40
01:15:15 - Unsolicited advice
#FitnessOver40 #NickConaway #StrengthTrainingForOlderAdults #CoachEmUpPodcast #FitOver40Man #MensHealthOver40 #HowToBuildMuscleAfter40 #HealthyHabitsForMen #FitnessAndLongevity #FitnessPodcast
Biomechanical Research & Sprinting with DR. LANCE BROOKS | Ep. 134
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Dr. Lance Brooks breaks down sprint mechanics and biomechanics of sprinting at a level most coaches never reach. Tim Riley sits down with the coach, researcher, and founder of Brooks Performance Methods to dig into first principles of sprinting, sarcomere function, quasi isometric contractions, and why the elastic vs force dominant sprinters debate is built on a false premise.
Lance's path is wild: bodybuilding forums to personal training at 24 Hour Fitness and Gold's Gym, then D1 strength and conditioning internships, a master's under Dr. Ken Clark, a doctorate, and postdoctoral work in a Harvard comparative biology lab implanting crystals into rats and running guinea fowl on treadmills. All of it in service of understanding how muscles actually produce force during locomotion.
The conversation covers acceleration vs max velocity mechanics, impulse momentum sprinting, vertical impulse top speed sprinting, horizontal impulse acceleration sprinting, and what Newton's Second Law actually demands from a coach's programming. Lance also dismantles the lazy "science lags behind practice" talking point and explains why mastering basic first principles of sprinting will always outperform chasing hyper-specific applied studies.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:04:09 - Lance's Background and Career Path
00:15:30 - Early Coaching Lessons and Internship Blunders
00:22:34 - Bridging Research and the Field
00:32:14 - Comparative Biology, Animal Models, and Muscle Testing
01:04:30 - First Principles of Sprinting and Biomechanics
01:21:40 - Quasi-Isometric Muscle Mechanics and the Elastic vs Force Myth
01:36:00 - Sprinting/Research Q&A
#SprintMechanics #Biomechanics #CoachEmUpPodcast #LanceBrooks #SpeedDevelopment #StrengthAndConditioning #ForcePlate,#SprintTraining #ExercisePhysiology #Podcast
The Intersection of Hormones, Nutrition, & PMOS with DR. ASHLEY DWYER | Ep. 133
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Notes de l’épisode
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Dr. Ashley Dwyer joins Tim Riley to break down how chronic underfueling and overtraining wreck your hormones, what the polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) diagnosis changes about previous PCOS treatment, and what creatine benefits for women actually look like in practice.
Ashley Dwyer went from retail pharmacy to NPC bodybuilding to complete hormonal burnout before she hit 30. Every specialist she saw handed her a prescription instead of asking one question about how she was training or eating. Sound familiar?
Tim and Ashley dig into the real mechanics behind HPA axis dysfunction and thyroid suppression, signs of endocrine burnout that most athletes brush off as just being tired, and why your labs can say "normal" while your body is running on fumes. They cover the four distinct subtypes of PMOS, why carbs and cortisol have a direct relationship your coach probably never explained, and what a legitimate reverse dieting after bodybuilding show protocol actually looks like when it is done right.
If you or someone you coach is under-eating, overtrained, and wondering why nothing is working, this episode has the answers. Subscribe to never miss another episode!
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:55 - College Football and Weight Room Culture
00:07:55 - Retail Pharmacy Life
00:11:15 - NPC Bodybuilding, Orthorexia, and Undereating
00:15:40 - Endocrine Collapse and Conventional Medicine Failures
00:23:00 - Underfueling in Athletes and the Female Athlete Triad
00:28:53 - HPA, HPT, and HPG Axes
00:34:30 - Down-Regulation and Intuitive Eating
00:40:00 - Clinical Intake Process and Reverse Dieting Protocol
00:46:40 - PCOS Reclassified as PMOS and Western Medicine Shortcomings
00:52:15 - The Three Root Drivers of PMOS
00:58:30 - Supplements vs. Foundations
01:04:22 - Three Things, Rant and Rave, and Alternate Careers
01:10:10 - Overrated vs. Underrated and Unsolicited Advice
#CoachEmUpPodcast #DrAshleyDwyer #PCOS #PMOS #HormoneHealth #FemaleAthlete #MetabolicHealth #FunctionalHealth #Podcast #WomensHealth
The State of Collegiate Sports & Basketball S&C | Q&A w ZACK ZILLNER | Ep. 132
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Tim Riley and Zack Zillner are back in the Austin studio for a full Q&A episode covering strength and conditioning coach salary debates, NCAA 20-hour rule logistics, shin splints, eccentric quasi-isometrics, AI in programming, NIL culture, and whether Tim could survive a bear fight.
Zack breaks down the operational reality of the NCAA 8-hour off-season rule and the full 20-hour in-season window, and explains why sport skill execution will always beat weight room numbers when practice time is limited. Tim reflects on private sector coaching ethics: when an athlete is already buried under school practices, an extra meal often does more than another squat session.
Q&A covers how to build work capacity, why eccentric quasi-isometrics are mostly social media noise, meathead hypertrophy as connective tissue insurance, sleep tracking anxiety and its effect on athletic performance, in-person coaching requirements before going online, AI tools like Relay for programming templates, NIL and transfer portal impact on athlete work ethic, low-tech athlete monitoring tools, and bucket list podcast guests.
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00:00:00 - Bear Fight Cold Open
00:00:32 - Happy Birthday Zack!
00:03:14 - NCAA 20-Hour Rule Breakdown
00:07:29 - Weight Room vs. Court Time Tug-of-War
00:14:05 - Private Sector Coaching
00:18:05 - Strength and Conditioning Coach Salary Debate
00:37:52 - In-Person Coaching Before Online Coaching
00:44:30 - Managing Shin Splints in Sprint Training
00:47:16 - Debunking Eccentric Quasi-Isometrics
00:51:10 - Meathead Hypertrophy vs. Sport-Specific Training
00:53:37 - How to Find Your Coaching Style
00:57:00 - How to Build Work Capacity
00:58:19 - Sleep Tracking Anxiety and Athletic Performance
01:02:20 - Bucket List Podcast Guests
01:08:04 - Advice for International Coaches Interning in the U.S.
01:09:42 - Biggest Challenges in Basketball Strength and Conditioning
01:12:43 - AI for Strength and Conditioning Programming
01:17:36 - NIL and Transfer Portal Impact on Athlete Work Ethic
01:23:08 - Low-Tech Athlete Monitoring Tools
01:27:07 - Bear Fight Simulation
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Insane Coaching Stories, Navigating Life, and the Future of APEX | Coach Em Up Podcast Ep. 131
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Notes de l’épisode
Check out Tim on socials! @timrileytraining
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Tim Riley goes solo on the Coach Em Up Podcast for a Q&A covering apex competition rules, sprint training for beginners, OCD diagnosis, sobriety, and much more. He shares combine stories, his biggest coaching blunders, and why carbs are still the OG performance enhancer.
He breaks down the viral Hyrox biohazard incident in Beijing and uses it to set the record straight on Apex competition health policy. Then he rewinds to age 26, no car, no phone, no money, walking to his first training job out of a Florida halfway house, and explains how he became the person he is today.
On the business side, Tim talks about how watching physical therapist David Gray build ethical, high-value content convinced him to post consistently and eventually launch Cheat Code, open his own gym, and build Apex from the ground up. He shares his rules for hiring new coaches, the real reason Apex does not use weight classes, and his 2026-2027 expansion targets.
Tim walks through how to improve broad jump mechanics with the Blaine Broad progression, covers sprint training for beginners with a slow-to-fast, low-impact-first framework, and shares his experience training Xavier Worthy. He also recounts two genuinely catastrophic coaching mistakes involving a plyo box and a Swiss ball on a treadmill.
The back half of the episode goes personal. Tim opens up about his OCD diagnosis and how Exposure and Response Prevention therapy finally gave him tools that worked. He also reflects on fatherhood, egocentric bias, and what it actually means to live instead of just survive.
This is a strength and conditioning podcast that does not stay in its lane. That is the point.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:28 - The Hyrox poop incident
00:10:32 - Advice to his 26-year-old self and early sobriety
00:14:48 - Finding venues for Apex and expansion hurdles
00:18:11 - Building influence, business ethics, and launching Apex
00:29:52 - How to improve your broad jump
00:32:49 - Scaling brands and rules for hiring coaches
00:37:13 - Game speed vs weightroom skill
00:40:46 - Biggest coaching mistakes
00:50:11 - Sprint training for beginners
00:54:08 - Apex 2026-2027 road map and international expansion
01:01:38 - Stepping back from full-time client training
01:06:01 - Why Apex does not have weight classes
01:10:41 - Unsolicited advice, lying, and egocentric bias
01:18:20 - Pure OCD diagnosis and Exposure Response Prevention therapy
01:29:11 - Carbs for athletic performance, fatherhood, anxiety
01:37:27 - Managing career transitions and embracing uncertainty
#CoachEmUpPodcast #ApexCompetition #SprintTraining #StrengthAndConditioningPodcast #BroadJump #MentalHealth #OCD #NFLCombine #XavierWorthy #Podcast
ALEC BLENIS on Training For A Sub-2:30 Marathon While Gaining Muscle | Ep. 130
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Hybrid athlete and coach Alec Blenis is back for his SIXTH appearance on Coach Em Up! Alec breaks down his pursuit of a sub-2:30 marathon while holding serious muscle, training alongside Paris Olympian Yaseen Abdalla, and surviving sodium bicarbonate's most brutal side effects.
Alec Blenis is a hybrid athlete who has been chasing the sub-2:30 marathon while maintaining elite-level strength. In this episode he lays out exactly how he got there: doubling weekly running volume to 75 miles, outsourcing his programming to coach John Davis to kill decision fatigue, and training on treadmills next to a guy who ran a 2:11 in Paris. The interference effect is real, but Alec explains how adaptation eventually brought strength back online. He also speaks on his unorthodox fueling, drinking a liter of OJ a day and over 400 grams of sugar total to maintain his training.
From there, things get weird in the best way. Tim and Alec break down backyard ultramarathon psychology through Mark Dowdle's 5-day performance in Germany, dissect trainer Joel Seedman's Instagram content connecting 90-degree squats to theology, and then unload a stacked Q&A covering high-carb marathon fueling strategy, unilateral vs bilateral training, hybrid athlete training split design, HRV usefulness for athletes, endurance training for heavy runners, treadmill stiffness vs road running, and whether mental toughness drills are actually overrated.
If you are running a marathon while lifting heavy, training concurrently, or just trying to understand the interference effect without losing your mind, this episode has you covered.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduciton
00:01:41 - Alec's Running Background and Sub-2:30 Marathon Goal
00:07:04 - Marathon Benchmarks, Coaching Value, and the Interference Effect
00:12:48 - Training with Yaseen Abdalla and Mitch Ammons
00:18:23 - High-Carb Fueling: OJ, Sugar, and Surviving Austin Heat
00:27:18 - Backyard Ultras and Mark Dowdle's Psychological Warfare
00:35:36 - Joel Seedman's Eccentric Isometrics and Theological Squats
00:46:14 - Tim's Best and Worst Qualities
00:50:06 - Unilateral vs Bilateral Training
00:52:11 - Session Flow vs Exercise Ordering
00:53:30 - Building Muscle Under High Endurance Fatigue
00:55:04 - Smartwatch Metrics and HRV Skepticism
00:59:01 - Structuring a Hybrid Training Split
01:00:45 - Sodium Bicarbonate Side Effects
01:06:33 - Weekly OJ Totals and Apex Australia Plans
01:09:16 - Single High-Volume Run vs Spreading Weekly Mileage
01:10:06 - Endurance Training for Heavy Athletes
01:15:02 - Heat Acclimatization and Overrated Mental Toughness Drills
01:20:07 - Treadmill Stiffness vs Road Running
#HybridAthlete #ConcurrentTraining #AlecBlenis #CoachEmUpPodcast #MarathonTraining #InterferenceEffect #RunningAndLifting #EnduranceTraining #Podcast #StrengthAndConditioning
The Secrets to Getting Fast, Jumping High, and Winning Life with JASON ROTGER | Ep 129
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Speed and performance coach Jason Rotger joins Tim Riley to break down speed training, sprint mechanics, and vertical jump training the right way. From a near-fatal BMX crash at 15 to Division I decathlon at FIU, Jason's story is as wild as his coaching methods. He dropped his own 100m from by ditching heavy squats, and he'll tell you exactly why your weight room obsession might be killing your speed.
Jason Rotger went from BMX national rankings to pole vaulting, then earned a D1 scholarship as a decathlete at Florida International University. Along the way, he dealt with ankle surgery, a torn labrum, a supraspinatus tear, and a sprint plateau that had him squatting 435 lbs at 175 lbs bodyweight and still running an 11.8 hundred meter. The fix? He stopped squatting and started sprinting. That single shift dropped his time almost immediately.
This episode covers the how to run a faster 100m debate head-on, the real role of plyometrics for sprint speed, timing gates as a non-negotiable coaching tool, 40 yard dash start technique, and how to improve broad jump distance fast. Jason also breaks down decathlon training volume, pole vault physics, and why sprint coaches need to invest in timing equipment for their athletes. He also opens up about completing his first full decathlon post-college without injury. You only lose when you quit.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:06 - BMX Racing Career and Near-Fatal Crash
00:11:28 - Transition to Pole Vaulting
00:19:14 - D1 Decathlon at FIU and Injury Streak
00:27:36 - First Full Decathlon and Process Mindset
00:31:00 - Mental Grit and the Rocky Influence
00:34:49 - Sprint Plateau and Heavy Squats
00:39:45 - Coaching Collegiate Sprinters to 25 mph
00:44:49 - Vertical Jump Training and Volleyball Athletes
00:48:25 - Coaching CrossFit Athletes for Combine Events
00:52:54 - Combine Timing Systems and Hamstring Injury Risk
01:02:14 - Pole Vault Physics and Apex Targets
01:12:09 - Hottest Takes on Speed Training
01:16:02 - Authentic Brand Building and Event Swaps
01:20:05 - Three Pieces of Advice for Performance Coaches
01:22:02 - Sprint Coach Rant
01:25:41 - Overrated vs. Underrated in Athletic Performance
01:30:43 - Unsolicited Advice
#SpeedTraining #SprintMechanics #VerticalJumpTraining #CoachEmUpPodcast #Decathlon #PoleVault #JasonRotger #AthleticPerformance #Plyometrics #Podcast
Olympic Sprinting Secrets, Enhanced Games, Trackflation & More with EMMANUEL MATADI | Ep. 128
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Check out Emmanuel on socials! @Matadi
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Emmanuel Matadi, three-time Olympian and one of the most jacked sprinters on the planet, joins Tim Riley on the Coach 'Em Up Podcast to break down sprint science, recovery, the Enhanced Games controversy, and what it actually takes to run a 9.95 at age 35. From Liberia to the Olympic blocks, Matadi's story is as wild as his 40 time in Timbs.
Matadi didn't start taking track seriously until his junior year of high school. He was too busy playing football, wrestling, and figuring out how to survive as a Liberian immigrant in Minnesota. Then he casually smoked the fastest kid at his school in a race and the rest wrote itself.
On this episode, Emmanuel and Tim go deep on how to run faster in the 100m, why most youth sprinters burn out before they ever peak, and how the old-school method of running 400m repeats until athletes puke is the opposite of what athletes need. Emmanuel breaks down his phase-by-phase sprint cues, why tense muscles are slow muscles, his love of resisted hill sled work over overspeed, and how 8 hours of sleep a night is the ultimate recovery tool.
They also get into the Enhanced Games, where Matadi ran 9.95 at 35 years old and had to address years of steroid accusations head-on. They also explain the science behind fast twitch muscle fiber training and why preserving Type 2X fibers into your 30s and 40s matters more than any 5K you'll ever run.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:15 - Matadi's Background
00:06:23 - High School Football, Wrestling, and How Track Started
00:11:08 - New NCAA Eligibility rules and NIL
00:17:56 - JUCO Grind vs. Pro Sprint Programming
00:27:26 - Trackflation, Youth Burnout, and Why Off-Seasons Matter
00:32:27 - The Mental Side of Sprinting
00:36:22 - Racing in Three Olympics
00:43:16 - 100m Race Strategy, Acceleration, and Sprint Mechanic Cues
00:46:58 - Recovery Protocols, Weight Management, and Off-Season Lifting
00:52:21 - Line It Up 40 Tournament and the Enhanced Games Experience
01:03:22 - Longevity, Fast-Twitch Fiber Training, and APEX Philosophy
01:15:37 - APEX Miami Breakdown
01:19:38 - Crocs 40, Phase Cues, Bulgarian Split Squats, and Plate Marches
01:28:43 - Youth Mechanics, Peaking in Long Seasons, and Rant n Rave
01:37:06 - Unsolicited Advice and Closing
#EmmanuelMatadi #CoachEmUpPodcast #SprintTraining #HowToRunFaster #EnhancedGames #SprintMechanics #FastTwitchTraining #TrackAndField #ResistedSprinting #OlympicSprinter
Change of Direction vs Agility & Perceptual Cognition with Q WILLEY | Ep. 127
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Check out Q on socials! @coach_q_physio
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Tim Riley sits down with physical therapist and strength coach Q Willey to break down change of direction training, deceleration, and how to actually bridge the gap between the weight room and the field. Q brings his 4 level COD programming framework and zero patience for coaches running circus tricks with reaction lights.
Q is a former UNC lacrosse national champion, exercise physiologist, and Doctor of Physical Therapy who now coaches out of Austin and collaborates with Dr. Katie Dabrowski on the Confusingly Jacked program and a comprehensive COD Program Guide. In this episode, Q draws a hard line between pre-planned change of direction training and true open field reactive agility, explains why deceleration ground reaction forces run 2 to 3 times higher than acceleration, and lays out exactly how to move athletes through Return to Participation, Return to Play, and Return to Performance phases without blowing them up.
Q also torches the coaching mistake of substituting circus tricks like reaction light games for real cognitive perceptual training, walks through the model for deceleration kinematics, and breaks down how to calculate a COD deficit using the 5-10-5 drill. If you work with athletes and you are still debating whether COD work belongs in your programming, this one settles it.
Topics include change of direction vs agility, reactive agility drills, biomechanics of deceleration, eccentric deceleration drills, return to performance continuum rehab, microdosing change of direction, the 4 level COD programming framework, and catastrophizers vs confronters in physical therapy.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:45 - Q's Background, Adult Lacrosse at 35
00:10:31 - Change of Direction vs Agility
00:13:56 - Bridge Between the Weight Room and the Field
00:17:01 - Reactivity Spectrum and the Reverse Marilyn Monroe Principle
00:25:43 - Circus Tricks vs Real Cognitive Perceptual Training
00:32:01 - Deceleration Biomechanics
00:46:25 - COD Testing and COD Deficit Calculations
00:54:06 - Return to Participation, Play, and Performance
01:00:15 - The 4-Level COD Programming Framework
01:15:36 - Microdosing COD Work Into Your Weekly Routine
01:21:15 - Confusingly Jacked Program with Katie Dabrowski
01:29:21 - Non-PT Coaches, Confronters vs Catastrophizers, Pain Management
01:38:11 - Why Novel Exercises Cause Soreness, PT School Reality
02:03:17 - Clamshells and OVR Force Plates
02:10:33 - Heat Shock Protein Sauna Myth Busted
#CoachEmUpPodcast #ChangeOfDirectionTraining #DecelerationTraining #ReactiveAgilityDrills #SportsPhysicalTherapy #StrengthCoach #ReturnToPerformance #QuentinWilley #AgilityTraining #PhysicalTherapyPodcast
The Secret To Building World-class Speed with BRIAN KULA | Ep. 126
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Check out Brian on socials! @briankula @kulasportsperformance
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Brian Kula has spent 27 years turning athletes into weapons, from high school track kids to NFL Offensive Player of the Year Christian McCaffrey. On this episode of the Coach Em Up Podcast, Tim Riley sits down with Brian to break down sports performance philosophy, the biggest mistakes coaches make in speed training, and how to safely bring sprinting to the general population. Plus, Brian gets candid about coaching elite pros, building ETS Performance, and why relationships matter more than any X's and O's.
Brian Kula is one of the most decorated performance coaches in the game. A third-generation coach and former decathlete, Brian built Kula Sports Performance from the ground up, including a pivot during the 2020 pandemic that helped him scale his private training business.
This episode covers the full spectrum: why coaches keep making the same speed training mistakes, what vertical integration speed training actually looks like in practice, how to coach sprinting mechanics for athletes without destroying your general population clients, and what Brian learned from his elite mentors. Brian also opens up about the realities of coaching pro athletes, his work with ETS Performance to build career tracks for young coaches, and why plyometrics for speed development are criminally underrated.
If you are chasing faster athletes, a smarter program, or a coaching career worth building, this one is packed.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:20 - Brian's background and coaching legacy
00:06:40 - Athlete to coach transition and developing patience
00:11:12 - Coaching youth athletes vs. coaching pros
00:18:33 - Evolution of training philosophy and mentors
00:27:10 - Learning from coaching mistakes and pivoting your program
00:32:04 - Top mistakes in speed training
00:34:40 - Sprinting for general pop and the Fast Forever protocol
00:45:12 - Assessing and coaching elite pros
00:49:18 - Pros and cons of coaching professional athletes
00:55:25 - Mentorship, ETS Performance, and building careers
01:11:34 - The power of relationships
01:14:37 - Listener Q&A with Brian Kula
01:29:37 - Three Things, Rant and Rave, and Unsolicited Advice
#CoachEmUpPodcast #BrianKula #KulaSportsPerformance #SpeedTraining #StrengthAndConditioningPodcast #SprintingMechanics #PerformanceCoach #ETSPerformance #SpeedDevelopment #Plyometrics
The Science Behind PEDs, Steroids, Peptides, Hormones, & More | JON HECK | Coach Em Up Pod Ep. 125
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Check out Jon on socials! @what_the_heck71 @HammerAndChiselPerformance
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"If you're going to go down this road, you better be prepared to be on it for life."
Tim Riley sits down with elite strength coach and former D1 football player Jon Heck to break down the real science behind PEDs, covering anabolic and androgenic steroids, TRT, growth hormone, insulin, fat burners, and peptides. John Heck gives a no-BS, medically grounded take on who actually uses this stuff, what it does to your body long-term, and why PEDs in sports performance are wildly misunderstood.
This episode covers why pro athletes actually don't use steroids (99% of users are recreational gym bros), how side effects of oral vs injectable steroids differ drastically, why kidney health is the silent killer, and the terrifying reality of insulin risks in bodybuilding and DNP fat burner dangers. Jon also walks through growth hormone hyperplasia bodybuilding, the peptide recovery benefits debate, gray market loopholes, and why steroids ruining athletic performance is especially true for team sport athletes relying on connective tissue elasticity.
The Q&A at the end gets practical fast: reverse dieting, budget nutrition, potassium targets, and phasic diets laid out step by step.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:04:00 - PEDs in Sports Performance
00:07:50 - Who Actually Uses Steroids? Pro Athlete Misconceptions
00:10:45 - Anabolic vs Androgenic Steroids
00:22:20 - Jon's First Testosterone Cycle
00:29:45 - Lifetime Commitment, Fertility Risks, and the Endocrine Shutdown
00:35:55 - Estrogen Management, Gyno, and Kidney Health
00:44:00 - Roid Rage Myth, Side Effects of Oral vs Injectable Steroids, Health Timelines
00:54:35 - TREN: Origin and Side Effects
00:59:20 - Diminishing Returns, Counterfeit Gear, and Infection Risks
01:07:00 - Youth Steroid Use in High School Football
01:11:30 - Growth Hormone Hyperplasia Bodybuilding
01:17:20 - Insulin Risks in Bodybuilding
01:21:05 - DNP Fat Burner Dangers, Clenbuterol explained
01:25:30 - Peptide Recovery Benefits and Risks
01:32:10 - Reverse Dieting and Budget Nutrition
01:45:05 - Jon's Phasic Dieting Protocol
01:48:00 - TRT vs Anabolic Steroids for Real Life
01:51:15 - Nutrition Travel Hack
#CoachEmUpPodcast #PEDsInSports #AnabolicSteroids #TRTvsAnabolicSteroids #JohnHeck #StrengthCoach #BodybuildingPodcast #SportsPerformance #Peptides #DNPDangers
Volleyball Training, Collegiate S&C, & Isometrics with ERICA LOWREY & ASHLEY KOWALEWSKI | Coach Em Up Podcast Ep. 124
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Notes de l’épisode
Check out Erica and Ashley on socials! @ericalowreystrength @ashleykowalewski
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Erica Lowrey and Ashley Kowalewski join Tim Riley on the coach em up podcast to break down how to increase vertical jump, fix jumper's knee, and survive the grind of collegiate athletics. The group goes deep on patellar tendinopathy in volleyball players, isometric exercises for tendon stiffness, eccentric overloading, and strength training for female volleyball players. They also tackle the real conversation around female athlete body composition coaching. And if you are a strength and conditioning intern or a young coach figuring out how to navigate your first role, the Q&A and intern advice segments in this episode are required listening.
Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast! It's free to you and helps us bring on more badass guests like Erica and AK :)
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:26 - Erica's Volleyball Background
00:09:24 - Liberty University & Exercise Science
00:12:08 - Pillars for Strength and Conditioning Internship Success
00:20:08 - Eccentrics and Isometrics for Tissue Longevity
00:23:20 - Recap of the Coach Em Up Conference
00:26:26 - Tackling Body Composition in Female Athletes
00:32:02 - Ashley's Road Back from 98 Pounds
00:37:58 - Body Image Talks with Female Athletes
00:44:44 - Erica's Coaching Journey and USA Bobsled Recruitment
00:52:20 - Ashley's Academic Background and Mentorship Path to LSU
00:59:33 - The Mental Demands of Strength Coaching
01:16:04 - Assessing Incoming Freshman Athletes
01:21:24 - Tendon Stiffness and How to Fix Jumper's Knee
01:31:00 - Overcoming Dumb Athlete Beliefs and Building Exercise Systems
01:33:40 - How to Increase Vertical Jump, Shoulder Stability, and Coaching Autonomy
01:46:01 - Most Impressive Female Athletic Feats and Handling Difficult Sport Coaches
01:58:03 - Overrated vs. Underrated in Athletic Performance
02:02:06 - Final Advice for Interns
#CoachEmUpPodcas #StrengthCoachPodcast #EccentriOverload #JumpersKnee #FemaleStrengthCoach #VerticalJumpTraining #TriphasicTraining #CollegiateStrengthCoaching #EricaLowrey #AshleyKowalewski
The Problem With Testosterone & Biohacking Culture with DR BEN HOUSE | Coach Em Up Podcast Ep. 123
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Check out Ben on socials! @drbenhouse
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Dr. Ben House returns to the internet to drop some hard truths: baseline testosterone does not predict hypertrophy, the TRT industry is largely built on noise, and your environment matters more than your willpower. Tim Riley and Zack Zillner dig into Ben's wild journey — from MCAT prep and Teach for America, to building a volcano compound in Costa Rica, farming through COVID, and working in the NBA — before landing on his new venture, Biomolecular Athlete. In this episode, he dismantles some of the most pervasive myths in the performance world — testosterone optimization, biohacking culture, and the obsession with chasing biological mechanisms over real output.
Ben breaks down why obesity is the number one driver of low testosterone, why androgen receptor sensitivity matters far more than serum testosterone levels, and why women can build comparable relative muscle mass to men despite having a fraction of the hormone. He also shares his evolution from authoritarian coach to 'Sherpa', how Self-Determination Theory explains the gap between knowledge and action, and why the best coaching often means doing less.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:41 - How Dr. Ben House Changed Tim's Coaching Career
00:07:00 - Ben's Origin Story: Sports, MCAT & Hating Clinical Medicine
00:10:45 - Teach for America, Austin, and Finding the Fitness World
00:16:19 - Biohacking Skepticism & What Actually Drives Adaptation
00:19:10 - The Costa Rica Volcano Compound & Farming Through COVID
00:30:00 - Memphis Grizzlies Tenure & Leaving the Internet
00:42:25 - Coaching Philosophy Evolution
00:49:22 - Sobriety, Obsession & the Gap Between Knowledge and Action
00:56:50 - Building Ecosystems Over Willpower
01:12:56 - Testosterone & TRT Reality Check
01:21:57 - Obesity, Leptin Resistance & Why Your Testicles Are Inflamed
01:30:42 - Sleep Myths & Why Women Can Match Men's Gains
01:44:41 - Chasing Mechanisms
01:50:35 - Unsolicited Advice
#CoachEmUpPodcast #DrBenHouse #TestosteroneMyths #Hypertrophy #StrengthCoaching #NutritionalScience #BiomolecularAthlete #AndyGalpin #FunctionalMedicine #Podcast
The Case Against Overanalyzing Fitness & Content Creation | DYLAN SHANNON Q&A | Ep. 122
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Check out Dylan on socials! @dylan_shannon @_dylanshannon
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Dylan Shannon is back and he's built different. Tim Riley and Zack Zillner chop it up with the PowerJacked creator about his move to Boston, prepping for Apex, and why your perfect program is probably the one you're already sleeping on. Plus, Dylan reveals the WWE actually slid in his DMs — and he said no.
Dylan Shannon went from a part-time strength coach with zero online presence to one of the most engaged creators in the fitness space. In this reunion, Dylan breaks down his training philosophy, why science based lifting is quietly ruining young lifters, and why he finally got serious about fixing his hormones and his relationship with food.
The listener Q&A goes deep: body dysmorphia, TRT, junk volume myths, bench press mastery, content creation strategy, and how to build a training business from the ground up.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:03:46 - Why Dylan Moved to Boston
00:05:05 - Training for Apex Boston & the Fitness Scene
00:08:22 - How One Podcast Episode Changed Dylan's Life
00:11:16 - PowerJacked Program & Chalk Performance
00:15:35 - 10-Year Plans & Why Rigid Goals Kill Momentum
00:20:17 - Peaking for Apex & Mile Strategy
00:26:08 - Binge Eating, Body Dysmorphia & Getting on TRT
00:32:28 - Performance Bulking, 550 lb Squats & High School Beef
00:35:54 - How to Build a Personal Training Business from Scratch
00:39:31 - Midbod Freak Athlete vs. Mr. Olympia Trashlete
00:42:22 - The Truth About Junk Volume
00:46:06 - Top 3 DM Questions Dylan Gets Every Day
00:48:02 - Lifetime Lift Goals & Top 3 Exercises
00:50:51 - How to Build a Freakishly Big Bench Press
00:52:08 - Dylan's Foolproof Content Strategy
00:55:11 - The WWE Slides Into Dylan's DMs
01:00:16 - From Self-Doubt to Self-Belief
01:06:01 - Overrated vs. Underrated in Athletic Performance
01:08:48 - The #1 Piece of Advice for Coaches Who Want to Create Content
#DylanShannon #PowerJacked #CoachEmUpPodcast #StrengthCoach, #FitnessPodcast #AthleteTraining #BenchPress #TRT #ContentCreation
Velocity Based Training, College Athletics & Identity-based Branding with JOE PEDULLA | Ep. 121
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Check out Joe on socials! @pedullaperformance
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Oklahoma University strength coach Joe Pedulla is back on Coach 'Em Up, and he's not holding back. He digs into VBT, identity-based branding, in-season periodization, and why your athletes might be getting slower because of how you're training them. Plus Joe drops some of the most quotable lines in Coach Em Up history.
He opens up about coaching female athletes at OU and how it completely reshaped his character — patience, temperance, the whole deal. He also breaks down why personal brands that win aren't selling information — they're selling identity, feeling, and community. If you coach and you're trying to build something online, this section alone is worth the full episode.
On the training side, Joe goes deep on Velocity-Based Training. He explains the difference between effort and exertion, breaks down minimal voluntary thresholds for squats, bench, deadlifts, and more, and explains exactly why letting your athletes train at high exertion levels converts fast-twitch Type 2X fibers to Type 2A. He also covers his king metrics — Propulsive Net Impulse and Peak Relative Propulsive Power — and why usable strength is the only strength that matters.
Throw in Daily Undulating Periodization for in-season, a critique of program hopping, audience Q&A, and a hilarious urinal story involving Joe Girardi, and we've got a great episode on our hands!
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:30 - Coaching Female Athletes & Life Transitions
00:07:33 - Personal Brands Sell Identity, Not Information
00:12:13 - Time Management, Capacity & Business Systems
00:19:33 - Mentorship & Belief Systems
00:25:44 - Evaluating New Training Methods & Volume Load
00:30:47 - Velocity-Based Training
00:39:03 - Velocity Loss & Fast-Twitch Fiber Conversion
00:43:36 - In-Season Training & Daily Undulating Periodization
00:50:08 - Usable Strength & King Metrics
00:53:10 - Stop Program Hopping
01:00:40 - Q&A: Dictator Mode, Social Media & Elbow Issues
01:04:09 - Pro vs. College Coaching & Building an Online Brand
01:09:02 - Faith, Introspection & Business Foundations
01:11:07 - The Coach's Frame
01:14:15 - What's Next for Joe Pedulla
01:17:36 - Three Things, Rant & Rave
01:24:53 - Resisted Sprints & Submax Training
01:28:12 - Urinal Advice
#CoachEmUp #StrengthCoach #VelocityBasedTraining #JoePadulla #StrengthAndConditioning #AthleticPerformance #SportScience #OnlineCoaching #PodcastForCoaches #Podcast
Tim Riley & Zack Zillner LIVE From The 2026 Coach Em Up Conference | Ep. 120
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Check out the boys on socials! @timrileytraining @zack_zillner
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Tim Riley and Zack Zillner take the Coach 'Em Up Podcast live at their second annual conference, fielding real-time audience questions with moderator Tatum Brandt. Topics include building gym culture, online coaching transitions, in-season vs. off-season programming, managing bad training days, and the early mentors who literally changed their lives. Oh, and someone got Rhabdo...
Recorded live at the Coach 'Em Up Conference, this episode is part Q&A, part therapy session, and part cautionary tale about running Pat Davidson's MASS program in August heat. Tim and Zack break down what separates elite strength coaches from general population trainers, why your clients are buying YOU and not your program, and how a single conversation mid-session can flip an athlete's entire week. Tim gets real about a mentor who refused to give up on him in high school while Zack talks about getting thrown into the fire at Kansas under Andrea Hudy.. If you coach, train, or are building something in the fitness space, this one's for you!
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:07 - Best Meals in Austin
00:03:58 - Strength Coaches vs. Gen Pop Trainers
00:10:05 - In-Season vs. Off-Season Training
00:12:50 - Managing Clients on Bad Days
00:19:24 - Growing an Online Training Product
00:22:46 - Building A Gym Culture
00:27:55 - Transitioning from In-Person to Online Coaching
00:32:24 - What Tim and Zack Learned from Each Other
00:35:00 - Humility & Open-Mindedness
00:40:09 - Launching in Underserved Markets
00:44:36 - Rhabdo Horror Stories
00:51:11 - Biggest Coaching Impact
#CoachEmUpPodcast #StrengthCoaching #AthleticPerformance #OnlineCoaching #GymCulture #TimRiley #ZackZillner #FitnessPodcast #StrengthAndConditioning #Podcast #Livepodcast
ELITE Roundtable Q&A with Blaine McConnell, Alec Blenis, & Kelly Matthews | Ep. 119
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Notes de l’épisode
Check out the gang on socials! @kellylmatthews @Blainemcconnell @alecblenis
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The Coach 'Em Up Podcast is officially in the new Austin studio — and Tim Riley, Kelly Matthews, Blaine McConnell, and Alec Blenis are breaking it in! This Legendary Q&A roundtable hits GLP-1s, bench press programming, hybrid athlete plyometrics, sprinting, mobility training, and the most jaw-dropping athletic feats they've ever witnessed in person, plus plenty of great stories including Blaine's million dollar ice skating horses and Tim's world record sunburn. Stay tuned for major Apex expansion announcements and a sneak peak at THIS gym's grand opening party!
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:34 - THIS Gym Grand Opening
00:06:13 - Are GLP-1s Cheating?
00:16:04 - Mobility & Flexibility Through Strength Training
00:21:27 - Women's Bench Press tips
00:26:08 - Adding Plyometrics & Sprinting to Hybrid Programs
00:36:11 - Coaching Gen Pop Clients to Sprint & Jump Safely
00:42:36 - What Does "Train Like an Athlete" Actually Mean?
00:51:27 - Most Jaw-Dropping Athletic Feats Witnessed in Person
01:01:01 - Sprinters Are Born, Endurance Athletes Are Made
01:03:49 - Overvalued vs. Undervalued Training Concepts
01:12:22 - How to Get Training in as a Coach
01:18:39 - Best & Worst Vacations
01:27:17 - Future Goals & Apex Announcements
#CoachEmUp #PerformanceTraining #StrengthCoaching #GLP1 #HybridAthlete #SprintTraining #Plyometrics #FitnessPodcast #TrainLikeAnAthlete #ApexCompete
KELLY MATTHEWS Q&A on Influencer Culture, Womens Fitness, & Life with Tim | Ep. 118
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Notes de l’épisode
Check out Kelly on socials! @kellylmatthews
Grab a Subscriber tee at https://dripthatdelivers.com
Use code "coachemup10" for 10% off EVERYTHING at https://eleiko.com/coachemup
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Tim Riley sits down with his partner and fitness creator Kelly Matthews for a wide-ranging episode covering the influencer economy, public fatphobia, GLP-1 culture, coaching careers, and what it's like living with an unmedicated Tim. Highlights include building a mutant female athlete, Kelly's animal rescues, and an honest breakdown of the hamster wheel that is content creation. They unpack why Gen Z wants to be influencers, Kelly's international travels for Oner Active campaign shoots, disordered eating, and why peptides are overrated. This is a can't miss episode!
Produced by
Q6 Media
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:19 - Kelly's Year in Review
00:07:05 - Why Gen Z Wants to Be Influencers
00:11:17 - Fatphobia, GLP-1s & Rage-Bait Creators
00:17:18 - Clapping Back at Toxic Creators & Parasitic Content
00:28:29 - Training for the Apex Competition
00:33:50 - How to Start a Coaching Career
00:45:33 - Youth Athletes, Living with Tim's ADHD & The Frankenstein Athlete
01:00:44 - The TKO Program, a Sports Tea Podcast & Healing Your Food Relationship
01:23:54 - Kelly's Animal Farm Dreams & Fitness vs. Athleticism
01:33:59 - The Real Mental Toll of Being a Fitness Influencer
01:36:53 - Overrated vs. Underrated, Peptides, & Tattoo Advice
#CoachEmUpPodcast #KellyMatthews #FitnessInfluencer #GLP1 #WomenWhoLift #FatphobiaTalk #FitnessCoaching #ApexCompetition #FitnessPodcast #Eleiko
Sports Nutrition Myths, Hydration Scams, & Low-Carb Diets with JOSH GILLAM | Ep. 117
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Notes de l’épisode
Check out Josh on socials! @gillamfitness
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Head over to https://ovrperformance.com/coachemup and get $25 off
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Tim Riley sits down with Josh Gillum, a former gymnast, collegiate linebacker, and Master of Dietetics student, to dismantle the biggest myths in sports nutrition. They cover the overblown electrolyte supplement industry, why low-carb diets fail high-intensity athletes, and the brain-saving science of creatine after concussions. Plus, Josh breaks down the viral content strategy behind 660K followers and why embarrassment might be your most underutilized growth tool.
On this episode, Josh explains why gymnastics is the most underrated foundational sport for injury prevention, how sodium-heavy electrolyte packets can wreck your gut and spike your blood pressure, and why the fitness world's obsession with protein is actively sabotaging athletic performance by crowding out carbohydrates.
They also dig into: why processed foods aren't the enemy for high-calorie athletes, the predatory marketing behind pink "female-specific" supplements, carbohydrate timing windows that actually matter, and how Josh built his content empire using a lab coat, a stylus, and a deliberately dumbed-down voice.
Produced by
Q6 Media
https://q6.media
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:03:09 - Josh's Athletic & Academic Background
00:05:43 - Gymnastics, Football & Injury Prevention
00:09:14 - Food Additive Safety Myths
00:11:09 - Electrolyte Supplements Are Bad
00:18:33 - Sweat Rates, Potassium & Magnesium Deficiencies
00:29:18 - Protein vs. Carbs: What Athletes Actually Need
00:36:29 - Why Carnivore & Keto Fail High-Intensity Athletes
00:43:59 - Strategic Use of Processed Foods for Performance
00:53:32 - Creatine & Concussion Prevention Science
01:15:16 - The Strategy Behind Josh's Viral Content
01:22:55 - Embracing Embarrassment to Grow
01:27:34 - 3 Steps to Upgrade Your Sports Nutrition
01:29:20 - Electrolytes vs. Fiber & Creatine
01:33:46 - Philanthropy in Haiti
01:36:25 - Overrated vs. Underrated Nutrition
01:40:00 - Unsolicited Advice
#CoachEmUpPodcast #GillumFitness #SportsNutrition #CreatineScience #AthleteNutrition #ElectrolyteMyths #PerformanceNutrition #CarbsForAthletes #ConcussionRecovery #Podcast
Is Male Pattern Baldness A Precursor To Good Coaching? | ZACK ZILLNER Q&A | Ep. 116
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Notes de l’épisode
Check out Zack and Tim on socials! @zack_zillner @timrileytraining
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Head over to https://ovrperformance.com/coachemup and get $25 off
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Tim Riley and Zack Zillner are back together for a loaded Q&A episode covering creatine, in-season sprint programming, isolation movements, entrepreneurship, and why a hack squat might be the most underrated tool in your gym. Tim also announces his new Austin gym opening June 8th, equipped with a custom Coach Em Up podcast studio! Zack survived his first year in Miami and a full colada on day one.
Tim and Zack go deep on what it actually takes to build athletes, run a business, and not burn out doing both. Topics include how to balance what clients want vs. what they need and the origins of the Coach 'Em Up Podcast itself. They also give a full breakdown of the Coach 'Em Up Conference 2.0 in Austin — live show, free BBQ, and a stacked speaker lineup at the C4 Performance Center. Plus: fitness grifters get called out, training music gets debated, and both coaches share the life advice that actually changed their careers. It's all here.
Produced by
Q6 Media
https://q6.media
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:22 - Zack Zillner Returns
00:02:37 - New Gym Opening & Podcast Studio Announcement
00:07:38 - Zack's First Year in Miami & the Colada Story
00:14:10 - Why Athletes Should Take Creatine
00:17:11 - Build-A-Mutant: Best Qualities from Past Guests
00:23:32 - Organizing Training: Strengths vs. Weaknesses
00:26:16 - Isolation Movements & the Hack Squat
00:31:38 - Giving Clients What They Want vs. What They Need
00:37:19 - Coach 'Em Up Conference 2.0 Details
00:41:05 - Five Essential Pieces of Gym Equipment
00:44:04 - Origins of the Coach 'Em Up Podcast
00:57:11 - S&C Programming for Young Coaches
01:02:04 - Entrepreneurship, Sobriety & Life-Changing Advice
01:14:10 - In-Season Sprint Volume & Maturing as a Coach
01:18:50 - Fitness Grifters & Training Music Debate
01:31:21 - Shin Splints, Achilles Recovery & the 6-Day Split
01:49:01 - Career Advice: When to Look for a New Job
#CoachEmUp #StrengthAndConditioning #AthleticPerformance #SportsPodcast #Creatine #GymLife #SNCCoach #Podcast #TrainEmUp #FitnessCoach
Soccer Training & Collegiate S&C | Q&A with MALORIE HENDERLONG | Ep. 115
Check out Malorie on socials! @malorie_henderlongUse code "coachemup10" for 10% off EVERYTHING at https://eleiko.com/coachemupHead over to https://ovrperformance.com/coachemup and get $25 offUse code "Tim" to …
Notes de l’épisode
Check out Malorie on socials! @malorie_henderlong
Use code "coachemup10" for 10% off EVERYTHING at https://eleiko.com/coachemup
Head over to https://ovrperformance.com/coachemup and get $25 off
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Auburn Women's Soccer S&C Coach Malorie Henderlong joins Tim Riley to break down her entry into the profession, the grind of collegiate strength and conditioning, and the technical side of training field sport athletes. Topics include MAS-based conditioning, GPS data optimization, soccer's fear of the weight room, how she started her own remote coaching business, and her prototypical route to landing an SEC coaching job. She discusses why soccer has historically been scared of the weight room, how she structures training around squat, hinge, push, and pull for undertrained field athletes, and why she prefers the Bronco test and Maximum Aerobic Speed over traditional conditioning benchmarks.
Produced by
Q6 Media
https://q6.media
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:18 - Speaking at the CSCCA Conference
00:04:31 - Authenticity in Content Creation & Social Media
00:06:24 - Getting a Job by Yelling from the Sidelines
00:08:55 - Coaching Acrobatics & Tumbling
00:10:43 - Youth Sports, Competitive Cheer & Parenting
00:13:58 - Austin FC, NC State & the Move to Auburn
00:19:01 - The Power of Mentorship
00:23:35 - The Grind in Collegiate S&C
00:32:38 - Why Soccer Fears the Weight Room
00:42:36 - Starting Higher Power Sports Performance
00:49:50 - Conditioning, MAS & the Bronco Test
00:57:12 - GPS Data, Player Load & Numbers
01:01:45 - Olympic Lifting & Training Goalkeepers
01:05:50 - Why Coaches Shouldn't Play Pickup Sports
01:23:40 - How to Get Hired in Collegiate S&C
01:31:02 - Rant & Rave
01:37:34 - Overrated vs. Underrated
01:41:50 - Unsolicited Solicited Advice
#CoachEmUpPodcast #StrengthAndConditioning #SoccerTraining #CollegiateStrengthCoach #MalorieHenderlong #AuburnSoccer #GPSData #SportPerformance #HigherPowerSportsPerformance #Podcast
Natty Status, Endurance Training, & Unorthodox Lifts | ALEC BLENIS Q&A | Ep. 114
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Notes de l’épisode
Check out Alec on socials! @alecblenis
Use code "coachemup10" for 10% off EVERYTHING at https://eleiko.com/coachemup
Go to https://atlantisstrength.com to get a quote on some incredible machines
Head over to https://ovrperformance.com/coachemup and get $25 off
Use code "Tim" to get 15% off at https://davidgreyrehab.com
On Today's episode of the Coach Em Up Podcast, Tim Riley links up with Alec Blenis — now a full-time Texas resident — for a duel Q&A you won't want to miss!
Alec breaks down his mission to run a sub-2:30 marathon while gaining lean muscle — naturally — and why he's spending over five figures on drug testing to prove it's possible. Tim pulls back the curtain on TRT, sobriety, and what it actually means to shift you coaching philosophy. We also roast optimization culture, talk running form, weird lifts, and set some very public training goals for each other.
There are two types of people on this planet: subscribers and non-subscribers. Don't be the latter.
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:57 - Alec's move to Austin
00:07:04 - Biohacking, Sleep & Cat Parasites
00:12:18 - Sub-2:30 Marathon Goal
00:20:19 - Kangaroo Achilles vs. Gorilla Shoulders
00:23:23 - Balancing Lifting and Running
00:31:01 - The Truth About TRT
00:41:48 - The Problem With Optimization Culture
00:49:59 - Coaching philosophy shifts
00:54:48 - Running Form & Technical Models
01:01:00 - Sobriety & Obsession
01:14:04 - Three Simple Rules for Success
01:19:34 - Tim's Apex Prep & Mutual Goals
01:34:10 - Alec's Unorthodox Lifts
01:47:08 - Sponsor Shoutouts
#CoachEmUpPodcast #MarathonTraining #TRTandFitness #SobrietyAndAthletics #StrengthAndEndurance #OptimizationCulture #NaturalAthletes #RunningCoach #FitnessPodcast #ApexCompetition
How To Unf*ck Your Diet with FINLEY FUNSTEN | Ep. 113
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Notes de l’épisode
Check out Finley on socials! @unfuckyourdiet
Use code "coachemup10" for 10% off EVERYTHING at https://eleiko.com/coachemup
Go to https://atlantisstrength.com to get a quote on some incredible machines
Head over to https://ovrperformance.com/coachemup and get $25 off
Use code "Tim" to get 15% off at https://davidgreyrehab.com
Finley Funston drops in and we are not holding back. Finley is a nutritionist, co-owner of Madabolic Charlotte, and one of the sharpest voices cutting through the noise in the nutrition space. We dig into why dieting culture is broken, why extremes sell, and why most of what you see on social media about food is flat-out wrong.
We talk seed oils, aspartame, orthorexia, metabolism myths, menopausal nutrition, under-eating while injured, processed foods, and why your Diet Coke is not going to kill you. Finley also breaks down her actual approach with clients — maintenance phases, conservative deficits, and how she gets people to stop treating food like the enemy.
This one is real, funny, and genuinely useful. If you eat food, this episode is for you.
Gummy bear reviews from hell: https://slightlyviral.com/beware-sugarless-gummy-bears-on-amazon-com
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:03:17 - Finley's Background
00:06:50 - Nutritional Awakening & Paleo Mistakes
00:10:46 - Extremes in Nutrition & Marketability
00:12:12 - Toxic Culture in the Nutrition Space
00:13:36 - Dogma and Information Overload
00:16:04 - The Grift & Preying on Lived Experience
00:19:07 - Seed Oils and Inflammation Myths
00:23:19 - Context and Overall Dietary Pattern
00:26:20 - Sobriety, Gut Health & Disordered Eating
00:29:22 - Is Orthorexia Real?
00:31:11 - Processed Foods & Chemical Fear
00:33:40 - Moderation and Enjoying Food
00:34:40 - Diet Coke, Aspartame & Cancer Myths
00:37:56 - Why Restrictive Diets Fail
00:39:06 - Helping Clients Build Sustainable Diets
00:42:46 - Cadbury Eggs, Gummy Bears & Sugar Free Chaos
00:47:41 - The Metabolism Slowing Myth
00:51:03 - Tim's Rant on Insecure People
00:55:09 - Nutrition for Menopausal Women
00:59:02 - Intimidation Factor of Strength Training
01:01:10 - Pharmacological Thinness
01:04:41 - Under-Eating While Injured
01:10:40 - Nutrition and Psychological Comfort
01:11:25 - The Value of a Maintenance Phase
01:15:13 - Conservative Deficits & Adherence
01:19:11 - Are We Doomed to Be Irrational?
01:22:09 - 3 Tips for Everyday Fitness Enthusiasts
01:24:49 - CGMs and Creatine
01:29:08 - Tattoo Artist Career
01:29:49 - Intermittent Fasting
01:34:10 - What Cardio Should You Actually Do?
#NutritionMyths #CoachEmUp #FinleyFunston #DietCulture #FitnessNutrition #SeedOils #MetabolismMyths #SustainableDiet #WomensHealth #UnfuckYourDiet
The Secret To Successful Hybrid Training with ALYSSA OLENICK | Ep. 112
Check out Alyssa on socials! @doclyssfitness Use code "coachemup10" for 10% off EVERYTHING at https://eleiko.com/coachemupGo to https://atlantisstrength.com to get a quote on some incredible machinesHead over …
Notes de l’épisode
Check out Alyssa on socials! @doclyssfitness
Use code "coachemup10" for 10% off EVERYTHING at https://eleiko.com/coachemup
Go to https://atlantisstrength.com to get a quote on some incredible machines
Head over to https://ovrperformance.com/coachemup and get $25 off
Use code "Tim" to get 15% off at https://davidgreyrehab.com
Dr. Alyssa Olenick drops into the Coach 'Em Up Podcast and delivers one of the most practical, no-fluff breakdowns of hybrid training you'll hear. She's got a PhD in exercise physiology, she's run ultramarathons, competed in CrossFit, and she's built a thriving online coaching business — and she's here to tell you exactly where hybrid athletes go wrong and how to fix it.
We're talking carb phobia, program hopping, recovery gaps, zone 2 cardio, power training, bone density, and why hard training is just... hard — no matter who you are. Dr. Olenick also gets real about burning out during her PhD, building Doclyss Fitness from passion (not profit), and why eating more carbs might be the single best thing you do for your performance.
If you're a hybrid athlete, a coach, or just someone trying to figure out how to balance lifting and cardio without destroying yourself — this episode is required listening.
Subscribe to the channel! It's completely free and it would make Tim's day.
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:17 - Dr. Olenick's background & expertise
00:04:20 - The dark side of pursuing a PhD
00:05:41 - The Queen of Hybrid Training
00:06:49 - Biggest mistakes in hybrid training
00:11:10 - Quality vs. quantity in lifting
00:16:37 - Recovery, carbs & electrolyte essentials
00:25:09 - Breaking down carb phobia
00:30:37 - High carb vs. low carb for athletes
00:35:16 - Nutrition, hormones & bone density
00:37:18 - Workload, fatigue & program commitment
00:41:51 - Hard training is hard
00:46:16 - Stimulus training & philosophy shifts
00:48:31 - New ACSM fitness guidelines breakdown
01:00:34 - Power training & bone density
01:05:52 - How to start sprinting safely
01:10:13 - Building confidence through action
01:13:17 - How Doclyss Fitness started
01:18:49 - Entrepreneurship vs. serving your clients
01:37:33 - Top 3 tips for hybrid athletes
01:39:44 - Hyrox & ultramarathons
01:42:26 - Alternative Career paths
01:43:51 - Do more cardio!
#HybridTraining #CoachEmUp #DoclyssFitness #ExercisePhysiology #HybridAthlete #CarbsForPerformance #StrengthAndCardio #Hyrox #UltraMarathon #FitnessCoach
ERIC HINMAN Q&A on Endurance Training & Structuring Your Life For Success | Ep. 111
Check out Eric on socials! @ehinman @erichinmanAnd be on the look out for the World's Toughest Mile Event, happening this Saturday in Austin!Use code "coachemup10" for 10% off EVERYTHING at …
Notes de l’épisode
Check out Eric on socials! @ehinman @erichinman
And be on the look out for the World's Toughest Mile Event, happening this Saturday in Austin!
Use code "coachemup10" for 10% off EVERYTHING at https://eleiko.com/coachemup
Go to https://atlantisstrength.com to get a quote on some incredible machines
Head over to https://ovrperformance.com/coachemup and get $25 off
Use code "Tim" to get 15% off at https://davidgreyrehab.com
Tim Riley sits down with Eric Hinman — entrepreneur, endurance athlete, brand builder, and community connector — for one of the most wide-ranging conversations we've had on the pod. From growing up hooping in upstate New York to completing Iron Man Lake Placid, Eric's story is proof that the process IS the point.
We get into Zone 2 training, why slowing down makes you faster, how to delegate your way to freedom, what actually makes a brand stick, and why your environment might be the most underrated variable in your success. Plus — the World's Toughest Mile. Yes, it's exactly what it sounds like. Stick around for an ELITE audience Q&A as well!
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:09 - Austin as a Hub & Community Building
00:04:09 - Eric's Background
00:07:55 - CrossFit, Triathlons & Endurance Training
00:12:50 - Iron Man Lake Placid & Zone 2 Training
00:15:14 - Relentless Consistency & The Process
00:18:56 - Type A Personalities & Pragmatic Goals
00:20:43 - The Importance of Environment
00:26:44 - Authentic Networking & Providing Value
00:30:14 - Training Seriously vs. Socially
00:33:01 - Structure, Time Blocking & Boundaries
00:36:50 - Delegation, Automation & Elimination
00:38:09 - Defining Your Brand
00:41:16 - Building the Brand of Eric Hinman
00:44:16 - Qualities of Great Brands
00:45:12 - Curating Experiences & Apex Games
00:47:44 - The World's Toughest Mile
00:51:51 - Building a Team & Founders Only Event
00:57:44 - What Is Founders Only?
01:01:59 - Founders Only Takeaways & Execution
01:18:47 - RHO Nutrition Supplements
01:21:35 - Living His Lifestyle
01:23:30 - Three Things
01:25:30 - Rant & Rave
01:28:28 - Alternative Career Options
01:36:57 - Business Tips & Big Picture
#entrepreneurship #IronMan #FitnessMotivation #Branding #Zone2Training #FoundersOnly #EnduranceAthlete #BusinessTips #CommunityBuilding #Performance
Performance Nutrition, Carb Timing, Gut Health & More with DR EMILY DOW | Ep 110
Check out Emily on instagram! @dremilydowUse code "coachemup10" for 10% off EVERYTHING at https://eleiko.com/coachemupGo to https://atlantisstrength.com to get a quote on some incredible machinesHead over to …
Notes de l’épisode
Check out Emily on instagram! @dremilydow
Use code "coachemup10" for 10% off EVERYTHING at https://eleiko.com/coachemup
Go to https://atlantisstrength.com to get a quote on some incredible machines
Head over to https://ovrperformance.com/coachemup and get $25 off
Use code "Tim" to get 15% off at https://davidgreyrehab.com
Emily Dow joins Tim Riley on the Coach 'Em Up Podcast to break down everything you thought you knew about carbohydrates, performance nutrition, and fueling your body the right way. This episode is packed with actionable advice for athletes, coaches, and anyone trying to level up their nutrition game.
Carbs are performance-enhancing. Full stop. Emily explains why carbohydrate timing, loading strategies, and the right macro balance matter more than the latest social media trend telling you to cut carbs. They dig into glycogen storage, pre- and post-workout nutrition, fructose vs. glucose absorption, gut health, fiber intake, and why under-eating is quietly wrecking more athletes than overeating ever could.
They also get real about the mental and emotional side of food — how under-fueled female athletes are afraid of carbs, how food addiction is a real thing, and how peptides may play a role in breaking those cycles. Emily gives out actionable tips to clean up your food choices, hot takes on the nutrition misinformation landscape, and a reminder to stop bouncing between approaches and just commit.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:30 - Emily Dow & Her Credentials
00:04:36 - Carbs as Performance Enhancers
00:05:39 - Carb Intake: Amounts, Types & Timing
00:11:51 - Carb Loading & Glycogen Storage
00:18:45 - Carb Loading Deep Dive
00:22:18 - Pre-Workout Carbs & Glycogen Preservation
00:27:51 - Fructose, Glucose & Post-Workout Carbs
00:32:18 - Protein Overconsumption & Carbs for Women
00:40:41 - Under-Eating & Metabolism Adaptation
00:47:48 - Strategies to Increase Calories & Fiber
00:59:31 - Peptides & Overcoming Food Addiction
01:11:02 - Gut Health & Intestinal Issues
01:24:01 - Audience Q&A
01:40:27 - Social Media Growth
01:46:51 - Three Things to Improve Food Choices
01:50:11 - Nutrition Misinformation
01:55:17 - Alternate Career Paths
01:58:51 - Overrated vs. Underrated in Nutrition
02:01:23 - Unsolicited Advice: Just Focus on One Thing
#SportsNutrition #CarbLoading #PerformanceNutrition #RegisteredDietitian #CoachEmUp #AthleteNutrition #GutHealth #FitnessPodcast #NutritionScience #MacroNutrients
Oly Lifting, Counseling, & Ultra Moist Fascia with BEEFCAKE SENSEI | Ep. 109
Check out Jon on socials! @beefcakesensei Use code "coachemup10" for 10% off EVERYTHING at https://eleiko.com/coachemupGo to https://atlantisstrength.com to get a quote on some incredible machinesHead over to …
Notes de l’épisode
Check out Jon on socials! @beefcakesensei
Use code "coachemup10" for 10% off EVERYTHING at https://eleiko.com/coachemup
Go to https://atlantisstrength.com to get a quote on some incredible machines
Head over to https://ovrperformance.com/coachemup and get $25 off
Use code "Tim" to get 15% off at https://davidgreyrehab.com
Get a free trial with TrainHeroic ➡️ https://bit.ly/coachemuppodcast
Beefcake Sensei (AKA Jon Sevlie) pulls up to the Coach Em Up pod and does NOT disappoint. We're talking Olympic lifting, counseling, near-death experiences, anxiety, trauma, the Ultra Moist Fascia Protocol, and why training should never be the center of your universe. Jon is one of the most authentic voices in the fitness space — and this conversation proves exactly why.
If you've been sleeping on Beefcake Sensei, wake up. Subscribe, drop a comment, and tell us what hit hardest.
"People don't change until they hurt bad enough." — Beefcake Sensei
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:03:23 - Origin of the Beefcake Sensei persona
00:09:29 - Sprinting PRs with Jon
00:11:57 - Jon's YouTube channel
00:14:13 - How Jon got into counseling
00:17:32 - Sobriety, spiritual awakenings & asking for help
00:21:55 - Anxiety, trauma & the counselor's lens
00:29:58 - How counseling changed training & relationships
00:41:45 - From basketball to Olympic weightlifting
00:47:50 - Near-death stories & lifestyle shifts
00:49:44 - Long-term training & evolving goals
01:00:58 - Athleticism, patience & avoiding plateaus
01:07:57 - The Ultra Moist Fascia Protocol
01:14:14 - Monetizing training & building a team
01:17:50 - Training isn't everything
01:21:34 - Q&A with Jon
01:40:48 - What fires Jon up
01:52:00 - Unsolicited advice
#BeefcakeSensei #CoachEmUpPodcast #OlympicWeightlifting #TrainingPhilosophy #MensMentalHealth #StrengthTraining #FitnessPodcast #AnxietyAndTrauma #UltraMoistFascia #PersonalGrowth
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