Olympic Sprinting Secrets, Enhanced Games, Trackflation & More with EMMANUEL MATADI | Ep. 128

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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

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