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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!

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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

Check out Josh on socials! @gillamfitness

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

Check out Alyssa on socials! @doclyssfitness

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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.

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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

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!

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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