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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

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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

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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