Inside Hybrid Training: Strength, Conditioning, Olympic Lifts & TRT | Tim Riley

Tim Riley returns to the podcast for a conversation about hybrid athletes, TRT, Olympic lifting, CrossFit, performance training and athlete development.

Tim is a performance coach who has trained NFL athletes, Olympians, pro competitors across multiple sports, and everyday adults chasing their physical potential. Tim and Judd dig into the nuance of coaching philosophy, movement selection, athlete identity, steroid culture, programming mistakes, and the evolution of fitness.

You’ll also hear stories about NFL combine training, wild athlete anecdotes (yes, including Micah Parsons and Jamar Chase), CrossFit culture, kettlebell hate, hypertrophy dogma, the Mike Israetel controversy, CNS fatigue myths, deadlifting debates, mobility misconceptions, and more.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 – Why Olympic lifts spark endless debate
00:03:20 – Unique adaptations vs. alternatives for power training
00:06:00 – Are CrossFit standards hurting lifters?
00:10:55 – The evolution of “functional training”
00:15:20 – Machine work, isolation, and addressing weak links
00:19:30 – How identity ruins training decisions
00:22:40 – Athletes vs. hybrid athletes: what is an athlete?
00:28:10 – Apex: building a simple, brutal athletic competition
00:33:55 – CrossFit: benefits, flaws, culture, and misconceptions
00:40:20 – The Mike Israetel debate: genius, autism, and criticism
00:47:00 – Kettlebells, accommodating resistance & hypertrophy dogma
00:52:45 – What makes someone “athletic”?
00:58:20 – Strength, speed, power, and why sprinting is unique
01:05:15 – Why most people lie about their 40-yard dash
01:12:10 – TRT talk: Tim’s experience, stigma, and hormone realities
01:18:40 – Steroids, myths, and the truth about athletic enhancement
01:25:50 – Why deadlifts aren’t essential (and when they matter)
01:32:30 – CNS fatigue myths and lifting for athletes
01:35:10 – Where to find Tim Riley & what he’s building next

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