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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

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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