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Tim Riley and Zack Zillner are back in the Austin studio for a full Q&A episode covering strength and conditioning coach salary debates, NCAA 20-hour rule logistics, shin splints, eccentric quasi-isometrics, AI in programming, NIL culture, and whether Tim could survive a bear fight.
Zack breaks down the operational reality of the NCAA 8-hour off-season rule and the full 20-hour in-season window, and explains why sport skill execution will always beat weight room numbers when practice time is limited. Tim reflects on private sector coaching ethics: when an athlete is already buried under school practices, an extra meal often does more than another squat session.
Q&A covers how to build work capacity, why eccentric quasi-isometrics are mostly social media noise, meathead hypertrophy as connective tissue insurance, sleep tracking anxiety and its effect on athletic performance, in-person coaching requirements before going online, AI tools like Relay for programming templates, NIL and transfer portal impact on athlete work ethic, low-tech athlete monitoring tools, and bucket list podcast guests.
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00:00:00 - Bear Fight Cold Open
00:00:32 - Happy Birthday Zack!
00:03:14 - NCAA 20-Hour Rule Breakdown
00:07:29 - Weight Room vs. Court Time Tug-of-War
00:14:05 - Private Sector Coaching
00:18:05 - Strength and Conditioning Coach Salary Debate
00:37:52 - In-Person Coaching Before Online Coaching
00:44:30 - Managing Shin Splints in Sprint Training
00:47:16 - Debunking Eccentric Quasi-Isometrics
00:51:10 - Meathead Hypertrophy vs. Sport-Specific Training
00:53:37 - How to Find Your Coaching Style
00:57:00 - How to Build Work Capacity
00:58:19 - Sleep Tracking Anxiety and Athletic Performance
01:02:20 - Bucket List Podcast Guests
01:08:04 - Advice for International Coaches Interning in the U.S.
01:09:42 - Biggest Challenges in Basketball Strength and Conditioning
01:12:43 - AI for Strength and Conditioning Programming
01:17:36 - NIL and Transfer Portal Impact on Athlete Work Ethic
01:23:08 - Low-Tech Athlete Monitoring Tools
01:27:07 - Bear Fight Simulation
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