Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

Listen to Coach Tim Riley- University of Texas Strength and Conditioning Coach 🔥

20 Nov 2024 · 0 min

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In a brief interview, Coach Tim Riley observes that many of his athletes adopt bodybuilding-style training, often following advice from renowned bodybuilding coach Mike Israetel. While acknowledging Israetel’s expertise in hypertrophy, Riley argues that this approach does not directly translate to athletic performance. He questions why a pure bodybuilding methodology is insufficient for developing true athleticism, implying the need for sport-specific strength and conditioning that goes beyond muscle size alone.

So I see a lot of my athletes training like straight bodybuilders. Like they're listening to Mike Isratel, who is awesome for bodybuilding.
Yes.
But like, that's not exactly how it converts into athleticism too. So why isn't that the best approach?
At a certain level, hypertrophy is necessary, is important. But when we're looking at the purpose of what training should look like for an athlete and why, you'll begin to see and understand that hypertrophy and training, lifting as heavy as you can in just the weight room, is only one piece of a puzzle in putting together what it takes to be the most athletic version of yourself.