The Secret To Building World-class Speed with BRIAN KULA | Ep. 126

The Secret To Building World-class Speed with BRIAN KULA | Ep. 126

August 4, 2026 · 1h 43m · Season 1 · Episode 126

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Tim Riley interviews Brian Kula about speed training and coaching philosophy in sports performance.

Check out Brian on socials! @briankula @kulasportsperformance Use code "coachemup10" for 10% off EVERYTHING at https://eleiko.com/coachemup Head over to https://ovrperformance.com/coachemup and get $25 off Grab a Subscriber tee at https://www.dripthatdelivers.com Brian Kula has spent 27 years turning athletes into weapons, from high school track kids to NFL Offensive Player of the Year Christian McCaffrey. On this episode of the Coach Em Up Podcast, Tim Riley sits down with Brian to break down sports performance philosophy, the biggest mistakes coaches make in speed training, and how to safely bring sprinting to the general population. Plus, Brian gets candid about coaching elite pros, building ETS Performance, and why relationships matter more than any X's and O's. Brian Kula is one of the most decorated performance coaches in the game. A third-generation coach and former decathlete, Brian built Kula Sports Performance from the ground up, including a pivot during the 2020 pandemic that helped him scale his private training business. This episode covers the full spectrum: why coaches keep making the same speed training mistakes, what vertical integration speed training…

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