Just Fly Performance Podcast

479: Tim Shieff on Exploring Fluidity, Coordination, and Sustainable Performance


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Today’s guest is Tim Shieff. Tim is a former world champion freerunner and Ninja Warrior competitor, and the founder of Way of the Rope. After years of high-level competition, he discovered Rope Flow as a way to restore rhythm, coordination, and resilience in movement. Today, he shares this practice worldwide, blending athletic creativity with a simple, sustainable philosophy: low-tech equipment for a high-tech body.
In this episode, we explore the transformative power of diverse movement practices in athletic training. From track and field to parkour, breakdance, swimming, and rope flow, we explore how these disciplines shape skill development and reveal the qualitative aspects of elite sport movement. Tim also shares his journey from traditional sports to discovering the benefits of innovative movement, offering powerful insights on how athletes can unlock agility, strength, and resilience by taking a holistic approach to training.
Today’s episode is brought to you by Hammer Strength.
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Timestamps
5:36 – Exploring Yoga, Biomechanics, and Training Through Injury
10:43 – Discovering Movement Connections Through Slow Practice
23:26 – Parkour Training as a Unique Learning Process
31:41 – Balancing Intensity, Recovery, and Longevity in Training
42:08 – The Value of Gentleness in Building Strength
53:30 – Using Constraints to Improve Movement Awareness
59:08 – Applying Martial Intent and Precision in Movement
1:01:31 – Rope Flow as a Tool for Coordination and Rhythm
1:11:17 – Integrating Jump Rope and Rope Flow into Athletic Training
Actionable takeaways
5:36 – Exploring Yoga, Biomechanics, and Training Through Injury
Key Idea: Tim explains how yoga and biomechanics gave him tools to keep moving through injuries and to rebuild awareness of how his body works.
Actionable Takeaways:
Use yoga or mindful movement practices as low-intensity ways to stay connected when injured.
Pay attention to biomechanics during rehab—it’s not just about healing tissue, but about moving better long-term.
Reframe injuries as opportunities to explore different forms of movement.
10:43 – Discovering Movement Connections Through Slow Practice
Key Idea: Slowing things down can reveal hidden connections between muscles, joints, and fascia. Tim found value in practicing movement slowly before adding intensity.
Actionable Takeaways:
Strip movements down and slow them until you can feel the sequence.
Use slow practice as a diagnostic tool to notice leaks, compensations, or missing links.
Build control first, then layer on speed and power.
23:26 – Parkour Training as a Unique Learning Process
Key Idea: Parkour introduced Tim to exploration, problem-solving, and adapting movement to different environments.
Actionable Takeaways:
Use obstacle-based tasks to force creative movement solutions.
Train adaptability—don’t just repeat drills, but give athletes problems to solve.
Embrace exploration: movement learned through play tends to stick.
31:41 – Balancing Intensity, Recovery, and Longevity in Training
Key Idea: Tim highlights that chasing intensity every session can shorten careers—longevity requires balance.
Actionable Takeaways:
Periodize intensity with recovery—don’t redline every workout.
Prioritize sustainability: ask “Can I do this 10 years from now?”
Recovery practices are as important as the training itself.
42:08 – The Value of Gentleness in Building Strength
Key Idea: Strength doesn’t always come from force—sometimes it’s built by gentleness, precision, and subtlety.
Actionable Takeaways:
Explore lighter, more mindful work instead of always going maximal.
Recognize that gentleness can rewire coordination in ways brute strength cannot.
Use precise, controlled practice as a pathway to more efficient power later.
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