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Defining Coaching Success: Philosophy, Boundaries, and Authenticity”
Coaching Successful, Part 1: Defining Your Philosophy and Boundaries Steve Magness and Jon Marcus begin a “coaching successful” series by arguing that sustainable high-level coaching depends less on perfect training plans and more on clearly defined philosophy, boundaries, and principles. They discuss the messy identity shift from athlete to coach and warn about “boundary creep,”…
Read MoreStop Under performing and Learn How to Come Through in the Clutch
I’ve got exciting news! I’ve got a new book: Win the Inside Game! And…I’m giving away a crazy amount of bonuses and content to you if you pre-order it (see below!) In many ways, this is a sequel to Do Hard Things. It answers the question I kept getting from readers, “What do I do…
Read More247: Specific Strength Training for Runners. And how it differs from general strength training.
How do you extend your peak? In this episode we go deep on how to keep the peak going and the myths surrounding peaking. Steve & Jon Check out the Scholar Program The Scholar Program is our one-stop-shop for all things coaches education. It has 20+ courses plus an online interaction system with 500+ other…
Read MoreEpisode 218- Managing Fatigue: Understanding Glycogen Depletion
In this episode, we dive into glycogen depletion and how it impacts recovery and adaptation. We go over the timing of glycogen restoration (hint: it’s a lot longer than you think), and nutrition interventions that can help you handle the training load. Steve & Jon Check out the Scholar Program The Scholar Program is our…
Read MoreBecoming a Rugged and Flexible Runner to Improve Your Performance
Performance in running is full of ups and downs and ebbs and flows. In his new book, Master of Change, my best friend and collaborative partner Brad Stulberg details essential principles and practices to navigate change over the course of one’s career. I couldn’t recommend the book enough. Early in the book, he introduces a term called…
Read MoreThe Foundation of Performance
People think that when it comes to running faster or performing better, it’s about the workouts. How far did you run; how much did you lift? Did you run 400m repeats or 800m repeats? Did you take 3 minutes rest or 1-minute rest? Those are the details. As coaches and athletes, we obsess over the…
Read MoreA case for Eliud Kipchoge as the GOAT… in any sport.
Following Kipchoge’s Olympic marathon win I tweeted that I thought Kipchoge could now stake a claim to the best in any sport. Am I delusional? Right, wrong. biased by my love of running? Likely all of the above to try to make a comparison and claim that is impossible to be right or wrong about.…
Read MoreEpisode 127: Training Stimulus Threshold and Recoverability: The reason why you aren’t running as fast as you can.
Everyone is different. We all recover at different rates for different workouts. In this episode, we explore why some athletes need work work, why others need more recovery, and how to identify and modulate your training to give each athlete what they need. Steve & Jon Resources Mentioned in the Podcast Athletic Development by Vern…
Read More4 Ways to Run Faster by Listening to Your Breathing
When it comes to exercise, we often get extremely complicated. For strength training, we get lost in the exercise type, the sets and reps, and the speed of the bar. In running, we look at different speed or intensity zones, heart rates, interval lengths, and recoveries. It’s easy to get lost in the details. In…
Read MoreHow Perceived Control Impacts the Physiological Limits of Performance
The Physical and Psychological- Impact on Limits of Performance When I was beginning my college journey in the world of exercise physiology, VO2max was king. Stick someone on a treadmill, ramp up the pace or incline until they fell off the back of the treadmill or cried uncle and then you were given a magical…
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