Latest Magness Podcast Episodes
Episode 161: How to become a Nuanced Thinker and level up your coaching
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - February 21, 2022 10:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsToo often in coaching, we get stuck. We tie ourselves to one training method, one training system. We approach things from an energy systems model, neglecting the biomechanical, neuromuscular, or psychological. In this episode we discuss how to get unstuck. We need to diversify our thinking, be a...
Episode 160: The Down: The missing ingredient to your training
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - February 14, 2022 11:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsWhat do you do when an athlete is headed in the wrong direction, when their performance doesn’t match up with their training? You give them a down week. This oft-neglected component to training is essential. Too often, we schedule in down weeks once every 4 weeks, when we should have more flexibi...
Episode 159: The Art and Science of Workout Design
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - February 07, 2022 11:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsHow do we desing workouts? Designing workouts is something we all have to do, but there’s a science to it. In this episode, we go through how manipulating rest, interval length, speed, and more impact the adaptation an athlete has to a workout. It’s one of those nerd out type podcasts, so get on ...
Episode 158: Positive Illusions- How they can hurt or help performance
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - January 31, 2022 10:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsIn this episode, we look at some of our cognitive biases that can help or hurt our performance. From optimism bias to our illusion of control, how does our psychology impact our performance. That’s what we cover! Steve & Jon Visit our Sponsor The Scholar Program is our one-stop-shop for all thing...
Episode 157: The Floundering Athlete: Ways to Reengage them and Reinvigorate their Performance
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - January 24, 2022 11:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsWhat do you do when it all goes wrong? When an athlete is struggling, overtrained, or just not feeling good anymore? In this episode, we provide strategies for how to get athletes back on track from an emotional and psychological standpoint, as well as a training and physiological standpoint. Ste...
Episode 156: Does what you’re measuring actually matter?
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - January 17, 2022 08:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsIn this episode, we take on the importance and value of measurement. Should you wear a GPS watch, measure HRV, heart rate, power, or lactate? We break down the balance you need to have between measurement and feel. Steve & Jon Visit our Sponsor The Scholar Program is our one-stop-shop for all thi...
Episode 155: Getting the Most Out of People: How to inspire, encourage, and sustain excellence
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - December 20, 2021 11:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsHow do we get the most out of our athletes? How do we help them get as close to their potential as possible? In this podcast, we talk about striving for excellence and giving people the freedom to perform. Steve and Jon outline the attributes needed and what we should do as coaches to develop…
Episode 154: The Ultimate Coach: A little bit rebel, a little bit scientist.
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - December 13, 2021 11:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsCoaching is about balancing contrasting forces, the coach who relies on intuition and feel with the part of you who relies on objective data and science. The best coaches in history, from Lyrdiard to Cerutty to Bowerman, find a happy middle place, knowing when to stick with history and what’s wor...
Episode 153: Athlete Profiling: Accelerant to Performance development
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - December 07, 2021 23:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsAthlete + Event = Training Model. We don’t train for events, we coach athletes, with their unique abilities, to be able to take on an event. In this episode we dive into how to classify different athletes based on their physiology and psychology. This athlete profiling will help determine what ty...
Episode 152: The Science of Training Loads- Developmental, Retentive, Restorative
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - November 29, 2021 11:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsWe tend to simplify training into either hard workouts or easy days. In this episode, we bring you the nuance of training. Instead of hard and easy, we like to classify training as either building, maintaining, or restoring. You’ll learn why Canova includes a lot of ‘in-between’ moderate days. An...
Episode 151: Belief Building: The X Factor to Success
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - November 22, 2021 11:56 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsYou can have the perfect training plan, but it won’t work unless you have buy-in. In this episode, we break down the keys to getting trust, buy-in and belief with your athletes. Steve & Jon Visit our Sponsor The Scholar Program is our one-stop shop for all things coaches education. Join the Schol...
Episode 151: Innovative training methods that can take your preparation to the next level.
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - November 15, 2021 11:33 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsFamed high school coach Joe Newton used to have his team run for 45 minutes, take a 5min break, run for 30 minutes, another 5-minute break, and finally run for 15 more minutes. Ninety minutes of total running, but split up. It’s an idea that few other teams copied, yet seems to have helped York…
Episode 150: Innovative training methods that can take your preparation to the next level.
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - November 15, 2021 11:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsFamed high school coach Joe Newton used to have his team run for 45 minutes, take a 5min break, run for 30 minutes, another 5-minute break, and finally run for 15 more minutes. Ninety minutes of total running, but split up. It’s an idea that few other teams copied, yet seems to have helped York…
Episode 150: Peak Performance Checklist: Everything you need to be ready for the big day
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - November 08, 2021 17:25 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsWhat does it take to perform on race day? The physical components are the easy part. But setting someone up to have the right expectations, the correct mindset, to be able to choose to the difficult path when you’re mind is yelling at you to quit, is often the difference-maker. In this episode, w...
Episode 149: Peak Performance Checklist: Everything you need to be ready for the big day
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - November 08, 2021 17:25 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsWhat does it take to perform on race day? The physical components are the easy part. But setting someone up to have the right expectations, the correct mindset, to be able to choose to the difficult path when you’re mind is yelling at you to quit, is often the difference-maker. In this episode, w...
Episode 149: Belief Building: The X Factor to Success
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - October 25, 2021 10:56 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsYou can have the perfect training plan, but it won’t work unless you have buy-in. In this episode, we break down the keys to getting trust, buy-in and belief with your athletes. Steve & Jon Visit our Sponsor The Scholar Program is our one-stop shop for all things coaches education. Join the Schol...
Episode 148: Phasing Out the Long Run: How, When, Why?
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - October 18, 2021 11:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsThe long run is a staple of the runner’s diet. In this episode, we explore how the long run became a weekly staple and whether that still holds true. We dive into the function and physiology of the long run, and how you may want to gradually wind it down as the season comes to…
Episode 147: The Science of Training Management: Managing the messiness of the training process compared to the neatness of training plan
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - October 11, 2021 11:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsTraining is messy. You are dealing with human beings. In this episode we dive into adaptability, aiming for mastery, and giving your athletes autonomy to grow and develop. How do we manage the messiness of competing and racing and not just fall for the temptation of the training plan. Steve & Jon...
Episode 146: Law of the Minimum: A Better Way to Think About Training
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - October 04, 2021 10:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsLeibig’s Law of the Minimum states that “growth is dictated not by total resources available, but by the scarcest resource.” In this episode we discuss how to identity your limiting factor and what to do about it. Our limiting factor shifts as you adapt to training. That’s the reason why the same...
Episode 145: Amazing Workouts, Awful Races
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - September 28, 2021 10:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsHow many times have you had an athlete who has fantastic workouts, yet when it comes to race day, it’s like a different runner shows up? In this episode, Jon and Steve dive into what is going on here. Why did what’s going on in practice not translate? From not having time to absorb the…
Episode 144: How to Deal with Failure
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - September 13, 2021 08:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsHow do you handle failure? Do you freak out, let your anger get the best of you, or wallow in despair? Failure is a normal and expected part of racing. In fact, we ‘fail’ far more often than we succeed. In this episode, we dive into how to create an environment that frees athletes up…
Episode 143: Training and Racing in Heat and Humidity
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - September 06, 2021 08:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsHow do you survive heat and humidity? In this week’s episode, we delve into the science and practice of training in hot and humid conditions. From heat acclimatization and strategies to mitigate the deleterious effects of heat and humidity, we keep you informed on the latest research and best pra...
Episode 142: Coaching an Olympic Medalist- A conversation with coach Danny Mackey
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - August 30, 2021 07:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsIn this episode, we welcome coach Danny Mackey to the show to discuss the training and preparation of Olympic Bronze medalist Josh Kerr. We dive into everything that went into preparing Josh for the games. From the training decisions, and workouts leading into the race to the psychology. How did ...
Episode 141: The Science of Warm-Ups and Cool Downs
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - August 16, 2021 11:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsWarming up should be simple. Go jog around for a bit, do some drills and strides and you’re ready to go. In this episode we break down the science of two staples of running that are often afterthoughts. You’ll learn how warm-ups and cool downs aren’t just about priming your body to perform and then…
Episode 140: The Power of Reflection- Looking back at dumb stuff we used to do.
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - August 09, 2021 11:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsWe are taking a trip back into the time machine. It’s time to look back at training and coaching that we used to do, that we now look back upon and ask “what in the world were we thinking?” This weeks episode is about reflection. Not only to laugh at our ignorance, but to learn…
Episode 139: Why a perfectionist mindset is holding you and your athletes back.
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - July 21, 2021 09:49 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsIn this week’s episode we dive into how our striving to get better, to perfect every single thing may actually be holding us back. We dive into the disease of overplanning, what occurs when we chase the minutia and the distinction between fragile and robust athletes. Steve & Jon Visit our Sponsor...
Episode 138: Big Meet Readiness- Preparing to Perform
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - July 05, 2021 18:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsHow do you get prepared for the big meet? It’s not only about physical preparedness, but also your mental and decision making framework. In this episode, we cover everything from understanding and setting up your psychological framework to priming for performance to making better decisions. Steve...
Episode 137: Fatigue and the Bear Jumping On Your Back
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - June 29, 2021 22:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsWe’ve all been there before. The bear jumps on our back in the final 200 meters. Our legs turn to lead and cease to function. What’s going on when the bear jumps on our back? In this episode we explore fatigue related to acidosis, H+, and more. And as always, tell you how to deal…
Episode 136: Hitting the Wall- Navigating Fatigue in Longer Races
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - June 21, 2021 10:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsHitting the wall is a dreaded experience in the marathon. Your body runs out of energy and you feel like you are fighting your muscles every step. But what’s really going on? We don’t actually run out of energy. In this episode we dive DEEP into the physiology of hitting the wall and more importa...
Episode 135: Performance Turnaround- How to Get Your Racing Back on Track
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - June 14, 2021 10:27 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsWhat do we do when it’s all going wrong? When an athlete seems to be headed in the wrong direction? In this weeks podcast we dive into how to get performance back on track. Do we take a week off, run easy for a while, change the workouts? Jon and Steve explore all the ways…