Rox Lyfe - The HYROX Podcast

Steve Magness - Maximise Your Potential in HYROX

Feb 20, 2025

Steve Magness, a renowned performance coach and bestselling author, delves into the psychology of athletic achievement and mental toughness. He shares insights from his latest book, emphasizing how environment shapes performance and the importance of supportive relationships. The conversation explores overcoming self-doubt, race day psychology, and strategies to manage pressure and mistakes. Magness highlights the joy of the competition and achieving balance in performance, offering listeners practical tips to maximize their potential in sports and life.

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Quick takeaways

Effective mental preparation is essential for athletes to overcome self-doubt and pressure, enhancing their competition performance and overall potential.

Steve Magness's experiences as a whistleblower at Nike illustrate the importance of integrity and ethics in achieving long-term success in sports.

Creating a supportive training environment with motivated individuals is crucial, as it can significantly impact an athlete’s motivation, performance, and ethical decision-making.

Deep dives

The Importance of Mental Preparation

Effective mental preparation is crucial for athletes to realize their potential. Coaches often observe athletes who excel in training but struggle on race day due to self-sabotage or external pressures. By understanding how to combat these mind traps, athletes can break free from doubts and ultimately reach their goals. Magnus emphasizes that this mental game is not only relevant to sports but also applies to various aspects of life.

Intro

3min

Integrity in Athletics: A Journey to Potential

8min

The Power of Environment in Athletic Performance

6min

The Psychological Battle of Race Day

27min

Balancing Performance and Mindset

6min

Capturing the Essence of Athletic Experience and Success

4min

In this week's episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast I get to chat with Steve Magness (@stevemagness). Steve is a performance coach and bestselling author whose books have sold over three-quarters of a million copies. He's just released his newest book "Win the Inside Game" which explores how we can reach our potential in sport and life, break free from our doubts, deal with choking or making mistakes, and much more.

Steve's perspective comes not only from his extensive coaching experience but also from his personal journey as an athlete and as a whistleblower in elite athletics at Nike.

In this chat we dive into many of the concepts in the book and in particular how they might apply to you as a HYROX athlete - from dealing with pressure and avoiding mistakes during races, to mental toughness, optimising your training environment, and much more.

It was a fun, insightful chat. Steve is brilliant, I’ve been a fan of his work for a long time, his latest book is fantastic, and I think you’ll really enjoy, and take a lot out of, this conversation!

Win the Inside Game by Steve Magness (HarperCollins, £25) is out now and available to order here.

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