On Coaching with Magness & Marcus
Steve Magness
Coaches Steve Magness and Jon Marcus team up to bring you an insider’s view on coaching. Taking you inside the thoughts and conversations that usually occur behind the scenes. They bring a diverse background having both worked with athletes at the collegiate and professional level. They hope to bring a mixture of science, old-fashioned wisdom, and a touch of philosophy to help understand the process of coaching and maximizing endurance performance. For more information visit www.ScienceOfRunning.com
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Jul 4, 2016 • 0sec
Episode 35 – Emotional Control & Picking Up the Pieces- The Olympic Trials
Coming at you in-person from the Olympic Trials, we dish on the high pressure environment that is attempting to make the US Olympic team. Jon and I take a look at the 7/8 of the field that leaves disappointed and how we should pick up the pieces after a hard fought race. The Olympic Trials…
Jun 8, 2016 • 0sec
Episode 34-Toughness, Grit, and Resilience
Exploring the concept of grit in sports and its importance, the value of failure in achieving success, the significance of tactical races, embracing struggle, seeking challenges, and listening to your body.
May 6, 2016 • 0sec
Episode 33: False Positives and Inaccurate Negatives
In this episode of the Magness and Marcus Podcast we discuss False Positive and Inaccurate Negatives. What are they? A false positive is when we have a great race or great series of workouts that doesn’t translate over to sustained performance. On the flip side, an inaccurate negative is when an athlete goes through a…
Apr 27, 2016 • 0sec
Episode 32- Running Mechanics and a Scientific Approach to Training
The podcast explores the importance of mechanics in distance running, the balance between mechanics and physiology, the necessity of running fast under fatigue, the significance of incorporating speed work, choosing individualized training methods, and taking a scientific approach to training.
Apr 16, 2016 • 0sec
Episode 31- Developing Team Culture: Are you Athlete or Coach centered?
In this episode of the Magness & Marcus Podcast, we talk about building Culture. While we are trained as coaches to emphasize the physiology and doc us on workout design, what separates programs that thrive and last is often the intangible dynamic of culture. In this episode, we go through our experiences in developing culture…
Apr 3, 2016 • 0sec
What can we learn from action sports?- An Interview with Brad Stulberg
In this episode, we’re coming to you in-person from Palo Alto, California. In the day after the Stanford Invite, Jon and I invite a special guest onto the podcast. Brad Stulberg is an expert in human performance. You might recognize his name from his regular work with Outside Magazine where he writes a regular column investigating…
Mar 29, 2016 • 0sec
An Interview with Danny Mackey, Head Coach of the Brooks Beasts
We have a special guest for this weeks episode, head coach of the Brooks Beasts Danny Mackey. Danny has numerous accolades, including coaching 800m runners Cas Loxsom and Nick Simmonds to spots on last years World Championship teams. In this episode, Danny traces his story in how he got into coaching and the lessons learned…
Mar 21, 2016 • 0sec
Episode 28- The Psychology of the Big Breakthrough
The breakthrough is what we are all after. It’s what we spend months training for, visualizing, and dreaming about. But what’s the best way to get there, and how do we capitalize on it once we do. In this episode, Jon and I go through the psychology of a breakthrough. We start with defining a…
Feb 17, 2016 • 0sec
Episode 27- Training for the 800
We’re back with a new podcast for 2016! This time we jump straight into what you guys have asked for, specifics on training. For this episode, we divert away from the bigger picture and discuss training for the 800. We start with going through the different types of 800m runners and why it’s an event…
Jan 1, 2016 • 0sec
Episode 26- On BS- Our rant against crazy ideas, gurus, and other BS in coaching.
For our last podcast episode of 2015, it’s time to go on a few rants, call some ideas out, and create a little bit of controversy in our own little world of coaching. We’re going to cover bullshit. We start off with the myth of chasing perfection. Instead of seeing perfection as the ultimate goal,…
