Steve Magness's Blog, page 18
March 14, 2021
Episode 130: When Is it Time to Pull the Plug?
Coaching is easy when everything is going smoothly. But how do we know when to pull the plug on an athletes workout or season? What do we do when an athlete is struggling in a workout? Do we give...
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February 28, 2021
Episode 129: Getting Race Ready- Preparing to Perform After A Layoff
How do you get ready to race after a long layoff? This might be something that you may be facing do to COVID or coming back from injury. In this episode we dive into how to get back into the groove...
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February 8, 2021
Episode 128: Key Markers of Highly Effective Training:
What’s effective training? What workouts are the best for improving endurance, speed, fatigued resistance? In this episode, we dive into how to determined what effective training is, and how we...
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January 31, 2021
Episode 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...
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January 17, 2021
Episode 126: Strength Training Outside of the Weigh Room
Strength training can occur anywhere. It’s not dependent on the weight room. In this episode we explore ways to develop strength and power outside of the weight room. From utilizing sprints and...
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December 28, 2020
Episode 125: Making Adjustments to Training
You’re at the track, watching a workout, when all of the sudden it starts to go south. Athletes are missing their splits, first by a few seconds, then by more and more. Do you pull the plug?...
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December 14, 2020
Episode 124: Increasing Mileage: When, Why, and How.
Should you follow the 10% rule for increasing mileage? Are you destined to be injured if you increase mileage too quickly? In this podcast we tackle all of the questions around mileage. How much,...
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December 7, 2020
Episode 123: Why Coaches Matter Now More Than Ever
The title says it all: we need coaches! Why? Coaches are there to not only motivate but to provide perspective. Whether you coach at the high school, college, or professional level, coaches spend...
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November 22, 2020
4 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...
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November 8, 2020
Episode 122: Periodization in the Good Times and Bad.
Periodization sounds complex, but it’s really just how we plan and organize our training. Do you build a big base and then go short and fast with speedwork? Or employ a blended or mixed system?...
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