Steve Magness's Blog, page 25
March 6, 2019
What the Wright Brothers Can Teach Us About Coaching.
We all know the story of Orville and Wilbur Wright. Two bicycle mechanics who conquered the seemingly impossible, flight. But how did two mechanics, without a college education, without financial...
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February 15, 2019
Episode 88: How Social Media and the Internet Influences Coaching and Performance
In this weeks On Coaching Podcast, we cover how social media influences performance. The ever-growing influence of social media and our online interactions change how our athletes (and our selfs!)...
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January 31, 2019
Episode 87: There are NO Magic Training Intensities
In the endurance world, we’ve come to believe that there are certain intensities or paces that do more than others! If we run at these specific zones, we will improve, and if we run bit too...
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January 22, 2019
Stop Helicopter Coaching
Think back to elementary school when you’d be assigned some big project. Maybe a diorama or the big science project. You’d walk in proud of the work that you achieved. Only to look over and see young...
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January 14, 2019
Episode 86: Workouts Don’t Matter as Much as You Think
When it comes to training, workouts seem like the be all end all. As coaches, we obsess over the details of each repeat, or when we should perform tempo runs or short intervals. Workouts are what we...
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January 9, 2019
How Do You Judge Success?
Imagine you just started coaching a high school cross-country team of 20 athletes for the next season. This isn’t your first go round, so you feel confident that you can take your squad and get them...
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December 29, 2018
My Top Books of 2018
Every year, I take a look back at the books that have influenced my coaching, behavior, and thinking the most. Books are special because they allow you to take understanding to a deeper level. In a...
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December 27, 2018
Episode 85: Committing to Your Own Development
Are you taking the time to get to where you want to be? In today’s instant gratification world, we want to be great NOW! Not in a couple years, but as soon as possible. As we strive for the top
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December 13, 2018
Understanding Interaction: The time I learnd how to coach at a bar.
I’m an introvert. I grew up eschewing high school and college parties for the sake of my 10 pm bedtime and the 15-mile run I had the next morning. At that point in my life, I would rather get sleep
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December 11, 2018
Episode 84: Finding the Fatal Flaw that is Holding You Back
What holds you back? What keeps you from performing to the best of your ability? That’s the topic of this weeks On Coaching Podcast with Magness & Marcus. We dive into identifying and then...
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