Magness & Marcus on Coaching show

Magness & Marcus on Coaching

Summary: 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

Podcasts:

 Episode 53- The Experience vs. the PowerPoint Coaching Style | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Are you a collector of knowledge or a master of application? Take a look at your favorite coach. Chances are if you follow their twitter stream, you think “Man, they have it figured out,” as the coach drops profound insight after insight. Or perhaps, you sat in on their hour long power point presentation, detailing…

 Episode 52- Specialization, Generalization, and Individualization | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Should we be a generalist or a specialist? Do we coach to the individual or the average? Do we want to be a one-trick pony or a master of none? In this episode of On Coaching, we take on these buzz words and the models they rely upon. We start with the basics, answering the question on when we should specialize. From there we follow our own advice and branch out, looking at how connection forms the basis of progression in training and in knowledge. Lastly, we finish up by making the case that as coaches, we are overspecialized in metabolism, and neglect everything else. (On the flip side, a sprint coach may be overspecialized in biomechanics, neglecting metabolism). As is the norm for our show, we take a few tangents, diving into the stress response and how prior experience and mood states impact it. And even bring in a discussion on the art of Jackon Pollock. This episode is chock full of book recommendations! Books Mentioned: The Neo Generalist Strangers to Ourselves The Razor’s Edge Subscribe and Listen on:  iTunes Stitcher via E-mail Youtube

 Episode 52- Specialization, Generalization, and Individualization | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Should we be a generalist or a specialist? Do we coach to the individual or the average? Do we want to be a one-trick pony or a master of none? In this episode of On Coaching, we take on these buzz words and the models they rely upon. We start with the basics, answering the…

 Episode 51-On Coaching- Marginal Gains, the One Percent Rule and big concepts | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Big concepts get thrown around a lot these days; Marginal Gains, 10,000 hours, the 80/20 rule, the 1% rule. Everyone has their own phrase or concept for helping take performance to the next level. In this episode of On Coaching, Jon and I take a look at two similar, but slightly different concepts. Using Ross Tucker’s take on marginal gains, and James Clears article on the One Percent Rule, we try to sort through the mess and make sense of the simple question: What actually matters? In this episode, we dive into why we get in this conceptual mess and how having skin in the game matters so much. We hope you enjoy, Steve and Jon @stevemagness @jmarpdx Resources Mentioned: The One Percent Rule by James Clear Marginal Gains and Common Sense by Ross Tucker Subscribe and Listen on:  iTunes Stitcher via E-mail Youtube

 Episode 51-On Coaching- Marginal Gains, the One Percent Rule and big concepts | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Big concepts get thrown around a lot these days; Marginal Gains, 10,000 hours, the 80/20 rule, the 1% rule. Everyone has their own phrase or concept for helping take performance to the next level. In this episode of On Coaching, Jon and I take a look at two similar, but slightly different concepts. Using Ross…

 Episode 50- Coaching the person and NOT the work | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Are you coaching the person or are you coaching the work? In this episode of the On Coaching Podcast with Magness & Marcus, we delve into the difference between coaching people and the system of running. One is about seeing each athlete as a living, breathing, emotional mess of a person, and the other is simply about writing workouts and using plug and play coaching. Topics covered include: * Understanding your athlete’s psychological framework. * How to give feedback. * How to make adjustments in workouts. * Finding the gap between what you want to achieve and what you actually did. * Learning to interpret social cues. We hope you enjoy, Steve and Jon @stevemagness @jmarpdx Resources Mentioned:  by Matthew Crawford What You Say Matters: The Post-Race Debrief Subscribe and Listen on: Stitcher  iTunes via E-mail Youtube

 Episode 50- Coaching the person and NOT the work | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Are you coaching the person or are you coaching the work? In this episode of the On Coaching Podcast with Magness & Marcus, we delve into the difference between coaching people and the system of running. One is about seeing each athlete as a living, breathing, emotional mess of a person, and the other is…

 Episode 49- Mastering the Marathon | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

It’s time to talk about the marathon! The mysterious race that causes more problems than all other races combined. In this episode, we discuss the intricacies of the marathon. * How does training change from the track to the marathon? * Do all we need to do is extend our long runs and tempos? NO! * What’s the limiting factor to the marathon? * How important are developing mental coping strategies? We answer all of these questions and more in this all-encompassing episode about coaching the marathon. We hope you enjoy, Steve and Jon @stevemagness @jmarpdx Subscribe and Listen on: Stitcher  iTunes via E-mail Youtube

 Episode 49- Mastering the Marathon | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

It’s time to talk about the marathon! The mysterious race that causes more problems than all other races combined. In this episode, we discuss the intricacies of the marathon. How does training change from the track to the marathon? Do all we need to do is extend our long runs and tempos? NO! What’s the…

 Episode 48- Mastering The Art of Racing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Racing is a skill. It’s not something you get thrown into and hope to figure out, it’s a skill that needs evaluated, dissected, and improved upon. In this episode of the Magness & Marcus Podcast On Coaching, we discuss just how to develop the fine art of racing. Starting with a discussion on why we…

 Episode 48- Mastering The Art of Racing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Racing is a skill. It’s not something you get thrown into and hope to figure out, it’s a skill that needs evaluated, dissected, and improved upon. In this episode of the Magness & Marcus Podcast On Coaching, we discuss just how to develop the fine art of racing. Starting with a discussion on why we seem to be doing everything we can to beat any intuitive racing skill development out of our athletes, and venturing over to how the lack of actual racing (in favor of time trials…) is harming our sport. We look at Australia’s attempt at bringing back racing with Nitro Athletics, and the dangers of wrapping our identity with the times we have run. From there, we turn to how to actually develop racing skills. Should we have tape review sessions like football does? What kind of feedback should we provide? These topics and more are covered in episode 48. We hope you enjoy, Steve and Jon @stevemagness @jmarpdx   Resources mentioned: Is it time to ditch the clock in track and field? Make Good Art. Commencement Speach by Nail Gaiman Subscribe: Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe via E-mail        

 Episode 47: Understanding Interval Training | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

We’re back with the first Magness & Marcus Podcast on Coaching of 2017. In this episode, we have a long and frank discussion on interval workouts. What are they, what do they do, are there magical interval workouts, and should everyone should get over Tabata sprints? When it comes to interval workouts, we tend to…

 Episode 47: Understanding Interval Training | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

We’re back with the first Magness & Marcus Podcast on Coaching of 2017. In this episode, we have a long and frank discussion on interval workouts. What are they, what do they do, are there magical interval workouts, and should everyone should get over Tabata sprints? When it comes to interval workouts, we tend to fall in line with “default” workouts. The same standard repeat sessions that we’ve always done. Perhaps a famous coach told us to do them, or maybe we did them as an athlete, but what happens is we tend to rely on a few tried and true workouts.In this episode, we challenge you to be creative. To stop seeing interval workouts as predictors for workouts, but instead to see them as an artist would. By manipulating the speed, rest, density, length, location, pacing, and more, we can creatively develop workouts that continue to challenge our athletes and cause them to adapt in multiple ways. We need to get out of the only physiological endpoint and instead consider all aspects of the workout. We break it all down for you in this episode, with a small tangent on High School running and coaching. We hope you enjoy, Steve and Jon @stevemagness @jmarpdx Resources mentioned: by Bob Schul Subscribe: Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe via E-mail

 Episode 46: The State of the Sport | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

For the end of 2016, Jon and I take a look forward. What is the state of track and field in the world and where do we go from here. We get things started by asking what each of our utopian track and field worlds would look like, before delving into the problems with our…

 Episode 46: The State of the Sport | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

For the end of 2016, Jon and I take a look forward. What is the state of track and field in the world and where do we go from here. We get things started by asking what each of our utopian track and field worlds would look like, before delving into the problems with our sport. We tackle the subjects such as: * Track and Field’s Irrelevance and what to do about it. * Competition vs. Entertainment- What is sport? * The Sub 2 hour marathon. * Why matchups matters and we need Kipchoge vs. Bekele. * Branding and Marketing We hope you enjoy our 2016 send off with a look forward on how to get Track and Field in a better spot. Subscribe: Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe via E-mail

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