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

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 Episode 60: “Don’t Jog!?” Myths on Conditioning for Team Sports | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

“Don’t jog! Only High intensity interval training!” Outside of the distance running world, these phrases are often thrown around when it comes to development of endurance in team sports or non-running individual sports. Whether it’s the fear of creating slow athletes, or the myth that you can get all of your aerobic bang for your…

 Episode 60: “Don’t Jog!?” Myths on Conditioning for Team Sports | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

“Don’t jog! Only High intensity interval training!” Outside of the distance running world, these phrases are often thrown around when it comes to development of endurance in team sports or non-running individual sports. Whether it’s the fear of creating slow athletes, or the myth that you can get all of your aerobic bang for your buck with a few HIIT workouts, on this episode Jon and I step away from running and take on conditioning in other sports. Our goal isn’t to set out and tell coaches of other sports how to do their jobs, but instead to educate them on what in the world aerobic conditioning is actually about. We go over the importance of understanding the vocabulary of training, the nuance of speed and fatigue, and much more. We end with perhaps the most important piece of advice, “jogging” isn’t bad, you just have to be in shape to do it! My team sport friends, if you think we’re wrong, we want to hear from you! It’s time to break down the wall and get some conversation going! This week, we’ve also introduced a joint collaboration at High-Performance West, where we will continue to put out content like podcasts, videos, interviews, blogs and more. Hop on over and join the community. Thanks for listening, for more  thoughts on coaching, follow us on social media: Steve: Twitter, Instagram and Youtube Jon: Twitter and Instagram Other Resources Mentioned: A Brief History of Interval Training Run, Run, Run by Fred Wilt   Subscribe and Listen on:  iTunes Stitcher via E-mail Youtube

 Episode 59: Culture and Belonging: Interview with NAU coach Mike Smith | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

This is a MUST listen episode. In this weeks On Coaching with Magness & Marcus, we bring in NAU coach Mike Smith to talk about team culture and training. In this wide ranging and deep episode, we dive into a number of topics. Starting with how Mike took over a team that was the defending…

 Episode 59: Culture and Belonging: Interview with NAU coach Mike Smith | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

This is a MUST listen episode. In this weeks On Coaching with Magness & Marcus, we bring in NAU coach Mike Smith to talk about team culture and training. In this wide ranging and deep episode, we dive into a number of topics. Starting with how Mike took over a team that was the defending national champion to what mistakes in training we all make as a coach. There are so many worthwhile explorations in this conversation, including: * The reason Mike took his team to play Laser Tag the night before the biggest regular season meet of the year. * The idea of balancing tension and energy. * Why a coach should be the passenger in the car, whsipering directions, instead of the driver. * How elaborate racing plans set us up for failure. * The best way to get in a flow state during racing. * How expectations impact our training and racing. * The most crucial part of team culture is a sense of belonging and having a role. Mike’s list of books coaches should read: * by Jack Daniels * by Kelly Starrett * * * * * by Sebastian Junger Above all, this conversation with Jon and Mike made me a better coach. Their are priceless nuggets of information sprinkled throughout the 90 minute conversation. Thanks for listening, for more  thoughts on coaching, follow us on social media: Steve: Twitter and Instagram Jon: Twitter and Instagram   Other Resources Mentioned: Study on Academic Stress being related to Injuries in Football players and “just manageable challenges” Kenny Moore’s Subscribe and Listen on:  iTunes Stitcher via E-mail Youtube

 Episode 58: What Coaching Methods Have You Outgrown? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Welcome Back! In this episode of On Coaching with Magness & Marcus, it’s time to take on one of the important concepts in coaching: Change! How have we as coaches evolved in our thinking? Jon and I take you through the methods of coaching that we used to hold true to our heart but have now abandoned, or the ideas we used to base our training around, which now have deemphasized. Some of the items include: * Overcoaching * The mileage driving the program * Program design and workout writing being the most important thing. * Cycles and Periodization. * Racing for PR’s. * Isolating Energy Systems * Our “security blanket” workouts What it all comes down to is experimentation. We are trying to find out what works with each individual, and the reality is we are going to give the wrong training or coaching. That’s part of the game. The key is learning from it and evolving as a coach. A great coach once commentated, the moment you stop thinking and challenging your coaching, is the day you should stop coaching. We wholeheartedly agree. “The longer I’ve coached, the less hard and fast it is. It’s about dealing with the person as they are expressing themselves on that day.” “Put Yourself in position to do something.”   Thanks for listening, for more  thoughts on coaching, follow us on social media: Steve: Twitter and Instagram Jon: Twitter and Instagram Books and Resources Mentioned: This is the XFL ESPN 30 for 30 Documentary And as always, check out my latest book, , which allows us to do free podcasts like this! by Daniel Kahnemann, a great book exploring our cognitive bias. Subscribe and Listen on:  iTunes Stitcher via E-mail Youtube

 Episode 58: What Coaching Methods Have You Outgrown? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Welcome Back! In this episode of On Coaching with Magness & Marcus, it’s time to take on one of the important concepts in coaching: Change! How have we as coaches evolved in our thinking? Jon and I take you through the methods of coaching that we used to hold true to our heart but have…

 Episode 57: The Discernment Spectrum: Smart, Intelligent, or Sophisticated | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In this episode of On Coaching with Magness & Marcus, we delve into a concept Jon calls “The Discernment Spectrum,” which is: Smart—Intelligent—Sophisticated As we learn a subject or skill, we exist somewhere on this spectrum. Smart only exists in duality– right or wrong–so it represents a basic level of understanding. To be intelligent means we have a deeper understanding of a topic and that we have worked to acquire knowledge. But true understanding only comes through sophistication, which encompasses an ability to utilize wordly experience and interpret (or discern) complex issues. Why does this framework matter? Our jobs as coaches is to be puzzle solvers. Each athlete comes to us with a different problem to unravel. The only way to figure out how to do so is to work towards a level of understanding that allows us to apply the knowledge to the problems at hand. Throughout this podcast, Jon and I delve into this framework of understanding and how to solve the puzzles that are our athletes. Thanks for listening, for more  thoughts on coaching, follow us on social media: Steve: Twitter and Instagram Jon: Twitter and Instagram Books and Resources Mentioned: And as always, check out my latest book, , which allows us to do free podcasts like this! Subscribe and Listen on:  iTunes Stitcher via E-mail Youtube

 Episode 57: The Discernment Spectrum: Smart, Intelligent, or Sophisticated | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In this episode of On Coaching with Magness & Marcus, we delve into a concept Jon calls “The Discernment Spectrum,” which is: Smart—Intelligent—Sophisticated As we learn a subject or skill, we exist somewhere on this spectrum. Smart only exists in duality– right or wrong–so it represents a basic level of understanding. To be intelligent means…

 Episode 56- How To Become A Champion | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In this episode of On Coaching, we discuss the amazing book Athletics: How to Become a Champion  by Percy Cerutty. Cerutty was the coach of Herb Elliott who was the 1960 Olympic 1,500m Champion and held the world record in the mile at 3:54. In How to Become a Champion, Cerutty wrote a classic text that coaches of any sport should pick up.  It’s not about the workout details, but instead about what coaching means and how to develop individuals as people. Jon and I rarely read a ton of books, so it’s rare when we geek out on one particular text. This book is deserving of a deep dive Some of the highlights include: “Anything that conspires to make us stronger, freer, more resilient, conquering, all that trains us to endure, to sustain suffering, that calls on our best qualities, continually– is conditioning.” “Athleticism, in my view, is not a sport: nor a cult: it is way of life” “I am an apostle of the now– the everlasting present. Do today all you reasonably can– in your training, your affairs. Do not attempt to see the end of the road. Keep your ends or goals in mind, but direct your brains to the solving and satisfactorily doing of all that your hands, or feet, find to do today. “In conclusion, and to repeat, the belief, adamant in my teachins, is that the athlete must be developed in the end, so that he be entirely self-reliant, self-dependent, able to know instinctively and understand his nature, personality trends, and his requirements in exercise and training, from day to day, month to month…That he instinctively, by inner divination, senses his strength and ability and the ebb and flow of both.” Thanks for listening, for more  thoughts on coaching, follow us on social media: Steve: Twitter and Instagram Jon: Twitter and Instagram Books and Resources Mentioned: And as always, check out my latest book, , which allows us to do free podcasts like this! Subscribe and Listen on:  iTunes Stitcher via E-mail Youtube

 Episode 56- How To Become A Champion | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In this episode of On Coaching, we discuss the amazing book Athletics: How to Become a Champion  by Percy Cerutty. Cerutty was the coach of Herb Elliott who was the 1960 Olympic 1,500m Champion and held the world record in the mile at 3:54. In How to Become a Champion, Cerutty wrote a classic text…

 Episode 55- The Two Way Street of Coaching: Why learning from our athletes is a must. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In this episode of On Coaching, Jon and I discuss the often skewed coach-athlete dynamic. Traditionally, coaches have been the information purveyors, the power holders, distribtuing knowledg in a one way direction; Coach to athlete. When this dynamic remains, we lose an opportunity to learn. We get stuck in certain patterns; repeating the same types of workouts, training schedule, and coaching cues. In this episode, we make the case that learning should be a two way street. By shifting our dynamic to being open to learn, our “problem athletes” or “head cases” become opportunities to learn. When we label athletes as “head cases” we cease looking for answers. Labelling athletes as “head cases” is a stop sign for learning. Why should we try to figure out why they are not performing, our mind has the answer; they are head cases. As coaches, we should be ever evolving, trying to learn from each and every athlete so that next time we encounter someone who is similar, we are more likely to have a solution to the training puzzle. Learning comes from collected experience of problems that make us truly think. Thanks for listening, for more  thoughts on coaching, follow us on social media: Steve: Twitter and Instagram Jon: Twitter and Instagram Books and Resources Mentioned: by Kelly McGonigal by Sam Walker The footstrike patterns of the top men and women at the US Championships in the 10k. And as always, check out my latest book, , which allows us to do free podcasts like this! Subscribe and Listen on:  iTunes Stitcher via E-mail Youtube

 Episode 55- The Two Way Street of Coaching: Why learning from our athletes is a must. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In this episode of On Coaching, Jon and I discuss the often skewed coach-athlete dynamic. Traditionally, coaches have been the information purveyors, the power holders, distribtuing knowledg in a one way direction; Coach to athlete. When this dynamic remains, we lose an opportunity to learn. We get stuck in certain patterns; repeating the same types…

 Episode 54- A Real Coaching Conversation | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

On this weeks On Coaching Podcast with Magness & Marcus, we have a special treat for you. We’re bringing you a real conversation. When we were at the US championships, Jon and I sat down at a local coffee shop in Sacramento and pushed record. We recorded a real conversation, nothing manufactured or artificial, no defined topics, just a meandering conversation on coaching, reading, learning, and more. This is a behind the scenes, natural and flowing conversation where you get an inside look at coaching at it’s most basic level. Thank you for listening and please check out my new book . The success of Peak Performance allows us to continually bring free content, like this podcast and website, to you! For more rambling thoughts on coaching, follow us on social media: Steve: Twitter and Instagram Jon: Twitter and Instagram   Books and Resources Mentioned: by Sam Walker by Frank Shorter by Roger Bannister by Ron Clarke by Steve Magness and Brad Stulberg Subscribe and Listen on:  iTunes Stitcher via E-mail Youtube

 Episode 54- A Real Coaching Conversation | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

On this weeks On Coaching Podcast with Magness & Marcus, we have a special treat for you. We’re bringing you a real conversation. When we were at the US championships, Jon and I sat down at a local coffee shop in Sacramento and pushed record. We recorded a real conversation, nothing manufactured or artificial, no…

 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 the exact methods to take any 5k runner from good to world class. You leave thinking, “they have the answers, I just need to follow that plan!” These sort of situations happen to all of us. They happen to Jon and I. In fact, we’re guilty of portraying or presenting in that manner. But the reality is that coaching is messy and sloppy. What we see, whether on twitter or at a coaching conference, is a streamlined and ideal model, with all the messy details left out. No one wants to discuss all the times the athlete couldn’t complete the workout or that period where they went through a slump and questioned their career. Or those times we’ve all had, leaving a track meet with no idea what went wrong or how to fix it. Models are static. The real world is dynamic. In this episode we dig into this disparity. How do we combine the messy world of coaching with the idealized knowledge we get? And more so, how do we prevent ourselves from being a collector of facts, to someone who applies what we learn. Books Mentioned: Subscribe and Listen on:  iTunes Stitcher via E-mail Youtube

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