Coach Steve is joined with Coach Jason Lentke from Toro Performance https://www.toroperformance.net/ https://www.instagram.com/jlentzke/ In the podcast, we discuss: 1) His race and experience at the Arizona 70.3. This is the first 70.3 in the US since Covid hit and he talks about how the pre-race and race went, and how he took 2nd Overall! 2) Lionel Sanders demonstrated how strong he is by crushing the Canadian Hour Record as well as beating Jen Voight's Hour Record. Incredible effort by Lionel! How will this translate to Daytona? 3) Jason and Coach Steve talk about the dynamics that we see playing out at the PTO Daytona race with so many ITU athletes versus long distance athletes. We make our picks! 4) Lastly, we talk about IRONMAN Florida and will it be a Heather Jackson and Sam Long domination? Or will we see Cody Beals, Matt Hansen, or Chris Leiferman take the win? We are excited to see racing back!

Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes

#94. Lionel Sanders Hour Record, PTO Daytona, COVID AZ 70.3, IRONMAN Florida

In this episode of Inside The Big Ring, Coach Steve talks about how to manage the offseason, mainly October through maybe December.  What workouts to do? What to focus on? What common mistakes are made? This podcast is short and sweet.   

#93. Off Season Training Strategies

In this podcast, Coach Steve talks through the development and planning for one of his athletes.  He talks about the strengthens and limiters, the workouts they will be focusing on.  Enjoy! If you are interested in coaching, check out https://insidethebigring.org/coaching  

Athlete Development: Part 1

In this podcast, Coach Steve talks about   1) How running cadence and stride length are important for maximizing speed 2) How too much or too little training load will effect performance  

#91. Running Cadence/Length and Training Load Mistakes

This question and answer is geared towards if you are feeling like you've plateaued, which type of sessions you should do for the bike and run to break out of it. 

#90. QnA: Key Bike and Run Workouts

Big Ring Origins Part 2 is focused on my time with Carmichael Training Systems. The education and experience I gained from CTS is the foundation of my coaching. My time learning from fellow coaches like Kevin Todd, Andy Applegate, Jason Koop, and Colin Izzard is unparalleled. 

#89. Big Ring Origins: Part 2

What an amazing interview with Tim Podlogar on sports nutrition! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timpodlogar/ Website: https://tpodlogar.com/ We dive into many topics  How are carbs used for the body How are fats used for the body to power training Keto Diet, the positive and negative effects on training. Who it will benefit and who it may not. Louise Burke's lastest review The relationship carbs and fats have with performance Periodization of Carbs and Fats in your WEEKLY training plan Maurteen

#88. Interview w/ Tim Podlogar on Periodization of Sports Nutrition

How am I growing my FTP and swim speeds? What metrics am I using? What workouts am I doing? Learn here!

#87. Under The Hood: Part 2 FTP and Swim Development

Ever wonder how Coach Steve began his coaching career? It is much different than most endurance coaches. In part 1, Coach Steve goes back over 13 years to 2005 where he began coaching.   

Big Ring Origins: Part 1

In this episode, Coach Steve talks with top endurance strength coach, Kevin Purvis from KP Performance http://www.kpperformanceboulder.com/ Instagram: @KP_Performance This was an excellent talk where we covered many topics 1) Kevins background 2) Identifying and WHY you do strength, mobility, and core. 3) Utilization of your foot for glute activation 4) Hierarchy of an athlete's process 5)Plyos, agility 6) Rotation based exercises  7) When and How to prioritize exercises in the week 8) Talking Jake Riley, who qualified for the US Olympic Games in the marathon 9) Less of this, more of that 10) Go-to Lift 11) Core "training" 12) training in a pandemic, what to do?

#85. Interview w/ Kevin Purvis: Talking Strength, Core, Mobility, Mechanics

In this episode, Coach Steve talks about his journey back from injury 1) What is Steve's focus in each sport 2) What are the drills and sessions he will do in each sport to help regain fitness      

#84. Under The Hood: Starting From Scratch

Two great questions were asked   1) Is too much Zone 3 training bad?  2) My fitness and weight have plateaued, what should I do? If you want to ask a question, head to https://insidethebigring.org/podcast

#83. Q&A: Is Zone 3 Training Bad? Fitness and Weight Plateau

In this podcast, we talk everything aerodynamics with Jesse Frank who is a Human Performance Engineer with Specialized Bikes. Jesse works in their wind tunnel working with top professional triathlete and cyclists. 

#82. Talking Aerodynamics w/ Jesse Frank

In this podcast Jason and Coach Steve review this article written by Coach Joel Filliol.  https://joelfilliol.com/blog/2015/1/3/on-training-and-performance Subscribe to the Monday Moment newsletter here! https://insidethebigring.org/ Stephen Seiler Paper https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephen_Seiler/publication/310725768_Seiler%27s_Hierarchy_of_Endurance_Training_Needs/links/583590c208ae004f74cc51f5/Seilers-Hierarchy-of-Endurance-Training-Needs.pdf   And a nice breakdown form Matt Fitzgerald  https://www.8020endurance.com/seilers-hierarchy-of-endurance-training-needs/   Follow Coach Jason Here! http://www.toroperformance.net/

Training & Performance Review w/ Jason Lentzke

This is a great podcast with fellow coach Jason Lentzke.    We talk about certain traits and habits that we identify as critical for success in sport and whatever else you'd like to apply it towards.  What I like most is how this conversation felt like two coaches just talking about coaching. Hope you enjoy! Follow along with Jason here: https://www.instagram.com/jlentzke/

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