Podcast Episodes

086 - The Coach Up: Should You Do "All-Out' Workouts?

Steve Magness is back on The Coach Up to discuss the nuances of doing "intense" or "all-out" workouts. Since the explosion of High Intensity Interval…

1 year, 9 months ago

085 - Quitting: When to Give Up (and When to Push On)

Knowing when to quit, and when to push on, is as much an art as a science. Where is the line between normal fatigue or difficulty, and harmful discom…

1 year, 9 months ago

084 - The Coach Up: How to "Practice Your ABC's"

On this week's Coach Up, a lesson from the book "Everyday Zen" by Charlotte Joko Beck about expanding the upper reaches of your comfort zone.

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1 year, 9 months ago

083 - The Science, Art, & Mystery of Hot Streaks

After a brief discussion of Ruth Chepng'etich's world-record marathon from this past weekend, Brad and Steve get into the science of the "hot streak"…

1 year, 9 months ago

082 - Thinking Beyond the Brain: Exploring the "Extended Mind" (Part 2)

This is the second episode of a two-part Coach Up where we're diving into the work of science writer Annie Murphy Paul and her book "The Extended Min…

1 year, 9 months ago

081 - Picking Goals, Pushing Through Plateaus, and Navigating Post-Race Blues

Today, Steve, Brad, and Clay discuss three stages of tackling a big, ambitious challenge: (1) How do you find the right goal for you? (Particularly i…

1 year, 10 months ago

080 - Thinking Beyond the Brain: Exploring the "Extended Mind" (Part 1)

Over the next two weeks of Coach Up's, we'll be diving into the work of science writer Annie Murphy Paul and her book "The Extended Mind," which expl…

1 year, 10 months ago

079 - Supplements 101: A Sports Dietician Goes Deep (with Meredith Parmley)

In the performance world, there are a lot of supplements, a lot of questions about supplements, a lack of great data on supplements, and a lot of peo…

1 year, 10 months ago

078 - The Coach Up: Don't Be a Day Trader

A quick story about the 2021-2022 Golden State Warriors, a conversation with then General Manager Bob Myers, and how to apply some wisdom from financ…

1 year, 10 months ago

077 - Peak Performance: 10 Rules for Sustainable Excellence

Drawing on a recent talk that Brad gave to his hometown Detroit Tigers of the MLB, the guys discuss 10 of the core principles that have come out of y…

1 year, 10 months ago