Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEpisode 190: See God Workouts: Reckless or Indispensable
Have you ever done a workout where you went to the absolute well? That’s a ‘see God’ workout. Going until there is nothing left. An exploration of wh…
3 years, 11 months ago
Episode 189: The Norwegian Model of Lactate Threshold Training
Norway has had a lot of endurance success lately. From the Ingebrigtsen’s to triathletes winning major events, the small country of Norway has taken …
3 years, 11 months ago
Episode 188: Updating Outdated Coaching Ideas
Jon and Steve take on popular ideas that have stuck around but need some updating. From energy system domination to various forms of training, we tak…
3 years, 11 months ago
Episode 187: The Power of the Barbell Strategy: Why protecting against the downside will protect the upside
In Nassim Taleb’s book Antifragile, he introduces the concept of the barbell strategy. At one end of the barbell, you’ve got low-risk low-reward, don…
4 years ago
Episode 186: The New Laws of Lactate Dynamics and Its Implications for Training
“Lactic Acid” is horribly misunderstood. It’s been cast as a demon for far too long. It’s time to set the record straight. In this episode, Steve and…
4 years ago
Episode 185: Marathon Training: Surveying the Little Things That Can Add Up to Big Results
We all know about the big things you have to worry about for marathon training: the long run, the mileage, the longer tempo runs, but what are the sm…
4 years ago
Bonus Episode: The Mike Smith Tapes- Part 1
An exclusive interview with NAU coach Mike Smith! This is part 1 of a 3 part series. Part 2 and 3 are exclusive to our running scholar program. If yo…
4 years, 1 month ago
Episode 184: Fitness Measurement Fallacy
Does your belief in your fitness feel like a ping pong ball, bouncing back and forth wildly, dependent on whether your latest workout went well or no…
4 years, 1 month ago
Episode 183: The Secrets to Becoming a Great Coach
What’s it take to become a great coach? In this episode, we breakdown three essential skills for great coaching:1. Thinking and Observing 2. Problem …
4 years, 1 month ago
Episode 182: What We Learned.
In this episode, we reflect on what we’ve learned over nearly two decades of coaching. What did we think was important but quickly realized wasn’t? W…
4 years, 1 month ago