On Coaching with Magness & Marcus

On Coaching with Magness & Marcus


Latest Episodes

232: Defining the Win: How to stay on track, have success, and have fun doing it.
January 29, 2024

Are you and your athletes on the same page in how you define success? Have you ever walked up to an athlete after a race, expecting them to be happy, but they are dejected? You were on different pages

231: The Athlete’s Hierarchy of Needs. Getting the basics down first
January 22, 2024

Decades ago, Abraham Maslow outlined a hierarchy of needs. We take this idea and translate it into athletic performance. What are the foundational level, how do we provide security for the athletes, w

230: Coaching the Modern Athlete: The Role of a Coach
January 15, 2024

How has the role of the coach changed? Do we need to take a different approach with this generation? We answer these questions and more in this weeks podcast! Steve & Jon Check out the Scholar Pro

229: Modern Coaching: Ways to Promote Transformation in a Transactional Environment
January 01, 2024

Are you a transactional or transformational coach? Society pushes us towards transactional. In this episode, we outline why that’s the case and what we can do about it. Steve & Jon Check out

228: Before and After the Key to Maximizing your Workouts
December 18, 2023

A lot of focus is on the workout for good reasons, but in this episode we look at how what you do before and after the workout impacts the quality during and adaptations from the workout. Steve &

227: Peeling Back the Layers of Modern Coaching: Manager, Mentor, Teacher
December 04, 2023

A coach plays many roles manager, teacher, mentor, guide. In this episode, we dive into how coaching has changed in the modern era and how to best serve your athletes in the roles you play. Steve &#3

226: The Science of Middle Distance Training: Understanding HIIT
November 27, 2023

HIIT! High intensity interval training…what is it, what is it good for, what don’t we understand? In this episode, we demystify HIIT from a scientific and coaching perspective. We provide

Episode 225: The Magic is in the Man/Woman, Not the Miles.
November 13, 2023

This week, we take on the old Bowerman quote, to understand while we obsess over the workouts, what matters most is the people on board. Steve & Jon Check out the Scholar Program The Scholar Progr

Episode 224: Anxiety creep: How to fight back, take ownership, and thrive in training and on race day.
October 30, 2023

Pre-race anxiety is something we all face. How do we deal with it? In this episode, we go through the psychology of anxiety and tips and tools for helping athletes deal with it. Steve & Jon Check

Episode 223: The Science of Drive: How to Get Better and Become the Best
October 23, 2023

Motivation. We all talk about it’s importance, but how do you develop it within yourself and athletes? In this episode, we break down the science of drive and buy-in. Steve & Jon Check out t