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Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes

Steven Brandes

Podcast by Steven Brandes

sports swimming

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#160: Getting Faster as you Age, Running Faster,...

Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes ·

2024/03/26

Deep dive into coaching topics! 1) Coming off of a big running injury, what did we change to allow this athlete to run 2 personal bests in the 5k and training! 2) As we age, how should we adjust training to accompany this? In this topic, we had a hard conversation on how we train, turning one's idtenity around, and what are metrics we use to gauge progress. 3) Is Zwift Racing helpful for triathletes? If so, how do you structure it into the training program? If you have anymore questions, reach out

59:23

#159 IRONMAN/t100 Series, Gwen and Olympics, Coaching...

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2024/03/04

This was a fun conversation with legendary guest Coach Liz comes back on the podcast for the 3rd time to talk all things triathlon racing and coaching. 1)How do you develop someone to push harder 2) Thoughts on the IRONMAN and t100 series 3) Olympics 4) Will Gwen make the Olympic Team 5) What is needed to race well 6) What do athletes get wrong about coaching 7) What do coaches get wrong about coaching https://www.instagram.com/liz.waterstraat/?hl=en https://multisportmastery.com/ Great

31:13

#158. Bike Focused Off Season, February Training

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2024/02/16

In this off season, Coach Steve talks through his big changes he's made to his training this off season and the improvements he's seen so far! www.insidethebigring.org

23:44

#157: FTP Training and Importance for Triathletes

Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes ·

2024/02/01

In this episode we talk on FTP training and how to direct your training after an FTP Test. Understanding what is your FTP Why is developing FTP so important for Triathletes How long should you be able to hold it Is FTP a number or a range Different training models to train it How to use FTP to determine 70.3 power

32:21

#156: January Workouts (Tabatas, Hills, Swim Drills)

Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes ·

2024/01/11

What kind of workouts SHOULD/COULD you be doing in Janruary? Bike: Vo2 Max Tabatas Run: Hill Sprints Swim: Specific Swim Drills Listen more and if you have any questions, check out www.insidethebigring.org

29:22

#155: What testing to avoid in the off season!

Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes ·

2023/12/22

www.insidethebigring.org We talk through off season testing for swim, bike, and run and what tests are best to do in each sport and how to progress it!

45:54

#154 Power at Vo2 Max Goal setting, Fat Loss, Swim...

Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes ·

2023/12/14

This is a 3 part podcast where we tackle 3 topics 1) 3 day swim analysis 2) Fatloss process 3) identifying limiters, using vo2 max as a way to predict FTP growth

41:25

#153 Wind Tunnel Testing and Base Training Workouts

Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes ·

2023/12/07

LETS GO! Here is the wind tunnel episode where we talk about the results of my wind tunnel testing and also talk about base training sessions you should think about doing! If you have any questions, let me know! www.insidethebigring.com

01:20:01

#152: Nicole Heininger. Creating Change. Having Fun....

Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes ·

2023/11/22

The interview finally happened! Nicole and I sat down for an interview and talked through her 2023 breakthough season. How it started and what all took place. Hope you enjoy! www.insidethebigring.org

33:12

#151 6 Podiums, 3 wins at 70.3 Muncie. Learn how!

Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes ·

2023/10/06

6 podiums 3 age group wins 2 2nd place finishes 1 4th! Learn the in and outs of how these athletes trained and developed for these performances! Looking for coaching? www.insidethebigring.org

43:11

#150 Podium at IRONMAN Chattanooga

Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes ·

2023/09/28

Coach Steve got to race at IRONMAN Chatty and he breaks down the training he did, pacing, power, and nutrition strategy used. If you're looking for coaching in 2024 and beyond, let me know here! www.insidethebigring.org/

43:32

#149: Winning Age Group Nationals Overall

Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes ·

2023/08/10

Huge weekend at AG Nationals. 7 Podiums 3 Top 3 Overall 1 Pro Card Qualification 1 Overall Win www.insidethebigring.org

24:04

#148. No Quit and Swim Faster

Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes ·

2023/07/14

We get into Age Group Nationals, Door County, Swim Consultation, and some training talk! www.insidethebigring.org Youtube IMWI Moment Video on Hill Training https://youtu.be/T5PQOQ3KYVI

28:50

#147 Which Path to 70.3 Greatness?

Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes ·

2023/06/29

A good question came from one our listeners about which direction of training and racing is best for 70.3 training made this episode possible!

32:04

#146: Stop applying the same boring stimulus

Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes ·

2023/06/22

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01:08:36

#145: Race Confidence, Bike Aerodynamics, Key 70.3...

Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes ·

2023/06/08

Athletes Michael Ross and Mark Lund come on the podcast and we talk on alot of topics, hope you enjoy! Jim Manton's Video https://youtu.be/ao_g_-8g7dY ------ Dr Alex Harrison Nutrition Video https://youtu.be/143-xAjbgzg --- www.insidethebigring.org

34:59

#144: Threshold and Aerobic Training

Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes ·

2023/05/25

Here we go! Race Season is here!! Take a listen to the beginning phases of sub 10 hours at IM Chatty on 10 hours a week of training! We dive into Threshold training, low cadence, big rides. If you're interested in coaching or a consultation, follow the link! www.insidethebigring.org

28:41

#143. Huge Vo2 Max Training Block, FTP Improvement!

Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes ·

2023/04/06

I needed a change, a big new stimulus to the system after years of the same FTP. So for 3 weeks, I did a big Vo2 max block to see if it would move the needle...and it did! Hope you enjoy! www.insidethebigring.org

01:21:40

#142 Building Your Race Nutrition/Hydration Plan w/...

Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes ·

2023/03/15

Dr. Alex Harrison, creator of the amazing day-to-day nutrition app Saturday Morning gives you updated nutrition guidance on your day to day training. https://www.saturdaymorning.fit/ Alex also has a very good youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@SaturdayProFuelAndHydration/featured Check him out on Instagram as well https://www.instagram.com/dr_alex_harrison/?hl=en

50:19

#141: Getting Aero w/ Mark Lund (Kona Qualifier)

Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes ·

2023/03/12

Mark went to visit one of the best bike fitters and aerodynamicists, Jim Manton or ERO Sports. (https://erohighperformance.com/) We also talk about his latest bike lactate testing and the training we will be doing with the results. Hope you enjoy! www.insidethebigring.org

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