Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes

As a coach, I love talking about athlete development and the different ways athletes get to the top. In this podcast, I talk about how a high-level cyclist got into triathlon and how we developed his swimming and running to be a top age-group athlete! If you're interested in coaching, send me a message at www.insidethebigring.org

ITS A BIG ONE! Coach Steve talks about his PR race at IRONMAN Chattanooga and what went into his day.  We also recap IRONMAN Wisconsin and 70.3! 4th place female pro and 4 more Kona qualifiers! Hope you enjoy it! www.insidethebigring.org

Here is the latest Youtube Video https://youtu.be/_RAPeYmRiDc For any more information on coaching and podcast, check out www.insidethebigring.org  

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1) You are who you tell youself. If what you tell yourself is negative, you won't likely improve 2) Listener question: How do i know if im ready for IRONMAN? 3) Tips from World Champ Podium Michael Ross 4) Coach Steve breaks down his recent 70.3 performance

1- Coach Steve talks about mid-season burnout and how he dealt with it 2- Coach Steve is racing Lake Country Half Distance this weekend and he talks about how he prepares for a race where he wants to be competitive 3- Negative Split rides and why they are important 4- Do you need to progress intervals every week to see improvement? 5- Ohio 70.3 podiums and race breakdowns.  Hope you enjoy! www.ins...

In #126 Coach Steve recaps some recent results and also talks about key training sessions for the summer that some of his athletes are doing. 

#125 was an awesome interview with Bob Seebohar talking about ways to become a better endurance athlete through nutrition. Adding in different nutrition protocols can help you become a healthier individual, become a more metabolically efficient athlete, and likely to improve body composition.  To be clear, Bob does not promote a Keto Diet and we dive into this topic of going too low on carbohydrat...

You can take a listen on what Coach Steve has been doing training-wise the off-season to be competitive at IRONMAN WISCONSIN in September.  I talk about alot about the exact workouts, volumes, stroke changes, and training phases i've gone through. I hope you enjoy! www.insidethebigring.org Youtube Interview w/ Jon from Flo Cycling Wheels https://youtu.be/ixApSg4_Krk  

Here is the second installment with the training and racing with Jess Barrett as she prepares for IRONMAN World Champs in Kona Hawaii.  We talk a lot about Jess's current training, workouts, mind space, races that have happened, and mistakes we've made. A lot of people enjoyed the first episode we did and you get to follow along with someone preparing for one of the biggest races in our sport Epis...

#122 may be one of my favorite episodes. The talk is with two fantastic coaches on a very important topic... LONGEVITY in endurance sports.  I hope everyone enjoys the talk.  Elizabeth from Multisport Mastery https://multisportmastery.com/ Marni from TriMarni Coaching https://www.trimarnicoach.com/  

World Champ Eric Engel comes on the podcast and we talk about his training into St George World Champs, we also talk about motivation, dealing with imposter syndrome, race anxiety, and breaking down his race at St George.  Follow eric at  https://www.instagram.com/eric.r.engel/?hl=en https://www.slowtwitch.com/Interview/The_Fast_and_Engaging_Eric_Engel__8108.html https://insidethebigring.org/blog/...

In episode #120 we talk with Jon Thornham with FLO Cycling about all things cycling and how to optimize your set up. Tire presure, tire size, tire selection, aerodynamic wheels, how deep of wheels should you run? Great talk! https://flocycling.com/

Olivia came on the podcast and we had a great talk on a variety of topics 1) Her progression in this sport 2) Making IRONMAN bigger than herself 3) Her ups and downs with finding the right coach 4) Key training sessions Olivia finds helpful 5) WINNING 70.3 Michigan in 2021

IN episode 118, we bring on everyone's favorite coach Jason Lentzke and new to the show Josh Venis to talk about the upcoming IRONMAN World Championships in St George, we break down the course and pick who we think will win the race! -- We also talk about key swim, bike, and run sessions we prescribe with our athletes looking for peak perfomance and podium spots.  -- This is essential three coache...

Here is the second part of our conversation with David and Jason where we talk over  1) Discussion of athlete development from short course racing to long course racing 2) HRV usage 3) Blood Glucose Monitoring 4) Lactate Testing and Usage

Today we talk with coaches David Tilbury-Davis and Jason Lentzke. This is a two part episode and during this part we talk about Polarized vs Pyramidal Training, Key training principles for high performing athletes, and key training for IRONMAN performances! Find David Here! https://www.tilburydavis.com/ Find Jason Here! https://www.toroperformance.net/

This is the first installment of Jess's training up to Kona! We will be having these check ins talking about what shes doing, what shes racing, the mental ups and downs along the way.    www.insidethebigring.org

Episode 114 brings Mark Lund where he talks about his heroic day at 2021 IRONMAN Wisconsin where he won his AG and earned himself a Kona Qualification -- We also talk about his training and development that helped him get there!

Two athletes in the studio! Amanda Marek and Jess Barret came in together and we talked about what it took for them to get to Kona. Both athletes qualified at IRONMAN Wisconsin. In 2019 Amanda was the overall female age grouper and in 2021 Jess was the 40-44 Age Group Winner.  -- Super fun episode! --- www.insidethebigring.org

Bob started his triathlon career with no endurance background and earned himself a Kona Qualification spot.  What's even more special is his approach to his big race at IRONMAN Chattanooga, he did 3 races in 3 weeks.  1) 70.3 Madison where he earned another World Championship slot 2) 70.3 World Championships 3) IRONMAN Chattanoha where he Kona Qualified -- We dive deep into a lot of topics that yo...

In this podcast, Coach Steve talks through the progression with one of his athletes on his way to 70.3 World Championships. We also talk about his weekly/monthly metrics... workout progressions... changes in phases... how we used INSCYD testing to progress FTP over 5%. And its all over in less than 25 minutes!!! For more information on INSCYD testing https://insidethebigring.org/inscyd  

Jason is back and we talk about all things triathlon! Kona cancelled, Collins Cup, and Lionel Sanders recent decision 

In this podcast, coach Steve talks through one of his staple bike sessions for IRONMAN and 70.3 bike development   www.insidethebigring.org

In this episode Coach Steve talks through his take on the Olympic Triathlon results!   www.insidethebigring.org