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Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes

Podcast by Steven Brandes

Health & Fitness Coaching Sports Running
Update frequency
every 14 days
Average duration
46 minutes
Episodes
105
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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#170: What kind of athlete are you?

#170: What kind of athlete are you?

Are you looking to break out of a pleatau?

are you doing the same fall training as you've always done?

Maybe you are doing too little, taking too much time off

Maybe you need to spend more time addre…

00:29:22  |   Tue 01 Oct 2024
#169: Off Season Blues, Lack of Discipline, Michigan 70.3, USAT Nationals

#169: Off Season Blues, Lack of Discipline, Michigan 70.3, USAT Nationals

Whats the difference between Motivation and Discipline?

Michigan 70.3 Recap

USAT Nationals Recap

Off Season Blues

How to over come them

How to train during this time

 

www.insidethebigring.org

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00:39:25  |   Tue 24 Sep 2024
#168 Training Talk, IRONMAN AG Win and Kona Qualifier

#168 Training Talk, IRONMAN AG Win and Kona Qualifier

In this podcast we talk about 2 athletes, MIchael and Leah and how they trained to earn their big races at IM Lake Placid and IM Wisconsin. 

Michael had his career best IM Race, running a 3:11 Marath…

01:01:26  |   Tue 10 Sep 2024
#167: All Things IRONMAN Wisconsin!

#167: All Things IRONMAN Wisconsin!

Today Coach Liz Waterstraat and myself talk all thing IRONMAN Wisconsin!

We cover the course, the colder temps, DOs and DONTs on each of the 3 legs of the race. 

You can find Coach Liz at Multisport …

00:53:19  |   Tue 03 Sep 2024
#166: Overall Wins, Podiums, 70.3 and IM Key Workouts, QnA

#166: Overall Wins, Podiums, 70.3 and IM Key Workouts, QnA

This podcast is actions packed :)

1) We are with question and answer on a variety of topics!

2) 3 key sessions for Swim, Bike, and Run!

3) We talk about 2 athlete's training where they won overall ra…

00:47:26  |   Thu 25 Jul 2024
#165. Sports Nutrition w/ Kyla Channell

#165. Sports Nutrition w/ Kyla Channell

This was a great podcast with one of the best sports dieticans ive met and worked with. Kyla thrives on the performance of endurance athletes and her results with athletes speak for themself

 

Learn…

01:26:20  |   Fri 07 Jun 2024
#164. High Performance and Mental Health w/ Kristen Radtke

#164. High Performance and Mental Health w/ Kristen Radtke

Learn more about Kristen here!   Clear Path Counseling and Wellness: https://www.clearpathmadison.com/   Mental Edge Racing: https://www.mentaledgeracing.com/   Kristen Radtke is a Licensed Professi…
01:13:42  |   Fri 31 May 2024
#163. Building the Engine: St George and Panama City 70.3 Podiums

#163. Building the Engine: St George and Panama City 70.3 Podiums

In this podcast, we talk about 3 of my athletes and the training they did that went into their podium performances!

 

[email protected]

(Scroll to the bottom to submit questions!)

https://in…

00:50:14  |   Thu 23 May 2024
#162. Winning IRONMAN California and Creating Experiences w/ Kristen Yax

#162. Winning IRONMAN California and Creating Experiences w/ Kristen Yax

The amazing Kristen Yax joins us and talks through alot of wonderful topics!

1) Zwift Tri Academy Team

2) Switching Coaches to Mirinda "Rinnny" Carfrae

3) Changes in Training

4) Winning IRONMAN Calif…

00:53:08  |   Sun 28 Apr 2024
#161: Quick Hits (Aero Upgrades, Injured Runner, 70.3 sessions, Trail Running)

#161: Quick Hits (Aero Upgrades, Injured Runner, 70.3 sessions, Trail Running)

In this episode we go through questions in a rapid fire! Thank you for sending in the questions, if you have more please send them to 

[email protected]

(Scroll to the bottom to submit quest…

00:33:18  |   Fri 19 Apr 2024
#160: Getting Faster as you Age, Running Faster, Zwift Racing!

#160: Getting Faster as you Age, Running Faster, Zwift Racing!

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 trai…

00:32:33  |   Tue 26 Mar 2024
#159 IRONMAN/t100 Series, Gwen and Olympics, Coaching Talk w/ Coach Liz Waterstraat

#159 IRONMAN/t100 Series, Gwen and Olympics, Coaching Talk w/ Coach Liz Waterstraat

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)…

00:59:23  |   Mon 04 Mar 2024
#158. Bike Focused Off Season, February Training

#158. Bike Focused Off Season, February Training

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!

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00:31:13  |   Fri 16 Feb 2024
#157: FTP Training and Importance for Triathletes

#157: FTP Training and Importance for Triathletes

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 ab…

00:23:44  |   Thu 01 Feb 2024
#156: January Workouts (Tabatas, Hills, Swim Drills)

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

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.insidethebigr…

00:32:21  |   Thu 11 Jan 2024
#155: What testing to avoid in the off season!

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

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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!

 

00:29:22  |   Fri 22 Dec 2023
#154 Power at Vo2 Max Goal setting, Fat Loss, Swim Analysis

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

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

00:45:54  |   Thu 14 Dec 2023
#153 Wind Tunnel Testing and Base Training Workouts

#153 Wind Tunnel Testing and Base Training Workouts

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, …

00:41:25  |   Thu 07 Dec 2023
#152: Nicole Heininger. Creating Change. Having Fun. Winning Nationals

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

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!

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01:20:01  |   Wed 22 Nov 2023
#151 6 Podiums, 3 wins at 70.3 Muncie. Learn how!

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

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

00:33:12  |   Fri 06 Oct 2023
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