Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
Podcast by Steven Brandes
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 105
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
#150 Podium at IRONMAN Chattanooga
Coach Steve got to race at IRONMAN Chatty and he breaks down the training he did, pacing, power, and nutrition strategy used.
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#149: Winning Age Group Nationals Overall
Huge weekend at AG Nationals.
7 Podiums
3 Top 3 Overall
1 Pro Card Qualification
1 Overall Win
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#148. No Quit and Swim Faster
We get into Age Group Nationals, Door County, Swim Consultation, and some training talk!
Youtube IMWI Moment Video on Hill Training
https://youtu.be/T5PQOQ3KYVI
#147 Which Path to 70.3 Greatness?
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!
#145: Race Confidence, Bike Aerodynamics, Key 70.3 Sessions, Pressure, Race Nutrition
Athletes Michael Ross and Mark Lund come on the podcast and we talk on alot of topics, hope you enjoy!
Jim Manton's Video
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Dr Alex Harrison Nutrition Video
#144: Threshold and Aerobic Training
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…
#143. Huge Vo2 Max Training Block, FTP Improvement!
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!
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#142 Building Your Race Nutrition/Hydration Plan w/ Dr Alex Harrison
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…
#141: Getting Aero w/ Mark Lund (Kona Qualifier)
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…
#140: Athlete Review: Don't just make TRAININGPEAKS Green
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#139: New Vo2 Max Intervals, Run Mileage, Training Update
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#138 3x World Champs Podium- Michael Ross on ALL THINGS TRAINING
Michael has been on the podium 3xs at the 70.3 and IM world championships.
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He's also showing no signs of slowing down. We dive into his training and mental outlook and how thats changed as he's pr…
#137: The Training to Qualify for Kona World Champs w/ Eric Smithback
This is a training talk!
We dive into the training that Eric did on his build to IMLP where he qualified as well as the training for Kona in 2022.
Hope you enjoy!
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#136 Kona, Norwegian Training for Age Groupers w/ Liz Waterstraat
Coach Liz from Multisport Mastery (www.multisportmastery.com)(Instagram: @MSMJHCCoaching) came on the podcast and we talked about Norwegian Training and it is applicable to age group athletes
At the…
#135: Workouts to do in December
Are you looking for some training ideas for December? Are you in a plateau and not sure how to get out of it? Give these workouts a try and they may help!
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#134 Training Run Speed, Improving Body Comp, ZOOT KITS!!!
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#133: Kona IRONMAN World Champs Recap
We recap the 2022 IRONMAN World Champs.
#132: Building a Champion, High Level Cyclist to Triathlete
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…
#131 IRONMAN Chattanooga Recap, IMWI, KONA!
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 …