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
#110. Kona, Collins Cup, Lionel Sanders
Jason is back and we talk about all things triathlon!
Kona cancelled, Collins Cup, and Lionel Sanders recent decision
#109. Key IRONMAN & 70.3 Bike Workout
In this podcast, coach Steve talks through one of his staple bike sessions for IRONMAN and 70.3 bike development
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#108. Tokyo Olympic Recap
In this episode Coach Steve talks through his take on the Olympic Triathlon results!
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#107. Championship Season Mistakes and Key Sessions
In this Coach Steve talks through common mistakes that athletes make in the Championship part of the season as well as some key training sessions for 70.3 and IRONMAN distances in this phase.
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#106. Athlete Progression: IRONMAN Wisconsin
In this podcast, Coach Steve talks through an athlete's early season training to IRONMAN Wisconsin who has ambitions and ability to Kona Quallify.
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#105. Block Periodization, FTP Increase, Testing Rant
In this podcast Coach Steve talks about his experience with Block Periodization, his workouts and structure for the block.
Also talks about swim bike and run testing
#104. Challenge Miami Recap w/ Olympian Ben Kaunte
Where did this come from!? Ben Kaunte comes on the podcast to talk through his epic finish at Challenge Miami!
We talk through his race at Challenge Miami, how the race played out racing some of the…
#103. Challenge Miami Pre Race Predictions
Here we go, another big one on the schedule! Coach Jason and Steve talk through the race!
#102: Off Season Discussion w/ Coach Jason
In this podcast, Coach Jason and I talk through "OFF Season" or Pre Season... and our thoughts on it. The type of workouts and phases to work through.
Hope you enjoy!
#101. IRONMAN Kona AG World Champion- Jana Richtrova
This is a BIG podcast with an amazing athlete!
Jana won the female 35-39 win at the 2019 IRONMAN World Championship and was the top age group female at the 2019 North American Championships at IRONM…
#100. Goals and Sweet Spot
It's episode 100!!!
We talk about goals and sweet spot training!
#99. Interview w/ Dylan Johnson: Youtube, Polarization, Low Carb, Zwift
This is a fantastic interview with Coach Dylan Johnson.
We go into Dylan's background as a cyclist and how he's gotten to the place he is now with top finishes at BWR Cedar City, Dirty Kanza, and hi…
#98. 8 Tips for FASTER Swimming
In this Podcast, Coach Steve breaks down his 8 tips for improving your swimming.
Also, here are some links to some of the information that was provided
Catch Phase https://www.youtube.com/watch?…
#97. Bike Workout to Add To Your Training
This is a quick podcast that runs through a type of bike session that I believe will be helpful to your training.
Enjoy!
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#96. PTO Championship Post Race Breakdown
Coach Jason and I talk through the women and men's professional races at Challenge Daytona!
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#95. Big Ring Origins, Part 3: High Performance Coaching
The final installment of Big Ring Origins and the path that Coach Steve has taken for his coaching. This was unquestionably the most intense chapter of coaching, but the one with the biggest reward, …
#94. Lionel Sanders Hour Record, PTO Daytona, COVID AZ 70.3, IRONMAN Florida
Coach Steve is joined with Coach Jason Lentke from Toro Performance https://www.toroperformance.net/
https://www.instagram.com/jlentzke/
In the podcast, we discuss:
1) His race and experience at the …
#93. Off Season Training Strategies
In this episode of Inside The Big Ring, Coach Steve talks about how to manage the offseason, mainly October through maybe December.
What workouts to do?
What to focus on?
What common mistakes are ma…
#92. Athlete Development: Part 1
In this podcast, Coach Steve talks through the development and planning for one of his athletes.
He talks about the strengthens and limiters, the workouts they will be focusing on.
Enjoy!
If you ar…
#91. Running Cadence/Length and Training Load Mistakes
In this podcast, Coach Steve talks about
1) How running cadence and stride length are important for maximizing speed
2) How too much or too little training load will effect performance