Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast For Endurance Athletes

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 Episode #115 is the first interview we did www.insidethebigring.org

#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/2021/10/19/3rd-overall-at-703-worlds-eric-engel        

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 coaches talking about workouts. Love it!

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 you will enjoy!

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

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.    www.insidethebigring.org

In this podcast, Coach Steve talks through an athlete's early season training to IRONMAN Wisconsin who has ambitions and ability to Kona Quallify.    www.insidethebigring.org

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