089 - Marathon 101 with Steve Magness: Insights & Strategy
Today, Clay asks Steve to answer all of your most pressing marathon questions: what to know before signing up; what he thinks the Boston Marathon should do about qualifying standards, how to think abo...
7 Nov 202458min
088 - Flow: The 8 Factors of Optimal Experience
In his 1990 book Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi laid out the ideas that would give birth to the idea of the "flow state." In the years since, the flow...
4 Nov 202414min
087 - Training Tips for the Aging Athlete
We are, each of us, getting older every moment. (Scary, we know!) So how should we think about adjusting our training as we age, particularly if we're still hoping to perform at a high level? That's t...
31 Okt 202441min
086 - The Coach Up: Should You Do "All-Out' Workouts?
Steve Magness is back on The Coach Up to discuss the nuances of doing "intense" or "all-out" workouts. Since the explosion of High Intensity Interval Training, there has been much discussion about how...
28 Okt 202413min
085 - Quitting: When to Give Up (and When to Push On)
Knowing when to quit, and when to push on, is as much an art as a science. Where is the line between normal fatigue or difficulty, and harmful discomfort? It's a question we all have to navigate in ma...
23 Okt 202444min
084 - The Coach Up: How to "Practice Your ABC's"
On this week's Coach Up, a lesson from the book "Everyday Zen" by Charlotte Joko Beck about expanding the upper reaches of your comfort zone.Join The Growth Equation Academy today. 40% off for a limit...
21 Okt 20248min
083 - The Science, Art, & Mystery of Hot Streaks
After a brief discussion of Ruth Chepng'etich's world-record marathon from this past weekend, Brad and Steve get into the science of the "hot streak" phenomenon in sports, creative pursuits, and even ...
17 Okt 202438min
082 - Thinking Beyond the Brain: Exploring the "Extended Mind" (Part 2)
This is the second episode of a two-part Coach Up where we're diving into the work of science writer Annie Murphy Paul and her book "The Extended Mind," which explores the ways in which our bodies and...
14 Okt 202414min
