@stevemagness.bsky.social
Author of the NEW book: Win the Inside Game: https://www.stevemagness.com/win-the-inside-game/ Co-Founder: http://TheGrowthEq.com Performance Coach
Rule of thumb: You shouldn't listen to anyone's advice on exercise if they regularly use the word cardio.
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I started a YouTube page where I sit in front of a camera & share 25 years worth of running nerdom
What have people said about it?
"Your videos are like majoring in running"
"Thank God I found this"
"Physiology, Anatomy, History, It's got it all"
Check it out: @ SteveMagness
For HS team sport athletes, run track.
Why? Anyone can get big.
Speed is what separates playmakers on the field.
Colleges often look for speed over strength/size. Why?
They know they can always add strength.
What is much more difficult, especially as we age, adding speed.
If you consistently feel like you need ice baths to handle the training, you're probably training too hard.
If you need and depend on an assortment of recovery tools to just get through training, you're better off easing off the training.
We created a guide on: The Building Blocks of Sustainable Performance.
And we're giving it away FREE!
All you have to do is sign up for our free weekly newsletter on performance to get your copy:
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Follow the 24-hour rule.
After a big achievement or a tough failure, give yourself 24 hours to celebrate the success or grieve the defeat, but then get back to work you enjoy.
Doing the work has a special way of putting both success and failure in their respective places.
As a parent or coach, the hardest moments come when you clearly see someone’s potential, yet they can't. You can’t force motivation—but you can plant seeds.
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
How fast should your easy runs be?
How long should you go?
Do you need more "zone 2" training?
I go deep on easy and recovery runs.
New video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vbs...
How fast should your easy runs be?
How long should you go?
Do you need more "zone 2" training?
I go deep on easy and recovery runs.
New video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vbs...
Happiness is not the absence of pain, but the ability to navigate it with grace and wisdom.
Embrace your struggles and use them as opportunities to grow and learn.
If you think a shortcut or hack is going to make the difference in whatever you are pursuing; you are doing it wrong.
If you want to be a great marathoner, you have to run a lot...
great writer? write a lot...
Practice your craft. A lot.
I put together a free guide: How to Design Better Workouts.
I dive deep into my philosophy of creating workouts that help get the correct stimulus for the right adaptation.
Grab a copy: thegrowtheq.ck.page/c51b8637db
As a parent or coach, the hardest moments come when you clearly see someone’s potential, yet they can't. You can’t force motivation—but you can plant seeds.
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
As coaches, your job is not to give athletes the answer, it is to put them in a place to figure it out.
02.12.2025 14:16 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0You want to become a coach?
Skip the certifications. Go sit at the top of the stands and watch any practice with a good coach.
Leave your phone. Just watch. Observe the interactions and responses to the coach by the athletes. Read the emotion, fatigue, and reactions.
Just get out the door.
There are many days when I'm not motivated to go on a run or sit down and write. The secret isn't to try to find motivation.
It's to put your shoes on and just start. Tell yourself you'll come back in 5 minutes if it sucks.
There’s so much nonsense out there on fitness from influencers.
I decided to break it all down.
When an influencer says… (sprint, HIIT, Zone 2, Vo2max, etc.) this is what they actually mean….
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Getting comfortable in your own head is a vital skill. Too often, we fill that space with scrolling, checking, or fidgeting
Sitting alone, with your thoughts is almost seen as a threat by your brain. We need to tell our brain that we're fine with our thoughts
True toughness is quiet and comes deep from within. It is about making the right choice under stress, uncertainty & fatigue. It requires emotional control: cultivating the power to respondÑnot reactÑ& thus making thoughtful, deliberate decisions during pressure-filled situations.
29.11.2025 17:24 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1advice to athletes: you are the company you keep. Surround yourself with coach, agent, & training partners who do things the right way.
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I put together a free guide: How to Design Better Workouts.
Filled with insights on writing creative workouts that get the right stimulus for the desired adaptation.
A few excerpts:
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One of my favorite workouts to introduce faster work is the by feel fartlek.
Entirely by feel
It's simple:
Run relatively fast until you start straining
Stop & jog until breathing is under control
Repeat until you are straining relatively quickly
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As a parent or coach, the hardest moments come when you clearly see someone’s potential, yet they can't. You can’t force motivation—but you can plant seeds.
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
When it gets tough, don not fight, relax.
Watch the best runners at the end of a race. The pressure is on, fatigue is unbearable, the temptation to tense up is there. But they did not fight it. They relax.
Fighting, trying too hard, often backfires. Relax.
Just get out the door.
There are many days when I'm not motivated to go on a run or sit down & write. The secret isn't to try to find motivation.
It's to put your shoes on & start. Tell yourself you'll come back in 5 minutes if it sucks. More likely than not, you'll keep going.
I'm giving away my Coaching Philosophy guide.
It covers everything from motivation and buy-in to handling setbacks to changing behavior. It's a quick reference of principles for coaching excellence.
Get your copy for free here: thegrowtheq.ck.page/132c23e8bd
As a parent or coach, the hardest moments come when you clearly see someone’s potential, yet they can't. You can’t force motivation—but you can plant seeds.
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
LeBron is the rare prodigy who has exceeded expectations.
Imagine being anointed as the next great one as a teenager, living under a microscope and then following through on that promise.
Dealing with the pressure and expectations alone would cripple most of us.
