#152: Nicole Heininger. Creating Change. Having Fun. Winning Nationals

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#152: Nicole Heininger. Creating Change. Having Fun. Winning Nationals

FromInside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes

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Nov 22, 2023

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The interview finally happened! Nicole and I sat down for an interview and talked through her 2023 breakthough season. How it started and what all took place. Hope you enjoy! www.insidethebigring.org

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Nov 22, 2023

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#64. Waxing The Chain w/ James and Steve; Episode 3: 1) Trainer Road INCREASES Prices! Is Zwift Under priced? 2) Our Kona picks in July 3) Advise to Sarah True 4) Lionel Sanders discussion, Kona Champion in 2019? 5) Brownlee wins an IRONMAN, how will he do at Kona? 6) Training DOs and DONTs for Age... by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#65. 6 Weeks To IMWI: Key Workouts, Tapering, Body Weight, CTL: We are 6 weeks out from IMWI and its time for the BIG Training! 1) Tapering Talk, when do you start? 2) My weekly average TSS and Training Hours 3) CTL doesnt mean fitness! 4) How I measure my weight loss... its not with a scale. 5) Key swim workout... by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#63. 8wks to IRONMAN Wisconsin & Winning Door County Sprint: 1) 8 Weeks to IRONMAN Wisconsin! 2) What it took to win the overall at Door County Sprint 3) Big race for 2020? 4) Training opportunity for 2020... maybe. by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#78. Athlete Progression, Injuries, Matter of Fact Statements: In this episode Coach Steve talks through one of his athletes, their beginning point, injuries, and the type of training we are doing for each sport. ---- We also talk about dealing with injuries ---- One part of the episode is how deal with... by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#71. 2019 Kona Predictions!: Here they are, James and Steve's 2019 Kona predictions! by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
42 min listen
#69. Interview: The Rise Of IRONMAN Paige Schulz: 2:00: How did you get into Triathlon 12:30: Balancing training with a toddler and family. How to control the controllables! 17:30: Using stress as energy 20:00: Training for IMWI in 2018 and how Paige crushed it! 24:00 How... by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#88. Interview w/ Tim Podlogar on Periodization of Sports Nutrition: What an amazing interview with Tim Podlogar on sports nutrition! Instagram: Website: We dive into many topics How are carbs used for the body How are fats used for the body to power training Keto Diet, the positive and negative effects on... by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
62 min listen
#77. IRONMAN St George Training Part 1: Part One of Coach Steve's training into IRONMAN St George, American Triple T, and Madison 70.3 by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#68. IRONMAN Wisconsin Race Recap: In this episode, Coach Steve talks about the blood, sweat, tears, drafting, tapering, watts, broken tires, TSS, KJs that went into IRONMAN Wisconsin! If you are not apart of the Facebook Group, YOU SHOULD! Get the ability to ask more questions on what... by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#72. 2019 Kona Recap and Key Takeaways: In this episode, Coach Steve recaps the 2019 IRONMAN World Championships! by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#66. Waxing The Chain: Episode 4: Waxing the Chain is action packed! 1) Cody wins IMMT! Lionel and Sarah earn their spots to Kona! 2) We give our opinions on 70.3 Worlds. The fields are stacked! Will there be drafting drama afterwards? 4) Tapering into an IRONMAN or 70.3? We give our... by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#79. Don't Waste This Opportunity by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#67. Waxing The Chain: Episode 5 by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#85. Interview w/ Kevin Purvis: Talking Strength, Core, Mobility, Mechanics: In this episode, Coach Steve talks with top endurance strength coach, Kevin Purvis from KP Performance Instagram: @KP_Performance This was an excellent talk where we covered many topics 1) Kevins background 2) Identifying and WHY you do strength,... by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#76. Simplicity of Training: In this podcast we talk about the trends some of the best athletes do to be successful. How to avoid falling into traps and moving too far away from what's needed to be successful. We also reference an excellent a podcast with Vincent... by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#73. Winning IRONMAN Wisconsin Overall AG Women's Race- Amanda Marek by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#83. Q&A: Is Zone 3 Training Bad? Fitness and Weight Plateau: Two great questions were asked 1) Is too much Zone 3 training bad? 2) My fitness and weight have plateaued, what should I do? If you want to ask a question, head to by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
32 min listen
#87. Under The Hood: Part 2 FTP and Swim Development: How am I growing my FTP and swim speeds? What metrics am I using? What workouts am I doing? Learn here! by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
37 min listen
#84. Under The Hood: Starting From Scratch: In this episode, Coach Steve talks about his journey back from injury 1) What is Steve's focus in each sport 2) What are the drills and sessions he will do in each sport to help regain fitness by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#75. Interview w/ Ben Hoffman 7x IRONMAN CHAMPION: Photo Credit: @raineduponmedia 3:30 Big News in Ben’s Life and how fatherhood has changed him 7:30 Recap on IMFL Fastest IM Marathon (2:36) and Fastest American IRONMAN time 10:30 2019 IRONMAN World Championships 13:00 Regaining Confidence post... by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
56 min listen
#70. Finding Faster: Training Update, Weight Loss, NEW FTP & Swimming Contest!: Hello everyone! In this episode, 1) Discusses the NEW FTP and Swim contest starting January 1 2) Coach Steve talks about how his training has been going 2) How Coach Steve has been still losing body fat since IMWI 3) Training his limiters this... by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
32 min listen
#90. QnA: Key Bike and Run Workouts: This question and answer is geared towards if you are feeling like you've plateaued, which type of sessions you should do for the bike and run to break out of it. by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#74. A Talk w/ Coach David Tilbury-Davis: 2:00 Introduction 3:00 what motivates DTD 3:30 Difference what separates top performers 6:30 What is DTD Learning? 9:00 Current state of triathlon coaching 14:00 Kona Recap 24:00 What Jan Frodeno Brings to Triathlon. GOAT? 28:00 Discussion on... by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
63 min listen
#113. Kona Bound: Amanda Marek & Jess Barrett: 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... by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
52 min listen
#81. Training & Performance Review w/ Jason Lentzke: In this podcast Jason and Coach Steve review this article written by Coach Joel Filliol. Subscribe to the Monday Moment newsletter here! Stephen Seiler Paper And a nice breakdown form Matt Fitzgerald Follow Coach Jason Here! by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
45 min listen
#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 are interested in coaching, check out by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#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 by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#100. Goals and Sweet Spot: It's episode 100!!! We talk about goals and sweet spot training! by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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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, learning, and challenges. USAT High... by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
68 min listen
#94. Lionel Sanders Hour Record, PTO Daytona, COVID AZ 70.3, IRONMAN Florida: Coach Steve is joined with Coach Jason Lentke from Toro Performance In the podcast, we discuss: 1) His race and experience at the Arizona 70.3. This is the first 70.3 in the US since Covid hit and he talks about how the pre-race and race went, and... by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
53 min listen

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161: Quick Hits (Aero Upgrades, Injured Runner, 70.3 sessions, Trail Running): In this episode we go through questions in a rapid fire! Thank you for sending in the questions, if you have more please send them to (Scroll to the bottom to submit questions!) by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#160: Getting Faster as you Age, Running Faster, Zwift Racing!: Deep dive into coaching topics! 1) Coming off of a big running injury, what did we change to allow this athlete to run 2 personal bests in the 5k and training! 2) As we age, how should we adjust training to accompany this? In this topic, we had a hard... by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#159 IRONMAN/t100 Series, Gwen and Olympics, Coaching Talk w/ Coach Liz Waterstraat: This was a fun conversation with legendary guest Coach Liz comes back on the podcast for the 3rd time to talk all things triathlon racing and coaching. 1)How do you develop someone to push harder 2) Thoughts on the IRONMAN and t100 series 3)... by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#158. Bike Focused Off Season, February Training: In this off season, Coach Steve talks through his big changes he's made to his training this off season and the improvements he's seen so far! www.insidethebigring.org by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#157: FTP Training and Importance for Triathletes: In this episode we talk on FTP training and how to direct your training after an FTP Test. Understanding what is your FTP Why is developing FTP so important for Triathletes How long should you be able to hold it Is FTP a number or a range... by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#156: January Workouts (Tabatas, Hills, Swim Drills): What kind of workouts SHOULD/COULD you be doing in Janruary? Bike: Vo2 Max Tabatas Run: Hill Sprints Swim: Specific Swim Drills Listen more and if you have any questions, check out www.insidethebigring.org by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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154: What testing to avoid in the off season!: We talk through off season testing for swim, bike, and run and what tests are best to do in each sport and how to progress it! by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#154 Power at Vo2 Max Goal setting, Fat Loss, Swim Analysis: This is a 3 part podcast where we tackle 3 topics 1) 3 day swim analysis 2) Fatloss process 3) identifying limiters, using vo2 max as a way to predict FTP growth by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#153 Wind Tunnel Testing and Base Training Workouts: LETS GO! Here is the wind tunnel episode where we talk about the results of my wind tunnel testing and also talk about base training sessions you should think about doing! If you have any questions, let me know! www.insidethebigring.com by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#151 6 Podiums, 3 wins at 70.3 Muncie. Learn how!: 6 podiums 3 age group wins 2 2nd place finishes 1 4th! Learn the in and outs of how these athletes trained and developed for these performances! Looking for coaching? by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#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. If you're looking for coaching in 2024 and beyond, let me know here! www.insidethebigring.org/ by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#150: Winning Age Group Nationals Overall: Huge weekend at AG Nationals. 7 Podiums 3 Top 3 Overall 1 Pro Card Qualification 1 Overall Win www.insidethebigring.org by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#147. 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 by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#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're interested in coaching or a... by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#143. Huge Vo2 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! www.insidethebigring.org by Inside The Big Ring: The Podcast for Endurance Athletes
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#152: Nicole Heininger. Creating Change. Having Fun. Winning Nationals

#152: Nicole Heininger. Creating Change. Having Fun. Winning Nationals

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