Exploring the New Era of Training: Embracing Experimentation

About this episode

Steve Magness and Jon Marcus discuss the evolution of training practices and the current trend of experimentation in coaching.

In this episode of the On Coaching podcast, Steve Magness and Jon Marcus delve into the current era of training experimentation, inspired by a recent in-depth discussion in the Scholar Program. They explore historical ebbs and flows in training practices, highlighting the 1960s experimentation period, and draw parallels to today’s innovative landscape influenced by super…

People in this episode

Host: Steve Magness

Guest: Jon Marcus

Topics covered

• training experimentation
• historical training practices
• 1960s training
• innovative training landscape
• coaching

Keywords

• training
• experimentation
• coaching
• 1960s
• innovation
• fitness
• running

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scholar Program

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