Steve Magness
@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
Co-Founder: http://TheGrowthEq.com
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Steve Magness
@stevemagness.bsky.social
· Nov 15
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Striving is in our nature. We all want to perform at our best when it matters most. But in today's world, many of us feel lost, isolated, and overwhelmed. We're paralyzed by fear of failure and crippl...
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Hi! Is this thing on?
Since I'll be posting more here. Let's start with:
My new book WIN THE INSIDE GAME is available for preorder!
Learn to:
-Perform under pressure
-Find Courage
-Come through in the clutch
-Free yourself from insecurity
Order & get bonuses: www.stevemagness.com/win-the-insi...
Since I'll be posting more here. Let's start with:
My new book WIN THE INSIDE GAME is available for preorder!
Learn to:
-Perform under pressure
-Find Courage
-Come through in the clutch
-Free yourself from insecurity
Order & get bonuses: www.stevemagness.com/win-the-insi...
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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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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The Fitness Influencer Survival Guide–Separating Hype from Reality
How to Actually Train...
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November 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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….
substack.com/home/post/p-...
I decided to break it all down.
When an influencer says… (sprint, HIIT, Zone 2, Vo2max, etc.) this is what they actually mean….
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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
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
November 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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
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.
November 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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.
advice to athletes: you are the company you keep. Surround yourself with coach, agent, & training partners who do things the right way.
November 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
advice 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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November 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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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:
thegrowtheq.ck.page/c51b8637db
Filled with insights on writing creative workouts that get the right stimulus for the desired adaptation.
A few excerpts:
thegrowtheq.ck.page/c51b8637db
November 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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:
thegrowtheq.ck.page/c51b8637db
Filled with insights on writing creative workouts that get the right stimulus for the desired adaptation.
A few excerpts:
thegrowtheq.ck.page/c51b8637db
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
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
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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
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
Black Friday Deal Alert! 🔥🔥
Do Hard Things is 55% Off! amzn.to/3XZo89e
Win the Inside Game is 44% Off! amzn.to/3M3eG25
Grab your copies or gifts for friends today. Lowest price they've ever been.
Do Hard Things is 55% Off! amzn.to/3XZo89e
Win the Inside Game is 44% Off! amzn.to/3M3eG25
Grab your copies or gifts for friends today. Lowest price they've ever been.
Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness
Buy Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness on Amazon.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders
amzn.to
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Black Friday Deal Alert! 🔥🔥
Do Hard Things is 55% Off! amzn.to/3XZo89e
Win the Inside Game is 44% Off! amzn.to/3M3eG25
Grab your copies or gifts for friends today. Lowest price they've ever been.
Do Hard Things is 55% Off! amzn.to/3XZo89e
Win the Inside Game is 44% Off! amzn.to/3M3eG25
Grab your copies or gifts for friends today. Lowest price they've ever been.
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...
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
November 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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...
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.
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.
November 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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.
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.
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.
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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.
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
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
thegrowtheq.ck.page
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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
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...
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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...
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.
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.
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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.
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.
Read Books
Deep reading, or full engagement in a book, is an absolute joy. It also forces us to pay attention, to wrestle with ideas, to make sense of complex ideas.
It is the original brain training that works.
Deep reading, or full engagement in a book, is an absolute joy. It also forces us to pay attention, to wrestle with ideas, to make sense of complex ideas.
It is the original brain training that works.
November 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Read Books
Deep reading, or full engagement in a book, is an absolute joy. It also forces us to pay attention, to wrestle with ideas, to make sense of complex ideas.
It is the original brain training that works.
Deep reading, or full engagement in a book, is an absolute joy. It also forces us to pay attention, to wrestle with ideas, to make sense of complex ideas.
It is the original brain training that works.
Ever felt that inner voice telling you to quit mid-race? You're not alone. That's normal.
New video going deep on strategies to navigate discomfort. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3yd...
New video going deep on strategies to navigate discomfort. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3yd...
7 Mental Keys To Performance | Your Guide to Racing Psychology
YouTube video by Steve Magness
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November 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Ever felt that inner voice telling you to quit mid-race? You're not alone. That's normal.
New video going deep on strategies to navigate discomfort. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3yd...
New video going deep on strategies to navigate discomfort. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3yd...
What if I told you there was a Netflix for books, audiobooks and ebooks...only it was free?
Best deal on the planet: The public Library
Best deal on the planet: The public Library
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
What if I told you there was a Netflix for books, audiobooks and ebooks...only it was free?
Best deal on the planet: The public Library
Best deal on the planet: The public Library
Leadership simplified:
Hire good people.
Give them the tools to succeed.
Provide them the security to take calculated risks.
Get out of their way.
Let go of over-controlling.
Support, don't thwart.
Cultivate intrinsic motivation.
Trust them to do their job.
Hire good people.
Give them the tools to succeed.
Provide them the security to take calculated risks.
Get out of their way.
Let go of over-controlling.
Support, don't thwart.
Cultivate intrinsic motivation.
Trust them to do their job.
November 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Leadership simplified:
Hire good people.
Give them the tools to succeed.
Provide them the security to take calculated risks.
Get out of their way.
Let go of over-controlling.
Support, don't thwart.
Cultivate intrinsic motivation.
Trust them to do their job.
Hire good people.
Give them the tools to succeed.
Provide them the security to take calculated risks.
Get out of their way.
Let go of over-controlling.
Support, don't thwart.
Cultivate intrinsic motivation.
Trust them to do their job.
Spend Time Alone in Your Head
It can be walking, running, meditating, driving the car without listening to anything, journeling, or anything similar.
But spend time disconnected. Just you alone with your thoughts. Day dream, reflect...get to know your inner world.
It can be walking, running, meditating, driving the car without listening to anything, journeling, or anything similar.
But spend time disconnected. Just you alone with your thoughts. Day dream, reflect...get to know your inner world.
November 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Spend Time Alone in Your Head
It can be walking, running, meditating, driving the car without listening to anything, journeling, or anything similar.
But spend time disconnected. Just you alone with your thoughts. Day dream, reflect...get to know your inner world.
It can be walking, running, meditating, driving the car without listening to anything, journeling, or anything similar.
But spend time disconnected. Just you alone with your thoughts. Day dream, reflect...get to know your inner world.
Aerobic or Cardiovascular development is simple:
A lot of easy work.
Some work that is just on the right side of under control.
Do that consistently for a really long time.
A lot of easy work.
Some work that is just on the right side of under control.
Do that consistently for a really long time.
November 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Aerobic or Cardiovascular development is simple:
A lot of easy work.
Some work that is just on the right side of under control.
Do that consistently for a really long time.
A lot of easy work.
Some work that is just on the right side of under control.
Do that consistently for a really long time.
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.
Grab a copy for free:
thegrowtheq.ck.page/c51b8637db
Filled with insights on writing creative workouts that get the right stimulus for the desired adaptation.
Grab a copy for free:
thegrowtheq.ck.page/c51b8637db
thegrowtheq.ck.page
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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.
Grab a copy for free:
thegrowtheq.ck.page/c51b8637db
Filled with insights on writing creative workouts that get the right stimulus for the desired adaptation.
Grab a copy for free:
thegrowtheq.ck.page/c51b8637db
Toughness isn't about gritting your teeth and blindly grinding your way through. Toughness is a skill that depends on:
1. Understanding Emotions
2. Directing Attention
3. Navigating Your Inner Dialogue
4. Creating space between Stimulus and Response
1. Understanding Emotions
2. Directing Attention
3. Navigating Your Inner Dialogue
4. Creating space between Stimulus and Response
November 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Toughness isn't about gritting your teeth and blindly grinding your way through. Toughness is a skill that depends on:
1. Understanding Emotions
2. Directing Attention
3. Navigating Your Inner Dialogue
4. Creating space between Stimulus and Response
1. Understanding Emotions
2. Directing Attention
3. Navigating Your Inner Dialogue
4. Creating space between Stimulus and Response
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...
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
November 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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...
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
The athletes who improve most all have: Self Awareness to understand their weakness & the humility to accept and do something about it.
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The athletes who improve most all have: Self Awareness to understand their weakness & the humility to accept and do something about it.
To get better, you have to struggle.
The way your body and mind learn, adapt, and grow is to be slightly embarrassed. That frustration is the signal that our brain/body needs to adjust.
If you want to learn and adapt, embrace the struggle.
The way your body and mind learn, adapt, and grow is to be slightly embarrassed. That frustration is the signal that our brain/body needs to adjust.
If you want to learn and adapt, embrace the struggle.
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
To get better, you have to struggle.
The way your body and mind learn, adapt, and grow is to be slightly embarrassed. That frustration is the signal that our brain/body needs to adjust.
If you want to learn and adapt, embrace the struggle.
The way your body and mind learn, adapt, and grow is to be slightly embarrassed. That frustration is the signal that our brain/body needs to adjust.
If you want to learn and adapt, embrace the struggle.