Matt and Kyla dive deep into nutrition and fueling through a performance lens. They dispel some myths about popular diets and talk straight about what is most vital to an athletic mindset: nailing your recovery, timing those post-workout meals, and consuming whole foods as much as possible.
Read MoreIn this episode, packed with meaningful and easy-to-implement guidelines, Matt goes into depth on both fueling and nutrition with a case study of a real-life Purple Patch athlete who is a busy executive, but dedicated to his training and achieving high-performance in both work and training.
Read MoreToday, it's Matt's picks from some of the episodes of the last few months that are anchored and channeled on global life performance and reaching your potential via an athletic mindset.
Read MoreMatt and his team of coaches came together to provide you with some of their holiday performance gift recommendations centered around our Four Pillars of Performance: Endurance Training, Strength and Conditioning, Nutrition, and Recovery.
Read MoreThis episode will empower focus in both work and sport with specific strategies to arm you for success. Adopting this game plan will open up a pathway to presence and create a positive impact for maximum effectiveness.
Read MoreMatt’s highly personal episode this week is about childhood development in sports: the value of sports for children, setting up your kids for long-term performance, and the mindset and approach to being a supporting parent in their journey.
Read MoreThe power of a mentor or coach cannot be overstated and to truly maximize the benefits of a professional coach, you, the athlete, must be a major stakeholder to ensure the relationship is fruitful and beneficial to your performance. In this episode, Matt discusses the importance of finding the right coach for you.
Read MoreIn this episode, Matt Dixon dispels myths around this phase by talking about two real-life Purple Patch athletes and how they've traditionally approached post-season. A small shift in focus yielded much improvement for the next season.
Read MoreIn this episode, Matt talks about the dangers and pitfalls of an "all in" or "all out" attitude. He also stresses the benefits that a short break can have on post-season training.
Read MoreWe revisit an insightful conversation with three Purple Patch Pros who are competing in this Saturday’s IRONMAN World Championships - Laura Siddall, Kevin Collington, and Sarah Piampiano.
Read MoreThe IRONMAN World Championships take place on Saturday, October 13th, and Matt has dedicated this entire episode to the lore and lure of this 40-year-old magical race on the Big Island.
Read MoreWe've received so many great questions to questions@purplepatchfitness.com and Matt is answering several of them today surrounding season planning and continuous progression as an athlete.
Read MoreMatt and Gerry Rodrigues (Tower 26) dissect the recent IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship race and discuss the natural evolution and progression of these world championship athletes.
Read MoreDid you know that Gerry Rodrigues coached Matt Dixon in swimming when Matt was a professional triathlete? In part one of this two-part series, they reminisce about each other's careers and how coaching and training have changed, especially for the multisport athlete.
Read MoreAnna’s story is one of growth; growth as a human even in the midst of overwhelming adversity, which has come hard and fast in all facets of her life. This is also a story of finding your place within endurance sports even when the sport you love must cease.
Read MoreCramping is a frustrating part of endurance athlete life for many, amplified by the fact that there is seldom a quick diagnosis of cause, nor an easy solution for most. This episode is outlined from a collation of conversations with passionate experts in the field, review of existing literature, as well as coaching observations and review.
Read MoreMatt breaks it down in a few categories -- to help promote a positive mindset and enable you to free your body to do what it is prepared to do.
Read MoreMaintaining a growth mindset is everything - at any age. In this episode, Matt converses with two Purple Patch Masters athletes, Rick Wimmer and Ken Pagliughi, about their recipes for success and longevity in sport and life.
Read MoreThis week, Matt goes into the weeds with his first official "Athlete Q&A" Episode dedicated solely to recent questions from real athletes.
Read MoreThe focus of this episode is on…well…FOCUS... and remaining present in your training in order to maximize your training yield.
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