Cramping 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.
Read MoreIn today's episode, Matt takes a deep dive on both objective and subjective markers of fatigue. How do you know if what you're feeling is normal or not? A lot of it depends on where you are at in your season; what lens you are looking through.
Read MoreThis episode is a triathlon strategist’s dream come true! Matt opens the lid on the coaching mindset as he dissects the planning and performance journey of Jesse Thomas’s successful podium finish at the recent Challenge Roth.
Read MoreMatt is on vacation, so he put together a “Best of” Series from the initial month of the podcast. It’s a taste of the key highlights of lessons and takeaways from episodes so far this year.
Read MoreDes Linden she and her husband, elite Purple Patch triathlete, Ryan Linden, explore performance and relationships in this intimate conversation with Matt Dixon. This isn’t a Boston Marathon recap, but a glimpse behind the curtain of two elite athletes and how they manage their training.
Read MoreExcellence doesn’t often come without fear and doubt. Today, Matt dives into the internal struggle, the journey of achieving wonderful results, but focusing in on areas that few are honestly willing to discuss.
Read MoreMatt Dixon is back with another moving and inspiring feature with a Purple Patch athlete. In this episode, Matt shares Chris’s journey from childhood athlete to successful athlete, advocate, and member of Team USA.
Read MoreMatt dissects this idea of “talent” in today’s episode and what he has learned by working with some of the best endurance athletes in the world, as well as many CEOs and business leaders. All of them are gifted, yes, but the talent to create greatness goes well beyond their mathematical skills or the size of their lungs.
Read MoreMatt takes a deep dive today with Erin Taylor, founder and head coach of Athletes for Yoga, the only yoga for athletes platform on-line. She’s also an author of two book: Work In and Hit Reset.
Read MoreThis conversation with new Purple Patch athlete, Lars Tandrup, is a story about performance and emerging from tragedy. It’s not about race performance, per se, but a lesson of how stress and adversity can be a catalyst for human growth, development and adaptation.
Read MoreMatt introduces us to Purple Patch athlete, Jordan Ouida. Ouida, who is a husband, father, financial executive, marathoner and triathlete. And, as you’ll hear in this episode, has successfully integrated sport into life with a little “out-of-the-box” thinking.
Read MoreYou want to successfully integrate sport into life so that, yes, you improve and achieve your goals, but you want that, in turn, to lift your health, your ability to perform in the workplace, and, of course, bring the best version of yourself to your friends and family.
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.
Read MoreThis is a story of PPF pro, Jesse Thomas, and his transition from an unapologetic quest for world-class performance to high performance across sport, work, and life. There are so many lessons for any time-starved individual in this honest and introspective conversation.
Read MoreIn part one of this special two-part interview with PPF Pro and Picky Bars founder, Jesse Thomas, Matt and Jesse walk us through his magical journey toward triathlon stardom.
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