IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon puts a spotlight on four case studies anchored in performance. Matt breaks down the lessons we can learn from those who have excelled in their performance journey as well as those who serve as cautionary tales about the pitfalls that can derail a performance journey and ultimately steal joy away from the sport.
Read MoreIRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon focuses on energy management to help build a foundation for training or tackling any of life’s obstacles. Matt walks us through a daily routine with actionable tips you can implement every day to promote improved energy levels and increased cognitive function to show up in life re-charged and equipped to elevate your performance.
Read MoreIRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon highlights the benefits and impact of chasing individual improvements by engaging in team or group training. Using stories of Purple Patch Squad Training Programs, Matt illustrates the practices and habits that develop from shared experiences and the dynamics between athletes of varying skill levels and experience that lead to improvements for the team as a whole.
Read MoreIRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon answers audience questions related to troubleshooting training fatigue, managing expectations of improvement, and mitigating stress by properly preparing for race day. Matt offers actionable solutions to help you set good habits and establish a forward-thinking mindset in your performance journey.
Read MoreIRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon welcomes former U.S. Pro Cyclist Robbie Ventura to the show to discuss leveraging indoor bike trainers to elevate your race craft and become a better and faster cyclist. They examine the mistakes athletes make in using indoor bike trainers and share strategies for getting the most out of indoor training.
Read MoreIRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon covers five key mistakes to avoid in order to optimize your race readiness. He provides perspective on the common pitfalls derailing athletes as the race season approaches and how to pave your way to improved performance without undoing all the work you’ve already put in.
Read MoreIRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon highlights the common mistakes time-starved athletes make when trying to adopt a strict race-distance training program. He explains how to achieve specificity by building a program that achieves sustained high performance across a range of distances and fits into a life with competing demands.
Read MoreIRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon outlines ten principles you need to put into action to build a platform of health and sustainable high performance. He lays out a simple and actionable roadmap that will help you make informed health choices and simplify your approach to training so you can thrive in all areas of life.
Read MoreIRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon shares 5 principles to help structure training for a time-starved athlete. Whether you’re training for an endurance event, either competitively or simply for personal enjoyment, Matt provides a ground-up framework of how to maximize your training approach to be successful.
Read MoreIRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon shares his advice to young aspiring athletes on what it takes to build a pro career as an endurance athlete. Matt breaks down what he believes to be trainable characteristics and traits that everyone can use in their performance journey and illustrates five principles that you as an athlete can deploy and apply today in order to elevate your performance.
Read MoreIRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon covers indoor training techniques you can use every winter to help set yourself up for success. In this episode, Matt highlights 3 case studies of real, time-starved, Purple Patch athletes, all with different skill levels and aspirations, who leveraged their indoor training to build a foundation for their performance.
Read MoreIRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon takes us back to the core values of Purple Patch Fitness to help provide perspective on framing your performance mindset. He helps build a foundation of strategies and practices that help improve performance and develop the capacity to achieve long-term success in sport, business, and life.
Read MoreIn this episode of the Purple Patch Podcast, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon provides perspective on how to use data and analytics to support your performance progress as well as how to leverage wearables and health-tracking devices without letting the metrics take over your performance journey.
Read MoreIn episode 254 of the Purple Patch Podcast, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon provides a framework for measuring success and progress beyond race results. Matt identifies nine key principles that can help realign your performance journey and allow you to place the focus on areas that will help build a foundation for long-term success.
Read MoreIn Episode 253 of the Purple Patch Podcast, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon discusses strength training as it pertains to three specific athlete populations: Endurance Athletes, Female Athletes navigating perimenopause and menopause, and Athletes over the age of 45. Matt breaks down how to leverage strength to address each group’s unique needs and challenges.
Read MoreIn Episode 252 of the Purple Patch Podcast, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon welcomes Sports Psychologists Sarah Cecil and Danielle Adams Norenberg for an in-depth discussion around Emotional Decompression, a model around navigating the emotions following a major race or event.
Read MoreIn Episode 251 of the Purple Patch Podcast, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon takes us along for the 2023 Purple Patch Kona Camp. He sits down with executive athletes to discuss the training and supporting habits they use in their athletic journeys to achieve sustainable high performance in their athletic and leadership journeys.
Read MoreIn Episode 250 of the Purple Patch Podcast, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon gets us grounded on the fundamentals and sets the course for the coming season. Matt puts the fitness journey into perspective and outlines a path to overcoming the challenges of a time-starved athlete to help you reach your personal best in 2023.
Read MoreIn this episode of the Purple Patch Podcast, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon welcomes former professional runner, running coach, and author Lauren Fleshman to the show to celebrate the release of her autobiographical memoir, Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man’s World. They discuss female athletes’ hurdles in athletic development in the sports landscape and practical actions we can take to help promote change.
Read MoreIn this episode of the Purple Patch Podcast, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon breaks down 2022 and lays out 7 key lessons and observations of the year to carry over into the new year. Matt provides insight on unproductive habits, best practices, and a way to revamp your mindset to help you build a platform of success in 2023.
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