In 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.
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We 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.
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The 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.
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We'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.
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Matt 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.
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Did 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.
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Anna’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.
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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.
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Matt 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.
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Maintaining 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.
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This week, Matt goes into the weeds with his first official "Athlete Q&A" Episode dedicated solely to recent questions from real athletes.
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The 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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In 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.
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This 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.
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Matt 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.
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Des 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.
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Excellence 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.
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Matt 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.
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Matt 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.
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