Get expert tips on achieving a winning mindset for race day performance from IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon. Learn strategies for framing your approach and avoiding the negative thoughts that can hinder athletes on race day.
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IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon discusses the journey toward high performance with Purple Patch Squad Athlete Mike Kane in this week's episode of the Purple Patch Podcast. Mike shares the challenges he faced when trying to incorporate sports into his busy executive life and the shift in his mindset that led to improved health, fitness, and performance.
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In this week's episode of the Purple Patch Podcast, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon discusses the dynamics of coaching relationships. He talks about the roles and responsibilities of both coaches and mentors, the advantages of being coached, and what is required from both the athlete and coach to make the most out of their coaching relationship.
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In this week's episode of the Purple Patch Podcast, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon invites Purple Patch Swim Coach John Stevens to share his 5 essential swim secrets for time-starved athletes. Drawing on his extensive experience as an open-water swim coach, John provides valuable advice on how to maximize your effort, improve technique, and increase your speed.
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In this week's episode of the Purple Patch Podcast, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon shares his approach to simplifying complex training methodologies to provide effective and easy-to-implement programming for time-starved athletes.
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Ironman Master Coach Matt Dixon is celebrating his 50th birthday on a special edition of the Purple Patch Podcast. He shares 50 valuable lessons from his experience as an athlete, coach, and entrepreneur that are beneficial for anyone looking to improve their approach and performance in sports, work, and life.
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In this week's Purple Patch Podcast, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon discusses why executives and CEOs are drawn to the IRONMAN Triathlon. He explores how these individuals manage to balance training with their personal and professional commitments and how they successfully adapt the lessons of sport to the demands of life.
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In this week's episode, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon emphasizes the importance of training camps by highlighting three often overlooked components every athlete and coach should consider an integral part of the training camp experience as well as a performance enhancer in your athletic journey.
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This week on the Purple Patch Podcast, Ironman Master Coach Matt Dixon shares 10 essential tips to help you qualify for the Ironman World Championships. Matt outlines the key areas of focus that have helped nearly 1,500 Purple Patch athletes qualify for the event. We encourage you to try out these tips and see where they take you on your athletic journey.
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On this week's podcast, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon discusses how to improve your eating habits by applying organizational effectiveness. He breaks down the process of mentally approaching nutrition, explains how to educate yourself on the right nutrition for your body, and how to plan your meals throughout the day.
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IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon breaks down organizational effectiveness and how to develop it as a tool to optimize your talent, effort, and energy and achieve your objectives in life and sport.
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IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon kicks off the new year with five concepts of high-performance transformation. He shares easy-to-follow ideas for developing habits and a performance mindset that can greatly enhance your performance in the most important areas of your life, while also setting you up for success in the future.
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IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon kicks off the new year with five concepts of high-performance transformation. He shares easy-to-follow ideas for developing habits and a performance mindset that can greatly enhance your performance in the most important areas of your life, while also setting you up for success in the future.
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In this episode of the Purple Patch Podcast, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon takes a look back and reviews the progress we have made during the “offseason” training phase while providing a practical plan for navigating the coming months, which we at Purple Patch call “Q1 - the build phase.”
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In this episode, Ironman Master Coach Matt Dixon provides a toolkit to develop a high-performance mindset and methods for leveraging those strategies to increase readiness and resilience for a stronger performance in sport and life.
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In this episode, Ironman Master Coach Matt Dixon discusses strategies for creating a practical recovery plan and addresses common misunderstandings and concerns about recovery. He provides a deeper understanding of incorporating sleep and recovery into your training program to refresh, revitalize, and ultimately enhance your performance in sport and life.
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In the third installment of our 5-part Performance Base Layer Series, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon digs into the importance of proper nutrition and fueling. In this episode, Matt shares insights on developing a well-rounded approach to nutrition to help maintain health, get battle-ready, improve resilience and adaptability, and ultimately leave you poised for long-term success in any arena.
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In the second installment of our 5-part Performance Base Layer Series, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon emphasizes the importance of strength training. He shares tips on incorporating it correctly, into your training program and highlights the long-term benefits of starting strength training today.
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This week on the Purple Patch Podcast, we kick off our new 5-part Performance Base Layer Series. In the first installment, Ironman Master Coach Matt Dixon provides an overview of the PurplePatch Pillars of Performance, their importance, and a closer look at how you can incorporate and benefit from the Endurance pillar.
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In this week's episode of the Purple Patch Podcast, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon reflects on the progress made and lessons learned during the first cycle of the Purple Patch Off-Season Program. He evaluates opportunities for growth and shares insights from Purple Patch athletes on their experience so far.
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