Purple Patch Podcast

To unlock and view the Free Purple Patch strength resources, visit,  https://purplepatchfitness.com/freeresources    In previous episodes, Matt has discussed Endurance Planning, Nutrition and Recovery. Today, he dives deep into the Fourth Pillar of Performance: Functional Strength and its role  within the scope of endurance activity. He tells the story of Purple Patch athlete, Jenny, a 46-year-old...

In Part 1 the Jesse Thomas story with Matt Dixon, Jesse and Matt reminisced about Jesse's surprising and humorous entrance into the world of professional triathlon racing with his unsuspecting win at the legendary Wildflower Triathlon . Since then, he's gone on to win six Wildflower titles, two Ironmans and countless 70.3s, performing at the top level for practically the last decade.  Today, Jesse...

Click Here to Register for the Jesse Thomas Wildflower Giveaway!   In 2011, Jesse Thomas was a new pro triathlete. He was so new, in fact, that when he decided to race the Wildflower Triathlon at the last minute that year, there were no real pro spots left, so he ended up with bib number 87, the first number behind the female pro bibs. Picture this: He was on a borrowed bike and, fellow pro triath...

Click Here for Peak Performance Cheat Sheets!   Brad Stulberg has been in the spotlight a lot recently. Last Fall, his book, "Peak Performance," written with co-Author, Steve Magness, captivated the attention of many an endurance athlete. I mean, who wouldn't be captivated with a subtitle like, "Elevate your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success?" Most recently, however,...

This episode wraps up our in-depth discussion of both Nutrition and Fueling. If you missed previous episodes on this important Pillar of Performance, we encourage you to go back and listen to Episodes 11 and 12 on Nutrition and Episode 14 on Hydration. Today, we welcome back Purple Patch Fitness Resident Nutritionist, Kyla Channell, for a deep, granular and specific look at hydration, both in perf...

In 2000, at the age of 40, Marina Gelman lost her college-aged daughter in a tragic car accident. At the time, Gelman was a new fitness enthusiast and avid runner. Overcome by grief after the accident, however, she holed herself up for almost two years and focused only on work to numb the pain. Unfortunately, during this time, she abandoned her fitness goals, started smoking again after a long hia...

Matt covers the critical topic of hydration through two lenses. The principles and key actions around hydration in   t raining and racing The role of hydration in your daily life , including recovery from training, tissue health, mental alertness, and energy management In addition to discussing the importance of hydration in these two key areas, Matt then lays out simple habits that you can integr...

What happens when two of endurance sports greatest thinkers go toe to toe on all aspects of performance? You get an educating and insightful "Inside the Coaches Studio" episode from Matt Dixon along with author and coach, Steve Magness, co-author of the book, Peak Performance. This conversation definitely raises the collective process of coaching and you'll hear their thoughts and opinions on many...

The kitchen doors swing wide open and your burning nutrition and fueling nutrition questions get answered in this episode with Purple Patch resident Endurance Sports Nutritionist, Kyla Channell. A graduate of U.C. Davis, Kyla Channell works with athletes of all levels at both Purple Patch and her own company, Nutritional Revolution . In addition to helping athletes fuel and hydrate properly for th...

Underneath the Purple Patch Pillar of Nutrition , there are two main components: Fueling - This encompasses the calories you consume during a workout and immediately following Nutrition - This includes your daily eating habits outside of training including breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. In this episode packed with meaningful and easy-to-implement guidelines, Matt goes into depth on both fuel...

Athletes often think of recovery as a weakness or liability to their training. We see the hours that the competition appears to be logging and feel compelled to match or even beat it. Unfortunately, our barometer of success is often a simple accumulation of training hours without regard to the quality of those hours or what we do in between. If we do give a thought to recovery, it's usually in the...

Ed Baker has most certainly lived an accomplished and fulfilling life. He was captain of his cross country team at Harvard and then went on to Stanford School of Business . While there, he trained and ran in the Olympic Marathon Trials in 2007. Baker's business credentials are also rather impressive, serving as Head of International Growth at Facebook and then VP of Growth and Product at Uber unti...

"Sleep isn't sexy, but it is a performance enhancer, and the wise leverage it to their advantage." - Dr. Chris Winter, MD Dubbed " The Sleep Whisperer" by Arianna Huffington , Dr. Chris Winter, MD, is the medical director of the Charlottesville Neurology and Sleep Medicine in Virginia and also one of the country's leading sleep researchers. When he is not seeing patients in his private clinic, he...

Matt dives deep with Carmel Galvin, CHRO of Glassdoor , about integrating high performance, training, and community into a time-starved life.  In Part One of this conversation, Matt and Carmel talk about the evolving work culture of today's generation. There is an undeniable connection between work performance and life. Who you are outside of work is who you are at your job. Galvin discusses how c...

You know it's going to be a good episode when Coach Matt Dixon refers to it as the "Brainiac Pro Edition!" Sonia Bracegirdle, Cecilia Davis-Hayes, and Laurence Delisle are the antithesis of what you might stereotype as a typical professional athlete. Yes, all three are brand new pro athletes starting their journey to world-class, but they have already excelled in many other areas of life. Collecti...

This week, we are offering you a special edition of two episodes in which Purple Patch pros join Matt for roundtable discussions with professional Ironman triathletes like you've never heard before! In Part 1, Coach Matt moderates this honest discussion with three of his elite pros, Kevin Collington , Laura Siddall , and Sarah Piampiano , about goal-setting, managing fears, training management, ra...

Matt discusses the first Purple Patch  Pillar of Performance:  Endurance .  He covers everything from how to set up your week, execute your training effectively, and consistently nail the basics.  You will hear why the focus of your training should be to achieve the necessary volume in order to receive positive adaptations, but still avoid accumulated fatigue. As he says in this episode, "If train...

In this eye-opening episode, Matt goes one-on-one with one of his athletes, Sami Inkinen . Growing up on a farm in Finland, Sami was always intrigued by health, wellness, and athletic performance. He did ride his bike or cross-country ski to-and-from school most days, after all! He moved to the United States in 2003 to attend Stanford Business School , and it's there where he met his friend and bu...

Welcome to Episode Two of The Purple Patch Podcast ,  Performance in a Time-Starved Life. In this episode, Matt issues the challenge to shift our lens of training success away from simply "punching the clock" or achieving a certain number of training hours per week. By using a real-life case study from a Purple Patch athlete, Matt illustrates the corrosive effects of trying to do too much without...

Welcome to Episode One of The Purple Patch Podcast . Will this just be another triathlon podcast? Absolutely not. At Purple Patch Fitness , our mission is to empower and educate every human being to reach their athletic potential.  It is through the lens of your athletic potential that you will reach your human potential and our interviews and conversations will be driven by this mission. The podc...

The Purple Patch Podcast , hosted by Author and Triathlon Coach, Matt Dixon , will empower and educate you to integrate sport into life in order to reach your athletic potential because, it is through the lens of athletic potential, that you reach your human potential. In addition to topics such as planning your fitness into a time-starved life, the show will provide in-depth interviews, advice, a...