Purple Patch Podcast

Live from our recent Kona Empowerment Camp, Matt speaks with long-time Purple Patch athlete and CEO of ChargePoint , Pasquale Romano, about integrating sport into a time-starved life.  It's a conversation around performance, the value of coaching, how to be coached, and the traits of effective leaders. Together, they talk openly about this performance optimization challenge and the elements that h...

You hold a power of influence that is greater than you can imagine. Even if you're not in a traditional position of leadership, you can enable quiet change by what you do more than what you say. In this episode, Matt provides examples of the positive effects of quiet leadership both in the workplace and in sport. Discussion topics include: Having Empathy with Boundaries Maintaining Rational Thinki...

Andy Blow, Founder and CEO of Precision Hydration , makes a return visit to the Purple Patch Podcast to discuss sweat testing and practical application with multiple case studies. Discussion topics include: What exactly is sweat testing and how is it administered with Precision Hydration? What data and information are you looking for when you do a sweat test? What is sweat testing NOT? The differe...

If you are one of the many triathletes who struggle with the swim portion of a triathlon, you are likely an adult onset swimmer, the subject for this week's episode. If you didn't grow up with the green hair of over chlorination, you will likely never experience true comfort and weightlessness of being in the water, and yet, you must still prepare for the swim portion of your race. It's a source o...

Your athletic journey should be one of longterm development and integration into life. Ultimately, a healthy journey will expand your life view, improve your health and energy, and create a sustained sense of ownership and success. Matt continues the athletic journey discussion with Part 2 and two additional real-life case studies that will, no doubt, resonate globally with most athletes. If you h...

Did you know that winning can be a highly frustrating experience for a champion? Hard to believe, right? How is that even possible? Today, Matt parks this episode right at the intersection of measuring internal standards of performance against outcomes, such as results. Should we always seek victory? Or, is it better to chase personal performance and improvement? It's a deep dive highlighted with...

Matt celebrates YOU, the loyal Purple Patch podcast listener. He also reflects and reviews some of the key takeaways from the first 100 shows, along with the history and philosophies that have shaped Purple Patch Fitness. Act 1 The "Why" - Matt Dixon's Story and his Performance History Act 2 The "How" - Defining the Pillars of Performance and their Vital Role in the Mission Act 3 The "Who" - Trait...

Matt discusses the long-term evolution of athletes with two real-life case studies of everyday people and athletes who reimagined and reinvented their approach to performance. The goal with each of these athletes? To raise their performance over the adversity of aspects such as age, injury, and a fixed mindset. Your performance evolution is a journey and it is one that takes patience and time. It...

This foundational episode of the new year introduces your path-to-performance optimization for 2020 and it's all anchored around four magic words. Yes. four critical words. These words set the tone for the year ahead and frame a successful performance journey which can be summed up with the following Purple Patch Coaching philosophy: When a person has a smart and repeatable endurance training prog...

Tom Andrews is founder of TJA Leadership - a leadership strategy firm that works with some of the largest corporations and executives in big moments of change. His vast and varied list of clients includes Starbucks, SoulCycle, American Express, Kohls, and many more. In this dynamic interview, Matt and Tom discuss the undeniable parallels and intersections between performance in athletics and that...

Matt Dixon is back with his 2020 Holiday Gift Guide centered around his four pillars of performance. These ideas aren't quick fixes or magic shortcuts to performance success. They are simple, actionable, and authentic ideas for your performance-driven loved one. We hope this list provides inspiration, ideas and even, perhaps even a little positive habit change for the New Year. Happy Holidays! Pil...

In this episode, which is a sequel to our original  Episode 47 on "Childhood Development in Sport," Matt explores three critical components of development in kids in sport: Performance anxiety Sport specialization The journey through the teenage years, especially around puberty The biggest improvements and performance gains are always going to emerge from overcoming and navigating adversity and ch...

In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States, we're taking the week off and featuring a few "Best of" segments from recent episodes. The common themes throughout?  Elite behavior, effective communication, proper feedback and identifying talent. The heart of this episode is built upon personal growth and development, so as you listen back to some of these segments, do so with the...

Two Purple Patch athletes, Sandy Holbrook James and Sarah Gott, share their journeys of integrating multisport into their time-starved lives and how they both transformed from recreational athletes to Kona Qualifiers! They get intimate and vulnerable speaking about how they balance their training schedules with respective careers, spouses, children's activities, and family obligations. In the cour...

In this powerful episode on healthy development and mindset in sport, Matt outlines optimal coaching habits for creating healthy athletes, lists the top 10 key habits that support longterm health, and he defines what a GOOD coach is.    Mary Cain - New York Times Purple Patch Podcast - Episode 1 To learn more about the Purple Patch Squad , visit:  https://www.purplepatchfitness.com/squad To submit...

Matt gives a back-to-basics approach to daily nutrition and hydration habits for peak performance. He: Outlines the various components of nutrition to consider in your approach to daily eating, including the roles of carbohydrates, fat, and protein. Highlights the key basic habits to employ when integrating nutrition with your training Builds a framework of what meals should look like at different...

We've received so many questions about the Squad Programming that this entire episode digs deep this new evolution of Purple Patch Programming: What is the Squad? How was the Squad conceived and developed? What type of athletes does it serve? Are we all following the same plan year-round? How can I customize my training or scale it to fit my life? What coaching and education support do I receive w...

Matt explores the question, 'What Happened?' at this year's IRONMAN World Championships.  Performance predictability and all other signs pointed to a magical day on the Big Island for Sarah Piampiano, a fierce competitor who is coming off her best year of almost a decade in professional racing. Unfortunately, the day was far from magical.  What lessons did coach and athlete draw from the day, and...

In Episode 86, Matt defined Effective Feedback and the context of where it fits into the performance cycle. . In Part 2 of this series on Effective Feedback, we provide the framework, structure, and flow of both giving and receiving effective feedback in real-life scenarios. Feedback is powerful and will elicit a reaction. It can be positive or negative depending on the tone or the environment in...

The theme of this episode is empowerment and the power of lifting each other up in support. The journey to elite success can be lonely and competitive, and there's a long-standing stereotype that elite female athletes can't work well together in this pursuit of excellence. Chelsea Sodaro and Sarah Piampiano are here to dispel those myths.  In fact, this Purple Patch duo insist that working togethe...

"Feedback can and should be a gift. It should be something to cherish and to seek. It is something to be given that will facilitate growth and improvement." In this first part of a multi-part series on Feedback in a Performance Culture, Matt defines  effective feedback  and illustrates where it fits in the context and cycle of a performance culture.   Copyright 2019 All Rights Reserved

"The barometer of a time-starved athlete's success should be anchored around nailing an appropriate postseason over chasing weekly hours in the heart of race season. What you do well now is the thing that will determine your opportunity to evolve, break out, and excel in the year ahead."  The meat and potatoes of this episode of real-life postseason case studies will educate, provide perspective,...

The most common mistake of amateur athletes is to take too much of an unstructured break between the last race of the season and then ramping back into specific work. The other is to stubbornly train on with the same vigor, fearful of losing fitness. So how do we balance both rest and progression within a phase of training? We set the proper mindset for the Postseason: The postseason is a phase of...

Evolve or Die. A Favorite Purple Patch quote. The concept is anchored in the resistance of falling into a fixed mindset and it is a relentless curiosity to seek ways to improve. Change is never easy. No matter our situation, the easiest path is to fall into familiar, but to thrive, we must be equipped to change, willing to evolve, and open to developing the bravery and resilience to pursue improve...

We are ALL IN...the family this week as Matt interviews his wife and business partner, Kelli McMaster, about her recent marathon journey. . Kelli may not be your typical elite triathlete, but she is the epitome of a Purple Patch athlete who, like many, integrates sport into her time-starved life and uses multisport training as a lifestyle to enhance her life as a mom, wife and working professional...