An effective coach or leader will be equipped to guide their pupils through the change. They will set the conditions to enable a course correction and acceleration and the really great ones will find a wonderful balance between empathy, tough-love, and accountability. The success of teams and athletes isn’t mystical. It also isn’t luck. Matt takes a deep dive into the subject of keeping your team, athletes, or employees engaged. In turbulent times, what are the essential considerations that lead...
May 27, 2020•36 min•Season 3Ep. 118
Jesse Thomas joins Matt to discuss his recent retirement from a successful 10-year professional triathlon career. This conversation with Matt and Jesse is full of stories that include many lessons of high performance, the importance of sharing the journey, the value of coaching, how to navigate adversity, using metrics correctly, keeping it fun, and emerging stronger from failure. It's a testament to friendship, respect, and the value of a long-term coaching relationship. Squad Birthday Promotio...
May 20, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 117
In this episode on our continuing series of #emergingstronger, Matt outlines a playbook for a "ramp to racing." A return to racing will happen soon. We don't know exactly when, but when it happens, you want to be ready...race ready. What should that look like as you emerge from the fog? What should you seek to accomplish on your return? In setting up this episode, Matt defines and lays out: Reminders of key elements that your training should have right now Important considerations as we inch tow...
May 13, 2020•44 min•Season 3Ep. 116
In this fog of covid-19 and in the midst of your "new normal," are you going to regress, tread water, or emerge stronger?
May 06, 2020•50 min•Season 3Ep. 115
Whether you’re an athlete, an individual, a parent, a leader, or a business, we’ve all been navigating through several different phases of this thing called Covid-19. There was the sudden change, the initial desperate plans, frustrations, adjustments, and innovation, and now, what you might call - the new normal. It is only now that we can start to look forward. How do we emerge stronger? Matt's guest is Carmel Galvin, Chief Human Resources Officer for Autodesk. She and Matt take a deep dive int...
Apr 29, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 114
This week, we showcase a recent live presentation Matt debuted for GetSetUp , a resource and education site that focuses on re-skilling Seniors who then teach other Seniors how to do all the important things in their lives from navigating health care, to online bill pay, and more. This timely live seminar was centered around resilience and human performance for those who are 50+ and Matt shared his insights about: Health. Defining what "health" means for the non-athlete and tips for maintaining ...
Apr 22, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 113
For many, the compass or guiding light of race targets are hidden by the fog of COVID-19, with little real understanding of when the fog will lift. How do you train for something when you don’t know what that something is? Where does training fit in the whole big puzzle at the moment? What are some practical guidelines for you to maximize training NOW so that you can thrive later? The answers are likely not all quite what you might expect, but Matt dives in and provides a performance framework f...
Apr 15, 2020•45 min•Season 3Ep. 112
This week, it's part two of our double-header on resilience. If you missed last week's episode on developing resilience within yourself, you can listen HERE . In part two, we think beyond ourselves, which is something that all of us must do in these uncertain times. This episode provides context on helping others navigate these times, develop mental and physical resilience, and even thrive. How can a coach create resilience with their athletes during this time when motivation and anxiety ebb and...
Apr 08, 2020•45 min•Season 3Ep. 111
This episode is part one of a two-part episode on RESILIENCE. There are two arms of building resilience: Resilience for yourself - Your platform to develop performance Resilience for others - Guiding and leading a team, company or athletes to improved resilience. You can only do part two of the resilience equation IF you have part one dialed. Today. we explore the self and building your platform of resiliency. At a time that mental and physical resilience has never mattered more, and is a centra...
Apr 01, 2020•53 min•Season 3Ep. 110
As the daily reality of living in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic starts to settle in, we appreciate that this is an incredibly challenging time for everyone. It is one that we will unite and support you and each other, but we cannot claim that it will all be rosy and cheerful as we drive forward. Our collective mantra is focused around these simple three words: Stabilize - Adapt - Innovate. In this episode, Matt discusses four current and very timely case studies around this new mantra: H...
Mar 25, 2020•42 min•Season 3Ep. 109
This BONUS episode is from a LIVE "Meetings with Matt Office Hours" recorded on Monday, March 18th, 2020. Many of us have lost our compass -- events canceled, training roadmap destroyed, access completely evolved and limited. It is normal to have a phase of despair, frustration, and declining motivation. In this session, Matt maps a path forward and provides context on how to create structure in the chaos, how to shift your lens of success, and emphasizes the power of community. He also shares m...
Mar 19, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 108
This is a time for resilience and call-to-action from Coach Matt Dixon and Purple Patch Fitness. What should you do as a performance-minded individual in these uncertain times? Matt Dixon outlines a path and direction to reframe your mindset and empower you to control the controllables.
Mar 17, 2020•39 min•Season 3Ep. 107
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 have ultimately made it successful for both coach and athlete. Pasquale reveals his thoughts on: The i...
Mar 11, 2020•51 min•Season 3Ep. 106
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 Thinking Controlling the Controllables Taking Care of Your Side of the Street We hope you find this a wond...
Mar 04, 2020•32 min•Season 3Ep. 105
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 different levers of fueling - water, calories and salt - application of these levers in different condition...
Feb 26, 2020•57 min•Season 3Ep. 104
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 of challenge, frustration, and sometimes fear for many triathletes. Today, we dive in with a whole ep...
Feb 19, 2020•55 min•Season 3Ep. 103
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 haven't listened to Part 1, you can do so here . Athlete one is inspired to do an IRONMAN, but doubts...
Feb 12, 2020•51 min•Season 3Ep. 102
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 real-life stories of Purple Patch pros and age groupers from all levels. Perhaps you can relate. Als...
Feb 05, 2020•46 min•Season 3Ep. 101
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" - Traits and Characteristics of High Performers Act 4 The "What" - Daily Habits for Energy and Peak Perform...
Jan 29, 2020•44 min•Season 3Ep. 100
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 also takes courage - the courage to evolve an approach that may no longer serve you. Do you have the...
Jan 22, 2020•45 min•Season 3Ep. 99
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 program that includes integrated strength and conditioning with a backbone of proper habits in nutrition...
Jan 15, 2020•42 min•Season 3Ep. 98
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 in the business world as it pertains to Excellence, Leadership, Vision, Teamwork and Navigating Chan...
Jan 08, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 97
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! Pillar: Nutrition and Hydration Precision Hydration - A sweat test and consultation from this expert te...
Dec 18, 2019•41 min•Season 2Ep. 96
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 challenge. It's all a part of the childhood journey and, as parents and coaches, it's our role to not o...
Dec 04, 2019•44 min•Season 2Ep. 95
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 lens that employing some of these key principles (as both leader and athlete) will establish trust an...
Nov 27, 2019•42 min•Season 2Ep. 94
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 course of working with a 1:1 Purple Patch coach, both have gotten faster, stronger, happier and, ultimat...
Nov 20, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 93
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 a question or suggestion on what Matt should do when we reach 1000 reviews: https://www.purplepatchfitne...
Nov 14, 2019•47 min•Season 2Ep. 92
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 parts of the day Answers the 10 most popular nutrition questions This episode, packed with informat...
Nov 06, 2019•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 91
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 with Squad? Matt answers these and even a few questions from athletes across the globe who have reach...
Oct 30, 2019•52 min•Season 2Ep. 90
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 what lessons can you take from this high-profile example? There are no guarantees in sport, which is w...
Oct 23, 2019•31 min•Season 2Ep. 89
