Purple Patch Podcast

As the importance of recovery has increased and the knowledge and benefits surrounding this topic have grown more popular, it has opened the door to a fleet of pseudoscience and heavy marketing that only leads to confusion and dilution of the message around recovery. Today's podcast takes on two real case studies of Purple Patch athletes who have been challenged with integrating a recovery mindset into their busy routines. With each, Matt Dixon illustrates that, in order to integrate recovery in a time-sensitive way and pragmatic way, you don't have to buy toys or take potions and lotions. You don't have to be fooled by quick-fixes and snake oil salesmen. There is no magical monitoring device. No - recovery is a mindset that must be developed and integrated into your life. We, as time-starved fitness enthusiasts, may not be able to absorb as much physical training stress as a pro, but we definitely manage a large amount of stress in our daily lives. For this reason, recovery within a time-starved life is a critical backbone to your performance evolution and cannot be an afterthought. You simply have to get it right if you're not only going to improve in sport, but also thrive in health, work performance, and ultimately be the best version of yourself that you can be for your family and friends. The valuable lesson in this episode? You cannot buy recovery. Your habits and mindset create the power of recovery. It takes courage to recover and the willingness to evolve. Recovery is your route to maximize your return on your training investment. See Matt Live in San Francisco on February 24th Details on the Christie Aschwanden/Matt Dixon in-store appearance and discussion of the new book, " Good to Go: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn from the Strange Science of Recovery"

This episode features a special conversation with a man who is central to the success at Purple Patch. Matt Hurley is the Director of Coaching Operations at Purple Patch and he's also an accomplished athlete, becoming overall champion at last year's Ironman 70.3 Maine. He's a multiple qualifier to the 70.3 World Championships and is also making quite a name in the SwimRun race scene. In fact, last year, he and his partner (fellow Purple Patch Coach, John Stevens), won the overall victory at the SwimRun San Juan Islands- beating a certain Lance Armstrong and his partner, Olympic triathlon champion, Simon Whitfield, to take the overall win. And yet, in this episode, the conversation isn't centered on athletic or coaching accomplishments. It's a raw look at process, performance, and personal perseverance. Matt Hurley speaks openly and honestly about his past drug addiction, years of dealing, and subsequent prison sentence. With vulnerability, he shares his journey of hitting rock bottom, coming out the other side of darkness, and finally finding his very own purple patch. We hope that if you're struggling with addiction, or if you have struggled, perhaps this episode can help you navigate. Even if you're not, we hope that you find inspiration in this honest and raw portrayal of a true athlete, mentor, coach, and leader. To learn more about Matt Hurley: Instagram Team Every Man Jack To learn more about Purple Patch Coaching, email info@purplepatchfitness.com or visit our Coaching Page.

Chelsea Sodaro was born to be an athlete. Both parents competed in triathlon and Chelsea also remembers her Dad training for the Boston Marathon! With energy like that in your life, how could you not love sport?! And she did. Chelsea fell in love with running, which took her through college at Cal Berkeley along with a post-collegiate professional running career. She may be a superhuman on the track, but she is also very human, having suffered frustrating injuries and setbacks that kept her from having the running career that she truly desired. But, just like the rest of us, she was inspired by the 2016 Rio Olympic triathlon. She loved watching the build-up to that race and decided to give the sport a go knowing it would provide a new outlet for athletics and beneficial cross-training. Today, she's just a couple of years into her professional career and in the process of writing history. Chelsea landed on the podium in both of her 70.3 races in 2018, including an overall win at Indian Wells 70.3. She opens up with Matt today on her past and the valuable lessons that triathlon has brought into her life. She also discusses: Her Key Ingredients for Successful Training Non-negotiable habits in her life The Value of Good Coaching on her career Advice on Searching for the Right Coach Highlights of Attending Camp Rookie Mistakes at Races And finally, Chelsea shares what success in the sport of triathlon will look like for her. Her answer may surprise you. Or maybe not. It is an intimate coaching moment with Matt that resonates across all performance levels. Best of luck, Chelsea. Your Purple Patch fans are cheering for your success! To learn more about Chelsea Sodaro follow her on: Instagram Transition Four Site Copyright 2019 All Rights Reserved

This week, it's the story of a time-starved athlete, but not just any time-starved athlete. Cecilia Davis-Hayes is heading into her Residency into her fourth year in Medical School at Columbia and, at the same time, is still competing at the top level of professional triathlon. She is, quite possibly, the most inspiring athlete on the Purple Patch Pro Squad. How did she discover a love for the sport? Why was Matt Dixon and Purple Patch Fitness a good match for her? How does she successfully balance the many priorities of training and school? What advice does she have for time-starved individuals who also seek success outside of their jobs? To learn more about CDH, follow her: Cecilia's Website Instagram Twitter Copyright 2019 All Rights Reserved

Today is, by request, an extension on the discussion around Episode 51, The Art of Coaching and Being Coached. It's an expansive discussion into management and leadership within a corporate setting. There are many parallels between performance within a set of world-class athletes and performance within business teams. Your mission, as an effective coach or leader, is to create sustained performance and long-term buy-in from your team. In order to do this, you first have to create an effective performance model for you, the leader. You see, you can only create a powerful team if you've set up great performance and rejuvenation habits for yourself. The second part is setting up a framework and culture to allow all to thrive. As a leader and manager, you are a coach and how you set up your performance culture will ultimately determine your effectiveness. This episode illustrates traits of effective leadership by drawing those parallels between coaching and management as it relates to: North Star Goals Short-Term Goals Nailing the Basics Feedback and Accountability Empowerment When you successfully facilitate an intentional focus of action and empower the team members to understand their role as it relates to North Star goals, you have indeed created a culture to thrive. THIS is effective coaching and, yes, effective team management. To ask questions, email: questions@purplepatchfitness.com Follow Purple Patch Fitness and learn more about our Coaching Services, Training Camps, Promotions and Matt's Latest Book, Fast Track Triathlete: Purple Patch Fitness Website Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Thanks for taking a listen and, if you like what you hear, please subscribe, share, rate and review. Your feedback is appreciated. Subscribe to the Purple Patch Podcast: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts Copyright 2019 All Rights Reserved

The backbone of the Purple Patch Podcast is education around performance in both sport and life, and Matt hits it head-on this week in this conversation with Andy Blow, former professional triathlete and Founder of Precision Hydration. The topic? Hydration in sport, work, and life. If you're a pro athlete, an amateur athlete, a fitness enthusiast, an executive or a busy professional looking for better energy management in life, you'll love this coaches conversation on the impact that hydration (or lack thereof) can have on our daily performance. Not only do they discuss hydration strategies for early morning and late afternoon training, but they also discuss the implications of: Walking through life in a dehydrated state Caffeinated beverages on performance Extended Travel Excessive Alcohol Consumption Dehydration is, simply put, a performance limiter and both Andy and Matt provide practical advice and guidance on proper hydration in both training and daily life to help you reach your athletic and human potential. Precision Hydration is offering a 15% discount at their website using the promo code: purplepatch. There, you can also receive their FREE Hydration Plan. Copyright 2019 All Rights Reserved

Welcome Back to Season 2 and our first Purple Patch Podcast of 2019! This is the time where people are choosing to be coached for the first time, transitioning to a different coach, or even refreshing their relationship with their current coach. There is a real role for coaches to play in framing the art of coaching and creating a culture of success. On the flip side, the athlete has a real responsibility as well. How can you be coached best? This episode is not just for coaches, but also athletes and fitness enthusiasts who are in a coaching relationship or in charge of their own performance journey. In "The Art of Being Coached," Matt dives deep on: The Roles of a Coach Setting up a Culture of Success From Both Coach and Athlete Perspective Additional Tips on How Should You Be Coached and How Should You Coach? He also gives listeners a peek into the Purple Patch coaching window with a real-life case study. The quest and hope for this episode is that you see the performance journey as a whole and have the tools to enter into an empowering and trusting partnership that breeds confidence, education, communication, and ultimately, success. Copyright 2019 All Rights Reserved

This week is a special episode for Purple Patch. It's our 50th episode! We launched in January 2018. and as we approach the end of the year, we thought it was a good time to take a step back and have a little review. Today, it's Matt's picks from some of the episodes of the last few months that are anchored and channeled on global life performance and reaching your potential via an athletic mindset. Purchase a copy of Fast-Track Triathlete and Receive a Free Swim Cap Learn More About Purple Patch One-on-One Coaching Email info@purplepatchfitness.com to hop on the San Francisco Camp Waitlist Episode Highlights: Taken from Episode 31 - Fighting Fatigue - Knowing When to Push Through or Back Off Fatigue is not a negative word. In fact, it's a part of growth and you should lean into it. It is earned from hard work and the adaptions can be positive, but you must make smart decisions in managing your fatigue. In this segment, Matt provides context around "fatigue" - both anticipated vs. unanticipated-and discusses some of those objective and subjective markers of fatigue. Taken from Episode 36 - A Championship Mindset Regardless of your "main event," you will arrive with the physical resources that you have, and you have to set yourself up with the best performance you can have on that day. In this episode, Matt outlines a few categories to help promote a positive mindset and enable you to free your body to do what it is prepared to do. Taken from Episode 44- Take a Break, but Don't be a Post-Season Sloth Matt addresses the dangers and pitfalls of an "all in" or "all out" attitude and highlights some of the benefits that a short break can have on post-season training. Taken from Episode 46 - Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Is your coach fit for the job? Is your coach fit for you? The power of a mentor or coach cannot be overstated and to truly maximize the benefits of a professional coach, you, the athlete, must be a major stakeholder to ensure that the relationship is fruitful and beneficial to your performance. Matt describes the characteristics of a great coach or mentor. Taken from Episode 48 - Assassin of Effectiveness For most of us, the buy-in for presence and focus in work and sport is there, but the mind is often polluted. Diluting focus and attempting to multitask will NOT increase productivity in work or sport. This clip will empower focus with specific strategies to arm you for success. Follow Purple Patch Fitness and learn more about our Coaching Services, Training Camps, Promotions and Matt's Latest Book, Fast Track Triathlete: Purple Patch Fitness Website Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Thanks for taking a listen and, if you like what you hear, please subscribe, share, rate and review. Your feedback is appreciated. Subscribe to the Purple Patch Podcast: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts Copyright 2018 All Rights Reserved

This week, we provide a little fun (and hopefully a little inspiration) for your holiday lens and gift giving! Matt and his team of coaches came together to provide you with some of their holiday performance gift recommendations centered around our Four Pillars of Performance: Endurance Training, Strength and Conditioning, Nutrition, and Recovery. 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! To receive a list of our recommendations go to: https://purplepatchfitness.com/gadgets To ask questions, email: questions@purplepatchfitness.com Follow Purple Patch Fitness and learn more about our Coaching Services, Training Camps, Promotions and Matt's Latest Book, Fast Track Triathlete: Purple Patch Fitness Website Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Thanks for taking a listen and, if you like what you hear, please subscribe, share, rate and review. Your feedback is appreciated. Subscribe to the Purple Patch Podcast: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts Copyright 2018 All Rights Reserved

It's hard to argue with the concept that you will get more out of a project, workout, meeting, or book if you are fully immersed and focused in the endeavor. Being distracted or having your mind elsewhere is hardly a logical path to success and we are all susceptible to becoming distracted, especially with all the competing demands that our big lives tend to bring. For most of us, the buy-in for presence and focus is there, but the mind is often polluted. Diluting focus will NOT increase productivity in work or sport. This episode will empower focus in both work and sport with specific strategies to arm you for success. Adopting this game plan will open up a pathway to presence and create a positive impact for maximum effectiveness. Remember: "Presence is effectiveness and effectiveness leads to capacity." Bad habits simply create bad output and the only way to create capacity and to execute high-quality work is to become an assassin of effectiveness. To ask questions, email: questions@purplepatchfitness.com Follow Purple Patch Fitness and learn more about our Coaching Services, Training Camps, Promotions and Matt's Latest Book, Fast Track Triathlete: Purple Patch Fitness Website Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Thanks for taking a listen and, if you like what you hear, please subscribe, share, rate and review. Your feedback is appreciated. Subscribe to the Purple Patch Podcast: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts Copyright 2018 All Rights Reserved