198 Rest is Action
Purple Patch Podcast
Matt Dixon
4.8 • 647 Ratings
🗓️ 15 December 2021
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Successful athletes and performance enthusiasts tend to be intrinsically motivated and the hard work, such as tough training sessions, big miles, or breakthrough days provides instant gratification and validation.
It is a massive reward to complete a tough training camp. It feels good to produce your best running splits. You get energized from accomplishing something you may believe improbable. It is why we often say ‘Hard work is the easy thing.' Of course, it's not easy, but it is the thing that creates an appreciation of progress, improvement, and confidence-building.
So where does recovery fit in, especially if we don't get that feeling of "instant gratification?" Most of us understand the role and importance of recovery, but few are really good at embracing it. In fact, most driven athletes don’t even like it because it doesn't always breed confidence - at least in the short term.
Today, Matt outlines the importance of recovery and why, believe it or not, REST IS ACTION.
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What is the role of recovery in your training? What does rest actually accomplish?
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Why is recovery a long-term investment in your performance?
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How should you incorporate active rest in your training, especially now in the post-season/holiday break?
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And, when and how should you re-engage with regular structure?
Pulling back from hard work and integrating some easy days is not easy. It is even tougher when you see or hear about your peers or competition out there working hard while you, as they say, laze about.
Rest is action. It isn’t passive, lazy, or simply designed to recharge the batteries. It takes big-picture planning, pragmatism, and a commitment to the longer-term journey. THIS is why it takes courage.
0:00-03:38 Welcome, Episode Introduction, and a word from our sponsor, Inside Tracker - use code PURPLEPATCHPRO25 for 25% in the InsideTracker Store.
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08:30-10:40 Word of the Week - Us
10:50 The Meat and Potatoes - Rest is Action
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Matt Dixon and welcome to the Purple Patch podcast. The mission of Purple Patch is to empower and |
| 0:05.8 | educate every human being to reach their athletic potential. Through the lens of athletic potential, |
| 0:11.4 | you reach your human potential. The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved people everywhere |
| 0:17.2 | integrate sport into life. Hey guys, Matt Dixon here and just before we get cracking with The Cracker that is this |
| 0:25.1 | week's cracking show. |
| 0:27.3 | I know that I have been barrage in you about insights with Inside Tracker. |
| 0:32.9 | The reason that we have formed this partnership is really clear. |
| 0:35.9 | I've mentioned this in prior shows, but it is kind of the time now, right before the holidays, |
| 0:41.3 | as you're right in the midst of your off season, you're starting to edge towards that whole |
| 0:45.3 | new year, new you. |
| 0:47.3 | It's a wonderful opportunity for you to dig into your biometrics, get a baseline understanding of where you're at. |
| 0:53.3 | And then, with the recommendations or peer- or peer reviewed, the Inside Tracker will provide you, you |
| 0:59.8 | can get going with some really strategic action in your nutrition, your training, any supplements |
| 1:06.4 | you might need, and the nice thing is you'll be able to get some results. |
| 1:10.5 | You'll be able to see, |
| 1:11.4 | how am I improving? It's really, really positive. We like to utilize it for all of our |
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| 1:42.6 | benefits there. All right. Let's get on with today's show. |
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