227 Halfway There (Part 2) - Endurance and Triathlon Performance Lessons from 2022 So Far
Purple Patch Podcast
Matt Dixon
4.8 • 647 Ratings
🗓️ 13 July 2022
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
In part 2 of our observations and lessons of 2022 so far, Matt takes a step beyond life performance and focuses on endurance sports and triathlon performance.
After two years without specific goal-driven events to anchor training to, many athletes are either searching to build on the positive adaptions made during the shutdown or are looking to get their training back on track.
Matt shares key insights on the habits born during the lull of the past two years and offers an approach to adapting the "pandemic training plan" to the new normal we face as the demands of life build momentum.
Matt explores five main observations and lessons of 2022 to help you plot your second half of the year of performance as key races loom.
- Failures to Perform in Context: Adapting the training approach to the demands of life.
(11:26) “we're really starting to see way too many athletes for my liking, that are looking to maintain the same let's call it pandemic training program, under the context of an environment in where the total stress accumulation from the other aspects of life is simply too high."
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The Fueling and Hydration Revolution: Finding the caloric mix and fluid balance that works for you.
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The Power of the Soul Filler: Fitting me-time into your training program
(20:48) “Have a certain percentage of your training, actually play a role in life as a decompressor. A little bit of me-time, a little bit of protected time where you do something that's enjoyable...and while you're doing it, you're very gently building cardiovascular conditioning, muscular tissue resilience, et cetera, et cetera."
- The Performance Train is Leaving the Station: Choosing to adapt, evolve and avoid failed approaches.
(27:28) “I think it's time to adapt your approach, draw the lessons of the last couple of years that were full of horror, and angst and anxiety, but also a great opportunity to imprint some really positive habits and a more pragmatic and smart approach to your overall training."
- We Are Social Beings: Feeding off the desire to improve.
The goal of this episode is to help you approach the second half of the year with renewed vigor and a foundation for building healthy and positive adaptations in a time-starved life.
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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 educate every human being to reach their athletic potential. Through the lens of athletic potential, you reach your human potential. The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved people everywhere in a great sport into life. |
| 0:23.7 | So you've got your strength training, you've got stress levels and inflammation, you've got |
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| 0:47.4 | It's almost impossible to keep up, but knowledge is power. |
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| 0:59.0 | what you get is focus. You get precision, as well as trackable metrics, to ensure success and improvement for sports performance, health, and of course, longevity. |
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| 1:18.3 | and you get 20% of everything at the store. All right, let's buckle up and dive in. I hope that |
| 1:24.3 | you enjoy the show. |
| 1:37.7 | And welcome to the Purple Patch podcast, as ever, your host Matt Dixon. |
| 1:46.0 | And today it is part two of our observations and lessons so far as we find ourselves at the midpoint of 2022. And this week we get to narrow our focus a little bit. |
| 1:49.0 | We dive into endurance sports and triathlon performance. |
| 1:52.0 | What is going on in the world there? |
| 1:55.0 | If you miss last week, I encourage you to head back and watch |
| 1:58.0 | because that really lays the foundation of much of the discussion |
| 2:01.6 | that we're going to have today. With that groundwork, we can get a little bit more laser |
| 2:06.0 | focus. We are going to dive into sports performance. Now remember, 2022 is our first year back |
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