26 Chris Mosier - Transgender Athlete and Five-Time Member of Team USA

Purple Patch Podcast

Matt Dixon

Humanpotential, Nutrition, Education, Empower, Fitness, Executive, Coach, Strengthtraining, Purplepatch, Sleep, Cycling, Performance, Running, Recovery, Health & Fitness, Ironman, Swimming, Timemanagement, Triathlon, Meditation, Yoga

4.8 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2018

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Go to purplepatchfitness.com/transgenderathlete to receive more resources and information on Chris Mosier.

Matt Dixon is back with another moving and inspiring feature with a Purple Patch athlete.

In 2015, Chris Mosier became the first openly transgender man to make the Men’s US National Team and, in 2016, he became the first trans athlete to compete in a World Championship.

He is a 5-Time Member of Team USA, representing the United States in Sprint Triathlon, as well as both Short Course and Long Course Duathlon.

He is, as the BBC said, “The Man Who Changed the Olympics” as he was instrumental in getting the International Olympic Committee (IOC) policy on transgender athletes changed.

Today, Matt Dixon shares Chris’s journey from childhood athlete to successful athlete, advocate, and member of Team USA.

What was it like growing up playing female sports even though he didn’t identify with his gender?
How did he navigate sports in school and throughout college?
When and why did he decide to transition?
What is it like competing as a man today?
What have his struggles and journey taught him about training?
Does he embrace his work as an advocate?
What does a typical training and testosterone protocol look like for him?
What does the future hold for transgender athletes?
What is his outlook on the future of sport?

Let there be no doubt that Chris is a trailblazer and groundbreaking transgender athlete. He is a beacon, an inspiration, and a resource for others.

In fact, go to purplepatchfitness.com/transgenderathlete to receive more resources and information on Chris Mosier.

You can also find many of the links below:

Transgender Athlete Resources

Chris's Website: Transathlete.com
Transgender Terminology: https://www.transathlete.com/starthere
5 Tips for Allies of Transgender People: https://www.transathlete.com/five-tips-for-trans-allies

Chris Mosier in the Media

ESPN profile on Chris
Original Nike Ad from 2016
ESPN Body Issue 2016
New Nike ad that just launched June 6
BBC Interview: Man who changed the Olympics
Trans Athlete Behind IOC Policy Change

Connect with Chris

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thechrismosier/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thechrismosier/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheChrisMosier
Website: www.thechrismosier.com

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0:00.0	I'm Matt Dixon and welcome to the Purple Patch podcast.
0:03.6	The mission of Purple Patch is to empower and educate every human being to reach their athletic potential.
0:09.4	Through the lens of athletic potential, you reach your human potential.
0:13.3	The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved people everywhere integrate sport into life.
0:19.9	And welcome to the Purple Patch podcast once again, as ever,
0:24.2	humble, loyal, here as ever, your host, Matt Dixon. I want to start today by talking about an
0:31.0	email I received from today's guest. It was just over two years ago and it was one of the
0:35.3	strangest requests for coaching I'd ever got.
0:42.5	It went something like this. Dear Matt, I'd love to have a conversation with you about coaching. But the truth is, I'm quite sure that you might not want to actually coach me.
0:48.4	My interest was Pete. Not many athletes reach out and undersell themselves as grossly as Chris Mosia did.
0:55.5	But after I'd spoken to Chris, it first started to become clear.
0:59.9	Chris Mosier was transgender.
1:02.7	Well, in the years that have passed, Chris has continued his own athletic progression
1:06.5	and actually become an incredibly strong athlete.
1:10.0	He's become the first transgender athletes represent the US in a world championships.
1:15.1	And on top of that, he's also become a good mate,
1:17.4	but also one of the athletes that I'm most proud to have been able to coach.
1:21.4	An advocate, an inspiration to many,
1:24.0	and a highly interesting story of performance in itself.
1:27.4	Today, we're going to dig into his
1:29.1	history, the journey through school, the process of transition, and ultimately transition into an
1:36.2	elite male athlete. You won't want to miss it, but first, we're going to talk about Norseman
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