361 - How about: An Optimized Approach to IRONMAN in a Busy Life - A Case Study

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

🗓️ 4 June 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to the Purple Patch Podcast! On this episode, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon and Purple Patch Fitness Coach Max Gering discuss the case of David, a 52-year-old father and IRONMAN aspirant with limited training time. David's initial marathon training was rigid and stressful, affecting his family life. The team at Purple Patch adapted his training to a dynamic, flexible schedule, focusing on hydration, sleep, and post-workout fueling. They deferred his Ironman to five months later, allowing him to build a performance base. David's training included a mix of strength, running, and biking, with key sessions planned in advance. He successfully completed his IRONMAN in 12 hours, demonstrating the effectiveness of their integrated approach.

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0:00.0	Just before we begin this show, I want to talk to you about performance that fits your life.
0:05.0	Are you time starved? But still, you're driven to perform. Well, a purple patch, we specialize in integrating endurance sports into your life, not around it.
0:15.0	Whether you're chasing an Iron Man finish or you just simply want more energy or consistency, we help you show up at your
0:21.7	best. Bax with over 20 years of proven results, our Tri-Squad and one-to-one coaching programs
0:28.0	deliver your health, resilience, performance across work, sport and life. We're not just coaches,
0:34.4	we're your team. Ready to start? Email us. Info at purplepatchfitness.com. We'll set up a
0:40.4	complimentary call and we'll make sure that we find the right fit for you. Cheers. I'm Matt Dixon and welcome
0:47.1	to the Purple Patch podcast. The mission of Purple Patch is to empower and educate every
0:52.4	human being to reach their athletic potential. Through the
0:55.4	lens of athletic potential, you reach your human potential. The purpose of this podcast is to help
1:01.2	time-starved people everywhere integrate Matt Dixon. And once again,
1:20.7	not just me hosting, Max, welcome back to the show. Thank you. It's good to be here in San Francisco.
1:25.9	It is indeed. We get to do it a little bit in person. How are you doing, my friend?
1:30.3	I am good. It's been a great week visiting, working from the center. We had the CAF event last night for the Challenge Athletes Foundation, which is just incredibly inspiring and a lot of fun to get the community together in person.
1:42.6	And went for a nice run in the Golden Gate Park this morning.
1:45.5	So all as well.
1:46.9	That was the challenge athletes event.
1:49.8	Absolutely fantastic.
1:51.2	It's to have, what do we have, six or seven of the actual athletes in-house?
1:56.2	We had Vincent Louise, Paula Finley, Morgan Pearson.
2:00.7	A lot of fun. We had your previous athlete that
2:04.0	you previously coached would hit 650 watts and 182 RPM with one leg, which was a sight to see.
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