377 - The One Decision That Could Redefine Your 2026

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

🗓️ 1 October 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to the Purple Patch Podcast! On the episode, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon discusses the importance of the off-season in triathlon, offering free Needs Assessment calls to help athletes plan for 2026. He emphasizes the critical role of physical challenges in improving performance, both for athletes and non-athletes. Dixon explains that physical challenges provide embodied learning, immediate feedback, and confidence-building experiences. He highlights the neuroscience behind high-stakes situations, noting that controlled stress paired with recovery enhances resilience and performance. Dixon encourages listeners to set ambitious physical challenges now to ensure a successful and well-prepared 2026 season. If you have any questions about the Purple Patch program, feel free to reach out at [email protected].

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0:00.0	2026, do you want to make this the best season yet for you? Well, guess what? It doesn't start in
0:06.5	January. It starts in off-season. It is a critical phase. And in the world of Triathlon, there's a ton
0:13.5	of information out there. It can be complicated. It can be time-consuming to understand. But we're
0:19.2	going to help you break through. We are offering
0:21.2	complementary off-season needs assessment calls. You can meet with one of our coaches where we can
0:26.3	understand your background, your goals, what your ideal pathway is to success. Now, it might result
0:33.3	in us finding that you're a great fit for Purple Patch.
0:43.2	But either way, I'll tell you what, you're going to leave with some real practical insights to make sure that you can go ahead and nail your off-season, which I have said many times
0:47.9	and we dig into on today's show, is the baseline most critical phase for athletes to have performance breakthroughs.
0:56.2	It's very, very simple to get involved. All you need to do is reach out to us. Info at
1:01.3	Purple PatchFitness.com. Let them know that you'd like a needs assessment with whether
1:05.2	one of our coaches and we will set you up. We are going to unlock your effectiveness and your off-season magic. Enjoy the show.
1:13.7	I'm Matt Dixon and welcome to the Purple Patch podcast. The mission of Purple Patch is to
1:19.0	empower and educate every human being to reach their athletic potential. Through the lens of
1:24.1	athletic potential, you reach your human potential. The purpose of this podcast
1:28.4	is to help time-starved people everywhere in a great sport into life.
1:42.5	And welcome to the Purple Patch podcast, as ever, your host Matt Dixon. And folks, it's not even Halloween yet, at least at the time of my recording. And yet I am still today going to be the first, I believe, in the performance space to discuss goals for 2026.
2:02.5	It might feel early, yet I feel there is some important timing we have to go through.
2:08.9	Now this episode today, as you listen, is for a couple of groups of people.
2:14.0	The first is the committed amateur athlete.
2:19.1	And I want to shake up your world,
2:25.8	your approach just a little bit to help you go to the next level next year. It's also for the busy everyday professional who care about their health and of course their performance
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