Episode 268: Tackling High Heat & Humidity - Preparing the Body for Adversity
Purple Patch Podcast
Matt Dixon
4.8 • 647 Ratings
🗓️ 24 May 2023
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Imagine you are in the midst of a tough race in the middle of hot and humid conditions and suddenly your body begins sending you signals of surrender.
Anyone who has exerted any type of energy in the sweltering heat can attest to the difficulties posed by the conditions. Nothing sucks the speed out of the legs more than high heat and humidity.
So, how do you go about setting yourself up for success when the sun is beating down on you and the humidity becomes claustrophobic?
In this week’s episode of the Purple Patch Podcast IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon breaks down how to mitigate the impact of heat by establishing strategies to arrive prepared and ready to perform in adverse conditions.
Matt takes a closer look at the challenges of racing in the heat and dissects the physiological effect it has on the body and how it impacts your overall performance. He provides tips and resources to help you arrive fit, fresh, and ready to adapt to the conditions on race day.
In this episode:
- How the Body Responds to Heat (TheCardiovascular System, Neural Impact, and metabolism)
- Thermoregulation and Maintaining Core Temperature (The science behind our body’s cooling system)
- Four Key Strategies in Preparing for the Heat
- Purple Patch Tools and Preparation Resources
What Matt outlines is not designed to make things easy, or to remove the impact of high heat and humidity, but rather to help build strategies to reduce the negative impact and help you deliver your best performance within the context of the conditions.
Episode Timestamps
00:00 - 02:47 - Welcome and Episode Introduction
02:54 - 05:48 - Matt's Newsings
05:55 - 53:22 - The Meat and Potatoes - Episode 268: Tackling High Heat & Humidity - Preparing the Body for Adversity
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Matt Dixon and welcome to the Purple Patch podcast. |
| 0:05.0 | The mission of Purple Patch is to empower and educate every human being to reach their athletic potential. |
| 0:12.0 | Through the lens of athletic potential, you reach your human potential. |
| 0:16.0 | The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved people everywhere in a great sport into life. |
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| 0:30.7 | creates paralysis of analysis. And that's why a healthy dose of pragmatism, some expert |
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| 1:27.1 | All right. Enjoy the show. It's a goody today. |
| 1:29.5 | It's getting hot, hot, hot. |
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