Episode 313: Free Speed - Practical Strategies for Getting Faster
Purple Patch Podcast
Matt Dixon
4.8 • 647 Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2024
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to the Purple Patch podcast with IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon.
In this week's episode, Matt shares valuable insights into how athletes can improve their speed without spending more time, money, or energy than they already have. Matt believes that instead of relying solely on metrics and data, you can achieve "free speed", or "Smart Speed" as he calls it, by thinking outside the box and focusing on elements that maximize your overall performance. He covers various strategies that can help athletes improve their speed in all three disciplines of triathlon - swim, bike, and run. From counting strokes in the swim to taking walk breaks in the run, Matt's tips are practical, effective, and easy to apply. Whether a beginner or an experienced athlete, you'll find valuable takeaways in this two-part series.
Part two of our Free Speed series will explore advanced topics like racecraft, mindset, and energy management. So stay tuned!
Episode Timestamps
00:00 - 07:32 - Welcome and Episode Introduction
07:40 - 13:25 - Coach's Corner
13:33 - 26:35 - The Meat and Potatoes - Episode 313: Free Speed - Practical Strategies for Getting Faster
27:34 - 28:55 - Purple Patch Program Information
28:56 - 39:20 - Free Speed Cont.
39:22 - 40:45 - Purple Patch Program Information
40:46- 52:47 - Free Speed Cont.
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Transcript
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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 |
| 0:08.2 | empower and educate every human being to reach their athletic potential. Through the lens of |
| 0:13.3 | athletic potential, you reach your human potential. The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved |
| 0:19.4 | people everywhere integrate sport into life. |
| 0:24.1 | In today's show, we're talking about going faster. No matter what your fitness level or |
| 0:29.4 | training preparation, how to get more out of that fitness for speed returns, the extra source, |
| 0:35.0 | as I like to call it. But let's talk about the physical for a moment first. |
| 0:39.6 | Make no mistake that we want you to be as fit and prepared as possible. We want you to be |
| 0:45.3 | physiologically firing on all cylinders. And that's where Inside Tracker comes in. A great |
| 0:51.9 | tool to help us get to that point. Take a look inside, assessing your |
| 0:56.3 | biometrics and receive a personal action plan for where to focus and where you should place |
| 1:01.8 | your effort to develop a great platform of health and, of course, performance readiness. It's very, |
| 1:07.3 | very simple. You don't need to be a Purple Patch coached athlete to take advantage. |
| 1:11.3 | Just head to insidetracker.com slash Purple Patch. And there's a sneaky code, Purple Patch Pro 20. |
| 1:17.3 | That's Purple Patch Pro 20. You get 20% of everything at the store. |
| 1:22.5 | Hugely beneficial and powerful tool to help you in your journey of well, race results, but also longevity and |
| 1:29.4 | health and daily performance. All right, enjoy the show. Hey guys, I promise I am going to introduce |
| 1:34.9 | the show and welcome you all in one quick moment, but I do want to add one very important note. |
| 1:41.3 | If you're interested in becoming a part of the Purple Patch team, we have a very |
| 1:46.9 | rare spot opening up on our coaching roster. Now to be a Purple Patch coach, it's not a hobby, |
| 1:52.9 | it's a career. It is about becoming a part of a team where you are vested in helping people |
| 1:59.6 | achieve the results that they want, both in sport |
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