Episode 330: Off-Season Part One – the Path To Take Your Performance to the Next Level
Purple Patch Podcast
Matt Dixon
4.8 • 647 Ratings
🗓️ 18 September 2024
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
A year ago, we at Purple Patch decided to completely reimagine our Off-Season training. We wanted to address the question of how to deliver a block of training for our athletes that is crucial for their long-term development and results, while also providing them with flexibility and a much-needed mental and physical break. We recognized the importance of taking a break after a strenuous season, while also understanding the necessity of consistent training for athletic performance.
As we approach the Off-Season once again, we want to offer insight into how we approach this important part of the athletic journey. This week, we are beginning a three-part series focusing on Off-Season training for athletes.
In this episode, we will revisit the value, importance, and role of the Off-Season, emphasizing the need to take a real break while also establishing a strong foundation for the upcoming year.
In the second episode, we will delve into the specifics of our approach at Purple Patch, building on the successes of last year while making necessary refinements. Lastly, we will hold a Q&A session in which IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon will address all of your questions about Off-Season training.
We want to stress the significance of this series to all athletes. Even if you typically take an unstructured break after your race season, we hope to persuade you to consider a different approach for your Off-Season training. It's essential for setting the stage for your next big event, and we hope to provide valuable insights that you can integrate into your training program.
We look forward to sharing this journey with you over the next few weeks and encourage you to participate by sending in your questions for the upcoming Q&A session.
If you have any thoughts, or questions, or want to learn about our services, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected] for a complimentary consultation.
Episode Timestamps
00:00 - 09:06 - Welcome and Episode Introduction
09:12 - 17:33 - The Meat and Potatoes: Part 1 - Defining Off-Season
17:34 - 31:44 - Part 2 - Nailing Off-Season
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Matt Dixon and welcome to the Purple Patch podcast. |
| 0:06.0 | 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. |
| 0:31.4 | And welcome to the Purple Patch podcast, as ever, your host Matt Dixon. |
| 0:36.5 | And if we go back a year ago, we decided at Purple Patch to |
| 0:40.6 | completely reimagine our offseason. It actually began with a question that we had. We came |
| 0:47.0 | together as a team of coaches and we said, how do we deliver a block of training for our athletes |
| 0:53.1 | that plays a critical role in their long-term |
| 0:56.4 | development so far as an athlete and the results they're going to get? At the same time, |
| 1:01.1 | how do we enable them to have a whole bunch of flexibility and a real mental and physical |
| 1:06.1 | break from the rigours of hard work, particularly when their time starved. And the truth is that two things |
| 1:13.2 | can be true at the same time. And that's that in off season you want, you need, you deserve a big |
| 1:20.8 | break following a season that has been full of training and racing. At the same time, the magic word of performance is consistency. |
| 1:30.6 | And you need to train at this part of the year. |
| 1:33.1 | It plays a critical role in fostering big results for the year ahead. |
| 1:37.8 | And so how do you achieve both of these? |
| 1:40.5 | You want to nail the big break, mental and physical rejuvenation, and you want to commit to real structure so that you can catapult yourself to the next level. |
| 1:52.1 | Well, here lies the conundrum of off-season. |
| 1:56.8 | And so we're going to dig in again this year. |
| 2:00.5 | And a couple of weeks ago, I did an episode on the |
| 2:03.5 | results of what we did at this time last year. We kicked off and reimagined off-season. And we had some |
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