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In The Well-Built Triathlete, elite triathlon coach Matt Dixon reveals the approach he has used to turn age-group triathletes into elite professionals. Instead of focusing narrowly on training and workouts, Dixon reveals a more comprehensive approach that considers the whole athlete. Dixon details the four pillars of performance that form the foundation of his highly successful purplepatch fitness program, showing triathletes of all abilities how they can become well-built triathletes and perform better year after year. The Well-Built Triathlete gives equal weight to training and workouts, recovery and rest, daily nutrition, and functional strength. Dixon considers the demands of career and family and the ways different personality types prefer to approach training.
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"Matt Dixon is an exercise physiologist and an elite triathlon coach. He is founder and CEO of Purple Patch fitness, a coaching company that caters to triathletes and endurance enthusiasts of all levels, from World Champions to beginners.
Dixon's Purple Patch athletes have earned over 295 professional Ironman® and Ironman 70.3® championships and podium finishes, 110 of which are wins. Dixon has helped over 300 athletes to qualify for the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, and also coached the 2016 70.3 Champion of the World - Tim Reed. Outside of Purple Patch, Dixon is a Master Coach for Ironman® University, Lead Hydration Advisor at CamelBak, and Power Training Expert at PowerTap.
Dixon is a former professional triathlete and two-time Olympic trials finalist in swimming. He has a master's degree in clinical and exercise physiology and contributes regularly to Triathlete, Triathlete Europe, and LAVA magazines. He has also been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Outside, Men's Fitness, and Men's Health."
