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Invest In Your Self Every Day

Everyday we have the choice to work on ourselves, 

from the moment we wake up till we go to sleep

it doesn't matter if you work sun up to sun down, doubles, or the graveyard shift.

there are small changes to be made that can add up

add an extra glass of water in the day, change your tooth paste/deoderant/body wash/shampoo, eat an extra piece of fruit, take a hot shower and rinse of with cold water at the end, take a deep breathe a couple of times a day, take a moment close your eyes and lean your head back on your lunch break.

read a verse out the Tao Te Ching, I Ching, Meditations, or Gita

write your goals for the day, the week, the year, 

plan your business

build your empire

invest in yourself 

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Rule #3

If you cheat, you only cheat yourself

You might hit a PR of a quarter squat but thats not making you stronger coming out the hole

If numbers are all you care about, go for it, boost your ego, use that as fuel to get better in every area

but if you want to move better, you gotta hit your training from every angle.

Work on your ATG squats, parallel, narrow stance, sumo stance, trap bar deadlift, conventional deadlift, double overhand grip, front squat with the bar on your fingers, sprint until you can't move, use as much energy as you got to give to become the strongest version of yourself.

If you want to run your life, you gotta exert as much force as you have,

Mind over Matter

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Routine is deadly

Switch it up

If you find a program you like,, perfect

but remember

if it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you

If you want to be better than you were yesterday

become comfortable being uncomfortable

try new things, always, no matter how old you get

become adaptive

your body is the result of thousands of years of adaptation, 

if you do the exact same thing all day every day 

you are doing yourself, and your gene pool a disservice

Become good at your program, then switch it up

continually challenge yourself

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Rule #2

If you want to get better, bigger, faster, stronger

You gotta put in work

do as much as you can

the  SAID Principle

Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demand

If you want to get better, you have to do better.

If you want to run fast,,,, You have to run fasttttt

You can't jog and expect to beat Usain Bolt.

If you want to get strong, you have to lift heavy

you can't do light weight high reps and expect to fight Dos Santos

If you want to move well, you can't do quarter squats or use a tread mill,

You have to go Ass to Grass and use a track or a trail

if you don't,

you going to hit a wall

and you won't like that wall.

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Power

it can gained or loss

by every action

you can either take control of your life, or give it up.

you can sit around doing nothing,

or you can work on creating a better life.

you can listen to the advice of people who know nothing, 

or you can find out for yourself.

Remember Power is strength applied quickly

don't give your power up

use it 

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Rule #1

If you are invested in your health, fitness, or performance Start with water

shoot for a bottle or cup more than you are used too,

anytime you notice your mouth is dry drink some more

don't over do it

don't go from one bottle a day to a gallon in a day,

ease your way in, 

shoot for 3 liters a day,

the guidelines say I should drink between 36oz and 72oz a day

thats between 1 and 2 liters, whoever decided that must’ve been a genius...

when im on my water game I drink a gallon and a half of water by 3pm thats more like 200oz a day.

I drink my body weight in water twice a month.

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Who am I

My name is Mat,

Im 26

Im from OKC,

My life revolves around Movement and Stillness.

I work for EXOS as a Personal Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor.

I teach Tai Chi, Yoga, and Meditation

I run Sprints, Deadlift, Power Clean, Hang Clean, Front Squat and Snatch 2-3 times a week

Ive got Heavy Bags and Kick Boxing Bags

Ive taken classes, gone to seminars, have learned, and am learning Boxing, Kickboxing, Muy Thai, Aikido, Capoeira, Systema, Taekwondo, and Jiu Jitsu.

Im certified as a Kayaking and Rock Climbing Instructor,

Ive been trained as a Life Guard, Wilderness First Responder, and Raft Guide,

I have also been practicing Bodywork since 2014 I started learning about Myofascial Release in 2013.

I am now Certified through MWOD as Movement and Mobility Specialist, and through Rock Tape in Fascial Movement Taping basic and Performance as Well as Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization. 

Im in my last semester at the University of Central Oklahoma, after my Internship I should have 2 degrees in Kinesiology and an Associates and Minor in Psychology.

Before all of this,

I did Auto Mechanic/Body work and refinishing

I applied these skills to the body

now here I am.

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Getting Down to Buisness

Over the next couple months Im going to be rolling out every platform I can, check me out