Author Archives: Matt Elson

Adapting Through The Fear…

I’m not sure exactly when, but suddenly, the penny dropped…EVERYBODY is in here to improve.. Despite entering the gym to improve my fitness 6 years ago, without a doubt, many thoughts wondered across my mind (as I’m sure many do) as I scanned the room… how on earth do you / can you do this?Continue reading “Adapting Through The Fear…”

Learning to celebrate my disability through bodybuilding…

Bodybuilding: Changing my mindset to my disability. More than lifting… 10 years ago I disliked referring to myself as disabled. I cringe at that now, but, for me at the time it was about a fight for an equal platform, not to showcase with my ability but to prove that I could do things despiteContinue reading “Learning to celebrate my disability through bodybuilding…”

I owe it to them…

I love competing. The work, the discipline, the rewards, the health, the energy and the friendship. A great place to start this would be to go WAY back and try to question & establish those drivers that set me & no doubt countless others up on that path. I’ve toiled with the notion of theContinue reading “I owe it to them…”

How to extend your bounce…

Everything is clicking into place, ideas are flowing & fast you’re picking up momentum. Wouldn’t this be great all day? Have you got that one period of time when you get a run of creativity – what drives that? Is there is anything in that environment that allows or encourages that to happen – OnContinue reading “How to extend your bounce…”

The day is long, but the ‘dream’ is BIG…

4.30 -The alarm goes off, no fancy fanfare, just the time that I’ve become accustomed to waking. The reason? Born from a desire to fit my physical training BEFORE work so I can see my family later in the day, making it the ideal time to get up.  The difference in making time as opposedContinue reading “The day is long, but the ‘dream’ is BIG…”

Finding more time, with ‘less of it…’

On the one hand, I’m ‘busier’ than ever…I’m a Daddy of 2 girls, Husband, Marketing Manager and in my ‘spare time’ I compete in disability bodybuilding competitions… I also want to meditate & write daily – plus read a book a month. I had written these goals down a while back as a result ofContinue reading “Finding more time, with ‘less of it…’”

A Shaky start but you can end up winning friends…

I picked up the phone, I shook. Not just in my voice, but my hands & in my legs too. Had something terrible happened?  NO! QUITE THE OPPOSITE! I had just landed a great job –  which, I Knew, would provide the springboard I needed for my career. The desire, at 22, to impress was soContinue reading “A Shaky start but you can end up winning friends…”

What Next??? Remaining in the 5am Club Post Comp

Whilst I have a few training sessions left leading up to the PCA Finals in Birmingham, some have asked what next? After effectively being in a competition prep stage for 6 months, the first thing to address is a rest. I have gladly put my body through a gruelling pattern of training and it doesContinue reading “What Next??? Remaining in the 5am Club Post Comp”