Author Archives: Matt Elson

So here is the 2017 plan, put into action as from this week… You could say I’m in prep already, however, 7 months away from a potential disability bodybuilding show it’s more a structure in which to achieve my ultimate goal. By my own admission I had been a tad woolly when stating a timeContinue reading “The Game Plan to the Stage”

I hated that part of the song 20 years ago! 🙂 But I did it, I didn’t care, it was part of the song, that arm was being used…Same goes at the gym, my left arm is part of my body, it’s gonna grow, one way or another!! Recently, as I sat for a fewContinue reading “You put your left arm in….”

The reality is this – I haven’t got on stage and competed…yet. BUT…. As I continue to face different challenges about the possibilities ahead, the mind is always there to make or break a session, a week or even a vision. Are you good enough? can you actually do this? My mind is the sameContinue reading “Disability Bodybuilding: Preparing for Reality – The Mindset Shift”

Last weekend I embarked a road trip, it would take in a drive North, to the South and back home to Bristol again – for 4/5 key hours. I’d be invited to attend a “Reaching out to Inspire” Seminar at Steve Johnson’s Tops Gym in Wakefield, a wonderful fitness & rehabilitation centre. Now yes itContinue reading “500 Miles, 1 Million priceless reasons to feel inspired by Hero’s…”

So next Sunday I’ll embark on a little stroll around Southampton with a bucket in hand, dressed as a moose. Sounds bizarre at first, but as you may have spotted on my social media, I’ll be running for a great charity, Hemi Help. I thought I would use this piece to explain the background &Continue reading “The Great Moose Bake Off Charity Run”

How do you see challenges when they arise? When faced with a monster task, is the first thought ‘No Way’ or How? It dawned on me reflecting back when I first got a gym membership – when I did the notorious intro tour (here’s the cardio area, machines, free weights etc) I took the viewContinue reading “Limitation or Adapt?”

The battle for muscle balance is a key issue for me. I strive for symmetry between left and right like everyone else. However, a major challenge with hemiplegia is the muscle development (or difficulty of) one side of the body. The danger of ignoring this problem is that my right side grows far quicker thanContinue reading “The battle for muscular balance…”

A bodybuilding show actually! 😄 I’m sat with a coffee in a tescos in Port Talbot. (The morning after Wales have beaten England in the World Cup!) I’m not competing today, far from and off it, but it’s chance to see up close what it takes, to take inspiration from the guys and girls upContinue reading “What are you waiting for?”

When I took the decision towards the end of 2013 to ‘get fit before I’m 30’ it was with an idea in place to finally put a structure together to realise a long term dream throughout my 20’s to commit to seeing some muscle and stay healthy. With my 30th in Feb 2015 I wantedContinue reading “My Fitness Journey – One year on”