Sam – Football

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Sam – Football

I got in touch with Mat in order to try and build some size and strength to help me better prepare for the jump from U18’s to U20’s National Premier League Football.
Prior to seeing Mat I was a very timid and soft player but with some new found strength I have found the confidence to use my body more effectively against my opponents.
Mat did this by designing a very personalised and well thought through S&C program which he guided me through on a weekly basis during the 2017/18/19 playing seasons. He ensured I was completing the exercises with good technique and at the correct intensity to ensure progression. Mats approach to strength and conditioning training for the most part has allowed me to stay injury free.
He introduced and taught me the fundamentals of key exercises used in the gym to help improve my performance. These included all things squats, pressing and deadlift variations.

I started training with Mat at the beginning of the 2019 NEAFL season with the aim to improve my strength and power with a focus on developing my acceleration and addressing injury prevention. Throughout the year I saw massive improvements within my AFL club’s strength testing, most notably I saw a dramatic increase in my hamstring strength from being able to produce 420N to then 492N. The 2019 season was the best season in relation to having no soft tissue injuries which was the initial goal.

Lachlan – AFL

I trained with Matt for over 3 years and can strongly say that over this time I learned the foundations of strength training and got introduced to plyometric training. Matt helped me get physically prepared week for my NPL football season and helped me to stay injury free for this period. Matt helped me significantly improve my strength through deadlifts, squats, bench press etc. whilst in the process helping me put on muscle and weight. Matt pushed me to lengths I didn’t know I could reach and got the best out of me. Matt is a great person and I looked forward to our sessions each week.

Dylan – Football

Mat provides both a very friendly and professional environment along with a great knowledge base towards various areas of S&C coaching. Through my time both at Manly Marlins, whom Mat was our S&C coach and more recently working with him within a personal training setting I have developed my fitness, strength/power and changed my body composition.
Mat is a technical coach who in addition to supplying a S&C program, provided us (at Manly Marlins) with several running techniques drills during field training which helped me move with greater efficiency and speed.

Thomas – Rugby Union

I have trained with Mat for 4yrs. In that time, he has helped me achieve numerous personal fitness goals. I’ve competed in 2 novice powerlifting competitions, celebrated turning 40 by prepping for a photoshoot and achieving 10% body fat. During the last 12 months I trained for the Sydney Harbour 10km and ran a PB of 42mins.
The highlight of training with Mat is his ability to tailor a plan of attack to best suit my specific personal goals.

Alistair

Mat has been my S&C coach for 6 years now and my strength since starting with him has skyrocketed and my football performance has never been better! I have stayed injury free for majority of those 6 years because of the training that I do wit h Mat and the time and effort he puts into my training plan is outstanding!

Riley – Football

Throughout the 2018 – 2020 AFL seasons I experienced a range of injuries. My intentions this year were to do something about the recurring setbacks and Matt has facilitated just that. From the initial consultation, he has provided a professional service that prioritises you as an athlete. His strength and conditioning programs are highly personalised and flexible around individual schedules and sporting commitments. His online coaching has allowed me to continue my program at my local gym with text support and critique. The monthly coaching sessions emphasise the correct technique, movement, and activation. The slight modification in my lifting technique has allowed me to continually develop throughout my program and add considerable weight to my exercises.

Angus – AFL