Meet the man who lives and breathes our mantra: ‘Fitness is happiness’. If Matt is helping you get fitter, then you’ll be doing it with a smile.
Renown for his deep knowledge of fitness, training and coaching. His passion for hip-hop music, dancing in the gym and his love for all things ‘barefoot’, ‘Beardo’ sets the tone for our community. He is all about making your time in CFF ‘the best hour of your day’.
- Joined: Original CFF Affiliate Owner since 2011 (OG!).
- Coaching since: Let’s just say over 20 years!
- CF-LEVEL 3 Coach (Less than 1% of CF Coaches in the world are as qualified) / Personal Trainer Educator and Trainer.
- Favourite gym song: Ante Up by M.O.P.
- Party Trick: Shape thrower extraordinaire!
- Favourite CrossFit moment: Winning the Snatch event at the 2024 British Masters CrossFit Championships.
- Favourite Coaching moment: Fist bumping smiling athletes (Everyone at CFF is an athlete).
- Most humbling CrossFit moment: Seeing the huge amount of love and support given to one of our athletes after she was diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age. The subsequent fund-raising and charity events, monies raised and donated, the community standing with her. That showed who we are.
- How would you describe yourself: High energy, fist bumping CrossFit Coach who loves to train, coach and eat. Did somebody mention food?
- Favourite Shoe: Any Vivo Barefoot.
- Favourite Workout: DT.
- Most savage workout: KALSU – For time 100 Thrusters @61/43kg. At the start of every minute, perform 5 burpees.
