A biography for Mat Fraserhasn’t been written yet.
“I break each day down to setting daily micro goals.”
“Don't rush to the heavy barbells and high-skilled movements. It can be frustrating in the beginning when you see everyone else doing all the fun, sexy stuff, but putting in that groundwork and building a solid foundation is going to pay dividends through the rest of your athletic career.”
“Rarely, rarely is someone amazing at something and they don't like talking about it.”
“I built a phenomenal home gym with the intent of having two of everything so that my friends could come over and workout and we could push each other.”
“CrossFit is how I found the artist who tattooed my chest, how I was able to travel across the world, and how I bought our home.”
“The two Olympic weightlifting events are the snatch and the clean and jerk. So 90% of the time, you're practicing the snatch and the clean and jerk. With CrossFit, it's different all the time. It's fun.”
“I try to live in my own little positivity bubble and to keep good people around me who encourage me and build me up, instead of those negative friends that kind of chip away at you.”
“Every year there are different PRs and different things to focus on to make into strengths.”
“I started weightlifting because I wanted to get jacked, not to have the best form.”
“One percent over one day isn't going to do anything. But if you continue improving by 1 percent every single day for an entire year, that's when you start to see the results take place in your performance.”
“I'm very selective with who I work with.”
“I'm not used to having a workout shoe that I don't take off my feet as soon as I leave the gym.”
“That's why I got sober. To be better.”
“For a long time I lived for those days. I was just like, 'I'm gonna get on the couch, and I'm going to do nothing.'”
“I realised that not every time I was drinking I got in trouble, but every time I was in trouble I'd been drinking.”
“We get it all the time. 'Oh, if I didn't have to go to work all day I could be a CrossFit Games athlete too. If I had the time to dedicate to it I would have a 6-pack.'”
“My natural instinct, from what I've done for years, is no socializing in the gym. I'm focused on the task at hand. But then I was like, 'No, no, no. It's fine if you chit chat between sets.'”
“Compex is a big part of my training. It's an easy-to-use tool for activation, recovery, and strength.”
“Every meal is made and waiting for me. I'm not having to finish training and then spend 30 minutes putting a meal together anymore.”
“I'm trying to inspire people to have a better work ethic, or chase whatever they want to chase.”