I'm not trying to squat 600 pounds. I'm not trying to run a 4-minute mile. I'm trying to run a 5-minute mile and squat 500. — Mat Fraser Copy Share Image
I never don't go below parallel. Like, I squat until I hit my heels and then I come back up, so it's never a question of, 'Did I go low enough?' — Mat Fraser Copy Share Image
The biggest mistake I see with people who are new to CrossFit is trying to advance too quickly. Just because you can do a… — Mat Fraser Copy Share Image
After school I would go to the gym where I actually did Olympic weightlifting. And usually that night I would do bodybuilding stuff, core,… — Mat Fraser Copy Share Image
I have accidentally fallen asleep twice in my life and it freaked me out when I woke because I didn't know what happened. — Mat Fraser Copy Share Image
I almost looked at it as a waste of my experience, from weightlifting into my CrossFit career not to share some of the stuff… — Mat Fraser Copy Share Image
The pull-ups aren't my strength. That's the gymnastics guys' game, and I don't have to be shoulder-to-shoulder with them going into the next movement. — Mat Fraser Copy Share Image
Waking up naturally to light is way better. It feels way better than waking up to an alarm. — Mat Fraser Copy Share Image
There are so many movements you can do. You can modify almost everything and still train, but stay off your injury. — Mat Fraser Copy Share Image
There's a handful of guys who have a 300-pound snatch. But if they go run a mile and then try to snatch, they're going… — Mat Fraser Copy Share Image
Unless I go through my nighttime routine of telling my body it's time to go to bed, for some reason if I get into… — Mat Fraser Copy Share Image
If there's a lot of pull-ups or muscle-ups there's a big potential for tearing your hand or something like that where, if you tear… — Mat Fraser Copy Share Image
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… — Mat Fraser Copy Share Image
With CrossFit you can go to the gym every day and do something different. It's just a lot more entertaining, more fun, especially if… — Mat Fraser Copy Share Image
I'm excited to share my first book 'HWPO.' It features workouts, training, nutrition, and mental approaches that paved the way for my success. — Mat Fraser Copy Share Image
