Matt Morgan

I feel like I say this every time I post about our member of the month, but Matt Morgan is a special one. Matt was one of the first people to contact me about the gym before we were even open. He had a great story of amazing weight loss and wanting to keep it going with something new. He couldn’t wait to get started at the gym, sticking with us through our opening delays. He is one of the “originals”, one of our longest tenured members, and part of the tight knit crew of Woburn locals that has made our gym such a great Woburn establishment. Matty is just a good dude all around, a great coachable guy who comes ready to be coached every time he sets foot in the gym.

What makes Matt such a no brainer for the May M.O.M. is that he brings so much to the Lando community. Even he will admit that sometimes his attendance is spotty but at least he will admit that he has no excuse most of the time. When he is here, however, he is one of the hardest working people in the gym and definitely the most humble. When he came to his first class it was a Friday morning, day 2 of our existence. I remember it well because it was just me and him 1 on 1 and he needed about 135# on his back to get to the bottom of a squat. Don’t even ask how a bar overhead worked because it didn’t. Now he squats 300# pounds and can overhead squat and snatch, and his front rack position went from impossible to very much able. All of his improvements have come from patience and hard work. As you will read he even participated in the Opens this year. In and out of the gym Matt is a huge promoter of CFL, having brought a number of friends in as members and always having positive things to say about his coaches, peers, and the community to anyone that will listen. We are lucky to have him as part of the CFL crew.

With his rotating work schedule you are bound to run in to him at the box so be sure to give Matt a congratulations when you see him! Now learn some more from his own words.

My biggest change is that I’m always TRYING to maintain the Paleo life.  I’m nowhere near strict but I’m always conscious of the decisions (good or bad) that I make with my diet.

My favorite lifts are the olympic lifts, This is completely different than when i first started and I was terrified of any olympic lifting.  I like that it’s always a challenge and even just improving technique can increase the weight you can put up.  As far as WODS go, I like chippers and my favorite named would is probably Cindy.   It’s the WOD I’ve done the most and I always enjoy pushing myself to be improve from the last attempt.

Rowing, and rope climbs and anything that includes those.  I’m fine with one or 2 rope climbs, but when we get into 5 or more in a row, I’m severely deficient in them.