Addicted to Pain with Matt Paz — Real Chalk #83
Barbell Shrugged
Doug Larson
4.7 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 9 July 2019
⏱️ 122 minutes
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Summary
An inspirational story that is sure to fire you up for the week! In this podcast Matt Paz outlines his journey from rock bottom to qualifying for the triathlon world championships in Kona Hawaii just a few years later.
Some would say that he traded one addiction for another, but if you ask me, I'd call it destiny. Matt was born to suffer, inspire, and share his love for fitness with the world. He just had a different path than most. And at the end of the day, he will tell you that he wouldn't have it any other way.
Matt currently owns and operates Garden Grove Fitness in Orange County, California. His gym, brand, and community continue to grow at rapid pace.
Inspirational stories like this is exactly why I started this podcast! I hope you enjoy it, share it, and reach out to Matt on Instagram and let him know your thoughts. Happy listening!
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | All right guys, it's Tuesday. |
| 0:01.8 | We're back. |
| 0:02.6 | It's time to get some real chalk in those ear drums. |
| 0:06.1 | This week, inspiration is numero uno. |
| 0:10.0 | I'm gonna be introducing you guys to Matt Paz. |
| 0:12.3 | He happens to own a gym about 15 miles away |
| 0:14.6 | from mine out here in Orange County. |
| 0:16.4 | You just hit me up all the time on Instagram |
| 0:18.0 | and be like, hey man, I see you like to ride bikes. |
| 0:19.8 | So do I. |
| 0:20.8 | See that you own a gym. |
| 0:21.8 | So do I. |
| 0:22.7 | I think we should meet up. |
| 0:23.5 | I think we'd really kick it off. |
| 0:25.0 | I eventually met up with them. |
| 0:27.8 | Originally I was blowing them off. |
| 0:28.8 | I was like, this guy looks like he's really serious |
| 0:30.4 | about bike riding. |
| 0:31.2 | I don't know about that. |
| 0:32.4 | Every time I like to ride my bike, |
| 0:33.4 | I like to be for fun. |
| 0:34.9 | And I found out that he was really serious |
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