MAT FRASER | Becoming the Fittest Man on Earth
Order of Man
Ryan Michler
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🗓️ 9 June 2020
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
Gentlemen, my guest today is 4-time CrossFit Games Champion, Mat Fraser. I've always been fascinated with what makes some of the most successful men on the planet tick. That fascination became the foundation for this podcast and I can't tell you how honored I am to have this man, Mat Fraser, - someone I've admired and respected for years - join us to talk about his unusual and extraordinary effort and work ethic.
We talk about his background in Olympic Weightlifting, building self-sufficiency, the need for sacrifice and singular focus, how to establish your core values and rules for life, the power of obsession, and ultimately, his path to becoming the Fittest Man on Earth.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
- Training at home
- Online competition
- Risks in CrossFit
- Hitting your goals
- An Olympic hopeful
- A level of sacrifice
- Putting in the work
- Keeping things simple
- Finding satisfaction
- Measuring success
- Daily motivation
- Chasing gratification
- Identifying values in life
- Living a simple life
- Establishing rule to life
- External pressure
MAT FRASER
My guest today is 4-time CrossFit Games Champion, Mat Fraser. In an ultra-competitive environment, he has found a way to apply himself and achieve insane amounts of work ethic and drive to become the best in his field – for years!
He comes from an Olympic Weightlifting background had planned on going that route until he suffered a back injury in 2009 before shifting his focus to CrossFit.
Most of you are probably familiar to some degree with Mat and I've been following him for years now but I was surprised at his level of humility. In fact, he's probably one of the most down-to-earth men I've had on this podcast in spite of his tremendous level of success and accomplishment.
I hope that you enjoy listening to our conversation as much as I enjoyed having it.
IRON COUNCIL.
Gentlemen, I know that last week I told you about this month's topic inside the Iron Council but I thought I'd bring it up again because, after the first week of our discussions and challenges, it is apparent how important the relationship is between a man and his father.
And, it's apparent that many of us men have estranged relationships with our dad. This is unfortunate since most of us have learned (for better or worse) how to show up as a man from our fathers.
When you band with us in the Iron Council, you'll be able to join in on these powerful conversations and participate in the challenges designed to push you into the deep end of your past, your potential, and the narratives you consciously or subconsciously lived your life by.
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| 0:00.0 | Gentlemen, my guest today is four-time CrossFit Games Champion Matt Fraser. |
| 0:04.6 | I've always been fascinated with what makes some of the most successful men on the planet tick. |
| 0:09.6 | And that fascination became the foundation for this podcast. And I cannot tell you how honored I |
| 0:14.4 | am to talk with this man, Matt Fraser. Someone I've admired and respected for years. |
| 0:21.2 | He's going to join us to talk about his unusual and extraordinary effort and work ethic. |
| 0:27.6 | We talk about his background in Olympic weightlifting, building self-sufficiency, the need for |
| 0:32.7 | sacrifice and singular focus, how to establish your core values and rules for life, |
| 0:38.5 | the power of obsession, and ultimately his path to becoming the fittest man on earth. |
| 0:43.7 | You're a man of action. You live life to the fullest. |
| 0:46.5 | Embrace your fears and boldly charge your own path. When life knocks you down, |
| 0:50.8 | you get back up one more time, every time. You are not easily deterred or defeated. |
| 0:56.4 | Rugged, resilient, strong. This is your life. This is who you are. This is who you will become. |
| 1:03.3 | At the end of the day and after all is said and done, you can call yourself a man. |
| 1:08.5 | Gentlemen, what is going on today? My name is Ryan McClure and I am the host and the founder of |
| 1:12.8 | this podcast and the Order of Man Movement. I want to welcome you here regardless of how long |
| 1:17.0 | you've been listening. Even if this is the very first time that you've listened to this podcast, |
| 1:21.6 | I'm glad you're here. It's my job and objective to give you the tools and conversations and resources, |
| 1:27.7 | guidance, everything that you might need to step up more fully as a husband, |
| 1:32.8 | father, a business owner, a leader in your community, just a man in general. |
| 1:36.7 | And you know as well as I do that it is needed now more than ever. |
| 1:41.0 | Got a very interesting one lined up for you today and the timing is very interesting in light of |
| 1:46.6 | some controversy sparked over the CEO and founder of CrossFit Greg Glassman's comments over |
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