Bryan Matott 35M

One of my responsibilites working with Global Fast Fit is to review incoming video submissions from all participants around the world. I think I have watched more people doing push ups then I would have ever imagined.  Over this time period I have seen some unique approaches to form.  Often times its a matter of arm placement, whether narrow and close to your body, or wide and away from your body, both seem to have advantages and disadvantages. A surpising attribute has been how people decide to hold their hands, I have seen hands forward, hands inwards (so difficult), fists (more difficult), and most recently a participant has entered 3 submissions doing push ups on their fingertips. The strength to do something like that must be phenomenal. Im not quite sure I can hold myself in position on my fingertips for any amount of time, let alone through a full set of push ups Anyways, short thought on a long developing assessment.  Happy Push Ups!

I am not ashamed to admit that currently I am not in the best shape of my life. It has been 10+ years since I was competitively active. You could say that I have almost ceased physical activity due to my current work and hobbies.  I like computers, and making art and music on computers, and thats fine, but it doesnt get my blood moving like a good exercise.   I do hike, somewhat often, or I try to, but my days of being a top athlete are far away from me. I played D1 soccer throughout my youth and even had scholarships to play at a higher level in college. Between soccer, hockey, and outdoors, I was quite active, never slowing down.  Unfortunately, sometime around my 16th birthday I had taken a bad fall during a game and separated my clavical. It was bad enough to where I had to take a 6 month break from all activity, which even in that short time, I lost some of the drive I had. My early adult life consumed me, more work, more school, less sports, less activity, but I was relatively always in decent shape from my years of sports. But as time went on, my drive and motivation for a fit lifestyle strayed away from me.  As I stated above, I probably went 10 years with without taking care of myself, then Global Fast Fit provided me an outlet. Despite my current physical status, I did hold the top score on the Global Fast Fit Leaderboards for 6 months. I had to train a few rounds before recording myself, and now Im trying to stay active in the case that I decide to take the top spot again :)--Some time has passed since I was on the Global Fast Fit leaderboard, but I am happy to see the thousands of submissions come in. Younger people, older people, of all body types and backgrounds, can come together to work towards a healthy lifestyle. My wife and myself partake in the Global Fast Fit exercises daily. She is participating in a beginners program and I perform alongside her to get back into shape, and stay in shape.  Its no trouble to take 10 mins of my day and put it towards a short, high intensity work out.  I can feel that it puts more energy and life back into me, in an otherwise dorment lifestyle.I encourage everyone to take control , do something good for yourselves. It starts with your health. A healthy body and a healthy mind pave way for a much healthier future.