Matt – Your Personal Trainer

Matt is a consummate professional. He has helped me rediscover my love for muay thai as well as reinvigorating my personal conditioning. He runs his sessions intelligently and directly while avoiding the «drill instructor» model. He motivates and instructs effectively. He tracks my progress and advises me with off session nutrition guides and training regimens. If you are looking for an effective and innovative training regimen to get you into shape, Matt is your man!

Matt’s system is amazing — I’m actually really surprised not more trainers are doing this. Jorge would run most of the sessions and then Matt would come in once a month or so to help set the agenda, make sure we’re on track, and give me a really brutal workout. This made it more cost effective but also HUGELY effective in terms of results. I am about to celebrate my 32^nd birthday and, for the first time in my life, I can see my abs. It’s crazy.
To be fair: this is after about 3 months of hard work while sticking to a healthy diet (but still occasionally included chocolate). The first advice Matt gave me was find something athletic that I love doing (in my case rock climbing) and do that as much as possible. Then in training sessions him and Jorge would help me develop muscles that I wasn’t working, like hips, chest, triceps, but in a circuit style, in addition to making sure I was getting a balanced exercise routine, and maintaining a healthy diet. I cannot recommend this system enough. It’s easy to stick to because it involves mostly doing exercises that you actually enjoy and only *some* that are god awful but produce amazing results (whereas other trainers I’ve worked with just make me do horrible exercises that end up not working because after 6 weeks I’m way too bored and I stop). Really great program!

Matt is such a great trainer. His boxing and Muay Thai skills are world class and he is a very patient and motivating coach. He is not only a skilled martial artist; he is also a genuinely nice person who cares about your success! Do yourself a favor and book a session with Matt so you can see what all the fuss is about.

Matt is an amazing trainer and martial arts instructor. His workouts push you to a new level and transform your body and mind. I have learned skills in boxing, kickboxing, and muy thai. Matt’s workouts have given me newfound energy, greater stamina, positive mind and a leaner and a more fit looking body. Thank you matt ! Truely a hidden gem!

Matt is the very best! He manages to push you to your limit in the nicest way possible and while being mindful of your fitness goals. I have to say my workouts with him are the best full body workouts I’ve ever had.

I met Matt when he was training to neighbor at our gym. I loved how he would explain things and really understand that each person has different levels of fitness.
My friend and I train with him about 2x a week. He gives you such a great workout targeted at your overall body he makes sure to rotate and get all your body parts fit and toned! I love how his workouts don’t feel like workouts while your doing them.

Matt is an excellent trainer. I had previously trained with 3 personal trainers, but Matt is very knowledgeable and is the best!
I have been training with him for a year now. I always look forward to his training. He understands your goals and fitness level and then personalizes every workout for you. He is also very motivating.
If your looking to change your life and get motivated. Matt is the trainer.

Matt is the most thoughtful, responsible and professional trainer I have ever met. It takes me about a week to decide to write this review because good experience seems very hard to describe to me, and the only way to find out is to compare and discover the superiority by experiencing. When I contacted Matt he gave me a free try –out. Don’t waste such a chance, I bet you will not give up challenging yourself with Matt once you start it.
Matt was a professional MMA fighter who kept a perfect score. His professional athlete background is the very foundation of his teaching career. Good athlete is not mean to be a good coach, however, Matt are valued as the best coach by me because of his clean and accurate explanation of techniques, ways of inspiring my potential during training, scheduling a systematic training routine and full knowledge of nutrition and mental conditioning. People will say that they can train themselves, but when you aim for a goal which is obviously far beyond your current ability, you need a better person to stand by you, you need a person who eager to help you, and trust me Matt is that person your are looking for.

Matt is a fantastic personal trainer. With his MMA background, he’ll kick your butt into shape in no time!
I have gone to Matt for a couple years now on and off for weight training and cardio and he always gives me a workout that I’d never get at my usual LA Fitness or Yogaworks. This is like the ultimate full body workout.
Matt also takes the time to understand your problem areas as well as any muscles or joints you’ve had injuries with in the past with. He’s always available at any time of week/​day to train — I’ve even heard of some of his clients meeting him at 5am on weekends! I’m absolutely not that girl but hey if you need a trainer that early, he’s your man.
Overall, I’d definitely recommend him to my friends and will continue to train with him. He’s a great trainer and an even better friend! Happy to have people like him in my life/​
Happy Training! =)

I was fortunate enough to meet Matt through the MMA gym I was training at, and I seriously cannot say enough good things about him and our training.
As a girl, I have definitely sometimes felt self-​conscious and awkward working out in front of other people, especially guys. But Matt is so kind and so professional that I felt incredibly comfortable around him from day one, and that comfort level allowed me to concentrate on whatever exercise or technique we were working on 100 percent. He is very supportive, so that even when he was pushing me to work harder and nudge me out of my comfort zone, I never felt like what he was asking was impossible or that I was stuck going it alone. Also he is a great listener, and will cater workouts to what you say you want to work on. OR in my case, I didn’t know what I wanted to work on. I just told him, «I want to get better at kick boxing!!» and he came up with all kinds of great drills that focused on weaknesses in MY technique, based on what he saw at the gym.
Matt is fantastic at breaking down really complicated kick boxing techniques and teaching them thoroughly and effectively, and he’s just as great at doing that with different exercises for fitness (my sessions were technique-​heavy because that’s what I wanted, but I understand he works on just fitness stuff with other clients). We would spend about ten or fifteen minutes of each session on conditioning, and he taught me some great exercises that I still do, and that I’ve never seen anyone else do. Like you literally can’t learn them from anyone else. Also Matt is an MMA fighter himself, and so he knows all about how to get and stay in absolutely ridiculous shape.
I was super lucky to get to work with Matt, and miss him dearly. But the things he taught me continue to stick with me and make a difference in the way I kick box, and really in the amount of confidence I have, at my new MMA gym and out in the world at large. I can’t imagine a better trainer!

Matt is the one the best trainers I ever worked with. It’s always something new I learn everyday in MMA. Never the same workouts.

Ive been wanting to write this review for a long time but didn’t know how to give him the best review ever… so here I go finally.
If you are looking to change your life and to be motivated by the best trainer EVER, MATT is your man.
He is smart, honest, hardworking, talented and really knows his craft. I have been going to him for 2 years now and he has not only changed my body but has kept me motivated every step of the way. I am tricky because I try to get out of working out all the time, and I try to trick him and make me do shorter workouts, but somehow he knows how to deal with me. I cannot say enough about him.
I am blessed to have met him and blessed that he is still willing to put up with my ever changing schedule. I am a freelance artist and I travel a lot so it makes it hard to stay motivated when I get back into town to workout, but Matt is relentless at making sure that I love myself and in turn take care of myself. RUN dont walk to change your life!
MATT IS THE BEST!!!

OK, I am not a Westsider. I hate driving to the Westside, but I do it for Matt.
The difference with Matt & other trainers is that he creates your workouts specifically to you. He pays attention to what you like doing, what you hate, your injuries, your goals etc. He knows not to mention what I personally loathe doing, because I won’t pay him otherwise! With that said, he certainly makes up for it by being creative with other moves. And by creative, I mean you may pull your appendix… but it’s a useless organ anyway, so just let him do it.
Whilst he will push you slightly beyond your comfort level, he’s very pleasant about it. He won’t turn into a wannabe douchebag drill instructor that you’d want to punch in the face… side note: Matt may actually let you punch him in the face.
He’s extremely patient. If you need to take a moment to vomit, cry or just find your happy place, he’s willing to step back and let you have your moment without judgment… and then he will do it all over again to make you go back to those places.
Money well spent.

Coming to Matt as a total beginner, he was (still is) extremely helpful in form, technique, and determining the best way to describe the information so that you can pick it up. He never writes anything down or keeps a journal of training logs in regards to my workouts but somehow every session is different to keep from getting boring and to keep you learning new things every time. Another thing I would like to mention is his patience, his patience is almost «Zen» like. Its been plenty times where I didn’t pick up on a technique and instead of moving on and coming back to it later, he broke it down and attacked it from a different angle. Rates are reasonable and you pay for what you get. Private, specific, and specialized attention is what you will get. And not to take advantage of his kindness he was very flexible with his payments and understanding. Would recommend him to anybody.

Matt’s the best personal trainer I’ve ever had the chance to work with. As a beginner, he was able to challenge and motivate me in fun ways that produced significant results. He’s great for people with demanding schedules, like me, as he’s always flexible with time and happy to fit me in for quick, solid work out at any time of day.
Also, the price is right, Matt has extremely reasonable rates and easy payment plans. He’s a solid all around trainer, by mixing up jiu jitso, cardio and other exercises his work outs really pay their divedens. Highly recommend!

I have been training in boxing and muay thai with Matt for over 4 years now and he has the qualities everyone should want in their trainer… he’s knowledgeable in both human physiology and exercise technique, he’s very creative about keeping things different/​interesting and he’s very motivational, especially at the moment you just want to throw in the sweaty towel! If you want a fun work out with serious results then Matt is your guy. Highest recommendation possible for reals.

Matt is not only very knowledgeable but also very passionate about both fitness and transferring his knowledge and passion to his students. I’ve trained with coaches all over the world and I highly recommend him!

I first met Matt in a jiu jitsu class at a gym he used to teach at. Jiu jitsu is a very difficult sport to understand, but he has a way of explaining things so that everyone ‘gets it’. I then moved on to train muay thai with him. He’s great at designing work outs to get the results that you’re looking for & is very creative at changing them up so that you don’t get bored. I’ve referred a few friends to him & everyone has been just as happy with his services. I highly recommend him as a trainer!