005 - Mathew Ah Chow - The Pieces Of The Puzzle For Optimal Performance

Today we are joined by Mathew Ah Chow, who has an extensive background in martial arts, physiotherapy and strength and conditioning. Mat takes a grounded, caring and practical approach to his work with clients to help people become better versions of themselves. Today we discuss:

· Mat’s background and what got him into health and fitness

· Career highlights

· Lesson’s learned from the martial arts

· Where he sees most people go wrong with their strength work and rehabilitation

· Experience of training with a world champion

· How he utilised visualisation in his career and practical tips on how to do so

· What he believes are essential qualities someone must have to excel at their sport

· Training the brain and mindset as a muscle

· His approach as a coach

· Advice he would give his younger self

· Influential people for him

· Favourite practitioners

· And much more

Norichika Tsukamoto (kyokushin karate world champion) teaching Alistair Overeem body mechanics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiPXClB03Ko&t=121s

Active Movement Studio:

activemovement.com.au

@active_movement_studio (Instagram)

Connect with Daniel:

@daniel_ath_coaching (Instagram)

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You can find the Integrated Athlete Podcast on Spotify and iTunes.

Video of the interview available on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@danielathanassopoulos3015/videos