... "One comes to know one's self as few individuals do when battling the odds, an awesome achievement to compliment life"...
- Dave Draper
... ventured west over the recent Thanksgiving holiday to visit 'Superman Matt' (he's recently been upgraded from "strongman" status)... tagged along with him to one of his afternoon workout/therapy sessions at the 'Philippi Sports Institute' located in Las Vegas...
... the 'Philippi Sports Institute'...
... pretty impressive place - they have a clientele ranging from high school all the way through college and on to Olympic and major league athletics... the many flags represent a portion of the college and pro team athletes (speaking of which - think we spotted a 'Superman' insignia up there ta' boot - knew he works out somewhere)...
... facing the camera is PSI owner and strength and conditioning coach 'Mark Philippi' - he's got a pretty impressive resume' when it comes to strength and fitness, including the 'America's Strongest Man' title in 1997...
... that's 'Dr. Aric Cruz', Director of Therapy, workin' Matt on some dumbbell presses - he's been Matt's therapist for several years now - been hearin' a lot about him and was glad to get the opportunity to finally meet him...
... we gotta' give him a lot of credit for Matts' recovery...
... they're doin' some type of resistance warm-up here... they were all business (as it should be) so didn't ask many questions...
... some light barbell presses...
... some flexibility work we guess...
... back to the iron...
... some lat work...
... some back and upper body strengthening...
... more lat work...
... some final flexibility and stretching...
... combined with some type of laser therapy...
... Dr. Cruz kicked his butt... we're pretty impressed with his his current level of conditioning and fitness considering all the crap he's been through... lookin' pretty good...
... and is still concerned with helping others as well - here's a link to the 'Eleven Thirty Foundation' - a non-profit organization he and a few associates are in the process of establishing to assist others when life's odds appear to be stacked against 'em...
... good work!...
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