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My son Mattew started the P90X journey with me when he was a junior in high school He is now a sophmore at the University of Florida. To say that P90x has changed my life and his life for the better is the understatement of the year. Matthew took his new found passion for fitness up to Gainesville with him and has really flourished there. As a freshman, he became involved in a number of fitness classes and activities such as bootcamps run by some of the schools football stars, as well as a fitness club known as "Stadium Club" which gathrs every tuesday afternoon and does some seriously nasty cardio workouts, one of which is running up and down the 98000 seat stadium steps! The majority of the people involved in these activities are mostly athletes and grad sudents.

Matthew has really gotten involved in the campus rec center and last year was encouraged to apply for a personal trainer position there. Most of the personal trainers there once again are grad students studying some form of physical education and or sports training related major. Matthew did not get the job because he did not have the education or background to qualify for it, but he was offered and and accepted a job as a member of the fitness assesment staff. After doing that job for a semester, he was asked to apply for the trainers position again and this time was awarded the position.

This past weekend Matt participated in the University of Florida's annual Gator Strong Man competition. I was there of course to watch him compete. He took third in his weight class! We had a great time watching him push a prowler, flip a 500 lb tire, carry 160 lb atlas stones and all of that crazy stuff! I even got to meet and talk to the great Bill Kazmaier, often referred to as the strongest man that ever lived. What an experience!

It's amazing how far my son Matthew has come in such a short time.