Matt Moosavian
At 3:00 a.m., most people are asleep. Matt Moosavian is already training.
Matt isn’t just another competitor, he’s an elite hybrid athlete, marathoner, Hyrox contender, Olympic lifter, coach, and founder of FLEX, a high-performance training facility. He’s also a husband and a father of two. His results speak volumes, but his discipline is what defines him.
“Every day starts early so I can be home before my kids wake up. If it doesn’t fit around family, training, and work, it doesn’t make the cut.”
The Schedule Most People Wouldn’t Survive
Matt’s training week is engineered for intensity and balance. Here’s what discipline looks like:
- 4:00 a.m. daily start: Runs, lifts, and tempo work while most people are still in bed.
- Double sessions Monday through Saturday: Strength, conditioning, long runs, sleds, intervals.
- Afternoon lifts after school pickup, because performance doesn’t pause for life.
- No rest days, just adjusted intensity, based on what the body can handle.
“There’s no secret. It’s showing up when no one’s watching. The hard reps are the ones that count.”
Recovery That’s Built, Not Bought
Matt doesn’t treat recovery as rest. He treats it as adaptation.
- Whole-food meals, structured around performance
- Harlo post-session: hydration, creatine, and collagen in one
- Cold plunges daily. Sauna multiple times a week.
- Breathwork and mobility in the evenings
- 6–7 hours of deep, consistent sleep by 9:00 p.m.
“I recover to adapt. That mindset is everything.”
The Mental Shift: Marathon vs. Hyrox
Training for a sub-2:40 marathon while also competing in Hyrox is more than physical, it’s psychological.
“Hyrox is about output and explosiveness. Marathon prep is long, steady suffering. Balancing both forced me to be hyper-present, fully locked in during training, and fully present at home.”
His edge comes from not just managing both, but excelling in both.
No Wearables. No Overthinking. Just Work.
Matt doesn’t track everything. He doesn’t need to. What he does track:
- Run paces and mileage
- Strength progress, weights, sets, reps
- Macros during cutting phases
- How he feels
“It’s a feel-based system. I’ve trained enough to know when to push and when to back off.”
How Harlo Fits In
Matt doesn’t waste time on unnecessary supplements. Harlo is part of his daily stack because it works.
- Electrolytes to rehydrate after early AM runs
- Creatine to support strength sessions and recovery
- Collagen for joints, tendons, and connective tissue
“Harlo’s simple. One scoop, three essentials. It lets me focus on training, not mixing six different powders.”
Matt’s Advice to Anyone Trying to Stay Disciplined
“Stop waiting to feel motivated. Discipline is doing it when you don’t want to. Do the work. Every rep. Every day.”
Watch the Film: Discipline Wins with Matt Moosavian
