Fitness Model / Actor Scott Mathison
Scott Mathison is an American Actor, fitness model, functional training specialist, and an entrepreneur and somebody whom I first met in Sydney, Australia during a health and fitness expo.
So when hitting LA, I immediately reached out to him to t-up a shoot down at the famous muscle beach in Venice, CA.
After a great day shooting with Scott, you can see that we got some impressive shots to say the least.
Biography - Bodybuilding To Calistenics
Born in 1984, Scott Mathison was always an active individual. His desire to be great was apparent early on in his life when Scott said he, “would become successful”. It was just a matter of time before he started participating in various competitive sports and other physical activities.
Growing up, Scott became inspired by models he saw in fitness magazines, and he wanted to be like them. He was constantly pushing his physical limits and discovering what he was capable of.
It wasn’t long before Scott joined a gym, and as a 125lbs teenager, he admitted it wasn’t easy at first. He would train for up to 2 hours in the gym, not noticing any changes, but eventually, he realized that in order to build a great body, he also had to have his nutrition on-point.
After several months of educating himself on dieting amd nutrition, Scott implemented everything he learned and soon started noticing progress. The progress he saw in his physique meant he bacame obsessed with the gym. Scott continued training with more determination to see how far he could push his body.
Scott continued training in the gym for several years, making great progress, but it wasn’t until he moved to Santa Monica, Los Angeles, that he discovered his true passion.
The first day he arrived in LA, Scott saw a few men performing various moves on bars he never seen before. That was a turning point in Scott’s career, as the men he saw performed awesome tricks, which sparked an interest in Scott immediatley. He started practicing various skills on the bar himself, hoping to emulate his idols.
It didn’t take Scott long to become skilled on the bar, and he quickly became recognition for his physial abilities. After taking up bar training and calistenics, his body started to take shape. Scott was soon performing advanced moves. It was at this point he started filming himself for his social media channel.
Scott quickly started earning recognition around the world as an incredible calistenics athlete. As the years passed, he slowley gaining followers who were motivated by his impressive physique and the skills he presented on the bar.
Accomplishments
Through his fitness not only is he a sponsored athlete but has managed to grow a huge fan base on his social media sites, grown his own clothing brand and started his personal training business in Venice,CA.
(Background article taken from http://www.greatestphysiques.com/scott-mathison/)
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