Coach Matt O'Brien

12/20/2025

If you use ChatGPT regularly, you have to try this! Feed it this prompt (without the quotes):

"Can you give me a year end summary, YouTube Wrapped style. Take everything you know about me based on chat history. Make it humorous, ruthless, and public facing for LinkedIn."

And baring my soul to the world... Here is my ruthless review for 2025:

🎬 TrYumph Wrapped 2025
(Because apparently I don’t do things halfway.)

This year, I learned that running a fitness business isn’t about workouts. It’s about solving problems you didn’t know existed, while people assume you just count reps.

📊 2025 By the Numbers:
- 1 gym
- Multiple programs
- Countless spreadsheets
- At least 37 “this will only take 10 minutes” projects
- Zero tolerance for fitness scams promising abs in 10 minutes
- One book still doing heavy lifting (THE MAGIC PILL – you’re welcome)

🏋️‍♂️ What I Actually Did (Beyond Training People):

Helped adults over 40 lose fat, gain strength, and stop feeling broken

Built KidFit programs because kids deserve more than screens and sugar

Started laying groundwork for homeschool P.E. programs reimbursed by the State of Florida (because fitness can be legitimate education)

Navigated credit, funding, lenders, and things I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy

Created systems, SOPs, funnels, offers, and recovery services

Learned more about WiFi routers, PDFs, CRM quirks, and dryer lint screens than any fitness professional should ever know

🧠 Content I Consumed:
- Business strategy podcasts
- Health research
- Credit law
- Marketing psychology

And an alarming amount of “this feels like bullsh*t” fitness ads
(Spoiler: if it promises ripped abs with zero effort, it is.)

👨‍👩‍👦 Family Highlights:

Helped my sons with math homework, science exams, and driver’s permit prep

Took trips, chased experiences, and tried to model what strength, health, and happiness actually look like

Continued the never-ending pursuit of being a better dad, husband, and leader

🎯 The Theme of 2025:

Clarity. Conviction. Less tolerance for nonsense.

I doubled down on this belief:

People don’t need more hacks.

They need coaching, community, and care.

🚀 Looking Ahead to 2026:
- Bigger vision
- Cleaner strategy
- More impact
- Fewer distractions
- Make Stronger people (adults and kids)
--- And a business that supports life—not consumes it

If you’re building something meaningful, questioning the status quo, or just trying to get stronger without losing your sanity—keep going.

Strength. Health. Happiness.

That’s the work.

— Coach Matt O’Brien
Founder, TrYumph Fitness & Nutrition
Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach
Author, THE MAGIC PILL

12/04/2025

🔥 WANT PLEASURE? You Gotta PUSH THRU PAIN!

Yesterday I talked about Ray Dalio’s formula:

Pain + Reflection = Progress.

Today I’m taking that idea into the gym — because nowhere is “worthwhile pain” more powerful than in exercise.

Experts like Peter Attia, MD now tell us that your VO₂ max and your strength levels are two of the strongest predictors of your long-term healthspan. In fact, they’re more predictive than individual biomarkers like blood pressure.

Meaning?
Every time you push through that burn, the breathlessness, the fatigue — you’re not just getting fitter…
you’re quite literally extending your life.

That’s why my shirt says PUSH THRU PAIN.
Not because pain is good for its own sake, but because the right kind of pain — effort, intensity, challenge — is the gateway to becoming who you’re capable of being.

Avoid discomfort and you avoid growth.
Lean into meaningful discomfort and you unlock longevity, resilience, confidence, and strength that compounds for decades.

Push through the right pain and life pays you back with interest.

Stay strong, my friends,

Coach Matt O’Brien

11/20/2025

I’m so proud of what this man has accomplished. He inspires me to work hard and have vision for what’s possible.

Strong in body, mind, and spirit!

Beliefs create reality.

Matthew Morey

10/14/2025

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL! Getting to workout with my son (and mentor him at the same time) is such a MASSIVE blessing.

But it’s also a choice.

There are lots of other things and people I could choose to spend my time on.

I choose my son.

And he chooses me.

Praise Jesus!!!

💪🏼🙏🏻😍

10/13/2025

Holy crapola! I’m really anxious right now. I’m doing something for the first time and my heart is beating outside my chest.

Do you get anxious or nervous doing something new?

(Especially if it involves a camera and public speaking)

02/08/2025

It may have taken me longer than I hoped, but I am so proud of the staff, facility, and unparalleled programs we have at TrYumph Fitness and Nutrition.

Now we include full panel functional health labs (not what you doctor usually orders), heart rate monitoring, body composition testing (InBody 570), and my Nutrition Made Simple program.

If you want to add quality years to your life, that’s what we specialize in.

Book a Free consultation with me and see for yourself.

3 FOR $99🔥💪

02/01/2025

Check this out!!! Have any gift cards hanging out in a drawer? Our newest TrYumph Fitness and Nutrition member Pamela Holloway Sudduth did. And she used them to invest in her health!

Our health is our wealth. Don’t believe me? Ask anyone that’s lost it. Or ask yourself the next time you’re sick.

I’m beyond excited to have Pam (and 5 other new members) join TrYumph already this month. And it’s only day one!

I, along with Team TrYumph (Hollie, Stephen, Gabby, Tony, Dustin, Renee, Payton, Miguel, Ethan, Kristina, Johnny, Brooke, Eden, and CJ) are on a mission to Make America Healthy Again and with our TrYumph KidFit program, win the war on the child health crisis.

One member at a time.

One kid at a time.

02/01/2025

Best workout on the planet? Yes, I’m a little biased but after studying and perfecting functional fitness for the past 26 years, our TrYFit training at TrYumph Fitness and Nutrition combines strength, cardio, and metabolic health into one workout.

83% of our clients gain muscle and lose fat and improve their metabolic health.



Coach Matt O'Brien