MICHAEL L MATSON

Mike will gladly give a talk about his experiences on the ocean or coaching tips on improving your rowing without any fees attached; he simply asks those who enjoy his talks donate to one of his favorite charities: Attack Poverty or the Anne McCormick Sullivan Foundation.

Rowing Clinics

Mike has coached hundreds of athletes throughout Texas how to improve their form on the indoor rowing machine, a full-body workout that exercises every major muscle group!

Topics Discussed:

  • Programming the performance monitorIntroduction to the erg

  • Examining the stages of the rowing stroke

  • Fixing common mistakes

  • Ensuring proper foot placement

  • Determining your drag factor

  • Interpreting the force curve

  • Understanding your stroke rate

  • Synchronizing your rowing

  • Speeding up your starts

Results: The average class of “weekend warrior” athletes sees improvement of over 7 seconds on a 1,000 meter erg piece.

Motivational

More people have been to space than have rowed across an ocean!

Hear the inspirational story of how volunteer rowing coach goes above and beyond to get a boathouse built for his team. Despite a huge numbers of setbacks, including a complete tendon replacement surgery, having two months of food captured by customs, breaking four separate rudder assemblies, and even surviving a life-threatening knock-down in high winds, Mike led his crew safely across the Atlantic Ocean in record-setting time, earning two Guinness World Records and becoming the first Texans in history to row an Ocean! 

Mike is a galvanizing speaker who loves to share his experiences with his audience, motivating them through his story to live an adventurous life, and delivering a simple message on perseverance: “just one stroke at a time.” 

To book a speaking engagement at your organization, contact Mike today.


Contact Mike

Previous Engagements

A huge thanks to all the previous organizations that have invited Mike out to speak!

  • Charles E. Hawkins Squadron – Texas Navy Association

  • Fort Bend Executive Council

  • Fort Bend Mayor & Council Association

  • Kiwanis Club of Houston

  • Laffite Society in Galveston Texas

  • River Oaks Breakfast Club

  • River Pointe Church – Men’s Weekend

  • Sam Houston Squadron – Texas Navy Association

  • Seabrook Rotary Club

  • TEDx – Missouri City

  • U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association – TX Gulf Coast

  • Atomic CrossFit

  • Cinco Ranch Strength & Conditioning

  • Clear Lake CrossFit

  • CrossFit Armada

  • CrossFit Midland

  • CrossFit Tidal Wave

  • Fulshear Elite / CrossFit H.A.W.

  • Mainland CrossFit

  • Soul Ruckus Athletics

  • Spartacus CrossFit

  • Vintage CrossFit