September 2019
This months member of the month award goes to Matthew Hardiment
Matt has been a Rhino’s member for over 4 years !
We are delighted to award Matt, aged 20 with this months award.
He has made some real significant improvements and achievements, endorsed by his fantastic transformation pictures attached.
Matt is a genuinely nice guy, very unassuming and just cracks on with his training with no fuss.
He can often be seen with his headphones on training extremely hard indeed.
Rhino’s has such a broad and diverse customer base but needless to say no ones efforts go un-noticed at Rhino’s, even the quieter trainer.
Just some of Matt’s achievements:-
He has gone from 65kg aged 15 to 97kg now, aged 20, a gain of 32kg !!
He recently started power bodybuilding with a target of 16 stone (102kg) over this winter.
His current lifts are 125kg Bench, 200kg Deadlift & 140kg Squat, pretty impressive at age 20.
He has set himself targets of 140kg, 220kg & 160kg by February, which we are sure he will smash.
He also hope to compete in bodybuilding in the future, again with such a great frame and structure we are sure he will do well here also.
Matt is in his second year at Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford studying architecture, but continues to live at home to ensure he can still train at Rhino’s fantastic facilities (Matt’s words), showing real commitment to the cause.
Matt said to us
“I used to be very fat and out of shape and was very self conscious of my appearance. I had always wanted to lift weights from watching my brother grow up as a child it intrigued me. So I began lifting weights as I wanted to get big and lose my fat and I have fell in love with the process and the self improvement and seeing progress each month. I challenge myself to bring a better version of me each year.
I would like to thank Nick, Linda and Sam so much for giving me the member of the month, it has certainly made my month, and my motivation is through the roof now”
The final thing that impresses us with Matt, is not just his work ethic but his politeness and most of all his willingness to ‘have a go’ and to learn.
A couple of examples of this being when he stepped forward for the tyre flip challenge when World Strongest Man Eddie Hall was recently at Rhino’s, aged just 19 he put himself forward, showed great confidence and had a go when it was just as easy to have sat back.
He also questions owner Nick about his competition prep training and nutrition protocols as he prepares for competition, showing a real willingness to learn.
A true role model of a young lad, he really does have it all.
Please join us in congratulating Matt on his achievements, on this award, on his future successes in both his training and his career in general. You really do epitomize what Rhino’s is all about.