Matt Cleary's musings on fitness, startups and tryin' to live the good life. You should follow him on Twitter
I'll play once the pedal has arrived
April 18, 2021 • ☕️ 2 min readWhether you’re an aspiring or an accomplished guitarist, it’s all too easy to be sucked into the world of gear. Before you know it, you’ve…
Show Your Work
April 10, 2021 • ☕️ 2 min readAfter spending the last few years on my reading list, I’ve finally gotten around to reading ‘Show Your Work’ by Austin Kleon. Had I known…
I should do this more often
March 28, 2021 • ☕️ 3 min readBack in 2019, if you can remember that far, I fell in love with the sport of bouldering. Bouldering was initially invented as a training…
The Cleary Theory v2.0
March 01, 2020 • ☕️ 3 min readIt’s March 2020, and it’s now been four years since I left the fitness industry for the world of technology startups. Since then, a lot has…
Some notes on taking book notes
November 08, 2019 • ☕️ 5 min readI’ve read several books in my time… here’s the note-taking system I wish I’d built 10 years ago. I enjoy reading for the sake of it. I’ll…
From Personal Trainer to Coder to Software Engineer: What I’ve learnt - Part 1
May 22, 2019 • ☕️☕️ 12 min readHi, I’m Matt and I’m a software engineer here at Flock. We’re an insurtech startup operating at the cutting edge of the data analytics and…
22 Ways to Boost your Energy. (Stuff that actually works)
April 21, 2015 • ☕️ 6 min readTime. Time and energy. The two hot commodities that we just can’t get enough of. Unfortunately, while you can make better USE of your time…
You've Only Got 7 minutes to Workout. You Want to Burn Some Fat. Do This
April 07, 2015 • ☕️ 2 min readThere’s no point spending hours upon hours searching for the world’s hottest, most effective fat loss program if you don’t have the time nor…
Your Sleep Sucks? Here's 10 Ways to Fix It
March 10, 2015 • ☕️ 5 min readI enjoy sleeping. No really, I freakin’ LOVE sleeping. If you don’t mind me saying so, I think I’m pretty good at it too. And that’s a large…
31 SUPER Effective Ways to Make No Progress, Lose Your Energy and Get Really, Really Fat
February 03, 2015 • ☕️ 4 min readBuilding an athletic, lean and healthy body can take a lot of time and a lot of effort. While maintaining your healthy body is relatively…
DOMS: The Curse of Post-Exercise Soreness
January 27, 2015 • ☕️☕️ 8 min readMuscle soreness. We all dread it. We all get it. Today we’re gonna talk a little bit about what it is, why it happens and what to do about…