Mastering Multiple Trades w/ Jiu-Jitsu Blackbelt Matthew Pasquale

Sculpting your body—or even just taking care of it—is an art form these days. Today’s creator is Matthew Pasquale, a man with a black belt in jujitsu, a gym owner, and a personal trainer… who also happens to have been in a band with Nelson when they were at school together!

This episode of Cast of Creators is bursting at the seams with beautiful backstories as we learn things about Casie that not even Nelson knew! It turns out that chatting martial arts brings out the badass in us.

In terms of chatting fitness regimes and morning routines, this is as inspirational and down-to-earth as it gets. It’s super relatable and you’re going to want to listen, if only to learn that we all need to take Casie way more seriously before messing with her!

Training is a stimulus but if that stimulus doesn’t do anything, or if you don’t take in the necessary calories and do the necessary things to grow from that stimulus, nothing will happen.
– Matthew Pasquale

In This Episode:

Going to high school with Nelson
Writing 18-minute-long songs
Being inspired by Pink Floyd
The weird record deal that almost led to a lawsuit
Randy Couture, the GOAT of MMA
Casie’s previous life as a taekwondo badass
Understanding jiu-jitsu ranking
Casie’s mom and her eccentric family background
Opening a gym in an industrial area
Matthew’s personal training routine
The magic of bodybuilding
The importance of sleep
Having a gym locked down during COVID
The value of investing in yourself