Holly Mata

  • Athlete Profile
  • Nickname : Guerra
  • Current Affiliate : Get Lifted Gym
  • From : El Paso, Texas
  • Region : South Central
  • Year Started : 2010
  • Weight : 152
  • Height : 5'4"
  • Age : 37
Top Achievements
2014 - Fittest Games - 2nd Place
2014 - Mid America Championships - 3rd
2012 & 2013 - Winter Open - 3rd
2012 - SICest of Southwest - 4th
Bio
I'm 33 years old, married to my husband, 2013 CrossFit Games Team Competitor Joe, mother to 3 year old boy Shepherd. I am a former Division-1 3 sport athlete at the University of Texas at El Paso (soccer, softball and men's football--place kicker;) I have been crossfitting since 2010 and up until last year was a pharmaceutical rep selling diabetes medicine. This past year has been amazing being able to spend more time with my family as well as train a lot more! I've always been competitive, my husband and I literally argue about who's more sore or who hurts more haha! I belong to the most amazing gym, Get Lifted, owned by Paul and Maribel Smith (9 year NFL veteran) who are my husband and my bffs! I'm very blessed and very grateful for everything in our lives, including FITAID!!

How I Train
I train 2x a day, in the mornings when my sons at school then again in late afternoons. Try to do my oly and strength work in mornings and some wods in mornings then in afternoons do majority of wods with competitors at my gym. On weekends I train 1x a day. I try to always work on my weaknesses as well as continue improving on EVERYTHING else cuz as you know you can't ever expect anything so you gotta make sure you can do everything and do it well! I love being in the gym even if it's literally just as a social hour cuz it's my social outlet as well! Amazing friends and people surround us and if I could, I'd be there ALL DAY LONG EVERYDAY!!