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Name: Matt Sheldon
Age: 27
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 170 lbs
Nationality: USA
Job: Professional Soccer Player
Current Team: FC Tulsa
Current League: USL Championship (USA 2nd Tier)
Last Team: Tulsa Roughnecks FC
Previous Teams: Waterside Karori FC, Saint Louis FC, Orange County Blues, SG Kinzenbach
Position: RB/LB/RM
College: UC Davis (D1)
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[@user-re4wr2qr6x]

I love how Matt's 2 minute Tuesdays are never 2 minutes 😂

[@MINA99ize]

Nije istina

[@skillzhd1225]

lol

[@braadyoneill]

5-10 minute tuesdays pretty much 😂

[@relentless-unstoppable3632]

Lol

[@arnoldsekandi3199]

The more knowledge we get the more likely we are to Become Elite

[@1shotwonder7]

When In games after a couple of sprints i do the hands on the knees technique but i hide it by “fixing” my cleats or socks. Honestly works😂

[@user-vu6gs9se9r]

That's trueee

[@unluckyunipig6039]

Yooo mate I’m going to start doing that 😂👍

[@riquip1985]

Thanks for the tip

[@connordamico3395]

FACTS

[@lafoudre92]

I don't have laces 😅

[@jgv10]

And we do this naturally as a reaction, it’s instinctual. The body is more intelligent than we think. Simplicity at its finest

[@TheHumanBodyTalk]

❤❤❤

[@thanosmaster-abel559]

Exactly, our body known what’s best. Else we would’ve been going to hands on head tech.

[@lonewolf4663]

true, greatest example is when you're hit with a liver shot. People thought that a person crawls voluntarily because of pain, but a person crawls involuntarily a body's reaction to protect the liver and other organs from further damage. This was proven by science, I just forgot the source.

[@braadyoneill]

Young players are so lucky to have a resource like Matt always giving them such valuable information! Vids are always top tier, hopefully my channel will be anywhere near as good as yours one day! Keep it up man

[@michaelmccarthy9899]

Your channels good to bro I’m subscribed I like your vids

[@costin_ilie]

Nice plug in bro

[@braadyoneill]

Michael McCarthy thanks man

[@braadyoneill]

Costin Ilie you already know fam

[@meydarot4606]

​@@michaelmccarthy9899 q1

[@zachcouch8654]

I love 5:24 minute Tuesdays.

[@EliteForce9911]

It’s instinct, that’s why every player does this

[@AkashJaiswalAJ]

@Dias06 this is what has been said.

[@thanhan3315]

Yessss Matt! Just what i needed during these times where individuals training is soooo important!

[@bethegreatest4976]

I love the quality and depth you go into this videos. It truly helps!!🙏🔥

[@jamesplummer8075]

So glad these are back, Matt!!!

[@alexanderiyamah5979]

The best series from you quick to the point ❕❕

[@nk28spacevideos69]

Thanks for bringing it back we love the two minute Tuesday

[@BetitoM21]

Keep on making these two minute Tuesday’s!! They are the best

[@Abdulinho96]

Love these kind of informative videos Matt!

[@LA_ZONAST]

LOVE YOUR TWO MINUTE TUESDAY MATH, WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING YOUR CHANNEL SINCE 2015 AND THIS VIDEOS SHOULD BE MORE POPULAR!!!!

[@brendankoplin7446]

Your videos have given so many players the opportunity to grow and expand their game. Keep making quality content Matt! You’re an inspiration to all of us :)

[@dansugardude2655]

I’ve actually used both positions and have noticed the difference. And I’ve noticed that when I bend over, I feel the air moving through my system more efficiently in both directions. But I agree about not looking tired. If I’m officiating I never want to bend over because that looks very unprofessional and makes me look like I’m extremely out of shape. What I do in a game to recover from a hard run or sprint will be to put my arms out to the sides of my body. No hands on hips, but rather pointing to the ground and slightly away. I also take a few really deep breaths. This allows me to expand my lungs and diaphragm without looking like I’m tired or winded.

[@jamesrodriguez5202]

Finally 🎉🎉 Matt, i appriciate your work keep going

[@ayishakamarre-deen9812]

Great work once again mate:) Love your videos

[@jogabonito7893]

Amazing! You can see the slow progresion in his vids over the Years, my man nothing but respect.

[@Leocryte]

Expecting more of this! 🙏💞

[@stevenrose7632]

This man is just a bucket full of knowledge. What a legend Matt is.

[@neilalvarado4574]

MORE OF THIS. I LOVE IT

[@brianhinkle5057]

Congrats on your Transfer, it was cool to see your excitement and how you maneuvered through what you can't control, well done!!

[@juangomez3071]

Thanks Matt, lately I’ve been struggling with my stamina and this video happen to pop up

[@andresmoreno4571]

Love this two minute Tuesday keep it up!

[@nathaliaguzman685]

This will help me so much! Thank you Matt! 👍🏼

[@agneskimani-ig3ux]

Thank you for your advice

[@yasuotop1348]

So excited that "2 minute" Tuesdays are back!

[@legacygk2811]

Thanks, Bro for the info... wish you all the best

[@rodneyj_1026]

Just amazing dude, great one. Loved it.

[@catowilliams5646]

Honestly so great full for Matt, he’s help me so much to develop as a young player and it is helping me get one step closer to my dream as a pro 🙏🙏🙏

[@morganjohanssonaman3531]

Great video man I learnt a lot from it, keep doing your thing and keep being great!

[@jamesbradley4420]

Youre a beast bro. Would have never known about this otherwise. Keep up this kinda content

[@seanr8380]

I was hoping this would detail how to quickly get back into shape after quarantine 😂

[@jonathanwang1218]

"No brain no gain." Well made video!! Huge thanks to your effort and knowledge that you put into your videos to make them the most helpful as possible!!

[@DublinDapper]

Glad you did this video bro

[@evaincefone9051]

We appreciate it you as a man because you bring in true facts when making videos and just based on blah blah blah ,& that’s ultimately what I kinda try to incorporate in my vids

[@gerardomendozaperez8425]

I love these two min videos!

[@fabioouattara561]

That’s interesting. I’m going to have to start doing that in training now 🙌🏾

[@emil1017]

Love the 2 minute Tuesdays!!

[@SOCCERIST]

Very helpful tip

[@GRITSOCCERTRAINING]

Matt great points I need to apply this with my son

[@audricmupenzi4658]

My man with a banger once again

[@AsaFletcher]

Loved this video, I have had tons of coaches like Matt tell me that I shouldn’t have my hands on my knees, but guess who just got proved wrong!

[@venturestudies]

Great content Matt 🙌🏾

[@theosharp7153]

Great Vid Matt love it

[@lightemup33]

Definitely enjoy the 2 minute Tuesdays. Great topic today

[@Ddddddd27]

Great video matt💪🏽

[@dgreendam6577]

Great video as always!

[@onelieisenoughtoquestional5437]

Loved this video. Liked, commented (obviously) and subscribed 💪

[@becs.q]

I love that you made a video about that!h I just though about that hands-above-the-head-pose after I learned about the respiratory system for my studies a few weeks ago. And I actually did wonder why everybody always told us footballers to do so. Thanks!

[@shubhammitra99]

Thanks dude! Also Pranayama and Yoga helps a lot!

[@chibix2985]

awesome video, dude. i learn a lot with u hahah thx!!!

[@kamm.1957]

OMG YES!!! IVE MISSED THESE

[@tilakmishra8823]

When you needed this, and 7 people are first😂😂

[@harkhitgogoi5441]

😂😂

[@chrishutch13]

That was really interesting, Matt. I literally just watched this with my son less than five minutes after doing a hard session with him and telling him to raise his arms. It definitely gives us something to consider.

[@rixpiil]

Please continue doing those🙏🙏🙏

[@tatendamapisire1597]

You're a blessing in the football industry. All the best in your career. You'll definitely reach MLS!

[@DapperDavo]

Hahah, 25 years back I wondered about this recovery position but never found a satisfying explanation. Makes a lot of sense as to how you explained it. Thanks!

[@mihirkanadia1118]

U gave to much knowledge in such a less amount of time thank you matt and I love you too play one day in MLS good luck on your journey and stay safe 🙂🙂

[@saiframadan2883]

Love ya more homie❤️❤️

[@adityarana9650]

Very knowledgeable video bruhh

[@alexhoward5501]

Great video idea! I play soccer in a weekend league and I play in back to back games for 5 and a half hours! I needed this.

[@noahjordansson7582]

If I’m tired I make it look like I’m fixing my shin guards, so I can still do it but not show it like I’m tired. 😂

[@santiagoaybar1071]

so glad two minute tuesdays are back! its such a grat section

[@TheMindfulGrind]

Just started my pre season fitness program yesterday let’s goooo

[@unoriginal5909]

love that the two minute Tuesdays are back

[@georgeasaad1970]

We love you Matt

[@gradingalamulume5400]

Yesss My favorite KZbinr

[@philian5368]

God bless you for such important info

[@malcolmcheng1104]

Great video!

[@orvillejoseph5741]

I remember reading that study and started doing it in training and feeling alot better. However last year during a competition our first match was against the favourites to win, i remember working my socks off in the midfield and helped the squad go 2-0 up and in the 75th min i put hands on knees and the coach made the change when i asked what for he said i looked burnt. Thought nothing of it at the moment but after a few mins the guy in the midfield got into his groove and it costed us the game we lost 2-4 was gutted. So yes i understand the sign of weakness but i just blive players and coaches should be alot more educated about these stuff.

[@bommo23]

thanks man

[@kabirsuri3257]

Great video 👍🏼

[@thanosmaster-abel559]

The hands on the knees is a better way because your body knows what’s best for you.

[@sebix1943]

Thank you very much, great advice help me a lot with recovery between interval, I feel more freshness💭💪🎯⚽️

[@suzysnowboards]

Love the videos!! Any videos on dealing with anxiety? If you've ever experienced it? :)

[@braxsoccer]

Oh my gosh thank you so much for uploading again I am just about to go to the track and we cannot turn on post notifications so when I went on KZbin I saw you and I was really looking forward to this video

[@braxsoccer]

Track Tuesday

[@yh72119]

Interesting. Thank you for the explanation with the supporting data. If I can only find the person who told me to put my hands behind my head years ago! Going to try the hands on the knee on my recovery tomorrow

[@mayssunkahf5437]

Hey Matt can u do more videos in a week ur videos are so useful

[@salahtabbakha9988]

Hey Matt.. you just made me realize that I don't have a technique to catch my breath I don't really put my hands on my knees or rest at all and I actually rarely get out of breath this is because of two reasons: 1- I always do stamina workouts and play different sports when I don't have a match (basketball, Tennis..etc) 2- it's all about how you divide your breath and your energy throughout the game.. when to sprint when to slow down when to rest playing one touch passes so you can have a little bit of energy for the whole 90 mins. AND actually I think if you started doing the hands on the knees technique.. it will become a habit and you may not care who says that you are tired in high school or amateur level.. but when you're in a tryout or trial.. you will realize that your body got used to catching the breath doing the hands on the knees technique so if you resist your body's desire you feel like you can't recover or catch your breath and if you do it.. it's 90% chance that you'e not gonna be scouted or chosen. That's my opinion ✋🏻😁 Thanks Matt all Love ❤

[@Nick-tp1jr]

Matt the goat

[@timurkaraca8030]

Cool! There is one more reason that the bent forward, pseudo-“prone” position speeds recovery; it transiently improves matching between pulmonary blood flow and airation of lung spaces, what in pulmonary physiology is called V/Q matching. Interestingly, this concept has helped us save lives recently of critically ill COVID patients in the ICU. Interesting to me that our bodies know what they need, and instinctively assume this position after a long sprint. Thanks for the great video!

[@priyankasenapaty4962]

can you give proper research evidence or article for it

[@fergusonlandmanagementweld1039]

Crazy right, It's almost like God knew what he was doing, giving us those "natural instincts." 😉

[@LOLBOI-hq5ix]

Love it!!!!!!

[@kamrantavalla753]

seriously the most quality footy vids on youtube

[@dylan.raaen13]

Love 2 mins Tuesday’s!!! ❤️

[@brendankoplin7446]

I’m with ya!

[@FIFAXE15]

This makes sense because why is it always so natural for all of us to instinctively go hands on knees when we’re tired!

[@abdullahali3880]

the body knows what it needs

[@soccerlibrary644]

Thank you for the insight and this is very important when it comes to recovering. ⚽️👍

[@brendankoplin7446]

Exactly 🙌

[@alamjr4796]

Love u brother big fan from kolkata, India

[@jase2223]

Thank you :)

[@suyashnegi6956]

You are the best.

[@Autonomy0]

The 4 minutes Matt spent explaining this was probably the most efficiently-used 4 minutes of the several HUNDRED hours I have spent on KZbin. Very useful knowledge.

[@WilliamAkio]

Great Video Matt! Honestly the best thing i use is staying up and strong fight the urge to hunch over and breath deeep! In your nose out your mouth! It’s good if you are pushing yourself to that level of fatigue! Builds fitness! You never want the coach to see your tired, it’ll get you far! Thanks for this one Matt!

[@dintahirovic]

I need to show my coach this video to show him I’ve been doing the right thing the whole time

[@_johnsen2088]

Looking forward to telling this to my coach!🤣🙌🏽

[@maxpoehlman2025]

if my coach sees us put are hands on are knees he makes us do more runs.

[@ZachV007]

Thanks Matt. Learn something new again from your channel🙏🏽 btw if you want to put your hands on the knees without your coach noticing just pretend you fix your socks or wipe away the dirt on your knees. It works every time for me 😂

[@texasnole8626]

Funny how the body knows what’s best for it. Nice vid

[@Tropicalbubble]

When I’m playing softball/baseball I fill in for people when I run. I’m not the fastest, but I’m smart and know how to get in safe. Putting your hands on your knees helps ALOT!!