More Than Macros

After six long lockdowns, things are starting to open up globally, but especially here in Melbourne.

For some, it represents an equal amount of time that routines and habits, particularly surrounding health and activity, have fallen by the wayside.

Maybe you haven't been in lockdown, but have had an extensive time off due to injury, pregnancy, or simply life just getting too busy - whatever the cause for the hiatus, the process for getting back into the swing of it remains the same.

On this episode of MTMM Radio, Ben and Kat are talking all things 'getting back on the wagon', and how to make small, but important steps to getting back to into the swing of things!
- Resisting the urge to make sweeping changes and huge overhaul
- How too much too soon can work against you
- The power of adjusting existing habits, rather than total removal
- Prioritising those new habits and remaining present during their specified time
- Application to all forms of hiatus: injury, postpartum, change in circumstances.

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The discussion surrounding the appropriateness or necessity of tracking one's food regularly, is one that constantly rages within our community and industry. Some argue that the level of attention can create obsessive tendencies with food and that the habit perpetuates diet culture, while others argue that the knowledge and understanding it can create is actually a vital component of developing the ability to intuitively eat.

On this episode Kat and Ben sit down to discuss the issues surrounding tracking macros and things to consider before deciding whether it's right for you, including: 
- Understanding your personal goals, and the level of regiment required to achieve them
- Perceived restrictions Vs nutritional freedoms
- Understanding the difference between tracking as tool, not an end goal
- Not all tools serve all people, all of the time.
- Developing awareness around our emotional connection to nutrition and numbers, including scale weight.

At MTMM, we believe that the key to healthy relationships with food and body are derived through knowledge, understanding and the application of both. For some clients, tracking is appropriate at times. For others, not so much - but we could all benefit from a greater understanding of the foods we choose to eat.

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Emily Rolfe might be the poster child for overcoming athletic adversity. From dealing with a sport that has continually moved the goalposts to qualify for it’s marquee event, to having invitations to the Games rescinded during Covid - Em has continually taken every hit and kept striving forward. 

This year, she made it back to the Games, but after an incredible start, once again faced some uncertainty and adversity during multiple days of competition, before returning to take an event win and finish as the 15th Fittest Woman on Earth.Fresh of her invitations to both the Rogue Invitational and the Dubai Championships, Em sat down with us to take us through the rollercoaster ride that was the last few years of qualifying, and this years trip to Maddison. 

Enjoy! 

Tony Fahkry is a man on a mission to help those who come into contact with him aspire to be themselves. Or more specifically, their authentic selves.
But how can we work to aspire to be more, when we doubt our potential, fear failure and vulnerability, and shut ourselves off to feeling and dealing with past and present pain or traumas?

On this very mindful episode of the podcast, Tony takes us through:

• How to begin to peek behind the conscious curtain
• Taking the next step from self awareness to self inquiry
• Using awareness and attention as part of an integrated model of healing
• Understanding the long term impacts our childhood experience can play and how they manifest in adulthood
• Making the shift to see life through the lens of love, rather than the lens of fear

I really enjoyed this conversation, and if you feel like you’re on the journey to improve your self awareness, you’ll find this episode super helpful and useful. 

You can find out more about Tony and his programs here: https://www.tonyfahkry.com/

Enjoy

High performance. 
Culture.
Trust and vulnerably.
Individual Buy-in.

These pillars are considered the Holy Grail of any team or group destined to perform at a level above that of their rivals or competition. But how do we foster an environment where these pillars can create the foundation necessary for high achievement?

Coach Steve Foulds is not only well aware of what it takes to create successful individuals, teams and groups - but also on a mission to provide quantifiable imperial research into just how important trust and rapport really are in terms of athletic performance. 

From working with the Rebels here in Melbourne, to a spell over in the US Collegiate system, Steve is now on a mission to help improve the level of education that coaches are receiving when it comes to the ‘how and why’ of establishing strong relationships between client and coach, and the very real improvement in metrics that occur when genuine relationships are formed and nurtured. 

Steve takes us through: 
- The Athlete-Coach Dyad
- The importance of seeing ‘people’ not just athletes
- Aligning goals of athletes / teams
- Creating genuine relationships and high levels of trust
- How to create athlete buy in and two way communication

Steve is a wealth of knowledge who has some incredible first hand experience with his research subject matter. If you coach athletes or lead teams where high performance and goal achievement is the goal - then this is the episode for you! 

Apologies for some mic issues on my end in this episode, but luckily for all of us - Steve does most of the talking! 

Enjoy!

Starting a business is hard. 
Starting a business in a foreign country is harder.

Relocating overseas is hard. 
Relocating overseas to a country where English isn’t the dominant language, that culturally is very different also, is ever harder again.
 
 So, why not do both at the same time?
 
 That’s exactly what Adam McCubbin did in 2016, when he made the decision (with his partner Olivia) to pack up here in Melbourne, board a plane to Dubai, and start over, culminating in the thriving business known as Best Body Co. 
 
 On this episode of the podcast, Adam takes us through:

• The reasons behind the decision to take the leap of faith
• The challenges that come with the relocation
•  Insights into what the health and fitness industry looks like in a completely foreign land
• What’s next for Best Body Co. 

Adam is a good dude, and what he’s been able to create specifically over the last number of years is a testament to just how much good can come from leaning into adversity with an optimistic mindset and solid work ethic. 

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Our favourite clinician is back and this time, we’re talking all things Vaccines.

In what is a particularly hop topic at the moment, Dr Kieran Kennedy takes us through both the physical and psychological elements that are making the conversations surrounding vaccinations in general so confusing, as well as:

• The dangers of attaching opinion to identity
• How conspiracy theories start and gain momentum
• Breaking down some of the more common Covid-19 myths
• Are vaccinations safe and how is that determined?
• The difference is Vaccine hesitation and Anti-Vaxx hysteria
• Social Media and the projection of the uninformed

I really enjoyed this chat with Kieran as he makes challenging concepts incredibly easy to understand and digest. If the Cover-19 vaccines have been a hot topic in your household, I thoroughly recommend this episode! 

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As coaches, we often receive questions from clients interested in how to best approach nutrition and exercise with the youngest of family members to teens and young adults. 

Our approach is simple: 
- Be self aware enough to understand the example you're setting
- Encourage exposure to different colors, textures and consistencies
- Involve the whole family in grocery shopping / meal preparation
- Create an environment conducive to support and challenging conversations surrounding food and weight management. 

In this chat, we explore these notions a little more and share some of the insights that we've seen successfully demonstrated within both our personal families and our client community.

Enjoy!

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Pain is something we’ve all felt at some point. 

Tweeks, niggles, general stiffness. For the most part, if you’re anything like me, you accept a certain level of discomfort as the ticket for admission when it comes to constantly chasing strength and fitness improvements, via regular high intensity training with heavy weight (relatively, anyway!).

This week on the podcast, Osteopath, weightlifter, and fellow podcaster Dr. Steph Aldridge sits down to take us through all things pain.

 From acute to chronic, non specific recurring pain to stress management of external factors (‘Life-Load’), it’s pretty clear that how we interpret pain can have a lot to do with our psychology surrounding injury as much as the physical element itself.

Dr. Steph walks us through some common complaints and remedies in regards too: 

• The different elements that play into understanding and interpreting pain
• Non Specific Lower Back Issues
• Common shoulder, knee and ankle issues and how to resolve them
• Immediate acute injury treatment
• The difference between useful accessories for rehab/prehab and IG ‘fluff’
• Returning to training post injury

I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation and getting to know Steph and how she thinks a little better, but you can skip out preamble and get to the practical pain elements at the 30:00 minute mark. 

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This week, Maggie, Ben and Laura sit down to chat about one of the biggest resources the MTMM Community has - each other. 

Having a diverse range of coaches, with a diverse range of experiences and specialties means that our client base and broader community following are, you guessed it, pretty diverse! 

From out top level athletes who provide us as coaches to 'field test' the latest in nutritional science and research, to our non athletic population who allow us to focus on the more integral behavioural science and the overcoming of the more day to day challenges that occur for parents, professionals, first responders etc. 
Each of these different groups provide us all with lessons, learnings and findings that can be applied just as effectively to different populus (with a little tailoring from our coaches) at certain times. 

This month, we are excited to explore some of those lessons in a little more depth, focusing on how what our top level performers are demonstrating that is profoundly assisting those with no specific athletic aspirations to further progress towards their goals! 

Enjoy!