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We have a very special guest this week, MTMM’s newest team member and CCO (Chief Cuteness Officer) Mattea Borg! 

In this episode, Ben and Kat take us through their entire labour experience, which is bound to keep you on the edge of your seats (but at least we know there is a very happy ending).

Be sure to bring your tissues to watch this one, as the way these two describe what the first week has been like for them is going to pull on your heart strings!

Mattea is one lucky, beautiful girl. 

In this episode we discuss:

• Health care during COVID 
• Precautions for IVF births 
• Ben and Kat’s nail biting labour experience 
• Complications during labour
• What changes in week one of parenthood 
• How labour impacted Ben and Kat’s relationship dynamic 
• Parenting anxieties 

If you want to meet baby Mattea, head to our Youtube to watch the full episode.

Next up we’ll be chatting with Kat about her first 10 days postpartum, so be sure to get in your questions by the end of the week! 


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In this episode we sit down with Kat and Ben for the last time before giving birth to baby Borg, as she is 2 weeks out from her due date! 

From the transition from 31 weeks to 38 weeks, to getting ready to give birth during the second round of lockdown in Melbourne, we get to hear an interesting perspective from these parents to be.

Topics include:

• Acclimating to how the baby feels and the impact on nutrition
• 31 to 38 weeks - the most interesting shift so far (one that was unexpected)
• Issues with sleep (for both mom and dad)
• Doctors appointments and visits during lockdown 
• Pelvic pain and reflux
• Anxieties around being prepared for the baby to come - do you ever feel ‘ready’?
• The current environment in Melbourne and restrictions on having a support person during and post labour

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What if we told you that you are only one conscious decision away from a completely different life? 
 What if we told you that the feeling of ‘flow state’ is something that can be accessed on command? 
What if we told you that a champion mindset comes before championship achievement and accolades?

Brett Piperni (@vancitybrett) is a public speaker and mindset coach to some of the top performing executives and athlete’s in the community (including our very own CrossFit Games athlete Emily Rolfe), and this week, he sat down with us to give us some insight into how to control, strengthen and harness the power of our minds and how our thoughts are the most important tool we have in the pursuit of high achievement.

Brett takes us through: 

• What a mindset coach strives to do
• How to separate our emotions from our decision making
• The true power of mindfulness
• Understanding journaling and thought tracking as a way of controlling our subconscious
• The heavily underrated importance of self talk
• The potential to enter ‘Flow State’ on command
• How to overcome notions of self sabotage

If like me, you are someone that has that underlying feeling that we are capable of more than we realise - this might just be the episode to help you begin to unlock that potential. 

This episode was easily one of the most thought provoking we’ve recorded thus far, and it feels like we’re just scratching the surface! 

You can find out more about Brett here: www.vancitybrett.ca


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You may have read the books, watched the documentaries and sat through the webinars, but if you're anything like me, you're probably still feeling decently under prepared for the arrival of a new baby - so who better to ask what the reality is of a new arrival than someone right in the crux of it as we speak! 

Me ol' mate Ackers is back on the podcast, seven months on from our last catch up where we got the exclusive announcement that Chris and his amazing partner Tracey were expecting their first child. 

Now the very proud father of a six day old baby girl, Scarlett, Chris gave us plenty of caffeinated anecdote and recount about: 
- Being caught off guard with a bubs who decided she was ready two weeks early
- The importance of conversations with your partner surrounding birth plans and best / worst case scenarios
- The necessity for good communication with hospital staff about your birthing plan
- A 'Behind the Scenes' look at the labor and deliver
- Pack your bags: What to have ready to go and why
- Returning home with bubs and what the day to day changes and impacts are on both life at home and running Iron Tribe
- Beginning to strive for balance and routine with a new family member
- Remaining present and remembering to enjoy every moment  

This was a great chat purely to catch up with Chris on a personal level, and thrilled that he has been happy to share his experience with all of us. Needless to say the countdown is on in our household!


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Ben, Katrina and Maggie sit down for another chat about the current situation with Melbourne going back on lockdown due to Covid-19.

In this episode, the MTMM coaches emphasize that we are not the competition of gyms and affiliates, but rather an ally in the pursuit of improved health outcomes for the greater community.

Topics discussed include:

• an update on the situation in Melbourne and worldwide 
• what conversations with current clients and community members are currently centered around 
• the importance of maintaining an online presence 
• how to optimize your time in lockdown 

Tune in for some insight, guidance and laughs from your hosts and MTMM coaches!

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Pregnancy is quite obviously a time of considerable physical change, but what's often not so commonly spoken about is the actual physiological changes occurring and their impacts on the mother's training or exercise regime and understanding the possible implications that can occur during this time. 

What's brought to the surface even less is the resulting physical effects of being postpartum, and how to encourage healing and the regaining of movement and strength in a manner that is healthy and sustainable. 

This week, Kristy Ahale joins to podcast to discuss all things training during pregnancy and returning to sport once baby is born. Having noticed a complete lack of information in this specific area of women's health, The Postpartum Method was born - a prescriptive program designed to help new mothers heal, reconnect and ultimately return safely to the activities or sports they enjoyed previous to pregnancy.

We're also joined by our very own mumma to be, Katrina Borg, who shares some of her experiences with physical limitations and ailments during this time.

Kristy takes us through: 
- The common misconceptions that still exist with training and exercising during pregnancy
- The physiological and anatomical changes that are occurring and why some specific movements should be avoided
- Movements and exercises that should be included into activity during pregnancy and why
- Some of the common challenges that occur physiologically postpartum such as separation and leaking, plus what can be done to address these issues
- Why timelines should only be used in conjunction with individual appraisal and not as a deadline.

For all you new mothers or mothers to be, who have ambitions of beginning to work toward getting back into training, and for any of you who train women during this time - this is the episode you've been waiting for!


Enjoy! 

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In this episode of the original MTMM Radio Podcast, we cover the top 5 things you can do to improve your health and performance today! 

The beauty of MTMM is the exposure we have to so many different individuals, each working to pursue their goals of improved health and increased physical performance and ability. 

But although we work with each client individually to completely customize their nutrition plan based on their specific goals, there are a number of areas that we tend to find are common amongst most. 

Whether your goals are to improve your biomarkers, your strength numbers or your body composition - here is a compilation of the five most common focal points we work to address from day one with the majority of our clients.

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She’s back! Kat is well into her 3rd trimester, now 31 weeks pregnant, and in this episode she shares with us some of her unique challenges and learnings thus far, as well as what she is anticipating to come in the next 9 weeks. 

Topics include:

• Transitioning from the 2nd to 3rd trimester
• Expectations vs realities of pregnancy 
• How to manage a lack of appetite in the 3rd trimester 
• How to mentally deal with the inability to train 
• Pelvic pain and when to seek treatment 
• becoming more comfortable in your own changing body during pregnancy 
• The importance of proactively planning your meals during pregnancy 
• Uncertainty relating to pregnancy and birth with Covid-19 restrictions 

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She's back! 

Jess Curl from Project Better is back, but this time to talk us through how to improve the quality of our sleep in order to better improve our productivity, recovery and health.

A real sleep guru, Jess makes her return to the podcast by popular demand after we touched upon sleep in her first episode (Ep 11), to properly elaborate and share with us the key components of understanding sleep, its importance and how to get more of it.

In this episode, we chat about:
- The impacts of wearable technologies and understanding our sleep
- How to improve overall sleep quality
- How to improve our environment to create an atmosphere more conducive to sleep
- The four stages of sleep and how our sleep cycles work
- The impacts of sleep-aids and alcohol on sleep quality
- Napping, friend or foe
- How to create a bed time routine and improve sleep hygiene

If you feel like you could use better / more sleep - then this is the episode you've been waiting for! I've been pestering Jess for some advice on this topic ahead of the incoming sleep deprivation (baby associated), and it was great to be able to get it all down in one place! 

Enjoy! 

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Dr Michael Lloyd is back to finish off the 'dad-cast' as we switch gears from a personal insight into parenting to a more clinical understanding of the challenges and issues that can arise within a changing household.

In this episode, we take a deeper dive into: 
- Post-natal depression, and how it can affect both mothers and fathers
- Concerns that arise if we don't feel 'instantly paternal'
- Attachment and Bond: What you can do to create positive relationships with your child
- Secure Vs Insecure attachment between parent and child
- The spectrum of differing approaches to parenting and the pros and cons associated with each.

This follow up chat was super insightful. A lot of new information on topics I personally haven't had all that much exposure too - which is entirely the point of this conversation!


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