Muscle Spasms

Mara and Elysia are joined by personal trainer, nutrition expert and author Erika Mitchener! We discuss Branch Chain Amino Acids, BCAA's and how to build a plant based diet that fulfills your body's requirements. Benefits of Buckwheat and supplementation!

NY Giants Defensive Line Coach, Sean Spencer joins Mara and Elysia for this CHAOTIC episode! They talk his past IMPRESSIVE episode at Penn State, training his players, how he got into Football, became the ULTIMATE MOTIVATOR, and having a daughter who is on the cusp of collegiate athletic success! We also chat about motorcycles, golf and just living life! This episode is a BANGER! Make sure to check out his gear at trainedinchaos.com and CANT WAIT TO WATCH THE GIANTS CRUSH! 

John Joseph, Author of "Meat Is For Pussies" "The PMA Effect" and his gripping memoir. Mara, Elysia and John talk veganism, vs: Plant-Based, answer the question about the controversy of stripping land for farming vs the meat industry. Talk about his personal journey from foster care to endurance athlete and screenwriter and get a little personal. Please rate, review and share. And follow John on his YouTube channel, on instagram and any other social media platform you frequent! 

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What a special treat we have for y'all today!!! PROFESSOR Chase Stone is in the Zoom-studio and we talk BOOTY WORK! We also talk prepping for squats, programming and PAP! What role flexibility has in making those backside gains and more!

Stasia Patwell, comedian and personal trainer, joins Mara and Elysia on today's episode, AND DEREK's Back! We talk all the addictions. Cheese's addictive properties are so strong, that they use it in food disorder patients to get them to start eating again! The more you know! This one was fun! join Stasia everyday at noon PST for her zoom fitness class! 

Dr Rick Richey, DHSc, MS, LMT, owner of @recoverynyc, Host of NASM CPT Podcast and one time, previous instructor of hosts Mara and Elysia join them for this very informative episode! They cover the importance of sleep, movement that is good for your body even though it may not feel fun, CVAC, Infrared, vitamin D and so much more.

Find Dr Rick Richhey on instagram at @dr.rickrichey and subscribe to his pod @NASM_fitness

Mara and Elysia sit down and talk about the vestibular system, Interoception and its inverse relationship with Proprioception training. They go deep dive the benefits of including balance and meditation into our daily lives, and then invite the Master Trainer of the TRX to join the conversation, Marc Coronel from Open Mind Fitness. Marc talks on his journey as a trainer and how he became an educator.  The history of the TRX and how to just get out there and move, move, MOVE!!! 

There’s a lot of conspiracy, conflicting views and biased news stories out right now about COVID-19. Dr. Martinho joins Mara and Elysia with facts, research, and boots-on-the-ground experience in America’s Coronavirus epicenter: Manhattan, New York. She gives a well-rounded view of what is *actually* going on with this virus with no sugar coating but conversely, with optimism towards a team effort as humans to prevent and defeat this new global enemy. There are simple rules to follow to minimize the spread and health tips to protect yourself and those around you! We’re all in this together— let’s make sure we’re all on the same page.

Eirik Lundstein, THREE TIME WORLD RECORD HOLDER, professional athlete and professional trainer, all post being PARALYZED FOR A YEAR, joins Elysia Cronheim and Mara Marek all the way from NORWAY! Eirik is basically the viking version of Rudy Rudiger. Incredible story of redemption post injury. Join in the bottle flip challenge. We love you. Thank you for listening! 

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Hosts Elysia Cronheim and Mara Marek welcome Movement Coach and Behavior Modification specialist Gabe Snow on as today's guest.  They get deep into the mental aspects of training and rehab, breaking past fear and anything that holds you back and some tips and tricks to continue to move during this confine time and also stave away depression.  

While we wait with baited breath for Gabe's website to be built, jump on over to his instagram and give him a follow! Tons of information over there! https://www.instagram.com/gabe_snow/?hl=en