You may not instantly recognize the name Evelyn Henson, but if you live in Charlotte and have frequented popular spots like Jenni's Ice Cream, then you've seen her popular #confettiheartswall that is a CLT Instagram pic must have.   While her mural has given her local notaritiey here in the Queen City, her work can be found in Glamour, Redbook, People, Domino and more.

To learn more about Evelyn's work and maybe pick up a last minute gift idea for the art lover in your life, check out her website www.evelynhenson.com

No guest this week on the podcast so the Urban MVMNT crew just went back and forth on several different topics ranging from Isaac's baby's mystery name, our RESET Series that we are currently offering to new members and Deuce breaks down some of the inner workings of his brain when writing your favorite workouts. 

You may have heard of a new breakfast and lunch spot that opened up in South End recently.  

They have an impressive coffee lineup, amazing outdoor patio and extensive tap beer selection.

Their food is locally sourced and the bread is all made on-site.

The founder, Grant Aarons, gave the Urban MVMNT crew a full tour of their new location and sat down to explain how a guy who got his reputation for his amazing pizza restaurant (Inizio Pizza for example), found his way into this new concept. 

https://eightandsandkitchen.com/

Megan Phillips has been a member for coming up on 3 years.  

If you don't recognize her name, then you'd would def. recognize her friendly smile and awesome personality as she also works the front desk during the evening classes on Tuesday nights.

We asked Megan to sit down and tell us a bit about her story, not so much the fitness side, but a few other areas of her life that extremely interesting....like her and her husband working their way to be able to retire by 40 yrs old, building a tiny home on their property so they can rent out their big home, fitnessing as a Vegan and her expectations on MVNG DAY (Nov 1st 5:30pm) 

Isaac, Deuce and Stu hit up the newest BBQ joint in Charlotte - Noble Smoke.

Located in the Wesley Heights neighborhood, which is been quickly on the rise the last several years, this spot is an absolute must for any real BBQ fans.

Deuce skools Stu on the differences b/t the origins of NC & SC barbecue sauce while Isaac continuously chews gum in the background.  It's a hoot.  

We discuss the new Joker movie and some of the concerns around it's release (Isaac still hasn't seen it yet so don't ruin it), Stu does a hillbilly accent and the crew is unusually giggly.

Enjoy. 

http://noblesmokebarbecue.com/

We all have an origin story as to how we got to where we are today.  

And some of us have podcasts that you under prepare for so you have to create filler content for the week's upload.

That's what this was - we didn't have much to jam on so Isaac, Deuce and Stu got together and Stu interviews Isaac and Deuce as to how they got started working in the fitness industry, their sports background and other random musings.

Hope you guys like getting to know your Urban MVMNT team better! 

Mark Madara has logged over 800+ workouts with us dating back to 2105.  He's a staple in our 5:30am class, loves participating in Spartan Races and has gone to more Dave Matthews Band concerts than most people alive (at leave more than anyone we've ever known).

But Mark's tenure not only comes with us developing a great relationship with this guy, but he is able to bring a unique perspective since he has witness our evolution as fitness brand here in CLT.

I think you'll find his insight really interesting and the banter between him and Deuce is pretty entertaining as well. 

Betty Burns is a staple in our 6:30am class for the past 6 years.  And around this time each year, she holds an annual fundraiser at NODA Brewery called Betty Bash.

This event was created to aid the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) in which she is extremely passionate about ever since her nephew (and also an Urban MVMNT member before he left for college) was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.  

We really enjoyed the chance to get to know Betty a bit more, learn about her 100 mile bikes rides for JDRF and her potential half marathon in December that Matt might just convince her to do! 

For more information on Betty Bash - check out their Facebook event page! 

Optimist Hall is an amazing new addition the CLT scene that has rehabbed an old textile mill into an expansive food court on the north side of the city.  It also shares space with Duke Energy's new R&D office which we received an impromptu tour from our good friend and former member, Chandrajeet Pawar.  

On the second half of this episode we deep dive into pullups - the 4 stages of modifying we have and enforce - why we do these 4 and some of the biggest issues our members encounter when trying to either get their first pullup or add to their current rep number. 

Optimist Hall 

John Cassidy is a jack of a trades - but his specialty craft is craft coffee. 

He founded Mountain Ground coffee roasters and has expanded his vision for the perfect cup of coffee across the country - including 3 Charlotte locations with his LoSo location inside of Urban MVMNT being the most recent expansion.

John is a fun guy and we have some good laughs goofing around on this podcast.   Definitely swing by and grab a cup from the Mugshots crew next time you're in LoSo! 

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