I spoke with Hannah Mouncey, a trans handball and Australian football player who has played for both the men's and women's teams.  Hannah played for the men's football team for four years, competing at the 2013 world championships and narrowly missing out on qualifying for the 2016 Olympics. In 2018, she was named Victorian LGBT Sportsperson of the Year.  There are not many athletes out there able to give insight into playing for the men's and women's teams, so it was really interesting to sit down with Hannah (over the internet) and talk about that experience.  You can find Hannah on Twitter: @HannahMouncey Or: ashwoodsupport.com.au Don't forget to subscribe/follow for more episodes.

Abbie Stasior is a health and life coach from the states, and is currently a nutrition and exercise physiology grad student at the University of Columbia. She runs the coaching company Be About Being Better. In the podcast I misspoke and said her postgrad was in neuroscience, but that was her undergrad.  In this episode, we cover how our brains work when it comes to building and breaking habits. Abbie was able to call on evidence to explain our brains, even sharing when the best time of day to train would be in terms of productivity and learning. Abbie was a great guest and I think you'll enjoy this episode! She recommended I try TikTok, so I did. You can find me @superpennie - although I must say, I still don't understand it lol Find Abbie: Instagram: @abbie.stasior Tiktok: @abbie.stasior Web: beaboutbeingbetter.mykajabi.com Donate to my April fundraiser for the Bone Cancer Research Trust: tinyurl.com/teambones Find me on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook: @superpennie Or on Medium: superpennie.medium.com

Kelly Terranova is the small business owner behind The Bee's Knees Journal.  Kelly has lots of experience of living through adversity, plus also thriving in adversity. Her mum was diagnosed with the incurable and fatal disease Huntington's Disease–and Kelly also faced 13 years of not knowing whether or not she had inherited the disease (a 50/50 chance), which was luckily negative. Kelly has found humour and gratitude to be integral tools to thriving over the years and through adversity. In her experience, she has found the deeper the tragedy the darker the humour and the richer the gratitude. All of this experience inspired the creation of The Bee's Knees Journal. thebeesknees.co | @kellyterranova_ Find me on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @superpennie My ebook Run Strong Foundations: amzn.to/2NqJbRH

In this episode I spoke with Meghann Koppele about training clients with MS. Megann is a certified Pilates instructor with 20 years’ experience, as well as a certified strength and conditioning specialist with a masters in applied physiology. Meghan runs a pilates studio in New Jersey working with clients living with a variety of conditions, including severe back pain, sports injuries, MS and pre/postnatal clients. Meghann created a Pilates-based protocol for early-stage MS clients and teaches several courses on Pilates for neurological conditions. Find Meghan:  theneurostudio.com insta: @megkoppeleduffy Get a copy of Run Strong: Foundations: amzn.to/2O0ulS9

Dr David Robert Grimes is a physicist, cancer researcher, and author. His scientific work includes everything from how tumours use oxygen to why conspiracies tend to fail, with a strong focus on public understanding of science and medicine. David contributes to the BBC, RTE, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Irish Times, PBS, and other outlets. He received the 2014 Maddox prize, and his first book "The Irrational Ape - why we fall for disinformation, conspiracy theory, and propaganda", is out now from Simon & Schuster UK. In this episode we cover: Common coronavirus myths The history of conspiracy theories Why it's so easy to fall victim to a conspiracy theory The importance of critical thinking and basic science understanding You can get David's book here: amzn.to/3akuKHh and find him on Instagram @david_robert_grimes You can find me on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @superpennie. My book Run Strong: Foundations is available here: amzn.to/3rWjmHL and 30-Day Bender is available from pennievarvarides.com/30daybender

Answering client questions.  In this episode I cover: Oral health Sleep hygiene  Dairy vs Plant-proteins bioavailability Homemade fast foods Naked running Get in touch: Instagram, Twitter @superpennie; email [email protected] Here are some links to homemade fast food recipes: https://tasty.co/article/candacelowry/fast-food-favorites-you-can-easily-make-at-home https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/fast-food-copycat-recipes/ https://greatist.com/eat/healthier-fast-food-recipes

I spoke with nutritional scientist and food and health writer Toral Shah, who runs the urban kitchen (@theurbankitchen), about nutrition for cancer prevention and recovery, inclusive health campaigns, how to make vegetables delicious and how fitness is political. Toral originally went to medical school. The goal was to become an oncologist, but when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, she realised that wasn’t the career for her. She completed a degree in cell biology, specialising in cancer and worked in research, before doing a masters in nutritional medicine at the university of surrey. Toral is currently putting together a PhD proposal looking at the impact of stress, diet and lifestyle on oestrogen dependent breast cancer. In this episode we cover: Toral personal breast cancer story What to look out for when checking your own breasts How nutrition can help with prevention/recovery (don't stop taking your meds) How health campaigns and health care need to be more inclusive Racism in the health & fitness spheres How to make vegetables taste good Find Toral: linktr.ee/theurbankitchen | theurbankitchen.co.uk Find me: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter @superpennie Show notes: pennievarvarides.com

Part 2 In this episode, I speak with Greg Nuckols, who is an exercise science writer, powerlifter and coach. Greg is one of the smartest guys in strength sports and I've been learning from him via Stronger by Science and MASS for years. If you haven't listened to part 1, do that first. I split the interview into two parts as it was almost two hours long and I thought I'd give you a break.  In this episode, we discuss the importance of protein timing, protein and carb intake on muscle building and the role of beer in the dawn of civilisation.  This is a really fun episode, and Greg and I cover a really random range of topics - I'm sure you can see how this ended up being 2 hours long!  Find Greg: strongerbyscience.com MASS research review Instagram @gregnuckols Twitter @gregnuckols Find me: pennievarvarides.com 30-Day Bender Instagram @superpennie Twitter @superpennie Facebook @superpennie

PART 1 In this episode, I speak with Greg Nuckols, who is an exercise science writer, powerlifter and coach. Greg is one of the smartest guys in strength sports and I've been learning from him via Stronger by Science and MASS for years. He also has held three all-time world records in powerlifting in the 220lb and 242lb classes. I split the interview into two parts as it was almost two hours long and I thought I'd give you a break. I'll share part two next week.  In this episode we discuss muscle loss and gains through lockdown, sex differences in training and muscle mass, what that could mean in terms of trans athletes and sport Find Greg: strongerbyscience.com MASS research review Instagram @gregnuckols Twitter @gregnuckols Find me: pennievarvarides.com 30-Day Bender Instagram @superpennie Twitter @superpennie Facebook @superpennie

In this episode, I answer questions from clients. I cover: hydration and caffeine, building effective habits/routines, dairy and PCOS and exercise snacks If you're interested in training email me on [email protected] or find me: on Instagram @superpennie Download 30-Day Bender: pennievarvarides.com/30daybender Music: Feather Waltz by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3743-feather-waltz License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license