Strong Habits - The Podcast

May 29 2021 75 ep. 33 mins 50

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Inclusive feminist fitness podcast covering all things training, nutrition and mindset with Coach Pennie Varvarides. A mix of solo episodes where Pennie answers your questions and shares tips and stories, with episodes in conversation with some incredible people within the industry. pennievarvarides.com instagram.com/superpennie

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#75: With Hannah Mouncey - on fighting for acceptance as a trans athlete

May 29 2021 61 mins

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 ma

#75: With Abbie Stasior - on the neuroscience of habits and manifesting your dreams

Apr 01 2021 63 mins

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 a

#74: with Kelly Terranova - on living with with grief and how to live a full life

Mar 17 2021 45 mins

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 neg

#73: With Meghann Koppele - on training for MS clients

Mar 04 2021 55 mins

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 inj

#72: With Dr David Robert Grimes - on covid19 myths, vaccines and conspiracy theories

Feb 15 2021 56 mins

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 Ma

#71: Client Q&A - on naked running, protein bioavailability and oral health

Feb 03 2021 21 mins

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-

#70: With Toral Shah on breast cancer, inclusive health care and racism

Jan 28 2021 52 mins

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 br

#69: With Greg Nuckols - on protein timing, beer and the british empire

Jan 21 2021 63 mins

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

#68: With Greg Nuckols - on sex differences in strength, muscle mass and training

Jan 15 2021 51 mins

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

#67: Client Q&A - on posture, habit building and PCOS

Jan 13 2021 16 mins

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://incompete