Matt Walrath (@groceryninja) is the owner of nutrition coaching company, Beyond Macros. He has helped everyone from CrossFit Games athletes to busy parents get leaner, stronger, and perform their best through a habit-based approach to nutrition coaching.
Matt also writes about behavior change, including how to fuel an athlete for less than $7 per day, on his personal website. As an athlete, Matt was a three-time All-American lacrosse player in college, and has competed at the CrossFit Games California Regional with his team, Paradiso CrossFit.
In this episode, Matt shares with how breaking his leg changed his life trajectory, how iboga helped him expand his horizons, his view on eastern vs. western medicine, why nutrition is more than food, and much more.

Alex Strenger is a pedicab driver in Austin, TX, who is currently running for mayor. He is a former MMA fighter and substitute teacher, and he has some very creative ideas on how to improve the city

In this episode, Alex shares with us his creative plan to help Austin’s housing problem, as well as his creative plans for teachers and cops. We also learn why people are flocking to Austin, why the sharing economy is creating new problems, and more.

Brooke Ence is an elite CrossFit athlete, a movie star, a social media star, and owner of ENCEwear, an apparel brand. Resilient, relentless and real, Brooke is a Utah native, who was raised by two hard-working and driven parents. She grew up doing gymnastics, softball, swimming and dance alongside her three older siblings. 

Fast-forward to 2015, Brooke placed 1st in the CrossFit California Regionals, and went on to place 14th at the 2015 CrossFit Games in her rookie year. Since then, Brooke’s built a following for her reputation as an elite competitor and her passion for inspiring others to achieve their goals. 

No stranger to adversity, Brooke’s returned to elite competition this year after undergoing spinal surgery in March 2017. Beyond the box, 2018 is set to be a big year for Brooke. 

Building on her breakout appearances as an Amazon woman in the blockbuster Wonder Woman and Justice League films, she’s already been nominated for a Shorty Award, launched her own apparel brand, ENCEwear, that nearly sold out its launch collection in 24 hours, and is partnering with Paleoethics to debut her own protein line.

In this episode, Brooke opens up about her childhood and overcoming insecurities. She takes us through her experience growing up LDS Mormon, how she got teased as a child for having bigger biceps than boys, how she overcame an injury both physically and mentally, and much more. 

Aaron Alexander CR, LMT, CPT is an accomplished manual therapist and movement coach with over 13 years of professional experience. He is the founder of the Align Movement™, an integrated approach to functional movement and self-care that has helped thousands of people out of pain and into health.

Aaron also hosts the top-rated Align Podcast featuring the biggest names in movement and wellness. His clients include Hollywood celebrities, Olympic/professional athletes and everyone in between. He teaches workshops and speaks at events all over the world.

In this episode, we dive into why you sometimes need to remove supplements rather than add more, how diversifying your training and movements can improve your performance in your specific sports, why fasting is healthy for you, how eating poop can make you healthier, and much more.

Enjoy!

-Mike

P.S. This is Aaron’s third time on the show. Check out the other two episodes he was featured on: Aaron Alexander: Finding Flow and Feeling Connected #44 and Aaron Alexander on Language & Movement, Trauma Effects Posture #16.

Max Shank is owner and head coach at Ambition Athletics, where people become muscular ninjas. He is also a teacher of world class coaches and athletes and has taught 100+ courses around the world. 

Max is also creator #5minuteflow and has written 3 books: Ultimate Athleticism, Simple Shoulder Solution, and Master the Kettlebell.

I like to experiment and explore the human condition. Fitness is my primary method of developing life-altering skills. In addition, I’ve picked up guitar, piano, and drums as an adult. 

In this episode, Max shares with us why he is focused on athleticism rather than strength, what it means to be strong enough, why we all need to work more easily, how 5 min a day of practice can make a huge long-lasting impact, and much more.