LadyStrong FitCast
265 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 47 ratingsWelcome to LadyStrong FITcast! A No nonsense approach to women's weight loss hosted by Co-Founders Marciea and Brittany. This weekly podcast is about empowering women like you to avoid making excuses and to help you maximize your fitness and weight loss results. So many of us know what we need to do to achieve our goals but we aren't doing it. There's a continuous gap between our intentions and our actions. LadyStrong FITcast is a tool to help you create massive change in your life and enjoy the journey!
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Exercising During Pregnancy | The Coffee with MP Show EP 061
March 18, 2019 05:00 - 13 minutes - 6.37 MBToday's podcast episode on The Coffee with MP Show we met with Tamisha LittleJohn who is a Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse for 15 years, at Freeport Memorial Hospital in Freeport, IL. We're talking about women who are pregnant and whether they are new to exercise or it's already a part of your weekly routine. How choosing activities that are safest for you and the baby. :48 - 1:17 Women Weight Loss Secrets Booklet 1:19 - 2:07 Special Guest Introduction 2:08 - 2:32 Tamisha’s Back...
Summer is Around the Corner, Are you Ready? |The Coffee with MP Show EP 060
March 13, 2019 05:00 - 16 minutes - 7.44 MBPrepare your body for summer by starting early. Avoid a mad panic just before summer hits by slowly easing into a summer body preparation routine. Shed the winter blues by getting outdoors and moving more, and look after your body adjusting your fitness and nutrition regimen. It’s all about creating healthy habits and, come summer, your body will love you for it! Prep your body for summer!
The Most Common Nutrition Questions | The Coffee with MP Show Ep059
March 06, 2019 13:00 - 12 minutes - 5.71 MBAt LadyStrong Fitness these are the questions we hear the most frequently. You'll be surprised, but what you may hear. :45 Women's Weight Loss Secrets Book Coming Soon! 2:00 - 5:23 What kind of foods should I stay away from and what foods should I stick to? 5:28 - 6:40 How many calories should I be eating? 6:44 - 8:09 What kind of diet should I be doing? 8:11 - 9:45 How much water should I be drinking per day? 9:51 - 11:34 Can I dronk alchohol?
How to Lose Weight Effectively | The Coffee with MP Show Ep 058
February 27, 2019 06:00 - 16 minutes - 7.66 MBToday on the show Marciea and Brittany discuss tips and tricks on how you can begin to lose weight effectively! These tips aren't just eat this much and drink this much water, they are tactical things that will help you reach your goals!
How to Reduce Soreness After a Workout! | The Coffee with MP Show Ep 057
February 19, 2019 06:00 - 13 minutes - 6.21 MBOn this episode Brittany and Marciea will discuss their tips and tricks on how to reduce soreness after a workout so that you can move through your day and get back to your workouts as soon as possible!
Top 10 Exercises to Target Inner Thighs! | The Coffee with MP Show Ep 056
February 11, 2019 06:00 - 14 minutes - 6.73 MBOn today's episode we talk about the most common exercises that will help target those stubborn inner thighs!
Stay Motivated Through The Seasons! | The Coffee with MP Show Ep 055
February 07, 2019 05:00 - 8 minutes - 4.16 MBToday on The Coffee with MP Show we talk about how to stay motivated through all of the seasons of the year so that you can stay on track and smash your goals!
Dominate Your Morning! | The Coffee with MP Show Ep 054
January 30, 2019 05:00 - 11 minutes - 5.37 MBToday, Co-Founders Marciea Allen and Brittany Welk share their top tips on how you can dominate your morning every day to gain more energy, become more productive and overall have a more positive life!
How to Decide on the Most Effective Workout! | The Coffee with MP Show Ep 053
January 23, 2019 17:00 - 9 minutes - 4.38 MBToday on the show Co-Founders Brittany and Maricea talk to you about how to find the most effective workout for you and your goals!
How to Cheat Right! | The Coffee with MP Show Ep 052
January 16, 2019 17:00 - 13 minutes - 6.23 MBToday on The Coffee with MP Show Co-Founders Marciea Allen and Brittany Welk sit down and talk about.. What is a cheat meal?! And how to you cheat right! They will also cover their Top 3 Favorite Cheats!
Top Reasons Why You Won't Reach Your Goals in 2019! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 051
January 09, 2019 17:00 - 17 minutes - 7.92 MBThis week on The Coffee with MP Show Podcast Co-Founders Marciea Allen and Brittany Welk sit down and talk about... The Top Reasons Why You WON'T Achieve Your Goals in 2019... While they will share the reasons why you WON'T achieve, they will also give you strategies on HOW you can achieve them too!
Top Exercises to Burn Fat! | The Coffee with MP Show Ep 050
January 03, 2019 21:00 - 6 minutes - 3.16 MBToday we share our Top Exercises that will help you burn fat in 2019!
The Best Moments of 2018! | The Coffee with MP Show Ep 049
December 26, 2018 05:00 - 11 minutes - 5.29 MBThis week on the show we take a look back at some of our favorite moments over the past year on the show!
Top 5 Favorite Fitness Things! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 048
December 19, 2018 05:00 - 21 minutes - 10.1 MBThis week on The Coffee with MP Show Co-Founders Marciea Allen and Brittany Welk share their Top 5 Favorite Fitness Things!
Help Prevent Human Trafficking! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 047
December 12, 2018 16:00 - 25 minutes - 12 MBThis week on a very special episode of The Coffee with MP Show we sit down with the founder of Rabhab's Daugther's a local charity who's mission is to help fight against Human Trafficking and to help rescue, rehabilitate & reintegrate victims and turn them into survivors! They were our Check In for Charity Organization for the month of November! Midwest Performance members checked in on Facebook over 500 times to help raise $250 for their cause! Sam talks about her story, how she decided ...
Get to Know the Co-Founders of LadyStrong Fitness! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 046
December 05, 2018 05:00 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBThis week on a super special episode of The Coffee with MP Show MP Co-Founders Marciea Allen & Brittany Welk sit down and spill the beans on all things about them and the creation story of Midwest Performance! They share our personal journeys prior to their relationship and the inception of Midwest Performance. They share the ups and downs, highs and lows of life, entrepreneurship and their relationship in business together! We hope that this helps you get to know the faces behind what y...
Get Back on the Wagon! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 045
November 28, 2018 17:00 - 18 minutes - 8.36 MBToday on The Coffee with MP Show we sit down and chat with MP Member Holly Barbosa! Holly shares with us to day her journey from being a member, to leaving due to life changes and now coming BACK to finish out 2019! She shares how as a hard working single mother of 3 children isn't an excuse for her to not put herself as a priority in life. She gets vulnerable about how she thought leaving the gym and continuing her journey on her own at home would be easy and it turned out not to be e...
Everyday is "Friends-Giving" at Midwest Performance! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 044
November 21, 2018 05:00 - 14 minutes - 6.91 MBThis week on a special Thanksgiving episode of The Coffee with MP Show we sit down with member Odette Sulit and speak to her about how everyday at MP is "Friends-giving" for her! From 175lbs and less than 5'0'' tall, she's had a hard fought journey to her weight loss goals and strives every day to be better than she was the day before! Odette is a true community leader here at MP with all of her Fierce Female friends, who came in as strangers but leave every workout as the best of friends!...
How to Age Gracefully! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 043
November 14, 2018 05:00 - 21 minutes - 9.73 MBThis week on The Coffee with MP Show we will speak to MP Member Angelia Green on how to Age Gracefully! She shares with us her experience running 1/2 and full marathons at the age of 55 and why she chooses to continue to be active the later years of her life! Don't miss this one! Angelia is a firecracker!
Overcoming Hypothyroidism! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 042
November 07, 2018 05:00 - 11 minutes - 5.48 MBThis week on The Coffee with MP Show we talk with MP Member Adriana Estrada about her 22 year struggle with Hypothyroidism and how she's been able to use MP to overcome it! She talks with us about how she juggles being a mom of 3 and a grandma of 2 (one of which has lived with her since the age of 7 months old and is now 3!) & manages to attend 5 classes per week at 5AM at MP to achieve her goals! Adriana is a true inspiration to so many of our Fierce Females and we know she will be an i...
Lose Your Excuses, Find Your Results! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 041
October 31, 2018 04:00 - 17 minutes - 8.03 MBThis week on The Coffee with MP Show we get the chance to sit down with EXCUSE KILLER and MP Member Angélica Castillo! Angelica is the queen of killing her excuses! She is a busy mom, wife and working lady and she still finds time to meal prep, cook healthy for her whole family and still spend 5-6 days a week in the gym for 60 minutes! It hasn't been an easy journey for Angelica as she will share in her interview but she will share her tactics and skills how she's been able to GET RID OF H...
I Beat Cancer! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 040
October 24, 2018 04:00 - 10 minutes - 4.8 MBToday’s podcast episode on the Coffee with MP Show we met with MP member Rebeca Pena. Rebeca is considered the OG of Midwest Performance becoming the first member to join the fierce female community alongside losing 70lbs in just 18 months! Rebeca was the first guest on the coffee with MP show this past January when she first announced to everyone her most recent diagnosis of cancer. Since then she’s now in remission and wants to share her fair struggles and how she overcame them all whil...
Age is Just A Number! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 039
October 17, 2018 04:00 - 23 minutes - 10.7 MBThis week on The Coffee with MP Show we speak with MP Member Mary Cook! Mary is going to share her journey about restarting her fitness journey in a time in most people's lives where the last thing they can think about is their health and fitness. She's worked through many struggles and triumphs along the way but she's never faltered. She's taken major strides in her personal journey and she's here to share with you that no matter where you're at in life, it's never too late to get started!
How To Use A Setback As A Setup for a Comeback! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 038
October 10, 2018 04:00 - 14 minutes - 6.51 MBThis week on The Coffee with MP Show we revisit with MP Co-Founder Marciea "BlackWidow" Allen about how to use an injury as a set up for a comeback! She will share her stint with a recent injury as a professional athlete and how she's choosing to use it as fuel for her fire! She will share strategies on how to not get "stuck in the suck" as she would say and how to stop saying "what CAN'T I do" and say "What CAN I do"!
You, Your Food & Your Emotions! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 037
October 03, 2018 04:00 - 23 minutes - 10.9 MBThis week on The Coffee with MP Show we have a very special guest! Roshni Davé is a Licensed Clinic Therapist who specializes in Eating Disorders and Emotional Eating. She will share with you what emotional eating is, what could be some signs that you may be an emotional eater and some tactical ways you can overcome it! As women we ALL eat our emotions, some more frequently than others but it's important to know that there should always be a different outlet and Roshni is going to share tha...
How to Plant Your Roots & Grow! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 036
September 26, 2018 04:00 - 13 minutes - 6.08 MBThis week on The Coffee with MP Show we speak with MP Member Priyanka Dev! Priyanka shares with us her journey from her home country to the United States and how adapting to a place where she knew no one was difficult but how MP helped her overcome that! She shares her weight loss journey at MP and how the empowerment of the women here have helped her really plant her roots at make this her home!
How to Have Your Cake & Eat It Too! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 035
September 19, 2018 04:00 - 17 minutes - 7.98 MBThis week on the Coffee with MP Show we sit down with MP Member Kirsten Leys! Kirsten talks to us about her journey to an over 50lb weight loss since starting her fitness journey as well as how nutrition has significantly impacted her results! She shares how a recent loss and her diabetic status gave her the motivation she needed to really push towards her goals! She also spills the beans on how she enjoys potato chips and cake DAILY on her new nutrition plan and STILL SEES RESULTS! You ...
How to Become Empowered and Impactful! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 034
September 12, 2018 04:00 - 16 minutes - 7.43 MBThis week on The Coffee with MP Show we have a very special guest..UFC Featherweight and The Ulimate Fighter Season 28 Contestant Leah Letson! She will talk about growing up in martial arts, using Cardio Kickboxing to prepare for Air Force bootcamp and her journey to the UFC as a young female. She also discusses her hopes to use her platform in the UFC to empower and impact women and young girls around the world! You won't want to miss this one!
Special Q & A with Marciea Allen! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 033
September 05, 2018 04:00 - 20 minutes - 9.61 MBToday on The Coffee with MP Show we sit down for a Q & A Session with MP Co-Founder, Professional Mixed Martial Artist and Season 28 Ultimate Fighter Contestant Marciea Allen aka "BlackWidow"! She talks Midwest Performance, MMA and drops some major advice bombs in this special episode! Don't Miss It!
Top 10 Tips for Starting Your Fitness Journey! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 032
August 29, 2018 04:00 - 14 minutes - 6.93 MBThis week we have a SPECIAL episode of The Coffee with MP Show! We have compiled our Top 10 Tips on How To Begin Your Fitness Journey from some of our favorite guests!
Use Faith & Fitness to Live Your Best Life! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 031
August 22, 2018 04:00 - 17 minutes - 8.22 MBOn this episode of The Coffee with MP Show we talk with MP Member Chelsea Noelle Garcia about how to use faith and fitness to live your best life! She will talk about her some of the struggles she's faced personally, as a mom and in her own fitness journey and how having faith has helped her transform her life!
How To Become Your Own Biggest Fan! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 030
August 15, 2018 04:00 - 19 minutes - 9.07 MBTune in for another episode of The Coffee with MP Show where we sit down with MP Member Michelle Shaw Walitschek! Michelle is going to take us through her journey from box gym to personal trainer to Jazzercize and now to MP! She will talk about how she's always been the person to cheer everyone else on but it wasn't until MP that she learned to cheer herself on too! Michelle will share how she has finally become her OWN biggest fan!
From Fear to Fierce! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 029
August 07, 2018 04:00 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MBIn this episode of the Coffee with MP Show we sit down and talk with Coach Jami Abshire! Jami will share her own personal journey with her fitness and health. She will talk about her struggles, her triumphs and how she went from having all the fear....to being FIERCE!
Special MP Q & A! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 028
August 01, 2018 04:00 - 47 minutes - 21.9 MBIn this episode we sit down with one half of the Midwest Performance founders, Brittany Welk and get the dirt on ALL things Midwest Performance! From how MP got it's start to learning more about Brittany and Maricea and their lives outside of the studio. This episode is jam back with fun facts, stories and advice that you won't want to miss!
From Not Enough to Good Enough! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 027
July 25, 2018 04:00 - 15 minutes - 7.38 MBToday on The Coffee with MP Show we will talk to Sabrina Jones, one of our coaches here at Midwest Performance! Sabrina has been a member of Midwest Performance since December of 2016 and is now one of our top coaches here at the studio! She shares in her episode how she has struggled with many things in her life including drug addiction and how she has been able to overcome her feeling of "I'm not good enough" to now feeling like she is MORE than enough! She shares how she has overcome som...
From Gym Nobody to Gym Somebody! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 026
July 18, 2018 04:00 - 18 minutes - 8.37 MBTune in Wednesday for another episode of The Coffee with MP Show! Where we talk with REAL women who've gotten REAL results! This week we talk with MP Member Rowena Abasolo about how she went from a gym NOBODY to a gym SOMEBODY! She will share how being a nurse teaching patients how to care for themselves gave her motivation to start caring for herself and how she went from never working out to be consistently attending classes 5-6 days per week! She will share how her fitness and health routi...
How to Show Up & Show Out! | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 025
July 11, 2018 04:00 - 14 minutes - 6.58 MBTune in for a very special episode of The Coffee with MP Show with Co-Founder Brittany Welk! Brittany is going to share her personal fitness and healthy journey which includes being overweight, having low self-esteem and even a short bout with an eating disorder. She's going to share how she made the decision to show up and show out in her life to make a change and how you can too!
How To Become Strong & Fierce | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 024
July 06, 2018 04:00 - 13 minutes - 6.1 MBThis week on The Coffee with MP Show we talk with MP Member Erin Lowing! Erin shares her journey with us as she talks about how she came to find Midwest Performance, how as a mother she's struggled putting herself first and she overcame that and so much more! Erin will share how she's learned to take any negative thoughts and throw them right out of her head and that has helped her become strong and fierce!
How To Go From Couch to Coach | The Coffee with MP Show Ep 023
June 27, 2018 04:00 - 15 minutes - 7.62 MBTune in for the next episode of The Coffee with MP Show with Former MP Member and MP Coach Lauren Swanson Bentz as she takes you through her year long journey from starting out as a 6 Week Challenger and now being part of the MP Green Squad! Lauren will talk about how she suffered with low self-esteem, struggling to find her groove in fitness and how she is now known as one of the most positive people here at MP!
Never Be Too Busy To Take Care of You! | The Coffee with MP Show Ep 022
June 20, 2018 04:00 - 15 minutes - 7.48 MBStacy will talk about how she is the mother of a son with special needs and how even with the responsibilities that it comes with she never lets it stop her from attending her workouts daily! She talks about how she's been able to make fitness and health living a big part of her daily routine and how it has positively affected her ability to care for her son and her family!
From Gym Pessimist to Gym Optimist | The Coffee with MP Show Ep 021
June 13, 2018 04:00 - 24 minutes - 11.8 MBSara will talk about how her skepticism led her to be the 100 question queen when she first came in to MP and how her hatred for working out quickly became a true passion. She shares her journey of major set backs from not one but two surgeries and how during her time off instead of feeling unmotivated, she felt MORE motivated to return to her workouts!
Find Your Internal MO-tivation! | The Coffee with MP Show Ep 020
June 06, 2018 04:00 - 15 minutes - 7.68 MBMaureen will talk about her journey through obesity as a child to her now 60lb weight loss! She will talk about how she has found her own internal motivation through this journey of hers and how you don’t always need someone cheering you on, you just need to learn to cheer yourself on! She will also break down how she remains consistent and determined on her road to a 100+lb weight loss goal! Learn how to be your own biggest fan!!
Celebrate The Non-Scale Victories! | The Coffee with MP Show Ep 019
May 30, 2018 04:00 - 20 minutes - 9.92 MBShawna will talk to you about how she has overcome several injuries and set backs in her fitness journey and how she has learned to celebrate the non-scale victories. She will share with you her best practices to give yourself grace, have patience with the process and learn to show yourself some love even when the scale doesn't!
Stop Procrastinating & Just Do It! | The Coffee with MP Show Ep 018
May 26, 2018 04:00 - 17 minutes - 8.27 MBMichele is going to talk to you about how she's been a procrastinator her WHOLE life, she could always talk herself out of anything! She's going to share with you how she gave up her Starbucks and talked herself right into a healthier lifestyle and how you can too! Stop the procrastination and JUST DO IT!
How to Be Fit after 50! |The Coffee with MP Show Ep 017
May 19, 2018 04:00 - 24 minutes - 11.5 MBDonna will talk about how even though she’s at the beginning of her fitness journey, she is staying steadfast in her quest! She talks about how she has been the queen of excuses her whole life and how she always believes your best days are ahead no matter your age! She will give you the tips and tricks on how to get fit after 50!
Do You Suffer From "Mom Guilt?" | The Coffee with MP Show Ep 016
May 11, 2018 04:00 - 18 minutes - 8.66 MBA Special Mother’s Day Edition of The Coffee with MP Show! This week we interview MP Member and Rookie of the Year Rossy P. Rossy will talk about her journey as an entrepreneur, becoming a mom to 3 beautiful children, how some where along the way she lost sight of her health and how MP has helped her find it again! She also talks about the topic that is popular amongst our moms! “Mom Guilt”!
Your Future Self Will Be Thanking You | The Coffee with MP Show Episode 015
May 04, 2018 04:00 - 14 minutes - 7.14 MBFormer MP member turned MP Head Coach Tiffany R. discusses how she went from High School track athlete to overweight and out of shape to now fitness professional and head coach at the top women's fitness studio in the Chicago Suburbs! She will discuss how she teaches her fierce females how to not judge their beginning by someone else's middle and how you can too!
Learn How to Love Yourself First | The Coffee with MP Show EP 014
April 30, 2018 04:00 - 22 minutes - 10.8 MBLicensed Clinical Professional Counselor and MP Member Caitlin will share her passion for talking about esteem as she has struggled with the issue on and off in her life! She truly loves helping people put in to practice behaviors and thought patterns that encourage their lives specifically instead of what society says should work!
Learn How to Love Yourself First | The Coffee with MP Show EP 014
April 30, 2018 04:00 - 22 minutes - 10.8 MBLicensed Clinical Professional Counselor and MP Member Caitlin will share her passion for talking about esteem as she has struggled with the issue on and off in her life! She truly loves helping people put in to practice behaviors and thought patterns that encourage their lives specifically instead of what society says should work!
How to Create an Abundance Mindset | The Coffee with MP show Ep 013
April 28, 2018 04:00 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MBAfter spending the last 2 years growing and evolving Midwest Performance, Marciea Allen aka BlackWidow has officially begun her road back to the octagon! Training 3-4x's per day 6-7 days per week during her Fight Camp Marciea manages to stay calm, focused, empowered, healthy and ready for any challenge...this doesn’t come naturally like you may think...it’s all about her mindset. Marciea will teach you how she overcomes all obstacles in and outside of the octagon with an abundance mindset a...