Afternoon Snack – Details, episodes & analysis

This episode, Alex and Meredith recap their most recent Girls Just Wanna Weekend trip hosted by Brandi Carlile. They reflect on their transition back home, the unique community vibes, and the welcoming environment they felt at the festival. They also emphasize the importance of community and staying resilient during these challenging times. Additionally, enjoy the first-ever Afternoon Snack Game Show: Is it Ointment or Lotion?

— Girls Just Wanna Weekend Recap!

— Afternoon Snack: The Game Show

— Reclaiming the Word Lesbian

— Being Recognized in Public + Making Friends

— Girls Just Wanna Weekend + Tactic Nutrition Future Collab??

— The Importance of Community During Challenging Times

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

· Listen to Afternoon Snack: Brandi Carlile’s Tropical Gay Getaway (Part One)

· Listen to Afternoon Snack: Valentine’s Day & Brandi Carlile’s Tropical Gay Getaway (Part Two)

· Brandi Carlile’s Girls Just Wanna Weekend

· Listen to Afternoon Snack: Meredith’s ADHD Journey Update: Medication, Relationships, and Finding Balance

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In this episode, Alex and Meredith recap on some recent embarrassing stories, from ‘can butter knives be used as a murder weapon?’ to awkward encounters after being recognized in public. They also explore the origins, benefits, and misconceptions of hybrid training, arguing that it's not a new concept but has been around in various forms for decades. They discuss how to effectively start a hybrid training regimen and share their insights on balancing strength and endurance training for optimal results!

— Podcast Couch & Cats!

— A Recap on our Recent Embarrassing Moments

— What is Hybrid Training?

— Training Specificity and Goals

— Balancing Strength and Endurance

— Starting a Hybrid Training Program

— Working with Tactic Functional Fitness

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

· Listen to Afternoon Snack: Alex’s Half Ironman Post-Race Recap: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

· Read Iron War: Dave Scott, Mark Allen, and the Greatest Race Ever Run

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This episode, catch up with Meredith and Alex on life and what they have in store for Tactic Functional Fitness! They talk about fighting with your spouse and how ridiculous the fights can be, as well as what they have learned from these past arguments. They discuss their 'Tight on Time Series' (TOTS) for busy individuals, and the benefits of using Zwift for virtual biking. They also provide information on this year’s Habits Challenge, including some new updates and when to expect it to go live!

— Arguments & What We’ve Learned

— Relationship Dynamics

— Fitness Program Updates

— The TOTS Program Explained

— Mental Engagement in Training

— Indoor Cycling vs. Outdoor Riding

— Upcoming Habits Challenge Details

— Fundraising and Community Engagement

— What’s Next?

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

· Save 10% with TacticZwift10

· Listen to Afternoon Snack: WTF is Going on in Our Business?! (Tactic Functional Fitness: Alex and Meredith’s Version)

· Listen to Afternoon Snack: A Few of Our Favorite Things: Bikes, Gear, Movies & More!

· Check out tacticworksout.com to learn more about Tactic Functional Fitness Workouts!

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Opening with a discussion on internet hate comments and toxicity, Alex and Meredith tackle the issue of biohacking, what it is, and its pros and cons. With online influencers and fitness professionals promoting DIY biology, it can be difficult to uncover what lifestyle changes will actually bring health benefits and what changes are simply unreasonable to pursue in one's daily life. With their background in health and nutrition, Alex and Meredith try to uncover what is myth and what is fact, and what you can realistically start doing to improve your health today.

— Authenticity + Dealing with Hate Comments

— DIY Biology

— Biohacking: Extreme Dieting, Fasting, Cold Plunging, Infrared Light, Sunlight, Blue Light, Sleep, Heat Exposure, Food Exclusion, Caffeine

— The Promise of Longevity + Instant Gratification

— Dave Asprey and Bulletproof Coffee

— Andrew Huberman and the Huberman Lab Podcast

— Basic Lifestyle Choices for Better Health

— The Psychological Component to Health

— Alcohol and Health

— Building and Keeping Community

— Auditing Time

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Chelsea Handler Handles Misogynistic Fox News Pundits
• Exercising for Longevity with Peter Attia
• National Geographic's "Limitless" with Chris Hemsworth

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Lynsey Martin is a competitive CrossFit Athlete with a B.S. in Biological Science and over 6 years of personal training experience. As a head coach at Tactic Functional Nutrition, Lynsey strives to teach all her clients how to optimally fuel their activity without cutting out the foods they love. Alongside Alex and Meredith, Lynsey comes back to the podcast to discuss one of the biggest things that she has changed her mind on since becoming a nutrition coach: Reverse Dieting. Together, they explore this "diet after the diet", what it is and what it isn't, and the nutritional science behind it.

— The Science Behind Reverse Dieting

— Earning Your Right to Diet

— RED-S and Reverse Dieting

— Dieting for Bodybuilding

— Caloric Intake: Deficit, Maintenance

— Starvation Mode

— Metabolic Rate

— MATADOR (Minimising Adaptive Thermogenesis And Deactivating Obesity Rebound) Diet

— Compliance, Tracking, and Weight Loss

— The Psychological Effect of Reverse Dieting

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Follow Lynsey on Instagram
• Lynsey's Personal Website
• Lynsey's Story
• Afternoon Snack Episode, "The Reality of Set Point Theory"
• Afternoon Snack Episode, "Lynsey Martin on Relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S)"
• "Reverse Dieting - The Diet after the Diet" (Note: This article is slightly outdated as Lynsey's thoughts on this have changed)
• "Reverse Dieting: Hype Versus Evidence" by Eric Trexler
• "Lessons from the Classic Minnesota Starvation Experiment" from the National Library of Medicine
• "Persistent Metabolic Adaptation 6 Years After 'The Biggest Loser' Competition" from the National Library of Medicine

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In Part Two of our special Valentine's Day Two-Part Series, Alex and Meredith continue to answer listener's questions about their marriage and relationship. In Part One, Alex and Meredith opened up about their attachment styles, fights, and their time in therapy. In a continuation of this peek into their lives together, they share their different love languages, how they deal with being competitive towards one another, what it's like to work from home in a business they created together, and what their biggest pet peeves about each other are.

— Love Languages

— Ego and Competition with Each Other

— Balancing Fitness Goals and Time Together

— Juggling Boundaries with Business, Coaching, and Romance

— Jealousy

— Friendships in Same-Sex Relationships

— Pet Peeves

— Household Roles

— Children

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• NASA Tampon Scandal
• Chelsea Handler's Netflix Special, "Revolution"

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In this extra-special Valentine's Day Two-Part series, Alex and Meredith get very real about their relationship. They reveal how the adults in their youth never really modeled what healthy relationships look like and how, even after therapy, it's still something that they're working through in their marriage. They also touch on the unique difficulties they've faced in a same-sex marriage, how their attachment styles differ, what they fight about, and the small things that they love about one another.

— Feelings About Valentine's Day + Galentine's Day

— Personal Struggles in Relationships

— What Relationships Are Really Like

— Being in a Same-Sex Marriage

— What Causes + Resolves Arguments

— Alone Time

— Therapy and Couples Counseling

— Hyper-arousal vs. Hypoarousal

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
• Brandi Carlile - Party Of One (Official Video)

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Ellen di Dia has a B.S. in Nutrition with a concentration in Public Health, and is a new coach at Tactic Functional Nutrition. After battling years of disordered eating where she under-ate and binged, Ellen became a nutrition and fitness coach to help others with whatever issues they may be facing. She takes us through her journey as a student athlete struggling with disordered binge eating, to her bodybuilding experience, and what led her to joining the team at Tactic.

— Being a Student Athlete

— Disordered Eating: Binge Eating

— Diet Culture

— Women in Media

— Aging

— Bodybuilding, Depletion, and Being Lean

— Habit Tracking

— Our Cats + Superpowers

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Ellen's IG @elellengracefit

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In this episode, Alex and Meredith talk about Alex's running schedule and her journey over the years running in the Chicago, Boston, and Los Angeles Marathons. They share why we should all stay smart in our workouts, what makes consistency so important in our lives, and how to adapt when life doesn't go according to plan. Alex also walks us through how she discovered her love of running during law school, balancing CrossFIt and running, and taking care of her body while healing.

— Friendships

— Consistency + Goals

— Alex's Running Schedule

— Running + CrossFit

— Templated Training Programs vs. Coaches

— Healing After An Injury

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Mel Robbins Podcast

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In this final self produced episode, Alex and Meredith reminisce about some of their finer (or not) moments and important lessons learned. This episode has no theme or takeaway other than to make you laugh and shepherd us all into the next phase of the show. Enjoy!