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!

In this episode, Meredith and Alex talk about what Tactic is and the services they offer to individual clients. They get into how their coaching philosophy and style have changed over time and why they don't write meal plans. But first, they talk about enduring bad acting for the sake of visibility.

In this episode, Meredith and Alex do a deep dive on goal setting, goals hierarchy, and how to reframe lower level goals and daily activities in a way that may better align with your core values to make commitment to them easier.

Alex makes reference to Gordo Byrn on The Rich Roll Podcast, episode 713.

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In this episode, Alex and Meredith discuss the mental and physical changes they have experienced since retiring from CrossFit competition. Topics discussed include enjoyment of training, body image, and unfair comparison and how those changes have impacted their relationship and business.

This episode Alex and Meredith talk about a documentary on Tegan and Sara, the acclaimed musicians and gay icons from Calgary, who experienced a harrowing case of identity theft and catfishing. They explore the impact of internet culture, the intense parasocial relationships between fans and celebrities, and navigating personal boundaries.

— Alex’s Haircut History

— Words of Affirmation

— Tegan & Sara Documentary

— Fan Entitlement and Boundaries

— The Concept of 'Stan' and Extreme Fandom

— The Impact of Social Media on Celebrity Access

— The Psychology of Internet Trolls

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

· Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara

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

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

· Watch Ted Lasso on Apple TV+

· Inside Out: A Memoir by Demi Moore

· Listen to The Daily: ‘The Interview’: Demi Moore Is Done With the Male Gaze

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In this episode, Lynsey Martin joins Alex and Meredith to discuss traits that great clients have in common and ways to get more out of your coaching relationship as a client or athlete, regardless of the type of coach you work with.

If you would like to listen to our episode with Allie Lamay, that is Episode 49 or you can follow the link here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/afternoon-snack/id1511052873?i=1000542234860

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In this episode, Alex and Meredith sit down with long time Tactic coach and friend, Meg Perdew. Meg talks about her background in nutrition research, what got her into nutrition coaching, how short hair changed her life, and how there are just no good formal attire options. We really enjoyed this episode and hope you do too!

In this episode, Alex and Meredith discuss their recent trip to Tanzania and some of the highs and lows experienced during a two week Safari there. Lions, crickets, and when's lunch? Oh my!

Tactic head coach and CrossFit athlete Lynsey Martin joins the show today to banter with Meredith and Alex about dog ownership and the real life phases and struggles of competitive athletes.

Wow this has been a summer to remember. This episode has no theme other than catching everyone up on our life changes including the wedding, mini honeymoon complete with honeymoon drama, and the newest addition to our family: Rue. We hope you enjoy this one!

After a summer break, Alex and Meredith are back with some life updates and revisit some old themes through the experience of working with a new audience.

Don't miss this episode! Alex and Meredith sit down with Tactic client Quinn Anderson Folk to discuss the long road to making progress with nutrition and fitness. Quinn provides her humorous, honest, and relatable experience as a child growing up in the 90s and how her history with dieting and exercise was a bumpy road that led her to where she is now.

Quinn is an amazing example of how well consistency works over time and we hope you enjoy hearing her story!

CrossFit Games athlete and friend Paige Semenza returns to talk about her return to the CrossFit Games. Paige talks about what she calls The Big 4 - the elements of competition that help her achieve her best.

You can follow along with the rest of her season on instagram @paige_semenza and if you would like to support her trip to the Games, you can grab an athlete t-shirt from her (DM for info).

Alex and Meredith talk about going viral online and the parallels between consistency in marketing and consistency in behavior change. Results lag far behind effort. They also discuss body image issues and how being 'fit' is sometimes an anti-credential in the online coaching space.

Alex and Meredith sit down to discuss recent online transgressions and how negative comments and online interactions might impact the mental health of athletes.

In this episode, Alex and Meredith discuss the basics of nutrition, including the importance of calorie intake, macronutrients, food quality, nutrient timing, and the use of tracking apps. They address common misconceptions about tracking, the purpose behind it, its use as a planning tool rather than an assessment tool, and how you can transition off tracking while maintaining healthy habits. They also provide insight to their personalized coaching approach at Tactic Nutrition and their commitment to helping clients understand and meet their nutritional goals.

— Jumping Experiment: Meredith vs. Alex

— Nutrition Philosophy and Basics

— The Nutrition Hierarchy

— Calories and Macronutrients

— Food Quality and Nutrient Timing

— Tracking and Misconceptions

— Exploring Your Relationship with Food

— Using Tracking as a Planning Tool

— The Role of Coaching in Nutrition

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

· Listen to Afternoon Snack: Beth Bacon on Menopause: The Struggle for Women’s Health

· Listen to Afternoon Snack: Changing the Narrative on Menopause and Fitness with Selene Yeager

· Lose It! - Weight Loss That Fits

· MyFitnessPal

· FatSecret App

· My Macros+

· Ate Food Journal + Photo Diary

· Follow along with TeamTACTIC on YouTube

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To celebrate Pride 2022, Alex and Meredith discuss some coming out stories, the ambient homophobia of the 2000s, the hypocrisy of the commercial PRIDE movement, the balance between visibility and normalcy, and the ongoing struggle for LGBTQ+ rights.

Lynsey Martin returns to the show to talk about Set Point Theory, Settling Point Theory, The Dual Intervention point model and how these theories work together to explain "sticking" points in body weight management. Super interesting episode, you don't want to miss it!

In this episode, Alex discusses some of her more embarrassing moments and touches on the shame that still exists in the LGBTQ world.

In this episode, Alex and Meredith talk about three very common misconceptions in the fitness and nutrition industry and how this type of misinformation prevents people from getting as healthy or as strong as they can.

In this episode, Meredith and Alex discuss the downsides of attaching timelines to goals and how they can actually hinder achievement.

In this episode, Tactic coach and recipe #queen Jill Kerslake joins the show to talk about her history with nutrition and macro tracking, how to manage long slow progress, and why you should consider putting cauliflower in your oatmeal (for real). Tons of tid-bits and takeaways in this episode that you don't want to miss!

This episode is a meatless sandwich. Alex and Meredith discuss updates to the Tactic brand, that one time Alex dumped Meredith in the Chicago airport, and relationship advice for when you can't stop arguing. Enjoy!

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In this episode, Alex and Meredith dive into the intricacies of morning routines, creativity, time management, and adaptability in daily life. They explore societal expectations and managing time effectively, especially for neurodivergent individuals, as well as the need for sustainable habits, emotional resilience, and practical strategies for maintaining flexibility in the face of life's uncertainties. They also highlight Dr. Alia Crum's research regarding reframing stress and aligning actions with priorities for long-term happiness and success.

— Morning Routines

— New Tattoo!

— Time Management & Creativity

— What Does Successful Mean?

— Delayed Gratification & Adaptability

— Challenges in Setting Boundaries

— Creating Structure in Your Daily Routine

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

· Florence + The Machine - King Music Video

· Listen to Afternoon Snack: Dr. Shante Cofield on How to Build Your Dream Life & Business

· Listen to Afternoon Snack: Exploring the Value of Time vs. Money

· Rethinking Stress: The Role of Mindsets in Determining the Stress Response

· Save 10% with TacticZwift10

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Get an update on a few of Meredith and Alex’s favorite things! They share their top, unsponsored favorite brands with products ranging from workout gear and skis to espresso machines and non-alcoholic beer. They also discuss their exciting new partnership with Zwift and touch on the movies, music, and shows that they are currently loving!

— Brands Letting You Down

— Our Favorite Brands!

— Wearable Technology

— Top Running Shoe & Clothing Recommendations

— Ski Gear

— Biking Gear

— Our Favorite Supplements and Nutrition

— Indoor Cycling with Zwift

— Kitchen Essentials

— Entertainment: TV, Movies, and Music

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

· Save 10% with code Tactic10 with Gnarly Nutrition

· Save 10% with TacticZwift10

· Downlite Pillows

· Athletic Brewing Co.

· iOTA Craft Non-Alcoholic Beer

· Fernie Brewing Co.

· Listen to Afternoon Snack: The Realities of High Altitude Training + Leadville 100 Recap!

· Garmin Forerunner 965

· Saucony Running Shoes: Endorphin Speed 4

· Nike Racing Shoe

· Lululemon Wunder Train High-Rise Short

· Volkl - Secret 102 Skis

· Yeti Cycles Bikes

· Listen to Afternoon Snack: Everything You Need to Know About Gnarly Nutrition with Shannon O’Grady

· TrainerRoad

· Moccamaster

· Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

· Practical Magic

· The Last Dinner Party

· Christine and the Queens - Tilted

· The Mel Robbins Podcast

· Two Dykes and A Mic

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