What You Should Know About the New Food Pyramid
Release Date: 01/26/2026
Spring Clean Your Diet - properly using food tracking & meal prep to prioritize your diet
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This week's Addicted to Fitness outlines an effective approach to reaching your nutrition goals. Nick and Shannon describe how setting nutrient goals, utilizing a food tracker, scheduling a meal/food prep day, and eating seasonal produce are several tactics you can use to prioritize your diet this Spring. They also discuss pre-flight workouts, dry scooping, and "nonnamaxxing" on this week's episode. Follow the podcast profile on Instagram @TheATFPodcast. Give it a listen and let us know what you think by leaving a rating & review in Apple Podcasts. Visit to listen to our entire...
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Suck it Up and Try it - The least favorite exercises that you should still do
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This week's Addicted to Fitness features a debate on the most hated exercise. Nick and Shannon share their 5 least favorite, and oftentimes most effective, exercises that make them cringe when they see it their workout routine. They also discuss meal prep, sleeping naked, and yogurt in your coffee on this week's episode. Follow the podcast profile on Instagram @TheATFPodcast. Give it a listen and let us know what you think by leaving a rating & review in Apple Podcasts. Visit to listen to our entire archive. Like & Follow the Addicted to Fitness Podcast Facebook page (). Follow...
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From the Vault: Protein Bar Breakdown & Taste Test
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The Health Benefits of Maximizing Your Vacation Time
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This week's Addicted to Fitness examines the best methods for getting the most out of your vacaton time. Nick and Shannon discuss how duration, activities, ability to disconnect from work, and the individuals you bring with you can help or hinder the positive effects of vacation. Follow the podcast profile on Instagram @TheATFPodcast. Give it a listen and let us know what you think by leaving a rating & review in Apple Podcasts. Visit to listen to our entire archive. Like & Follow the Addicted to Fitness Podcast Facebook page (). Follow Nick & Elemental Training Tampa on Facebook...
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An Interview with Certified Nutrition Specialist Danielle Arnold
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This week's Addicted to Fitness features an interview with a certified nutrition specialist and functional medicine practitoner Danielle Arnold. Nick and Danielle discuss gut health, fiber intake, and the importance of whole foods in nutrition. Danielle also explains her approach to helping patients navigate dietary changes and the role of functional testing in personalized nutrition plan. If you'd like to learn more about her companies, visit and/or . You can also contact Danielle at her email Follow the podcast profile on Instagram @TheATFPodcast. Give it a listen and let...
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Our First VO2 Max Testing Experience
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This week's Addicted to Fitness is "on location" for Nick's first experience with VO2 max testing. Nick is joined by Dr. Ryan Adami, founder & medical director of Xcelsior Health in Tampa, Florida, to discuss the importance of knowing your VO2 max, the different methods used to calculate it, and how improving it could improve your lifespan. Dr. Ryan also leads Nick through the Ekblom-Bak test to calculate his VO2 max. If you'd like to learn more about VO2 max testing and the other services Xcelsior Health provides, please visit or follow @xcelsior_health on Facebook and Instagram....
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Trending Topics: Salting Your Kids, Bone Broth Cocktails & Starting Your Day with Hot Water
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This week's Addicted to Fitness explores several health related topics that are currently trending. Nick and Shannon discuss several trending health related topics including using salt therapy on children, are bone broth cocktails healthy, and how drinking hot water first thing in the morning ACTUALLY affects your body. Follow the podcast profile on Instagram @TheATFPodcast. Give it a listen and let us know what you think by leaving a rating & review in Apple Podcasts. Visit to listen to our entire archive. Like & Follow the Addicted to Fitness Podcast Facebook page (). Follow Nick...
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ATF Minisode #1: Jiu-Jitsu Recap
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Enjoy the first of many midweek minisodes from ATF. Nick recaps the mental and physical requirements and benefits of jiu-jitsu training. Follow the podcast profile on Instagram @TheATFPodcast. Give it a listen and let us know what you think by leaving a rating & review in Apple Podcasts. Visit to listen to our entire archive. Like & Follow the Addicted to Fitness Podcast Facebook page (). Follow Nick & Elemental Training Tampa on Facebook () and Instagram () to participate in free live workouts. Follow the podcast profile on Instagram @TheATFPodcast and send Nick a DM if you're...
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Meat Sticks Breakdown & Taste Test
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This week's Addicted to Fitness features a product review of a pair of similar high protein snacks. Nick and Shannon describe the packaging, taste, nutritional content, AND perform a taste test of and live on the podcast. Follow the podcast profile on Instagram @TheATFPodcast. Give it a listen and let us know what you think by leaving a rating & review in Apple Podcasts. Visit to listen to our entire archive. Like & Follow the Addicted to Fitness Podcast Facebook page (). Follow Nick & Elemental Training Tampa on Facebook () and Instagram () to participate in free live...
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List of Foods That Can Help You Hit your Daily Fiber Requirement
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This week's Addicted to Fitness gives you insight into how to add more fiber to your diet. Nick and Shannon describe the benefits of eating fiber, how most Americans are not eating enough fiber on a daily basis, and list off numerous food items that provide significantly more fiber per serving than a whole cup of broccoli. Follow the podcast profile on Instagram @TheATFPodcast. Give it a listen and let us know what you think by leaving a rating & review in Apple Podcasts. Visit to listen to our entire archive. Like & Follow the Addicted to Fitness Podcast Facebook page (). Follow...
info_outlineThis week's Addicted to Fitness discusses what changes the new food pyramid suggest Americans make to their daily nutrition. Nicholas and Shannon describe how the new food pyramid emphasizes protein intake and fat from animal sources, while minimizing whole grains and seed oils. They also debate whether or not this food pyramid will mitigate the obesity epidemic. Follow the podcast profile on Instagram @TheATFPodcast. Give it a listen and let us know what you think by leaving a rating & review in Apple Podcasts. Visit addictedtofitness.libsyn.com to listen to our entire archive.
Like & Follow the Addicted to Fitness Podcast Facebook page (Facebook.com/addictedtofitnesspodcast). Follow Nick & Elemental Training Tampa on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ElementalTampa) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/ettampa/) to participate in free live workouts. Follow the podcast profile on Instagram @TheATFPodcast and send Nick a DM if you're interested in receiving a customized workout plan or visit shannonjb.com(IG @shannonjb) to learn more about Shannon's wellness coaching program.