NLP660 - What I’d Do Differently If I Started My Fitness Journey Today

The Next Level Health & Fitness Podcast (Formerly The Key Nutrition Podcast)

Brad Jensen

Health & Fitness, Weightloss, Motivation, Mindset, Food, Nutritionadvice, Fitness, Muscle, Gym, Nutrition, Musclebuilding, Mealprep, Keynutrition

4.9 • 766 Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

If I could go back and coach the younger version of myself when I first started my fitness journey, I’d have a lot to say. In this episode, I break down the biggest mistakes I made early on—and the key things I’d do differently if I had to start all over today.

From being a clean-eating zealot and blindly following meal plans to underestimating the power of sleep, fiber, and mental health… this is the real, unfiltered truth about what I’ve learned over the years. I also dive into comparison traps at the gym, the shift from restriction to flexibility, and why focusing on the long game always wins.

Whether you’re just starting your journey or you’ve been at this a while, this episode will give you some honest perspective and practical takeaways to help you level up—with fewer detours than I took.

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Episode Timestamps

00:00 "Podcast Appreciation and Sharing Request"

05:42 Ditching Old Diet Myths

08:59 Opinion vs. Fact on Social Media

10:11 Mindset Shift in Competition Diet

13:19 Embrace Flexible Dieting Early

17:54 Real Life Stress and Sleep's Importance

21:22 The Four-Legged Chair of Fitness

26:03 Nutrition Insights & Mistakes

28:27 Prioritizing Supplements in Fitness Regimens

30:49 Join Our Weekly Membership Calls

34:18 "Long-Term Fitness Mindset"

36:15 Grateful for Listening Support

Transcript

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0:00.0	What's up, everybody. This is Brad Jensen and you are listening to The Next Level podcast.
0:25.7	Welcome back to another episode of the Next Level Healthy Fitness Podcast. I'm your host,
0:30.6	Brad Jensen. Thank you for tuning in today. Thanks for making us. Hopefully your first listen of the day. Craig is out today. He had some speaking engagements. So it's just me. I hate to
0:36.6	break it to you. So there'll be no funny stories about Steve. you missed that episode. Was his name Steve? I can't remember now.
0:42.8	There's probably one of the dumber episodes we've got. Probably just over the best response we've got. That shit was funny.
0:48.3	Because you can't plan that, right? That's the best. Craig has missed. You're miss. You're miss telling me today. Craig will be back, though.
0:56.1	Don't fret. He's just out there changing the world, spreading some hope. So we got a solo today.
1:01.8	We're rocking at Skolo. Um, first off, thank you for the response for the episode on Friday telling that story about my anaphylactic shock response.
1:12.3	I mean, candidly, part of me was like, who gives this shit?
1:18.0	Like, you ever died, you didn't die.
1:20.7	You're good.
1:21.3	Like, let's roll.
1:24.3	But also, I really wanted to share the lessons learned.
1:26.4	And it really was kind of a powerful thing
1:29.2	that happened to me so I appreciate the response on that thank you guys if you missed that go
1:32.8	back and listen um appreciate all the love on the show and again if this if this show ever helps you
1:39.5	you know um you know we live in a crowded podcast market where, you know, people, the top people are often
1:48.0	worth syndicates that pay a lot of money to ad space and get this thing out there. And so,
1:52.7	you know, if this show has helped you, if you can, you know, share with the friends, say, I think
1:57.1	you might like the show. That would mean the absolute world to me. That's, it's really how we
2:01.0	continue to grow with that. And especially on Apple podcast, leaving a five-star rating and review,
2:05.9	I don't want to make you leave a five-star. If you think it's a two-star, just do it. That's fine.
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