
Where Optimal Meets Practical
When it comes to nutrition and training...talking about what's optimal is always fun, but making it practical changes lives. On this show we'll dive deep on all things training, nutrition, and mindset optimization while making sure to drive home the practical and applicable side of things.
Latest episodes

Mar 20, 2025 • 28min
254: Q&A: Marathon training, adjusting calories in a deficit, net carbs, and MORE!
Where to find me⬇️⬇️IG: @JordanLipsFitnessPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯My group program⬇️⬇️WOMP Training [Gym + Home]⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯Episodes mentioned⬇️⬇️How to stop tracking and start eating mindfully⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL🫶🏼JL

Mar 11, 2025 • 57min
253: Dr. Spencer Nadolsky - "Obesity is a chronic disease"
Where to find Dr. Nadolsky ⬇️Website: https://joinvineyard.com/join/IG: https://www.instagram.com/drnadolsky/Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/docs-who-lift/id1611961208⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯Where to find me ⬇️IG: @JordanLipsFitnessPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯My group program ⬇️WOMP Training [Gym + Home]⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL🫶🏼JL

Mar 5, 2025 • 25min
252: Should/can you exercise if you're sick?
Where to find me⬇️⬇️IG: @JordanLipsFitnessPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯My group program⬇️⬇️WOMP Training [Gym + Home]⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL🫶🏼JL

Feb 26, 2025 • 49min
251: Q&A - Genetic testing, kettlebells, highly active clients, rep ranges for hypertrophy
Where to find me⬇️⬇️IG: @JordanLipsFitnessPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯My group program⬇️⬇️WOMP Training [Gym + Home]⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL🫶🏼JL

Feb 18, 2025 • 42min
250: 7 dangerous nutrition/health myths right now
Where to find me⬇️⬇️IG: @JordanLipsFitnessPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯My group program⬇️⬇️WOMP Training [Gym + Home]⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL🫶🏼JL

Feb 11, 2025 • 1h
249: Q&A - Best shoulder exercises, deficit discomfort, recomping, adding cardio vs cutting calories, bulking calories and more!
Where to find me⬇️⬇️IG: @JordanLipsFitnessPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯My group program⬇️⬇️WOMP Training [Gym + Home]⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL🫶🏼JL

Feb 3, 2025 • 58min
248: Weight loss drugs - What are they, how do they work, who are they for/not for, are they cheating, and what does the future hold?
Where to find me⬇️⬇️IG: @JordanLipsFitnessPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯My group program⬇️⬇️WOMP Training [Gym + Home]⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL🫶🏼JL

Jan 27, 2025 • 38min
247: Q&A - Strength plateaus, is there such a thing as "too strong" or too much fiber? smart scales, returning to running and more!
Where to find me⬇️⬇️IG: @JordanLipsFitnessPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯My group program⬇️⬇️WOMP Training [Gym + Home]⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL🫶🏼JL

Jan 21, 2025 • 1h 19min
246: Bryan Boorstein - Ranking the best and worst upper body machines
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p__GTcdtsM⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯Where to find Bryan⬇️Website: Paragontrainingmethods.comIG: https://www.instagram.com/bryanboorstein/Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eat-train-prosper/id1545657828⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯Where to find me⬇️⬇️IG: @JordanLipsFitnessPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯My group program⬇️⬇️WOMP Training [Gym + Home]⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL🫶🏼JL

Jan 14, 2025 • 28min
245: "What gets measured gets managed"...kinda?
Where to find me⬇️⬇️IG: @JordanLipsFitnessPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯My group program⬇️⬇️WOMP Training [Gym + Home]⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL🫶🏼JL