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
Jan 3, 2022 • 1h 3min
85: Danny Matranga: The Alcohol Episode - Will it wreck your gains? Stop you from losing fat? Can you drink and be healthy? How to make it...less bad...
WHO: Danny Matranga---TITLE/TOPICS: Alcohol. Will it wreck your gains? Stop you from losing fat? Can you drink and be healthy?---Where to find Danny:Instagram: @Danny.MatrangaPodcast: Dynamic Dialogue---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERESign up for FULL GYM group programming HERESign up for AT HOME group programming HERE---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL
Dec 15, 2021 • 25min
84: Does your body weight really have a SET POINT?? - If so, can you change it? How? What mechanisms might be behind this? Is all weight loss futile?
84: Does your body weight really have a SET POINT?---If so, can you change it?How?What mechanisms might be behind this?How much is genetics?How much is behavior?Is all weight loss futile?---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Sigma Nutrition Podcast Episode---Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERESign up for FULL GYM group programming HERESign up for AT HOME group programming HERE---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL----JL
Dec 8, 2021 • 25min
83: Ranking training variables for HYPERTROPHY (volume, intensity, reps, rest etc...): What's most important? Can we even rank them? How do they work together to help us make the best gains?
Training principles for hypertrophy: Here's my attempt to rank all the variables that affect your hypertrophy programming (stuff like volume, split, reps, rest etc..). The truth is, ranking them is really impossible since a major f*ck up on one of them can ruin the rest...but I did my best to hopefully help you understand how these work with each other to help you optimize gains.---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERESign up for FULL GYM group programming HERESign up for AT HOME group programming HERE---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL----JL
Nov 30, 2021 • 24min
82: Should you get 10k steps? If not, how many? Why do we care? Does it matter how you get them?
Topic: Should you get 10k steps? If not, how many? Why do we care? Does it matter how you get them?---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERESign up for FULL GYM group programming HERESign up for AT HOME group programming HERE---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL
Nov 24, 2021 • 53min
81: Jeremiah Bair - Online coaching for hypertrophy: Ways to progress across a mesocycle, volume prescriptions for online clients, rep ranges, and RIR/RPE discussion
WHO: Jeremiah Bair---WHO IS THAT: Online coach, Podcaster, Business owner---TITLE/TOPICS: Hypertrophy stuff: Ways to progress across a mesocycle, volume prescriptions for clients, rep ranges, and RIR/RPE discussion---Where to find Jeremiah:Instagram: @JeremiahBairPodcast: Living LeanWebsite/Blog: BairFit.Com---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERESign up for FULL GYM group programming HERESign up for AT HOME group programming HERE---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL
Nov 17, 2021 • 57min
80: Sal Di Stefano - Why you should lift: Better health, quality of life, mobility, aesthetics, and confidence.
WHO: Sal Di Stefano---WHO IS THAT: Owner/founder of Mind Pump Media---TITLE/TOPICS: Why you should lift: Better health, quality of life, mobility, aesthetics, and confidence.---Where to find Sal:Instagram: @MindPumpSalPodcast: Mind PumpWebsite: Mindpumpmedia.com---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERESign up for FULL GYM group programming HERESign up for AT HOME group programming HERE---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL
Nov 9, 2021 • 48min
79: Q+A: Should you drop calories in deload week? How to be more confident as a PT, Tips for managing calories over the holidays, Collagen discussion, Are supersets just time savers? and MORE
Q+A 11.9.21---Should you drop calories in deload weekSupersets: more than just time savers?CollagenTips for managing calories over the holidaysBest way to grow your glute minDo you need more protein in a deficit?Natural ways to boost testosteroneHow do be more confident as a PTHow to feel your traps less in your lateral raise---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERESign up for FULL GYM group programming HERESign up for AT HOME group programming HERE---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL
Nov 3, 2021 • 26min
78: How long should your MESOCYCLE be?
How long should your MESOCYCLE be?---What is a mesocycle?Why do we need a deload?What my general recommendation is and whyExceptions to the ruleApplying this to the individualPre planning vs autoregulatingMy general take on things---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERESign up for FULL GYM group programming HERESign up for AT HOME group programming HERE---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL
Nov 2, 2021 • 25min
77: What's the difference between STRENGTH and HYPERTROPHY?
What's the difference between STRENGTH and HYPERTROPHY?(and how do you decide which type of training to do?)---Physiological differencesTraining differencesHow can I get stronger without getting bigger?How much overlap is there?What if I want both? Can I do both at the same time?Why I personally prefer hypertrophy focused trainingSummary---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERESign up for FULL GYM group programming HERESign up for AT HOME group programming HERE---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL
Oct 25, 2021 • 19min
76: Why I don't love MINI CUTS
Why I don't love MINI CUTS...---What is a mini cutReasons you might want to do oneMy thoughts on those reasons...Why it might not be worth itWhat you might want to consider doing insteadSummary---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERESign up for FULL GYM group programming HERESign up for AT HOME group programming HERE---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL
