

Where Optimal Meets Practical
Jordan Lips
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.
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Feb 9, 2022 • 52min
91: Q&A w/ @ButterYourMacros: How do you balance your mental health with your aesthetic goals? Why is maintenance so much harder to wrap my head around than a deficit?? If you had to pick one exercise to do for the rest of your life...
Who: Natalie + Heidi @ButterYourMacros---Topics:How do you balance your mental health with your aesthetic goals? Why is maintenance so much harder to wrap my head around than a deficit?And a few more rapid fire questions :)---Where to find BYM:Podcast: the butter dishWebsite: Butteryourmacros.com IG: @Butteryourmacros---Where to find me:IG: @JordanLipsFitnessPodcast: 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

Jan 31, 2022 • 1h 12min
90: Alyssa Olenick (@LittleLyssFitness) - Concurrent (Hybrid) Training: What is that? How to set up your training, nutrition, and mindset if you like lifting...but maybe also wanna do some cardio too (or vice versa)
WHO: Alyssa Olenick (@LittleLyssFitness)---TITLE/TOPICS: Concurrent (Hybrid) Training: If you want to lift heavy shit but also have cardio goals/enjoy runningWhat questions should I ask myself before getting into hybrid trainingHow to meet yourself where you're at and set the right goals for youIs cardio gonna kill my gains?What sort of cardio overlaps the most?How do I start implementing running so I don't do too much too fast?How to set up training/nutritionCommon mistakes we see...---Where to find Alyssa:Instagram: @littlelyssfitnessWebsite: LittleLyssFitness.com'Podcast: The Messy Middle PodcastHybrid E-Book: Hybrid Training Ebook---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

Jan 25, 2022 • 59min
89: Shannon Collins aka The Gym Nurse (@thegymnurse) - Shannon's story, shift work, reconciling your goals and your fears, stuff about muscle gain :)
WHO: Shannon Collins aka The Gym Nurse (@TheGymNurse)---TITLE/TOPICS: Shannon's story, shift work, reconciling your goals and your fears, stuff about muscle gain :)---Where to find Shannon:Instagram: @TheGymNurseWebsite: www.thegymnurse.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

Jan 20, 2022 • 27min
88: Introduction to periodization for hypertrophy
88: Introduction to PERIODIZATION for HYPERTROPHY---What is periodizationDo we need it/whyHow important is itWhat are the 3 branches of stimuliHow do you know when you need to change something---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

Jan 13, 2022 • 55min
87: Ruth Maleski (@Ruth_MPower) - Why do you lift for HYPERTROPHY? Is Hypertrophy training "Functional"? Things that help make cutting easier...
WHO: Ruth Maleski (@ruth_mpower)---TITLE/TOPICS: Why do you lift for HYPERTROPHY? Is Hypertrophy training "Functional"? Things that help make cutting easier...---Where to find Ruth:Instagram: @ruth_mpowerWebsite: www.ruthmpower.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

Jan 5, 2022 • 33min
86: 10 Tips for going into your next CUT
85: 10 tips for going into your next cut---They're not in any particular order so I recommend listening through all the way🙂 ---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Danny Matranga episode on ALCOHOLReverse Dieting EpisodeSal Di Stefano on why you should LIFT---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

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


