

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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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

Oct 19, 2021 • 45min
75: Nutrition Q&A - Metabolic damage, Fiber, Peri-workout nutrition, Mini cuts and MORE
Nutrition Q&A 10.19.21---Can long term deficits damage metabolism?Fiber...how much? What if I'm constipated?Should you do a mini-cut?Peri-workout nutritionand other stuff :)---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 15, 2021 • 13min
74: What is JUNK VOLUME for hypertrophy?
What is JUNK VOLUME for hypertrophy?---It's 12 min. No show notes necessary lmao---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 12, 2021 • 40min
73: Q&A - Should you track collagen? Warming up for hypertrophy, How to fix your butt wink, Visceral vs subcutaneous fat...
Q&A 10.12.21---Warming up/stretching for hypertrophyFull leg day vs quad + ham/glute days. Is one better?If I go to failure but get less reps that prescribed, should I lower the weight?Are drop sets a form of progressive overload?Visceral fat vs subcutaneous fatContinuing education for PTsHow to fix butt wink---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 4, 2021 • 57min
72: @ButterYourMacros - "Calorie Entitlement": Boosting metabolism, reversing to higher calories, and why you might not get as many calories as your favorite fit pro
WHO: Heidi + Natalie (ButterYourMacros)---WHO IS THAT: You living under a rock? go follow them.---TITLE/TOPICS: "Calorie entitlement": Boosting metabolism, reversing to higher calories, and why you might not get as many calories as your favorite fit pro---Where to find BYM:Instagram: @ButterYourMacrosPodcast: the butter dishWebsite: Butteryourmacros.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


