Where Optimal Meets Practical

10 Reasons You're Not Hitting Your Body Comp Goals---(00:20) You're always trying to cut(02:45) Your NEAT sucks(05:25) Your goals take way more work than you realistically CAN or WANT to do(08:42) All or nothing mentality(11:40) You eat like a child(15:06) Not training with intensity(17:40) Program hopping/Not tracking workouts(20:36) Special butterfly syndrome(26:30) Every occasion is a special occasion(30:55) Obsession with pebbles---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessYoutube: Jordan Lips FitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalTikTok: @JordanLipsFitnessWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL

Q&A Episode 7/20---(00:35) Can you still gain muscle using a smith machine, dumbbells, and cables but no barbell?(09:40) Why is it important to train muscles at different lengths?(13:10) Why does my coach program rpe 7,8,9,10 within the same exercise and some people program decreasing RIR across a mesocycle(18:42) Other fitness podcasts I would recommend(20:25) When to know you should bulk for progress / maxed newbie gains / maintenance gains(23:25) Goal you have for the next year for your career, life, and personal?(27:15) Carb cycling - is it a superior form of calorie deficit in any way? Benefits?(30:41) Week vacation during mesocycle. Should I start the cycle of over or just get back to it?---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessYoutube: Jordan Lips FitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalTikTok: @JordanLipsFitnessWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL

10 Things I Used to Believe---(01:20) Meal plans really help people(07:40) Training 6-7x/wk is best(11:20) You don't need to track your workouts(14:10) Faster dieting will damage your metabolism(20:15) Being lean af 24/7 is #goals(24:33) I could keep growing muscle at maintenance(28:21) There are "bad" foods that would make me "unhealthy"(32:40) Walking is useless(35:09) Shorter rest periods are better for hypertrophy(38:05) I need to do a bunch of mobility exercises before I start training---Alan Aragon episode on metabolic adaptation---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessYoutube: Jordan Lips FitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalTikTok: @JordanLipsFitnessWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL

WHO: Cody Moxley (@CJMoxley)---WHO IS THAT: Coach and project manager for N1 Education, CISSN---TITLE: When people say "you're just overcomplicating things", Setting reasonable goals + expectations, More sensation isn't always a good thing...---TOPICS:-Setting reasonable goals-Managing expectations-If having some flexibility is important...how flexible is too flexible?-When does the pursuit of optimal have diminishing returns?-Why are there people who have no idea what in the literal F they're doing but are still jacked?-Stimulus vs. Sensation - How are they different and how can we identify accordingly---Where to find Cody:Instagram: @CJMoxleyN1 CoursesN1 Member SiteN1 IG: @N1.Education---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessYoutube: Jordan Lips FitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalTikTok: @JordanLipsFitnessWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL

Q&A 6.23.21---Questions answered/Topics covered:---Stim-free pre-workout: Why I love itBenefits of training to failureLow cal swaps that helped me in my deficitCan you change your maintenance calories?How different grips affect muscle's usedFairlife ice creamHow to know if you need a rest day if you train every day?How accurate are apple watches at determining your TDEE---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessYoutube: Jordan Lips FitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalTikTok: @JordanLipsFitnessWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL

Q&A 6.23.21---Questions/Topics:---Strength vs Hypertrophy training - A brief description of differences in adaptations and programmingWhat's the difference between a Glute Bridge and a Hip ThrustShould you be stretching after your workouts for recovery?Can you run and lift in the same program? Things to think about...Is it ok to use wider rep ranges like 6-12 vs things like 8-10 etcHow to make your split squats more quad dominant vs glute dominantDoes lifting raise inflammation?---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessYoutube: Jordan Lips FitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalTikTok: @JordanLipsFitnessWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL

WHO: Erin (@FoodScienceBabe)WHO IS THAT: Erin is a food scientist who has a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. She's worked in the food industry for over a decade, both in the conventional and organic sectors. Erin combats misleading food claims online with her hashtag #factsnotfear to share the truth about agriculture, food marketing, and more.TITLE: Organic food myths, WTF are GMOs + should we care? Health halos, marketing terms to look out for, and the dangers of misinformation...TOPICS:-What does "organic" mean?-More nutritious?-Better for the environment?-What are GMOs?-Should we be worried about them? How might they actually be helpful?-What are Health Halos and how are they misleading and other marketing terms and how annoying they can be once you know better?---Where to find Erin:Instagram: @FoodScienceBabeFacebook: @FoodScienceBabeTikTok: @FoodScienceBabePatreon: FoodScienceBabe---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessYoutube: Jordan Lips FitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalTikTok: @JordanLipsFitnessWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL

In today's episode with Steve Hall of Revive Stronger we discuss everything you've ever wanted to know about Reps In Reserve (RIR)----What is it and how might it differ from RPE?-Why you mighttttt not want to train to failure all the time-Benefits and application of failure training-Common misconceptions-Setting up your mesocycle with RIR-How to use your log book data to help you optimize results---Where to find Steve:Instagram: @ReviveStrongerYoutube: Revive StrongerPodcast: Revive Stronger PodcastWebsite: ReviveStronger.com---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessYoutube: Jordan Lips FitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalTikTok: @JordanLipsFitnessWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL

In today's episode I get into some hot takes on 15 things I wish people weren't so confused about. There were at least 15 more good ones on the list so I'll be sure to do a part 2!!!.Here are some topics discussed:----Reverse dieting-Intermittent fasting-Body recomposition-Cardio for fat loss-Creatine & water weight-Lifting makes you bulky-Calorie cycling-And more...---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessYoutube: Jordan Lips FitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalTikTok: @JordanLipsFitnessWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL

In today's episode I chat with online coach Marci Nevin...---Topics Discussed:1) Comparing yourself to others: How it almost always gets in the way of YOU focusing on what YOU have to do...but we also discuss in which contexts you can learn and be motivated by others and where that balance is2) Progress photos: Are they helpful? harmful? How to use them for good.3) Finding the right exercise modality for you: How it’s ok if you don’t really know what that is and how to go about figuring that out!!--- Where to find Marci:Instagram: @MarciNevinPodcast: Decades of StrengthWebsite: MarciNevinFitness.com---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessYoutube: Jordan Lips FitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalTikTok: @JordanLipsFitnessWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL