Where Optimal Meets Practical

Today's episode probably should have come out a year go haha but nonetheless...I know a lot of people out there are still building out their home gym so I hope this comes at the right time❤️--- Everything I go over in today's episode is "useful". My goal is to help you think about the question..."What the hell should I buy if I want to build muscle???"---Hopefully you'll know the answer after this episode🙂--Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessYoutube: Jordan Lips FitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL

Today's episode with Jaebien Rosario is all about Anti-Diet Culture. It's an emotionally-charged topic for many...so hopefully this discussion serves as a piece to the puzzle & helps you continue to shape your opinion on the complex nature of health, body fatness, body positivity, etc...----What is "Anti-Diet Culture"?-What parts of Anti-Diet culture do we AGREE with? (Spoiler: More than you think)-What parts do we DISAGREE with?-Does "Diet Culture" even exist?-Does bodyweight correlate to health?-An expanded discussion on BMI---We know not everyone will 100% agree with us and that's OK❤️---I appreciate you taking your time out to listen to the podcast. I know you’re gonna love this one.---Where to find Jaebian:Instagram: @Mr.CogfitTikTok: @Mr.CogfitTwitter: @MrCogfitWebsite/Newsletter: HERE—Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessYoutube: Jordan Lips FitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL

Muscle Gain Q&A:-Can you build muscle at maintenance?-Is there ever a need for more than 1g/lb protein? -Are all strength gains attributed to muscle gain?-How long to rest between reps + sets-How can you assess RIR if you never go to failure? (you should go to failure :))-Do you need direct ab training?---I appreciate you taking your time out to listen to the podcast. I know you’re gonna love this one.—Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessYoutube: Jordan Lips FitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL

On this episode I talk with my coach Ryan Solomon. Ryan has his masters in exercise science and is a coach with Revive Stronger-What is the Stimulus to Fatigue ratio?-How does it affect our decision making when programming for hypertrophy?-How can we change our mindset and start to view things through this lens?---I appreciate you taking your time out to listen to the podcast. I know you’re gonna love this one.---Where to find Ryan:Instagram: @RyanJSolomonInstagram: @TeamReviveStronger—Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessYoutube: Jordan Lips FitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL

On this episode I talk with Joelle Samantha. Joelle is the Head coach and CEO of Level TEN coaching and has her masters in exercise science. We discuss...-Joelle's journey - Eating disorders, amenorrhea, HBC and counting calories-Why do so many fit women lose their periods? What is happening physiologically?-How do hormones and gut health play a role?-Should women avoid intermittent fasting?---I appreciate you taking your time out to listen to the podcast. I know you’re gonna love this one.---Where to find Joelle:Instagram: @JoelleSamantaInstagram: @LeveltencoachingWebsite: Leveltencoaching.co—Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessYoutube: Jordan Lips FitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets PracticalWebsite: JordanLipsFitness.com---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL

On this Episode I talk about the importance of tracking SOMETHING. You don't have to track macros, calories, workouts, steps...whatever. Just track SOMETHING. What gets measured gets managed. Tracking SOMETHING will help bring awareness and help you get a clear picture of where you're at and how you can improve. Often, that awareness leads to some improvements without much effort at all--- I appreciate you taking your time out to listen to the podcast. I know you’re gonna love this one.---Youtube Video: What to do when fat loss plateaus—Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitness Youtube: Jordan Lips Fitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical Website: JordanLipsFitness.com--- Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL --- Love You -JL

On this Q&A Episode I answer your questions specific to Fat Loss...-Do you need to do formal cardio for fat loss?-Tracking cooking oils...-Why does the scale fluctuate?-How to lose fat with minimal muscle loss...and should you care?-Should you take creatine while you're in a deficit?-Should you speed up your fat loss?--- I appreciate you taking your time out to listen to the podcast. I know you’re gonna love this one.---Youtube Video: What to do when fat loss plateaus—Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitness Youtube: Jordan Lips Fitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical Website: JordanLipsFitness.com--- Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL --- Love You -JL

On this episode with Tom Robertson we pick apart each others bold statements and unpopular opinions which I found extremely fun. We made sure to add some much needed context around those bold statements that are so often said off the cuff without enough explanation---Here's a sneak peak at what we talked about:----Are BCAAs useless?-Is bringing your protein shake to the gym actually UNDERRATED?-Our thoughts on cardio for fat loss-Things you thought were high in protein but actually aren't-Foam rolling for recovery-Our biggest offenders of science Hint: (one of them rhymes with Billion Cycles)---I appreciate you taking your time out to listen to the podcast. I know you’re gonna love this one.---Where to find Tom:Instagram: @tjmrobertson---Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsfitnessYoutube: Jordan Lips FitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL

In this episode I break down how to design your own program. I provide a framework and line of questioning that will help you develop the right program for you. I go over...---1) How many days per week and what kind of split?2) How many exercises per session and how many reps?3) How many compound exercises vs isolation?4) How many weeks should you do the same stuff before deloading5) What about supersets?---I appreciate you taking your time out to listen to the podcast!! Thank you!—Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessYoutube:Jordan Lips Fitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL

This Q&A was a ton of fun. Instead of fielding questions about everything we kept things training-specific. If you wanna nerd out about some training questions or hear how I respond to people's specific questions about their situation (or ask about your own) give this one a listen.---1) What's the difference between RPE and RIR?2) Does taking CBD oil for muscle soreness affect muscle gain?3) How to start back up in the gym after 3 months off4) Should your deload always be 1 week?5) How does tempo affect hypertrophy?---I appreciate you taking your time out to listen to the podcast. I know you’re gonna love this one.—Where to find me:Instagram: @JordanLipsFitnessYoutube: Jordan Lips FitnessEmail: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.comPodcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical---Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL---Love You-JL