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: @TheGymNurse Website: www.thegymnurse.com --- Where to find me: Instagram: @JordanLipsFitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.com Podcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical Website: JordanLipsFitness.com --- Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE Sign up for FULL GYM group programming HERE Sign up for A...
Jan 25, 2022•59 min
88: Introduction to PERIODIZATION for HYPERTROPHY --- What is periodization Do we need it/why How important is it What are the 3 branches of stimuli How do you know when you need to change something --- Where to find me: Instagram: @JordanLipsFitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.com Podcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical Website: JordanLipsFitness.com --- Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE Sign up for FULL GYM group programming HERE Sign up for AT HOME group programming HERE --- Helping you find...
Jan 20, 2022•27 min
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_mpower Website: www.ruthmpower.com --- Where to find me: Instagram: @JordanLipsFitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.com Podcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical Website: JordanLipsFitness.com --- Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE Sign up for FULL GYM group programming HERE Sign up for AT HOME gr...
Jan 13, 2022•55 min
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: @JordanLipsFitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.com Podcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical Website: JordanLipsFitness.com --- Danny Matranga episode on ALCOHOL Reverse Dieting Episode Sal Di Stefano on why you should LIFT --- Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE Sign up for FULL GYM group programming HERE Sign up for AT HOME group programm...
Jan 05, 2022•33 min
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.Matranga Podcast: Dynamic Dialogue --- Where to find me: Instagram: @JordanLipsFitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.com Podcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical Website: JordanLipsFitness.com --- Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE Sign up for FULL GYM group programming HERE Sign up for AT HOME group programming HERE --- Helpin...
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 3 min
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: @JordanLipsFitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.com Podcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical Website: JordanLipsFitness.com --- Sigma Nutrition Podcast Episode --- Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE Sign up for FULL GYM group programming HERE Sign up for AT HOME group progr...
Dec 15, 2021•25 min
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: @JordanLipsFitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.com Podcast: Where Optimal Me...
Dec 08, 2021•25 min
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: @JordanLipsFitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.com Podcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical Website: JordanLipsFitness.com --- Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE Sign up for FULL GYM group programming HERE Sign up for AT HOME group programming HERE --- Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL --- Love You -JL...
Nov 30, 2021•24 min
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: @JeremiahBair Podcast: Living Lean Website/Blog: BairFit.Com --- Where to find me: Instagram: @JordanLipsFitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.com Podcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical Website: JordanLipsFitness.com --- Apply for 1:...
Nov 24, 2021•53 min
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: @MindPumpSal Podcast: Mind Pump Website: Mindpumpmedia.com --- Where to find me: Instagram: @JordanLipsFitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.com Podcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical Website: JordanLipsFitness.com --- Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE Sign up for FULL GYM group prog...
Nov 17, 2021•57 min
Q+A 11.9.21 --- Should you drop calories in deload week Supersets: more than just time savers? Collagen Tips for managing calories over the holidays Best way to grow your glute min Do you need more protein in a deficit? Natural ways to boost testosterone How do be more confident as a PT How to feel your traps less in your lateral raise --- Where to find me: Instagram: @JordanLipsFitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.com Podcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical Website: JordanLipsFitness.com ...
Nov 09, 2021•48 min
How long should your MESOCYCLE be? --- What is a mesocycle? Why do we need a deload? What my general recommendation is and why Exceptions to the rule Applying this to the individual Pre planning vs autoregulating My general take on things --- Where to find me: Instagram: @JordanLipsFitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.com Podcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical Website: JordanLipsFitness.com --- Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE Sign up for FULL GYM group programming HERE Sign up for AT HOME gro...
Nov 03, 2021•26 min
What's the difference between STRENGTH and HYPERTROPHY? (and how do you decide which type of training to do?) --- Physiological differences Training differences How 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 training Summary --- Where to find me: Instagram: @JordanLipsFitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.com Podcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical Website: JordanLipsF...
Nov 02, 2021•25 min
Why I don't love MINI CUTS... --- What is a mini cut Reasons you might want to do one My thoughts on those reasons... Why it might not be worth it What you might want to consider doing instead Summary --- Where to find me: Instagram: @JordanLipsFitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.com Podcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical Website: JordanLipsFitness.com --- Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE Sign up for FULL GYM group programming HERE Sign up for AT HOME group programming HERE --- Helping you fi...
Oct 25, 2021•19 min
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 nutrition and other stuff :) --- Where to find me: Instagram: @JordanLipsFitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.com Podcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical Website: JordanLipsFitness.com --- Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE Sign up for FULL GYM group programming HERE Sign up for AT HOME group programming HERE --- Helping you find the balance be...
Oct 19, 2021•45 min
What is JUNK VOLUME for hypertrophy? --- It's 12 min. No show notes necessary lmao --- Where to find me: Instagram: @JordanLipsFitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.com Podcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical Website: JordanLipsFitness.com --- Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE Sign up for FULL GYM group programming HERE Sign up for AT HOME group programming HERE --- Helping you find the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL --- Love You -JL...
Oct 15, 2021•13 min
Q&A 10.12.21 --- Warming up/stretching for hypertrophy Full 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 fat Continuing education for PTs How to fix butt wink --- Where to find me: Instagram: @JordanLipsFitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.com Podcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical Website: JordanLipsFitness.com --- Apply for 1...
Oct 12, 2021•40 min
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: @ButterYourMacros Podcast: the butter dish Website: Butteryourmacros.com --- Where to find me: Instagram: @JordanLipsFitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.com Podcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical W...
Oct 04, 2021•57 min
WHO : Won Dolegowski --- WHO IS THAT : 49 year old mom, wife, and coach. After 10+ years of being a pharmacist, she left her career in 2018 to her my passion of running a coaching business. Her passion right now is helping ladies understand inner health comes first. Learn to live at maintenance, stop obsessing about the scale weight, focus on getting strong in the gym, and stop living a life of restriction. --- TITLE/TOPICS : Why maintenance is so important, hard truths about reverse dieting, ti...
Sep 18, 2021•41 min
WHAT MY GROUP PROGRAMMING WILL BE LIKE --- What are the programs all about Is it male/female specific? What is the training split How long are the workouts What equipment you'll need for both programs... When they start (Oct 4, 2021) How much they cost How advanced do you need to be? How long are the mesocycles Will there be deloads? Will there be form videos? Will I be checking your form videos? What will the group discussion be like? --- Bands Angles90 Squat wedges Option 1 (20 degrees) Option...
Sep 10, 2021•20 min
Training Q&A: --- What's the point of cluster sets Benefits of EAAs if training fasted Pros/cons of unilateral training Best way to deal with DOMS Why is DOMS not a good proxy for hypertrophy High vs low reps Banded RDLs vs RDLs Chalk vs Wraps Straight Sets vs Top Sets --- [Podcast] Differences between men and women --- Where to find me: Instagram: @JordanLipsFitness Youtube: Jordan Lips Fitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.com Podcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical TikTok: @JordanLip...
Aug 24, 2021•34 min
My thoughts on Crossfit... --- What is crossfit? What I like about crossfit What I don't like about crossfit Who is crossfit for? What kind of results can you expect? Why are the Pros so jacked if it's not best for hypertrophy? --- Where to find me: Instagram: @JordanLipsFitness Youtube: Jordan Lips Fitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.com Podcast: Where Optimal Meets Practical TikTok: @JordanLipsFitness Website: JordanLipsFitness.com --- Apply for 1:1 Coaching HERE --- Helping you find t...
Aug 17, 2021•34 min
WHO : Blake Elarbee --- WHO IS THAT : Blake has a Bachelors of Science in dietetics from Florida state university, is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and certified sport nutrition specialist. --- TITLE/TOPICS : Should we call out misinformation? Sustainability over everything, Utilitarian arguments in health and fitness --- Where to find Blake: Instagram: @BlakeLosAngeles --- Where to find me: Instagram: @JordanLipsFitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfitness.com Podcast: Where O...
Aug 12, 2021•54 min
10 Most FAQ I Get Daily --- (01:11) How to calculate your maintenance calories (02:56) How do I know when I’m back at maintenance after a reverse diet? (08:37) What sort of cardio should I do for fat loss? (10:00) What are the best exercises for glutes? (11:05) Can I make gains if I’m training at home? (13:57) What certifications do I recommend for upcoming coaches? (18:37) Should I train abs? (21:07) How much protein is needed for muscle growth? (24:17) What’s the best macro split for fat loss?...
Aug 06, 2021•35 min
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: @JordanLipsFitness...
Jul 27, 2021•35 min
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...
Jul 21, 2021•33 min
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 tr...
Jul 14, 2021•44 min
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 lite...
Jul 10, 2021•51 min
Q&A 6.23.21 --- Questions answered/Topics covered: --- Stim-free pre-workout: Why I love it Benefits of training to failure Low cal swaps that helped me in my deficit Can you change your maintenance calories? How different grips affect muscle's used Fairlife ice cream How 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: @JordanLipsFitness Youtube: Jordan Lips Fitness Email: JordanLips@Jordanlipsfit...
Jun 29, 2021•42 min
Q&A 6.23.21 --- Questions/Topics: --- Strength vs Hypertrophy training - A brief description of differences in adaptations and programming What's the difference between a Glute Bridge and a Hip Thrust Should 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 etc How to make your split squats more quad dominant vs glute dominant Does lifting raise inflammation? --...
Jun 23, 2021•30 sec
