Facebook Pixel
Where Optimal Meets Practical

64: Q&A - Why is it important to train muscles at different lengths? Can I gain muscle without barbells (downside of barbells)? Other fitness podcasts I recommend, Different ways to progress in relative intensity across a meso

Q&A Episode 7/20

---

  1. (00:35) Can you still gain muscle using a smith machine, dumbbells, and cables but no barbell?

  2. (09:40) Why is it important to train muscles at different lengths?

  3. (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

  4. (18:42) Other fitness podcasts I would recommend

  5. (20:25) When to know you should bulk for progress / maxed newbie gains / maintenance gains

  6. (23:25) Goal you have for the next year for your career, life, and personal?

  7. (27:15) Carb cycling - is it a superior form of calorie deficit in any way? Benefits?

  8. (30:41) Week vacation during mesocycle. Should I start the cycle of over or just get back to it?

---

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 the balance between OPTIMAL and PRACTICAL

---

Love You

-JL

Where Optimal Meets Practical
Not playing