April 19, 2017

Intermittent Fasting Revisited

A long, long time ago, on a webpage far far away, I wrote a couple of articles on intermittent fasting (IF). In the first article I talked about the physiological benefits fasting may have, and in the second article I broke down the different versions of IF and how they could be used to help you lose fat.
March 24, 2017

Hormones and Fat Loss

When it comes to hormones and fat loss, everything works together. Each of the hormones we talked about here, and many others, all work together in an intricate system of checks and balances. If one is out of wack, that's likely to throw off others as well.
March 13, 2017

The First Ever JPF Online Coaching Scholarship Contest

If you’re ready to take yourself to the next level, fill out the coaching application, and who knows…you may be the very first winner of the JPF Coaching Scholarship contest, and take the first step towards changing your fitness, and your life.
March 9, 2017

Jorden’s Best Foods for Mass Not Named Chicken Breast, Rice, or Sweet Potatoes

Fat loss is basically math class. It’s no fun, it’s hard, you don’t wanna do it, and it can make you sleepy. Frankly, it sucks. Building muscle on the other hand, is more like gym class. It’s technically still work, but it’s fun work. It’s a break that you look forward to...
March 2, 2017

Why I Miss Being Fat

Do you remember what it feels like to be able to just enjoy food, without at some point, giving thought to if what your eating is going to hurt your progress, if it’s bad for you, should you be eating it, or even feeling guilty for eating it? I don’t. I don’t remember.
February 23, 2017

Creatine Quickie: The Dirt on One of the Most Effective Supplements on the Market

If you've any sort of foot in the fitness or supplement arena, you’ve undoubtedly heard of creatine before. It’s been around for over twenty years, and is the most popular and researched supplement ever. Despite this, there’s a lot of bad information out there surrounding this wildly popular supplement, and its use. My goal here today is to set the record straight, and show you why this very effective supplement should be in your stack...
February 23, 2017

Creatine Quickie: The Dirt on One of the Most Effective Supplements on the Market

If you've any sort of foot in the fitness or supplement arena, you’ve undoubtedly heard of creatine before. It’s been around for over twenty years, and is the most popular and researched supplement ever. Despite this, there’s a lot of bad information out there surrounding this wildly popular supplement, and its use. My goal here today is to set the record straight, and show you why this very effective supplement should be in your stack...
February 2, 2017

Clean Eating is Unnecessary

At its core, clean eating is essentially the minimization or elimination of processed foods from one’s diet. The definition of “clean” however, tends to shift with the nutritional trends of the time...
January 26, 2017

What is the ‘Power Look’ & Why You Want It

The power look is a physique that turns heads when you walk into a room. It’s powerful. It’s intimidating. No one wants to mess with you. It’s a look of athleticism, of strength, of respect, and of sex appeal. It’s the look many who start a weight training program want, but few ever achieve. Read on to learn more...
December 12, 2016

Testosterone 401: Testosterone In Women

While the information we’ve discussed up to this is important for everyone to know, most of it has been geared towards men, and maintaining optimal testosterone levels. But testosterone is equally important for women as well, and in today’s post, we’re going to take a look at the role testosterone plays in the female body, and why it’s just as vital for women to live a healthy life.
December 6, 2016

Testosterone 301: TRT and Steroids

Over the last few articles in this series, we've been exploring the very important topic of testosterone. In Part One, we talked about what testosterone is, what it does, and why low T can be so detrimental to a man's health. And, in Part Two, we discussed how to treat low testosterone with varying methods, one such being Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT). Today, we're going to dive a bit deeper into TRT, because many who haven't been exposed to it or read much about it, get confused about what it actually is. In fact, a common belief is that TRT is akin to taking steroids.
November 29, 2016

Testosterone 201: Treating Low Testosterone

Due to its numerous health benefits we discussed last time, you can see why maintaining healthy levels of testosterone is important. Thankfully, low T is not a life sentence. There are many treatments and methods available for dealing with low testosterone.