Jordan Ellis · July 27, 2026
Every gym has two types of lifters when it comes to warming up: the ones who load 225 onto the bar cold and wonder why their shoulder is barking, and the ones who spend 20 minutes and six plate changes “warming up” before they have done a single working set. Neither one is doing it … Read more
Jordan Ellis · July 24, 2026
Almost every client who tells me they think they are “overtraining” is not overtraining. True overtraining syndrome is rare — most people who feel run down, unmotivated, or stalled are simply under-recovered from poor sleep, inadequate food, or a stressful month at work, and the fix looks completely different depending on which one it actually … Read more
Jordan Ellis · July 24, 2026
A stalled bench press is one of the most common complaints I hear, and almost nobody diagnoses it correctly before trying to fix it. “My bench is stuck” is not one problem — it is at least three different problems depending on WHERE in the rep the bar stalls, and each one has a completely … Read more
Jordan Ellis · July 15, 2026
I see this constantly with clients who feel like their deadlift or barbell row has flatlined: they assume it is a back strength problem, program more rows, more deadlifts, more back accessory work — and nothing moves. Then I watch them lift, and the bar is drifting out of their hands two reps before their … Read more
Jordan Ellis · July 15, 2026
Calves are the muscle group I get asked about more than almost any other, usually with some version of the same complaint: “I train them every week and they look exactly the same as two years ago.” Calves have a reputation for being stubborn, and there is some truth to that — they are built … Read more
Jordan Ellis · July 11, 2026
The moment I felt the front of my shin throb during an easy 5K, I was certain I could just push through it. Years before that, when I was cutting weight for wrestling in high school, I’d convinced myself I understood how the body worked—turns out that confidence was completely misplaced. Running serious mileage taught … Read more
Jordan Ellis · July 3, 2026
Most people assume that training harder every single session is the path to muscle growth — but the opposite is often true. Grinding through every workout without strategic recovery leaves you depleted, stalled, and vulnerable to injury. The push pull workout split solves this by organizing your training around movement patterns, not body parts, so … Read more
Jordan Ellis · June 28, 2026
I ask every client who walks in and says, “Jordan, I’ve plateaued” the same question: “Show me your training log.” About 60% of the time, they don’t have one. They have a vague memory of what they lifted last month. And that’s where the diagnosis begins to fall apart. The fitness internet loves to hand … Read more
Jordan Ellis · June 27, 2026
There Are 3 Types of Bad Posture — Here’s How to Identify Yours and Fix It By Jordan Ellis | Workout Answers If you’ve ever searched “how to fix bad posture” online, you’ve probably gotten a generic list of exercises: child’s pose, planks, chin tucks, some shoulder stretches. Throw them all at the wall and … Read more
Jordan Ellis · June 25, 2026
You’ve probably heard the advice: “Lift heavy weight for low reps.” It’s correct. But it’s also useless without a program you can actually follow. Here’s the reality: strength and muscle size are related but not the same. You can add meaningful weight to your lifts over a training block while changing very little about how … Read more