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Jul 31, 2020
5 min

Why Just “Eating Healthy” Won’t Help You Lose Fat

What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the phrase “eating healthy?” Some may visualize a person with ripped abs, or huge muscles.

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Lose Fat Forever: 6 Lessons For Permanent Fat Loss

Jorden Pagel

Jul 31, 2020
8 min

Lose Fat Forever: 6 Lessons For Permanent Fat Loss

Want to know how to lose fat forever? Here are 6 big lessons from 4 coaches who’ve collectively helped tens of thousands of people...

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Jorden Pagel

Jul 31, 2020
20 min

The Ultimate Fat Loss Guide

Before we get into The Ultimate Fat Loss Guide, we need to clear something up. It’s not “loose” fat, or “loose” weight. It’s lose…LOSE.

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Jorden Pagel

Jul 30, 2020
15 min

How to Eat to Build Lean Muscle

One of the most popular questions I get on Instagram and from my readers is “How much do I need to eat to build lean muscle?”

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How A Busy Working Mother Lost 100 Pounds and Became a Competitive Powerlifter

Jorden Pagel

Jul 30, 2020
10 min

How A Busy Working Mother Lost 100 Pounds and Became a Competitive Powerlifter

If you’re like a lot of people, you want to find a sustainable way to lose fat and keep it off forever. You’re tired of losing the same 10,

Diet Breaks: The Secret Sauce of Successful, Long-Term Fat Loss

Jorden Pagel

Jul 30, 2020
10 min

Diet Breaks: The Secret Sauce of Successful, Long-Term Fat Loss

Tell me if this sounds familiar… After months, or hell, maybe years of being a little too loose with your diet, you decide enough is enough

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Jorden Pagel

Jul 29, 2020
11 min

My Best Trends & Takeaways From 2018

2018…What. A. Year. I think I could say that about any year the past decade, but 2018 takes the cake. In putting together this article, I

The Most Important Lesson I Learned About Nutrition in 2018

Jorden Pagel

Jul 29, 2020
5 min

The Most Important Lesson I Learned About Nutrition in 2018

This past year I sought out to accomplish a few fitness goals I had never undertaken – seriously – before: getting more Rhino-Jacked than I

Jorden Pagel

Jul 29, 2020
9 min

Dieting Lessons You Need to Learn

Dieting teaches you a lot of things. It teaches you about controlling portion intake and moderation. It teaches you about dealing with hun

Jorden Pagel

Jul 29, 2020
9 min

Sleep: Everything You NEED to Know

When it comes to building muscle, losing fat, and living a healthier lifestyle, the two things you hear people talk about all the time are d

Workout Nutrition: Everything You Need to Know

Jorden Pagel

Jul 29, 2020
7 min

Workout Nutrition: Everything You Need to Know

On the long list of common questions I get from people regarding fitness, workout nutrition has to be in the top five…maybe the top three. A

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Heart Rate Variability: What You Need to Know

Jorden Pagel

Jul 29, 2020
5 min

Heart Rate Variability: What You Need to Know

In the world of performance, muscle building, and health, the longer you’re in “the game,” so to speak, the more nuanced you need to become

10 Hormones You Need to Know About for Building An Elite-Level Physique

Jorden Pagel

Jul 28, 2020
9 min

10 Hormones You Need to Know About for Building An Elite-Level Physique

One thing that’s been of increasing interest to me, in the area of health, is hormone optimization. Through my own experience with TRT, and

8 Mini-Resolutions For A Better Everything In 2018

Jorden Pagel

Jul 28, 2020
8 min

8 Mini-Resolutions For A Better Everything In 2018

One of the best things about New Year’s is a – seemingly – fresh start. At 11:59 pm, on December 31st, the anticipation builds. The New Yea

Jorden Pagel

Jul 28, 2020
5 min

The Art of Ruthless Consistency

“You’re too fat to play.” I remember those words because it was the first in my life anyone had ever called me fat. I was in first grade. I

Hi, I’m Jorden, and I’m An Online Fitness Coach

Jorden Pagel

Jul 27, 2020
5 min

Hi, I’m Jorden, and I’m An Online Fitness Coach

About a week ago I was at my brother’s wedding. Like any family wedding, I inevitably spent a good majority of the evening catching up with

The 5.5 Characteristics of A Successful Fat Loss Plan

Jorden Pagel

Jul 27, 2020
8 min

The 5.5 Characteristics of A Successful Fat Loss Plan

I hate speaking in absolutes. I think it’s dumb. There are few things in life that aren’t fluid, and don’t change depending on the circumsta

The Complete Incomplete Guide to Supplements: Revised and Optimized Edition

Jorden Pagel

Jul 27, 2020
20 min

The Complete Incomplete Guide to Supplements: Revised and Optimized Edition

As a coach, one thing I get asked about a lot is supplements. Everyone seems to have an opinion on supplements. There are those who feel th

Jorden Pagel

Jul 26, 2020
7 min

Hormones and Fat Loss

I think I’ve lost count of the number of things that are to “blame” for obesity. First, it was fat, then it was carbs, then specifically...

Jorden Pagel

Jul 26, 2020
5 min

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 a

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