The Value of Small Steps: Moving Beyond 'All or Nothing' in Health
It's a phrase that is uttered constantly by people across the globe in various contexts. It's a foundational lie people tell themselves to a
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Jordan Van Dyk
- Jul 17
- 4 min
What to Eat to Fuel Your Training
What you eat before and after a workout can significantly impact your performance, recovery, and overall progress toward fitness goals. It's
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Jordan Van Dyk
- Jun 20
- 7 min
Is Exercise Science Research Reliable For a Coaching Practice?
To base your coaching solely on scientific research (i.e. "Evidence Based" training) would be a mistake. Through a marriage of the practical
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Jordan Van Dyk
- Jun 17
- 5 min
Optimizing Your Workout Based on Different Times of Day
For years, I was a member of the unofficial "5AM crew" at my local YMCA, then when I had 24/7 access at two other gyms, a member of the 4 AM
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Jordan Van Dyk
- Jun 15
- 5 min
The Intersection of Faith and fitness
Faith and fitness. In my life, Faith came first, and then it left for a while, and fitness filled in it's time slot each week. In spite...
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Jordan Van Dyk
- Jun 4
- 3 min
The Cardiovascular Benefits of Strength Training
When we think of cardiovascular health, activities like running, cycling, or swimming often come to mind. However, strength training...
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Jordan Van Dyk
- May 31
- 3 min
The Two Most Important Variables in any lifting program
I've written several articles over the last few months about programming, sleep, tracking food, exercise technique, etc. It's a topic...
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Jordan Van Dyk
- May 18
- 1 min
"How Should I Weigh My Food, Cooked or Uncooked?"
Each photo is the same amount of rice. The measuring cup measured 227g of uncooked rice, which yielded the entire sauce pan of rice after co
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Jordan Van Dyk
- May 6
- 3 min
5 Ways To Balance Training With Being a Parent
Navigating some of the new circumstances of life have brought me great joy. Here are 5 ways to balance training with being a parent:
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Jordan Van Dyk
- Apr 27
- 2 min
Christian Life: Handling Grief
Recent events in my church are more evidence of the need for urgency in our Christianity. One of our pastors lost his wife to a battle with
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Jordan Van Dyk
- Apr 25
- 2 min
"How Many Days a Week Should I Work Out?"
One day a week? Probably not enough.
Two days a week? Can be okay in the right situation, and can lead to decent gains.
Three? Now we're...
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Jordan Van Dyk
- Apr 24
- 2 min
The Simple Way I Cut My Screen Time In Half
At the risk of sounding like one of those "I cut my screen time in half by using this one simple trick!!" clickbait thumbnails, the path to
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Jordan Van Dyk
- Apr 19
- 5 min
Friday Five: Most Influential Books In My Life
This book inspired me in ways that you might not inspect. What stuck out to me was the level of detail and true scholarship that...
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Jordan Van Dyk
- Apr 18
- 3 min
Living to 100: Iron Habits To Get You There (Maybe)
I told my wife she has to outlive me, so she better plan for 101 years! Jokes aside, I do hope to live for 100 years. It has been a...
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Jordan Van Dyk
- Apr 16
- 5 min
How to Squat 315 LBS
There was a time in my life where squatting 315 pounds felt like an impossibility. I think back to the days in my high school weight room,
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Jordan Van Dyk
- Apr 15
- 3 min
Caffeine: The Forgotten Dangers
Morning coffee, energy drinks, pre-workout, soda are as much a part of our days as the food we eat
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Jordan Van Dyk
- Apr 9
- 2 min
How to Master the Overhead Press: Top 5 Cues
As you throw your hips forward, you create a backwards lean in your upper body. At this angle, throwing the bar in a straight vertical line
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Jordan Van Dyk
- Apr 6
- 3 min
Christian Life: Urgency Is Actually the Answer
As is common, having a child has changed my perspective quite a bit. A forbidding theme has been lingering in my mind these last few months.
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Jordan Van Dyk
- Apr 2
- 1 min
Why Losing Weight and Getting in Shape Didn't Make Me Happier - And What I Learned Instead
Losing weight and getting in shape didn’t make me a happier, better person. It doesn’t happen that way. Rewind to when INSECURITIES used...
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Jordan Van Dyk
- Mar 27
- 2 min
Master the Squat: Top 5 Cues
The master cues of the squat- the KING of all muscle building exercises! How do you perform the best squat possible? Try these cues!...
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