Jo Jordan

Jo is currently ranked in the top-5 at 275 among multi-ply lifters and number 1 for Masters 40-49. Jo's best lifts are a 1015 squat, 680 bench and 705 deadlift — a 2400 pound total. Jo is married with three daughters (16, 13, and 8). He is a graduate of the University of Florida with a Bachelors in Recreation Management. He is the practice manager of his wife's veterinary clinic as well as a stay-at-home dad. He resides in Orlando, Florida where he trains at Orlando Barbell.

 
Upper Accessory Day - yay
Upper Accessory Day - yay
Upper Movements - good day
Lower Training - Deadlifts vs. obscene amount of band tension
Lower Training - Deadlifts vs. obscene amount of band tension
pause deadlift that wasn't supposed to be a pause deadlift
Benching with the catapult
Benching with the catapult
Benched with the catapult today
Squat Day with RoboMerck
Squat Day with RoboMerck
Squatting with the Merckinator
Upper Accessory Day - the body felt decent today
Upper Accessory Day - the body felt decent today
Upper Accessory Day - it was a good day
Lower Accessory - Suspended GM's
Lower Accessory - Suspended GM's
Lower Accessory day w/ suspended gm's
Bench day - slow and steady
Bench day - slow and steady
Bench training and trying to get batter
Squatting against Bands
Squatting against Bands
Squatting against bands as best I can
Upper Accessory Day
Upper Accessory Day
Upper accessory movements that don't hurt
Deadlifting against bands - ugh
Deadlifting against bands - ugh
deadlifting against bands and my back hates me again
Bench Day with some bum elbows
Bench Day with some bum elbows
Bench pressing and the meat grinder
Squat Day vs. a lot of chains
Squat Day vs. a lot of chains
Squat day vs. a few chains for some fun
Upper Accessory day - heavyish day
Upper Accessory day - heavyish day
Upper Accessory movements
Lower Accessory Day - short day
Lower Accessory Day - short day
Lower accessory movements
We took a trip to New York...GPP work
We took a trip to New York...GPP work
Family trip to New York....my feet still hurt
Lower Training - SSBar vs. Bands
Lower Training - SSBar vs. Bands
SSBar vs. 2 Medium Bands (~280 @ top) - parallel box Bar x 5 150 x 4 240 x 2 330 x 2 420 x 2 510 x 2 560 x 2 I fell back on that last rep and thankfully the guys were aware and got me back in the rack. You can hear […]
Upper Accessory Movements - good times
Upper Accessory Movements - good times
Upper Accessory Training
Tugging against doubled bands
Tugging against doubled bands
Deadlift training - conventional pulls against bands
Lower Training - Heavy Day
Lower Training - Heavy Day
Belt Squat 175 x 10 x 2 265 x 10 355 x 5 445 x 5 x 2 535 x 5 vs. Average Band 535 x 5 vs. average and light band BB RDL 135 x 10 225 x 10 315 x 5 405 x 5 x 2 °45 Back Raise 25 x 10 x […]
Lower accessory work
Lower accessory work
Lower accessory work before NY
XPC Worlds - the meet that almost ended early
XPC Worlds - the meet that almost ended early
My recap of the XPC Worlds and how it almost ended early.
Jo Jordan Cuts Squat Suit to Lift 965 Pounds at 2019 XPCs
Jo Jordan Cuts Squat Suit to Lift 965 Pounds at 2019 XPCs
"It got to a point where I couldn't feel my legs... I got the up call, and nothing happened." Join Team elitefts athlete Jo Jordan as he receives his medal on-stage for the 2019 XPC Worlds competition. He recounts his lucky comeback in the squat event and shares a sneak peek at what happens behind the curtain...
Week 2 / Day 2 - Lower Reload w/ light squats
Week 2 / Day 2 - Lower Reload w/ light squats
week 2 - final squat day - reload
Week 2 / Day 1 - Upper Reload Day
Week 2 / Day 1 - Upper Reload Day
Week 2 - last upper day - reload
Week 3 / Day 3 - new deadlift suit
Week 3 / Day 3 - new deadlift suit
Week 3 - one more deadlift day
Week 3 / Day 2 - Last heavy bench day
Week 3 / Day 2 - Last heavy bench day
Week 3 - last heavy day benching before XPC Finals
Week 3 / Day 1 - Last Heavy Squat day
Week 3 / Day 1 - Last Heavy Squat day
Week 3 - squatting heavy for the last time this cycle
Week 4 / Day 3 - deadlifitng struggles never end
Week 4 / Day 3 - deadlifitng struggles never end
Week 4 - deadlift work coming to a close
Week 4 / Day 2 - 54 weeks post-op bench training....you won't believe what happened
Week 4 / Day 2 - 54 weeks post-op bench training....you won't belie...
Week 4 - bench training for the XPC and 54 weeks post-op
Week 4 / Day 1 - Squat opener for XPC Finals
Week 4 / Day 1 - Squat opener for XPC Finals
week 4 - planned squat opener
Week 5 / Day 4 - Reload upper accessory day
Week 5 / Day 4 - Reload upper accessory day
Week 5 - reload upper accessory work
Week 5 / Day 3 - Reload Week - Lower Accessory
Week 5 / Day 3 - Reload Week - Lower Accessory
Week 5 - Reload lower accessory day
Week 5 / Day 2 - Reload week - Bench Training
Week 5 / Day 2 - Reload week - Bench Training
Week 5 Reload bench training for XPC
Week 5 / Day 1 - Reload week - Squat training
Week 5 / Day 1 - Reload week - Squat training
Week 5 - reload squat training
Week 6 / Day 3 - Belt squats and deadlifts
Week 6 / Day 3 - Belt squats and deadlifts
Week 6 - belt speed squats and deadlifts from the floor
Week 6 / Day 2 - Gear deficient benching
Week 6 / Day 2 - Gear deficient benching
Week 6 Bench training for the XPC
Week 6 / Day 1 - Reverse band squat training
Week 6 / Day 1 - Reverse band squat training
Week 6 Squat Training for XPC Finals
Week 7 / Day 3 - Lower Accessory back pump
Week 7 / Day 3 - Lower Accessory back pump
Week 7 - Lower Accessory Movements
Week 7 / Day 1 - ME Squat w/ Cambered bar
Week 7 / Day 1 - ME Squat w/ Cambered bar
Week 7 - ME Squat vs. Doubled Medium Bands
Week 8 / Day 4 - Upper Accessory Work
Week 8 / Day 4 - Upper Accessory Work
Week 8 / Day 4 - Upper accessory work for the XPC
Week 8 / Day 3 - speed squats, deficit pulls & belt squat
Week 8 / Day 3 - speed squats, deficit pulls & belt squat
Week 8 / Day 3 - speed squats, deficit pulls and belt squats - XPC Training
Week 8 / Day 2 - Bench Training
Week 8 / Day 2 - Bench Training
Week 8 / Day 2 - shirted bench training
Week 8 / Day 1 - ME Squat
Week 8 / Day 1 - ME Squat
Week 8 / Day 1 - squats versus chains versus intestinal disagreements
Week 9 / Day 2 - upper accessory work
Week 9 / Day 2 - upper accessory work
Week 9 / Day 2 - upper accessory work aka back and shoulders
Week 9 / Day 1 - Speed Squat and deadlift
Week 9 / Day 1 - Speed Squat and deadlift
Week 9 / Day 1 - speed squats and some deadlifting at the new CTX location.
Week 10 / Day 4 - Upper Accessory
Week 10 / Day 4 - Upper Accessory
Week 10 / Day 4 - upper accessory - everything hurts already
Week 10 / Day 3 - Speeeeed Squats and a pull
Week 10 / Day 3 - Speeeeed Squats and a pull
Week 10 / Day 3 - speedy squats and a not so impressive jack stand pull
Week 10 / Day 2 - Catapult Bench
Week 10 / Day 2 - Catapult Bench
Week 10 / Day 2 - bench training using my catapult due to user error
Week 10 / Day 1 - Santa Squats
Week 10 / Day 1 - Santa Squats
Week 10 / Day 1 - Santa does some reverse band squats
Week 11 / day 3 - speed squats & deadlifting
Week 11 / day 3 - speed squats & deadlifting
Speed squats w/ Duplex bar vs. heavy band bar x 5 180 x 3 270 x 2 320 (~35%) x 2 x 8 2” deadlifts 320 x 2 410 x 1 500 x 1 560 x 1 610 x 1 655 x 0 Unilateral Reverse Hyper 100 x 15 x 4    
Week 11 / Day 2 - "Bench" Training
Week 11 / Day 2 - "Bench" Training
Week 11 / Day 2 - XPC Bench training...ish
Week 11 / Day 1 - Squat Training
Week 11 / Day 1 - Squat Training
ME Box squats against Heavy bands using the Duffalo Bar
Lower Training - Speed Squats
Lower Training - Speed Squats
Speed Squads vs. Heavy Bands w/ Duplex Bar it's (TM)'d Rogue :)
Bench training
Bench training
*shoulder warm up Bench - bar x 15 x 2 - 145 x 3 - 195 x 2 - 235 x 1 - 285 x 1 - 325 x 1 - 325 x 1 - voodoo flossed - 375 x 0 - catapult Db bench - 60 x 10 - 70 x 5 - 85 […]
Lower Training - box squats
Lower Training - box squats
Lower Training - box squatting in briefs with an SSBar
Upper Training - back work
Upper Training - back work
Upper Training - stop being lazy, Jo
Lower Training - belt squats
Lower Training - belt squats
Belt squats at CTX

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