Chris Gates Fitness · 25. How Much Does Sleep Impact Training Performance? By: Chris Gates We’ve all been on one side or the other when it comes to this topic. You can probably attest to how much better, more energetic, and motivated you feel when you head to the gym after a good night’s rest. […]
By: Chris Gates In Q&A No. 6, we’re changing things up a bit. Normally, we tackle multiple questions at a time in each Q&A, but recently I’ve received some questions that require a really deep dive into a particular subject. So for this week, we’re diving deep into the topic of coming back to the […]
Chris Gates Fitness · 28. How To Feel Full While Controlling Calories By: Chris Gates A common struggle when setting up your diet is figuring out how to actually feel full and satisfied when your calories are low. It’s not easy. The foods you love may be processed and calorie dense, so you have to […]
Chris Gates Fitness · 24. How Long Should You Rest Between Sets? By: Chris Gates An aspect of lifting weights that often gets overlooked is the time you take to rest and recover in between sets. Typically, the focus is on how much weight you’re lifting, how many reps you’re doing, how many total sets […]
Chris Gates Fitness · 21. Intermittent Fasting Explained Intermittent fasting has become pretty popular when it comes to dieting. Why? It’s pretty simple. Intermittent fasting has proven to be a very effective tool at limiting calories and helping encourage weight loss. In this week’s article, we’re going to define what intermittent fasting is and provide […]
I can confidently say this diet worked. In case you missed any of the background information on the 3-Phase Diet Plan, how it was structured, what my training looked like, and how my nutrition strategy came together, check out the following links: 3-Phase Diet Plan overview 3-Phase Diet Plan fitness routine 3-Phase Diet Plan nutritional […]
Chris Gates Fitness · 20. How To Track Your Macros Tracking macronutrients is a great way to learn about your diet and start to understand how to manage your nutrition on a daily basis. By tracking macronutrients — or “macros” — you’ll learn where your calories come from, and how to manipulate your diet over […]
Chris Gates Fitness · 19. Setting Up Your Fitness Routine (To see how this diet is playing out in real life give me a follow on Twitter or Instagram, where I’m sharing daily updates, tips, and tricks to lose weigh successfully!) Over the last few weeks, I’ve been running my new 3-Phase Diet Plan and documenting it for […]
Chris Gates Fitness · 18. Setting Up Your 3 – Phase Nutritional Strategy (To see how this diet is playing out in real life give me a follow on Twitter or Instagram, where I’m sharing daily updates, tips, and tricks to lose weigh successfully!) In the overview of my new 3-phase diet plan, I described […]
Chris Gates Fitness · 17. My New 3-Phase Diet Plan Hi, everyone! It’s Chris here from Chris Gates Fitness, and today I’m going to map out for you exactly how I plan to structure and execute my upcoming diet. Everything here is what I plan to do, and it can absolutely be applicable for YOU […]