By: Chris Gates The holidays are pretty similar across the board. Family gatherings, food, football, friends, drinks, etc. etc. etc. And you know what? Ain’t nothing wrong with that at all. But the unfortunate end result of holidays like Christmas and New Years is often standard across the board as well: there’s a good chance […]
Chris Gates Fitness · 27. A 5-Step Diet Guide For Thanksgiving By: Chris Gates The Thanksgiving experience is standard across the board. You’re looking at family, food, football and drinks on repeat for anywhere from 1-4 days. And you know what? Ain’t nothing wrong with that at all. But the end result of Thanksgiving is […]
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 · 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 · 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 […]
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Chris Gates Fitness · 15. Healthy Lifestyle Habits, Bodybuilding, & Pursuing Goals With Loran Sekely Loran Sekely joined me on this week’s episode of the podcast to talk about all things healthy living, fitness, and nutrition. In our discussion, we dive into: Adjusting training and nutrition to quarantine What got Loran into fitness What his […]
Chris Gates Fitness · 23. What To Eat After A Workout To Build Muscle We know a few things about building muscle: You need to train hard You need to eat protein You need to consume more calories than you burn (in most cases) Seems simple, right? But so much nuance goes into getting these […]