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Category: Nutrition

3-Phase Diet: Setting Up Your Nutrition Strategy

July 12, 2020
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| Nutrition

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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Posted in Nutrition Tagged Calorie Deficit, Diet Plan, FITNESS, Maintenance Calories, Nutrition, Nutrition Coaching, Nutrition Plan, Nutrition Strategy, Nutrition Tracking, Weight Loss 1 Comment

Q&A5: Returning to the gym? Plus calorie recommendations, rep schemes for strength & building muscle

June 28, 2020
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| Nutrition, Training

What’s up everybody?! Welcome back to another Q&A. Thanks to everyone who submitted questions this week. To submit questions for the next Q&A, feel free to drop them in the comments section below, send them via my contact form, or hit me up on social media! (right-hand sidebar menu) Let’s dive in! Do you think […]

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Posted in Nutrition, Training Tagged BODYBUILDING, Building Muscle, COVID-19, COVID19, Gaining Strength, Gym Closures, Gyms Reopening, Rep Scheme, Strength Training

Healthy Lifestyle Habits, Bodybuilding, & Pursuing Goals with Loran Sekely

June 22, 2020
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| Nutrition, Podcast, Training
Chris Gates and Loran Sekely Podcasting

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 […]

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Posted in Nutrition, Podcast, Training Tagged BODYBUILDING, COVID-19, COVID19, Diet Plan, Fitness Lifestyle, Fitness Podcast, Healthy Lifestyle, Lifestyle Habits, Nutrition Podcast, Quarantine

What to Eat After a Workout to Build Muscle

June 14, 2020
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How to Meal Plan to Lose Weight

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 […]

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Posted in Nutrition Tagged BODYBUILDING DIET, Build Muscle, Building Muscle, Calorie Surplus, Calories, MACROS, Post-Workout Nutrition, Protein, Protein Shake, Supplementation

The Best Diet Plan You’re Not Using

May 10, 2020
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| Nutrition
The Best Reverse Diet Plan

We are addicted to making dieting WAAAYYY more difficult than it needs to be. Let me map out a scenario for you. Tell me if this sounds familiar… You want to lose weight. You hear about this new diet that has worked for a bunch of other people. Your friend has tried it and loved […]

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Posted in Nutrition Tagged Calorie Deficit, Calories, Carnivore Diet, Diet Hacks, Diet Plan, Dieting, Dieting Strategy, Keto Diet, Sustainability, Traditional Diet

Exercise & Illness: How an Active Lifestyle Improves Health

March 10, 2020
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| General, Nutrition, Training

Hello, my friends! Chris and Anthony here with something new we’ve never done on the site before. Today we’re doing a hybrid chat-article in response to the current worldwide hysteria regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Anthony and I had a lively discussion via email that we wanted to publish for you to read through. It turned […]

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Posted in General, Nutrition, Training Tagged Cardio, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Disease, Illness, Nutrition, Physical Activity, Sleep, Strength Training, Virus 1 Comment

A Simple Approach to Losing Weight, or Maintaining a Healthy Weight

February 23, 2020
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| Nutrition, Training
How Many Steps A Day is Good For Better Health?

The concept of putting together a plan aimed at your goals can be daunting. “Should I run? Should I jump on the elliptical? Or are group fitness classes the best option?” “When I lift weights, should I lift heavy? I’ve heard low weight, high reps is best for losing weight… Is that true? What exercises […]

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Posted in Nutrition, Training Tagged Aerobic Exercise, Exercise Selection, Fitness Program, Healthy Weight, Obesity, Running, Walking, Weight Lifting, Weight Loss, Weight Maintenance

Q&A2: How to Burn Belly Fat? The Military Fitness Plan? How to Control Cheat Days?

February 23, 2020
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| Nutrition, Training

In Q&A No. 2, we’re tackling a new round of topics based on burning fat, picking a training program, and “cheat day” nutrition. As always, if you have any questions you’d like answered in a future Q&A feel free to contact me and I’ll add it to the mix! On to the questions… What exercises […]

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Posted in Nutrition, Training Tagged Belly Fat, Cheat Day, Diet Break, Fat Burn, Military Fitness Program, Nutrition, Spot Burn, Training Program

Should You Take a Pre-Workout Supplement?

February 16, 2020
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| Nutrition, Training

Pre-workouts are some of the most popular supplements on the market today, but do they actually work? And if they do, what ingredients actually make a difference? Are they safe? When should you take them, and how much should you take? That’s what we’re here to talk about. I hope by the end of this […]

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Posted in Nutrition, Training Tagged Beta-Alanine, Betaine, Caffeine, Citrulline Malate, Dosage, Pre-Workout, Preworkout, Strength, Supplementation, SUPPLEMENTS

Why I Don’t Recommend the Keto Diet for Most People

February 9, 2020
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| Nutrition

I’ve been wanting to write about the keto diet for a really long time. It’s been the diet craze of the last year or so, and everyone seems to be giving it a try. Don’t believe me? Check out the Google trends results on ketogenic diets since 2018. Many of you have suggested it to […]

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Posted in Nutrition Tagged Adherence, Consistency, Diet Fad, Exit Strategy, Keto Diet, Ketogenic Diet, Ketosis, Nutrition Coaching, Plateau, Weight Loss

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