By: Chris Gates It’s hard to train in the morning. If you’re one of those superhuman folks who can roll out of bed and right into a workout, congrats! You’ve done it. You’ve achieved something the rest of us want to stay far, far away from. Because facts are facts, and the overwhelming majority of […]
By: Chris Gates The concepts of training for size (building muscle) and training for strength (lifting heavier) are often lumped together. I’ll occasionally hear someone say, “I want to get stronger,” when in reality they don’t care about how much weight they can add to their squat, bench press, deadlift, or any other exercise. They […]
By: Chris Gates Let me start off by saying that this is just a super cool topic that I’ve been meaning to write about for a while. Today, we’re gonna dive into some research on how music can impact exercise performance. If you’re anything like me, you have a favorite genre or style of music […]
By: Chris Gates Hi, everybody! Welcome back to another edition of the Q&A series. This week, we’ve got an awesome topic to dive in to: lifting for weight loss. Most weight-loss programs have a fitness element to them, and many fitness programs make claims that they’re the “optimal” way to burn fat and lose weight. […]
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 · 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 […]
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 · 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]