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Tag: BODYBUILDING

How Much Weight Should You Lift to Build Muscle?

August 22, 2021
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Cable Chest Flyes

Chris Gates Fitness · 55. How Much Weight Should You Lift to Build Muscle? By: Chris Gates To build muscle, you need to be strength training. But how much strength training should you do? How heavy should you lift? How intense should it be? How much is too much, and how little is too little? […]

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Posted in Training Tagged BODYBUILDING, Building Muscle, Calorie Surplus, Hard Sets, Muscle Growth, Muscle Recovery, Proper Form, Relative Intensity, Strength Training, Training Volume

Can You Build Muscle With A Vegan Diet?

April 25, 2021
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Chris Gates Fitness · 43. Can You Build Muscle With A Vegan Diet? By: Chris Gates There has long been a claim that if you want to build muscle, eating meat is going to benefit you much more than eating plants. But is that claim actually true? What does the research say? Is protein from […]

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Posted in Nutrition Tagged BODYBUILDING, Build Muscle, Hypertrophy, Muscle Growth, Muscle Hypertrophy, Plant-Based Diet, Vegan Diet

How Long Should You Rest Between Sets When Lifting Weights?

October 18, 2020
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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 […]

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Posted in Training Tagged BODYBUILDING, Building Muscle, Building Strength, Rest Intervals, Rest Periods, Sets, Strength Training, Weight Lifting

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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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

How Andy Lost 30 Pounds

May 28, 2020
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Andy has lost more than 30 pounds over the last few months by adjusting his lifestyle through fitness and proper nutrition. I sat down to talk with him about his journey, and he gives great insight into what his prior habits were, as well as what changes he made to get on track and successfully […]

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Posted in Client Testimonials Tagged BODYBUILDING, Dieting, Online Coaching, Weight Loss, Weight Loss Journey, WEIGHT LOSS TRANSFORMATION, Weightlifting

How Much Should You Train to Build Muscle?

April 26, 2020
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Chris Gates Fitness · 8. How Much Should You Train To Build Muscle? Most of us at some point in our lives will go on a quest to build muscle. And honestly, making that decision is always the right move. The positive effects of building muscle are clear and obvious. NO, you won’t get “too […]

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Posted in Podcast, Training Tagged BODYBUILDING, Build Muscle, Building Muscle, FITNESS, Intensity, Nutrition, Recovery, Training Program, Training Volume

21-Day Jump Start Program

December 24, 2019
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| General

Hit the button to grab your own copy of the program! If you have any questions before you get started, or as you’re running the program, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me and ask questions. You’ll find my e-mail and website URL at the bottom of each page of the program. Additionally, you […]

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Posted in General Tagged 21 Day Program, BODYBUILDING, Cardio, FITNESS, Nutrition, Powerlifting, Strength and Conditioning, Strength Training, Weightlifting

Why You SHOULD Eat Breakfast Every Day

August 11, 2019
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One of my most popular articles is on the topic of how skipping breakfast can be beneficial. Largely, the concept in that article is that skipping breakfast helps create a calorie deficit on a daily basis, and in turn helps people lose weight. In this article, we’re going to take a different approach. Instead of […]

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Posted in Nutrition Tagged BODYBUILDING, Breakfast, Building Muscle, Calories, Fasting, Gaining Strength, Hypertrophy, Powerlifting, Protein, Strength Training

Challenge Yourself

March 21, 2019
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| My Training Log

Each day during this three-month cut, I’ve started with a challenge. That challenge has been to climb a 150-step staircase from the parking lot to the office each morning. I decided that would be my challenge every day during this cut to essentially start the day by getting in the right frame of mind. That […]

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Posted in My Training Log Tagged Body Transformation, BODYBUILDING, Cutting, Dieting, FITNESS, Fitness Challenge, Nutrition, Powerlifting, Strength Training

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