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 · 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 […]
TIME FOR A MAJOR PROGRESS UPDATE!!! First photo: Jan. 1, 2019 — 192 pounds. This is me at present day after 18 months of lean bulking. Second photo: March 18, 2017 — 190 pounds. This was me two years ago after my last bulk. The difference is clear, and I couldn’t be more excited about […]
I’ve done updates throughout this cutting process on where my calories are and where my macronutrient breakdown is, but I haven’t ever actually broken down each one of my meals to give you an exact look at the calories and macros. So that’s what I’m here to do today! I understand that oftentimes people don’t […]
If you’re trying to lose weight, refeeds are your friends. You don’t want to be too close of friends, though. If you are, and you get together all the time, you’ll be undoing the diet. However, when carefully planned, get-togethers with re-feeds can be extremely valuable throughout the dieting process. First, let’s outline the best process for […]
There are a lot of strategies out there informing you of the most optimal times to eat your meals in order to see results. What results? Any, really. We have meal plans for bodybuilding, weight loss, powerlifting, etc. There are tons of strategies for tons of different outcomes, and it makes it hard for consumers to […]