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Tag: Building Muscle

Q&A4: The Pain Edition; Good/Bad Soreness When Lifting? Techniques to Build Your Quads?

May 3, 2020
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| Training

In Q&A No. 4, we’re tackling a new round of topics centered around the topics of soreness, pain, and building muscle. 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… How much pain is too much […]

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Posted in Training Tagged Building Muscle, Muscle Pain, Muscle Soreness, Physical Therapy, Pressure, Quads, Recovery, Strength Training 1 Comment

How Much Should You Train to Build Muscle?

April 26, 2020
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| Podcast, Training

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

How to Build and Maintain Muscle Mass at Home

March 29, 2020
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| At Home Workouts, Podcast, Training
How to get started with a fitness routine

If you’ve made any type of progress building muscle, it’s tough to deal with the concept of not training. Right now, more than ever, we’re faced with this challenge. COVID-19 has forced most of us indoors. It has eliminated your ability to go to the gym and train with equipment you’re accustomed to. In turn, […]

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Posted in At Home Workouts, Podcast, Training Tagged At Home Workouts, Building Muscle, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID19, Muscle Loss

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

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