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Tag: Consistency

How to Build A Sustainable Workout Routine

October 8, 2024
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How to Build a Sustainable Workout Routine

The workout program that works best is always the one you can follow consistently. Here’s how to build a sustainable workout routine.

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Posted in Training Tagged Consistency, Flexible Workouts, Muscle Recovery, Sustainable Fitness, Sustainable Workouts, Workout Routine

How to Get Motivated to Eat Healthy and Exercise – 13 Tips

April 17, 2023
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| Nutrition, Training
How to Get Motivated to Eat Healthy and Exercise

After you get started and the excitement wears off, you’ve probably wondered about how to get motivated to eat healthy and exercise.

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Posted in Nutrition, Training Tagged Consistency, Eat Healthy, Exercise, Goal Setting, Healthy Lifestyle, Motivated, Motivation, Nutrition, Strength Training, Tracking Calories

How to Get Started With A Fitness Routine?

June 20, 2022
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How to get started with a fitness routine

By: Chris Gates It’s one of the most popular questions in all of fitness: How do I get started? It just seems like there’s so much you need to know, but no way to figure it all out and piece things together. How often should you lift weights? Do you need to do cardio? If […]

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Posted in Training Tagged Beginner Fitness, Cardio, Consistency, Daily Activity, Exercise Advice, Exercise For Health, Fitness Beginner, Fitness Routine, Lift Weights, Strength Training

How to Be More Consistent With Working Out: 10 Tips

April 18, 2022
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How to be more consistent with working out

By: Chris Gates If you can find a way to be more consistent with working out, it can truly unlock massive amounts of progress. Consistency is the ultimate key to every form of progress there is with fitness — whether it be getting stronger, building muscle, burning body fat, improving your endurance, or any other […]

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Posted in Training Tagged Consistency, Exercise Program, Healthy Habits, Tracking Calories, Working Out, Workout Schedule, Workouts

Recapping the 3-Phase Diet Plan

September 6, 2020
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| My Training Log, Nutrition, Training

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 […]

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Posted in My Training Log, Nutrition, Training Tagged 3-Phase Diet Plan, Calorie Deficit, Cardio, Consistency, Diet Plan, Diet Program, Sustainability, Training Program, Weight Loss Plan, Weight Loss Program

The 3 Keys to Achieving Your Fitness Goal

May 17, 2020
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The Best Gym Machine Workout For Beginners

Chris Gates Fitness · 21. The 3 Keys To Achieving Your Fitness Goals Unfortunately, it’s common to think you can’t achieve your fitness goals. Too often we see something we’d like to do with fitness and think, “I can’t accomplish that.” Maybe you want to run a 5-mile race, or bench press 200 pounds, or […]

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Posted in Training Tagged Consistency, Customized Fitness Program, Fitness Goals, Fitness Program, Goal Setting, Training Program

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

February 9, 2020
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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

The Keys to Being Consistent with Fitness and Nutrition

January 26, 2020
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| Nutrition, Training
Does Lifting Weights Burn More Fat Than Cardio?

Since Jan. 1, the most popular phrase I’ve heard from people is this: “I’m motivated to change, but my biggest problem is being consistent.” My response is always the same: “It’s common. Don’t beat yourself up. But let’s figure out how to be consistent in the future.” New Years Resolutions, while often mocked, are a […]

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Posted in Nutrition, Training Tagged Consistency, Lifestyle Habits, Nutrition, Online Coaching, Planner, Sleep Quality, Training

“This is the perfect program because it holds you accountable”

April 8, 2019
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“If someone is trying at the gym, but doesn’t really know what to do, or can’t seem to be consistent, this is the perfect program for it because it almost holds them accountable since they have a schedule to stick to. There are probably a lot of coaches out there that would throw the template […]

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Posted in Client Testimonials Tagged Consistency, FITNESS, Nutrition, Online Coaching, Online Fitness Coaching, Structure

Consistency + Time = Progress

February 22, 2019
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| Mindset

I tweeted that the other day and got a pretty good response to it, so I thought I’d share it on the website, too. The exercises I do in the gym, I’ve done literally thousands and thousands of reps of. You guys see it all the time — squats, deadlifts, bench press, and a whole […]

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Posted in Mindset Tagged Adversity, Bench Press, Consistency, Deadlift, Finding Success, FITNESS, Powerlifting, Progress, Squat, Training

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