Chris Gates Fitness · 136. The 3 Worst Fitness Supplements By: Chris Gates In the world of health and fitness, supplements are often marketed as quick fixes or “essential” in order to make progress. And that couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, most supplements are completely unproven — or have been proven to […]
Chris Gates Fitness · 34. Fit At Any Age With Susan Niebergall I am just so unbelievably excited for you to listen to this episode of the podcast! This week, the one and only Susan Niebergall joins me, and we dive into a ton of really helpful topics. Primarily, we talk about how you can […]
Chris Gates Fitness · 21. Intermittent Fasting Explained Intermittent fasting has become pretty popular when it comes to dieting. Why? It’s pretty simple. Intermittent fasting has proven to be a very effective tool at limiting calories and helping encourage weight loss. In this week’s article, we’re going to define what intermittent fasting is and provide […]
Chris Gates Fitness · 18. Setting Up Your 3 – Phase Nutritional Strategy (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!) In the overview of my new 3-phase diet plan, I described […]
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 […]
The longer we are indoors, social distancing, wearing masks in public, and adjusting to COVID-19, the more I find myself thinking about what the future of personal fitness is going to look like. Originally when stay-at-home orders we enforced, my focus was on the short-term. I mapped out tons of at-home workout ideas for myself […]
This routine combines several elements from the backpack routine and bodyweight recommendations to create a comprehensive full pull workout that will challenge you and help you build some muscle! This routine targets the biceps, lats, traps, rhomboids, lower back, and more! It involves six rounds of five consecutive exercises, with a 60-second rest after each round. Here is a […]
This routine combines several elements from the backpack routine and bodyweight recommendations to create a comprehensive full push workout that will challenge you and help you build some muscle! This routine targets the chest, shoulders, and triceps. It involves six rounds of five consecutive exercises, with a 60-second rest after each round. Here is a breakdown of the routine, […]
This routine combines several elements from the backpack routine and bodyweight recommendations to create a comprehensive full lower body workout that will challenge you and help you build some muscle! This routine targets the quads, hamstrings, glutes, and calves. It involves six rounds of five consecutive exercises, with a 60-second rest after each round. Here […]
This routine is great, because literally anybody can do it, scale it, and create a great workout. It’s the backpack routine! Part of the reason this routine is so great is that you already have all the equipment you need. Everyone has a backpack (or some type of bag you can throw over your shoulder), […]