By: Chris Gates In the quest to lose weight, you’ve probably asked yourself the following question: does lifting weights burn more fat than cardio? What form of exercise is going to maximize your fat loss progress? Is doing cardio going to be optimal for burning fat? Or will lifting weights be the key to you […]
By: Chris Gates If you’re a beginner and you want to get started with strength training, you’ve come to the right place! In this article, I’m going to help you build the best strength training program for beginners. And I’m glad you’re here, because I can absolutely relate to being a beginner with lifting weights. […]
In episode No. 51 of the podcast, I sit down with Jordan Syatt to talk about life, parenting, fitness, nutrition and so much more! This episode is available to watch on YouTube, or you can stream it anywhere you listen to podcasts. Jordan’s been instrumental in helping me develop as a coach, and I’m thrilled […]
By: Chris Gates When you want to build muscle, you’ll take every advantage you can get. And sometimes that means trying out some advanced lifting techniques, like supersets! But are supersets good for muscle growth? Will they help you build more muscle? Will they help you build it faster? Are supersets superior to the more […]
Chris Gates Fitness · 64. How to Make A Calorie Deficit Easier By: Chris Gates If you can get yourself in a calorie deficit consistently, you’ll lose body fat. It’s as simple as that. But that’s not to say being in a calorie deficit consistently is “easy.” In fact, it’s not. It’s a challenge. And […]
By: Chris Gates If you want to build muscle, you need to do a few things correctly. You need to train smart, and train hard. You need to recover from that training so that you can continue to train hard. You need a nutrition plan that supports both what you’re doing in the gym, and […]
Chris Gates Fitness · 49. How to Know if You're in a Calorie Deficit By: Chris Gates The calorie deficit is both the most impactful and most mysterious thing in the entire fitness and nutrition world. I’m kind of kidding, but also I’m not. So many people want to be in a calorie deficit. I’m […]
Chris Gates Fitness · 48. Is Diet or Exercise More Important to Lose Belly Fat? By: Chris Gates What should you focus on to lose belly fat: diet or exercise? It’s a super popular question, and one that you’ve probably wondered about more than once. The two biggest pieces to any fat loss program tend […]
By: Chris Gates This is Pierce, and you should know his story. Because Pierce absolutely plowed through what a lot of people struggle with — building muscle and shedding body fat. Pierce and I worked together for most of 2021, and his progress has been unreal. If you asked me to find someone who has […]
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? […]