Let me tell you my story. If you’ve missed any of the client transformations this week, check them out! The people I work with are incredibly dedicated, are doing things the right way, and make me proud and motivated on a daily basis. I gotta walk the walk, too, though… It would be hard for […]
Chris Gates Fitness · 36. Fat Loss, Personal Growth, & Navigating Fitness With Jeffrey Pachtman On this week’s episode of the podcast, Jeffrey Pachtman sat down with me and we dove into so many incredibly helpful topics in the health and fitness world. We discuss: • The toxic nature of diet culture• Common hurdles you […]
By: Chris Gates Step counts have become a pretty common tool to promote physical activity, and the gold standard seems to be right around 10,000. “Did you hit your 10,000 steps?” It’s like a daily badge of honor. In this article, I’m going to break down the latest in terms of what we know regarding […]
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 · 35. The Best Strength Training Program For Runners By: Chris Gates In this article, I’m going to outline for you the best strength training program for runners. Running is an endurance sport, so strength training might not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about your training program. […]
By: Chris Gates It’s hard to train in the morning. If you’re one of those superhuman folks who can roll out of bed and right into a workout, congrats! You’ve done it. You’ve achieved something the rest of us want to stay far, far away from. Because facts are facts, and the overwhelming majority of […]
By: Chris Gates The concepts of training for size (building muscle) and training for strength (lifting heavier) are often lumped together. I’ll occasionally hear someone say, “I want to get stronger,” when in reality they don’t care about how much weight they can add to their squat, bench press, deadlift, or any other exercise. They […]
By: Chris Gates Let me start off by saying that this is just a super cool topic that I’ve been meaning to write about for a while. Today, we’re gonna dive into some research on how music can impact exercise performance. If you’re anything like me, you have a favorite genre or style of music […]
By: Chris Gates In Q&A No. 6, we’re changing things up a bit. Normally, we tackle multiple questions at a time in each Q&A, but recently I’ve received some questions that require a really deep dive into a particular subject. So for this week, we’re diving deep into the topic of coming back to the […]
Chris Gates Fitness · 24. How Long Should You Rest Between Sets? By: Chris Gates An aspect of lifting weights that often gets overlooked is the time you take to rest and recover in between sets. Typically, the focus is on how much weight you’re lifting, how many reps you’re doing, how many total sets […]