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Chris Gates Fitness — 173 episodes

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174. 8 Lessons From 8 Years as a Health & Fitness Coach

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173. Recapping 75 Hard Days to Start 2026

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172. How Kristen Lost 40 Pounds and Changed Her Life as a Busy Mom

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171. How Seth Lost 40 Pounds Without Extreme Dieting | The Busy Parent Blueprint

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170. I Walked Away From A Car Crash | Here's What I Learned About Health & Fitness

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169. How My Life Completely Changed in 2025 (In 5 Steps)

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168. Why Burning As Many Calories As Possible Is The WORST Strategy (Live Training Camp Q&A)

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167. How Dan Lost 65 Pounds as a Busy Dad — and Built a Life That Works

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166. How to Eat Healthy Over the Holidays (Replay)

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165. From Burnout to Balance: Ryan’s 80-Pound Transformation

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164. From 353 Pounds to Confident and Strong: Jeff’s Story

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163. Why Parents in Leadership Roles Often Neglect Their Health (And What to Do About It)

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162. I Quit My Job — The Full Story

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161. My Full Daily Routine (As a Dad of 3 and Business Owner)

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160. My Fitness Secrets for Busy Parents (Simply Fitness Podcast)

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159. How Bryan Lost Weight (and Kept It Off) As a Busy Dad of 2 Kids

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158. The Truth About Soreness After Your Workouts (Does It Matter?)

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157. My Client Ben: Why Coaching Was the Missing Piece

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156. How to Lose the Last Few Pounds Around Your Waistline

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155. Is Fasting Worth it For Fat Loss?

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154. My Go-To High Protein, Low Calorie Snacks

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153. When Should You Add Weight to Your Lifts?

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152. How to Stop Late-Night Cravings Before They Derail Your Progress

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151. The Fundamentals of Fat Loss (Listener Q&A)

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150. 10 Insanely Simple Tips to Build Muscle in 2025

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149. 10 Insanely Simple Tips to Lose Body Fat in 2025

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147. How to Eat Healthy Over the Holidays

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146. Is Cardio or Weights Better for Losing Weight?

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145. How to Meal Prep When You're Super Busy

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143. How to Break Through a Weight Loss Plateau? (Mailing List Q&A)

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143. The Secret to Burning Fat & Building Muscle: Progressive Overload

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142. The Ultimate Guide to Nutrition for Fat Loss

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141. How to Build a Sustainble Workout Routine

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140. How to Eat High Protein on a Budget (13 Options)

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139. How to Set Realistic Fitness Goals You'll Actually Achieve

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138. The Ultimate Guide to Building Muscle

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137. What is the Most Effective Diet for Weight Loss?

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136. The 3 Worst Fitness Supplements

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135. The 3 Best Supplements for Athletic Performance

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134. How to Set Up Your Calories

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Introducing Training Camp

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132. 5 Things I Learned From 200 Days Without Alcohol

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131. How Many Carbs, Fats, and Protein Should You Eat?

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130. What Should You Eat AFTER Working Out? » A Blueprint for Post-Workout Nutrition

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129. 5 Health and Fitness Tips for Dads That Lift

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128. What Should You Eat Before Working Out?

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127. Why Protein and Strength Training Matter for Fat Loss

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126. How to Manage Your Weight on Summer Vacation

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125. How to Deal With Late-Night Hunger & Cravings (3 Tips)

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124. The Ultimate Guide to the Best Vacation Workouts

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123. 5 Underrated Tips for Starting A Diet

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122. How to Reverse Diet After Cutting

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121. What is a Deload? When to Take One? And What to Expect?

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120. My Mini Cut Transformation + Full Day of Eating » How to Mini Cut, Episode 6

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119. Are Supplements A Waste of Money? And Are They Safe?

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118. Is it Normal to Plateau During Weight Loss? » How to Mini Cut, Episode 4

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117. The Ultimate Mini Cut Diet Plan » How to Mini Cut, Ep. 3

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116. My Fat Loss Staring Point » Mini Cut, Episode 2

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115. How to Mini Cut » Rapid Fat Loss Explained

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114. 4 Tips to Build Muscle in 2024

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113. 4 Simple Tips to Lose Fat in 2024

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112. How to Bring Up Lagging Muscle Groups

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111. How to Find Time to Exercise as a Busy Parent

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110. How to Correctly Measure Your Body and Track Progress | A Comprehensive Guide

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109. Things I've Learned About Fatherhood, Coaching, Training Around Injuries, & More

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108. How to Estimate the Calories in Food?

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107. How to Not Gain Weight on a Holiday

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106. Should You Eat Less on Rest Days While Bulking?

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105. Die With Zero Book Review | How to Maximize Your Health & Finances

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104. Explaining Weight Fluctuations When Trying to Lose Weight

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103. The Best Protein Options; Do You NEED Core Training? How to Restart Your Program, & More!

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102. Life Update + How to Drink Alcohol & Lose Weight

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101. How Quickly Do You Lose Muscle After Not Working Out?

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100. Training Camp Sign-Ups Are Open! Here's Everything You Need to Know

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99. Part 2: How I Overcame Dark Times & FINALLY Made Progress With Fitness (And How You Can, Too)

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98. Part 1: The Darkest Moments of My Fitness Journey (And What You Can Learn From Them)

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97. Five Underrated Weight Loss Strategies (That Work)

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96. My Most Unpopular Fitness Opinions — "Unhealthy" Foods, Cutting Carbs, Alcohol & More

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95. Q&A: DoorDash For Weight Loss, Lifting Before Cardio, How to Eat More Protein, & More!

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94. Everything About Recovery, Part 2 - Rest Days, Deload Week, Stress, Aging & More!

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93. Everything You Need to Know About Recovery From Your Workouts, Part 1

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92. Everything You Need to Know About Macronutrients: Protein, Carbs, Fats & Alcohol

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91. Do You Need to Train Your Abs Directly?

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90. Q&A: Fitness Mistakes You NEED to Avoid

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89. ChatGPT Told Me to Answer These Fitness Questions (I Was Shocked!!!)

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88. What Foods Are always Good to Have at Home?

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87. How to Estimate Your Maintenance Calories

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86. Q&A: Top 3 Exercises for Each Muscle Group, Fear of Gaining Weight, & more!

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85. Q&A: Protein Timing, Rest Periods, Weight Fluctuations, & More!

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84. Answering Your Workout Questions

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83. Q&A: All About Nutrition for Weight Loss

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82. How to Get in the Right Mindset for Fitness in 2023 + APPLY FOR COACHING!

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81. The Best Weight Loss Program For YOU

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80. Q&A: Does Muscle Weigh More Than Fat, The Liver King, & More!

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79. How to Avoid Weight Gain Over Thanksgiving (Or Any Holiday)

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78. Q&A: Range of Motion, Preventing Weight Spikes, Building Bigger Arms, & More

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77. How to Lose The Last 5 Pounds

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76. How to Manage Your Macros for Weight Loss

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75. Q&A: How to Build Muscle As A Beginner

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74. When Should You Do A Deload Week?

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73. APPLY FOR COACHING! Plus Why Am I Not Losing Weight in a Calorie Deficit?

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How to Lose As Much Weight As Possible in 1 Month?

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71. Q&A: How to Drink Beer & Lose Weight

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70. Q&A: The Story About The First Time I Took Preworkout

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69. Q&A: Tips On Staying Motivated

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68. The Best Workout Routine to Build Muscle

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67. Q&A: Simple Steps to Get Started With Weight Loss

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66. How Many Meals Should You Eat A Day To Lose Weight?

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65. Why You Need To Take A Week Off From The Gym

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64. How to Make A Calorie Deficit Easier

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63. Q&A: How to Lose the Last 5 Pounds

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62. Q&A: What's The Best Way To Track Calories Burned?

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61. COACHING APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN! How Much Zone 2 Cardio Should You Do?

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60. Q&A: What Foods Should I Eat to Lose Weight?

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59. What is a Calorie Deficit and How Do You Track It? » Spring Q&A, Part 2!

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58. How to Lose As Much Weight As Possible In A Month? » Spring Q&A, Part 1

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What's the Best Home Gym Equipment for Limited Space?

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56. March Q&A! Why Am I Not Losing Weight in a Calorie Deficit?

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55. How Much Weight Should You Lift to Build Muscle?

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54. TikTok Q&A: How to Build Your Own Workout Routine

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How Often Should You Rest From Weight Training?

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52. The Truth About Whether Sugar is Healthy or Unhealthy

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Jordan Syatt on Staying Fit As a Parent, Cardio for Heart Health, & Achieving Sustainable Progress

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50. BIG ANNOUNCEMENT + Are Free Weights Better Than Machines for Building Muscle?

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49. How to Know if You're in a Calorie Deficit

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48. Is Diet or Exercise More Important to Lose Belly Fat?

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47. How To Know You’re In A Calorie Deficit Without Counting Calories

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46. How to Increase Muscle Mass While Losing Fat

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45. Do You Have to Work Out Every Day to Lose Weight?

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44. 10 Tips to Burn Belly Fat

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43. Can You Build Muscle With A Vegan Diet?

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42. "Diet Culture" And Weight Loss Strategies W:Beth Wilkas Feraco

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41. 6 Tips To Get Fit For Summer!

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40. The Principles of Strength Training

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39. How To Structure Your Diet For Weight Loss

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38. Discipline, Motivation & Mindset In Fitness With Harris Benjamin

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37. HEALTHY AT HOME (Interview on Radio Disney)

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36. Fat Loss, Personal Growth, & Navigating Fitness With Jeffrey Pachtman

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35. The Best Strength Training Program For Runners

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34. Fit At Any Age With Susan Niebergall

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33. Tips For Training In The Morning

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32. The Differences Between Training For Size And Training For Strength

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31. How Good Music Can Impact Your Training Performance

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30. Why You Should Lift Weights To Lose Weight

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29. How To Return To Training After A Long Absence

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28. How To Feel Full While Controlling Calories

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27. A 5-Step Diet Guide For Thanksgiving

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26. A Sleep Routine That Works

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25. How Much Does Sleep Impact Training Performance?

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24. How Long Should You Rest Between Sets?

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23. What To Eat After A Workout To Build Muscle

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22. The 3 Keys To Achieving Your Fitness Goals

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21. Intermittent Fasting Explained

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20. How To Track Your Macros

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19. Setting Up Your Fitness Routine

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18. Setting Up Your 3 - Phase Nutritional Strategy

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17. My New 3-Phase Diet Plan

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16. The Best Diet Plan You're Not Using

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15. Healthy Lifestyle Habits, Bodybuilding, & Pursuing Goals With Loran Sekely

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14. Q&A No. 4 - THE PAIN TRAIN

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13. How Andy Lost 30 Pounds During Quarantine

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12. Should You Take A Pre-Workout Supplement?

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11. Q&A No. 3, Eating Late At Night, The Benefits Of Creatine, And Proper Footwear For Squatting

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10. Planning Recovery Into Your Fitness Routine, The De-Load Week

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9. Making The Right Decisions

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8. How Much Should You Train To Build Muscle?

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7. The Future Of Personal Fitness & How You Should Plan

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6. How To Build And Maintain Muscle At Home

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5. Five Tips For Exercising While Working At Home

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4. EMERGENCY EPISODE! Home Workouts During COVID-19

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3 - You're Not What Other People Say, You're What You Say & Then Do

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2 - A Simple Approach To Losing Weight, Or Maintaining A Healthy Weight

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1 - Q&A No. 2: How to Burn Belly Fat? The Military Fitness Plan? How to Control Cheat Days?