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Extreme vs. Consistent
Many times, when we start a new journey, we want to dive in head first and change everything about our current behaviors and commit 1000...

Chris Bates
Apr 12, 20222 min read
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To My Clients (and future clients), Here's The Foundation of Project Bates Training Methodology
Everyone has their own style of training. This is mine. This is based on the science of the body, muscle building, metabolism,...

Chris Bates
Mar 31, 20226 min read
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What happens when we lift weights?
Weightlifting has come to be known as the best way to not only build and retain lean muscle, but also to burn fat! But why does it work...

Chris Bates
Mar 28, 20222 min read
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"You Can't Out Train A Bad Diet" ...Is It True?
You Are What You Eat You can workout in the gym for an hour, run an hour, and do an hour long Richard Simmons 'Sweatin to the Oldies' VHS...

Chris Bates
Mar 26, 20222 min read
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Drink more water!
We all know that our bodies are made up of about 70% water, but most of us don't drink enough water on a daily basis. Why is it so...

Chris Bates
Mar 25, 20221 min read
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Cardio...what's the verdict?
So based on a former post, am I anti-cardio? No way! Cardio is necessary and has its place like any other workout. The former post was...

Chris Bates
Mar 24, 20221 min read
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Building habits for a new life!
Think of a mosaic, a big picture made up of thousands of smaller pictures. That's what habits are like. Whatever habits we form are...

Chris Bates
Mar 23, 20222 min read
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You want to lose 20 pounds....but do you really?
A common goal for people is to lose 20 pounds. They realize they are slightly overweight and a tad out of shape, and a loss of 20 pounds...

Chris Bates
Mar 22, 20222 min read
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Some Nutrition Tidbits
- Eating too few calories tells your body to slow down and burn less calories, because the caloric deficit is too large. A slight...

Chris Bates
Mar 20, 20221 min read
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A Few Resistance Training Factoids
- Resistance training (weight training) provides a full workout of your muscles. The combination of full flexion and full...

Chris Bates
Mar 20, 20223 min read
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Welcome to Project Bates!
The greatest project you will ever work on is yourself. Only then can you go forth and help others. My name is Chris Bates and I am an...

Chris Bates
Mar 20, 20222 min read
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