Why am I weaker in flat bench Press? Is it Martial Arts? dumbbells?

Why am I weaker in flat bench Press? Is it Martial Arts? dumbbells?

Weight Lifting has been part of my exercise life since high school and one of the basic and main exercises for me is the bench press for the chest.  You perform it on a flat bench on your back with a barbell or dumbbells pushing it over your chest.  One of the things...
I’m switching my workout days. Thursdays with Fridays

I’m switching my workout days. Thursdays with Fridays

My usual weight days at Catalyst Fitness are Monday- chest, Tuesday- shoulders, Wednesday- back, Thurs- arms and Friday- legs.  Saturday mornings I usually do Group Blast and Zumba Saturday and they are heavy on legs and the lower body. So why do I do legs in the...
Do you like to dance and get a work out? Zumba is for you

Do you like to dance and get a work out? Zumba is for you

My favorite group fitness class is probably Zumba and it’s also the hardest for me. I’ve done Zumba at Spiece Fitness and the JRL Y in the past and now I do it at Catalyst Fitness NE.  The energetic music is fun to dance to and it gets me sweating.  Our...
Can Catalyst get a Rogue multi-grip bar like this one at Spiece?

Can Catalyst get a Rogue multi-grip bar like this one at Spiece?

I use different ways to strength train and condition my body.  Martial Arts, group fitness classes, and weights are my main ways.  In the weight room at Catalyst Fitness last year, I discovered a straight Rogue Multi-grip bar like one of them at Spiece Fitness. ...