It’s not the sensor. Matrix Stair-Stepper

It’s not the sensor. Matrix Stair-Stepper

The gym where I exercise and work has many cardio machines and two of them are stair-steppers made by the MAtrix company.  One of them stopped working months ago and a outside company took a look at it.  They thought it was a sensor so the owner ordered one.  I...
New Heavybag stand – I’m not a fan

New Heavybag stand – I’m not a fan

Last month we got a new heavybag stand at Catalyst Fitness. I know the old one has been through a lot over the years, but this new one doesn’t allow you the mobility that the old one did. The diagonal supports are too close to the bag and they are already bent...
Goodbye Spalding gym-bag

Goodbye Spalding gym-bag

A just retired my current gym-bag which had several tears and holes in it.  Actually it was a Spalding Racketball bag.  I got it from my Mom who found it in my Dad’s things.  It was probably from 1988 or so and I don’t think he ever used it.  I started...
We used to have some nice shoulder equipment

We used to have some nice shoulder equipment

One of the areas my gym is lacking is in the shoulder muscle category.  When I first joined Catalyst Fitness, there was a nautilus side lateral raise machine, an overheard press, and a great seated military press (shoulder Press) free weight bench stand.  Sadly, they...
My right knee hurts sometimes.

My right knee hurts sometimes.

For the last month my right knee hurts on and off.  It gets used often in Jiu-jitsu and Taekwondo as the right is my dominant leg.  I use the legs to push my opponents away on the mat or to hold them close to me as I choke them out.  When I walk around Catalyst...