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Join Mark Kohlhorst for Cycling class at Catalyst Fitness!

Members at Catalyst Fitness NE on Trier Road are very fortunate to have Group Fitness classes available. One of them is Cycle class held upstairs in the classroom right off the track. Because that is where the bikes are located. I’ve taken it and it gives me a...

What did I do Saturday morning? Shane Grantham Fitness Blog

For someone my age I stay pretty active as evidenced by my workouts. On Saturdays it’s working out with others. Yesterday It started with 0500 Jiu-Jitsu at Basches with three other guys. Jiu-Jitsu works the entire body and takes place on a mat. I didn’t...

The Rogue Multibars at Catalyst and Spiece. Shane Grantham Fitness Blog

One of the bars I use for weight lifting is the Rogue multibar. Rogue is a United States company which manufactures fitness equipment. I discovered it at Spiece Fitness around January 2022. As I recall, they have two Multibars of different configurations. One is...

People did the same thing at Spiece Fitness. Shane Grantham Fitness blog

At Catalyst fitness last July I was doing arms on Thursday and found they had a Hammer Strength Bicep curl machine. My old gym had the same machine. It was funny to see a weight plate under the lower floor support arm. This raises the handle an inch or so the user...

Thanks to Denise I’m finally deadlifting some decent weight. Shane Grantham Fitness Blog

On Wednesdays most weeks I do my back strength and conditioning regime. It typically is six to eight exercises with barbells, dumbbells, my weight and cable machines. I do rowing motions on my stomach on a bench or sitting and pulling back. To activate the spinal...