The heavybag/speedbag stand is gone.

The heavybag/speedbag stand is gone.

Today I was looking through my videos I took at the gym this year and found one from a month ago.  I was dismantling and removing the abused and damaged stand for the heavybag/speedbag.  This was in the corner of the turf room at Catalyst Fitness.  The owner asked me...
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...
We have enough problems with the Heavybag and now this!

We have enough problems with the Heavybag and now this!

I’m a martial artist who does Taekwondo and Jiu-Jitsu. when I’m Catalyst Fitness NE, I like to practice kicks and punches on the heavybag in the turf room.  It let’s me punch and kick hard and no one get’s injured.   It’s not the greatest...
Mending my jujitsu pants is like working on an old car.

Mending my jujitsu pants is like working on an old car.

One of the martial art disciplines I practice is ground-based Jiu-Jitsu.  A common position is to be on your knees or stomach on the mat or opponent. We where uniforms most of the time and the knees are usually reinforced with fabric or padding.  These uniforms get...