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Please don’t use metal plates on the Power-lift platforms. Shane Grantham Fitness Blog

Part of my responsibility at Catalyst Fitness is protecting the equipment so it doesn’t get damaged from member abuse. When I make my rounds throughout the building one of the things I look at is how the power-lifting platforms are used. They are made of...

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...

Why am I in pain on Saturday afternoon?

For the last four Saturdays I’ve been in pain from about 1130 on. My Sciatica acts up and my lower body is in pain. It turns out I do a lot of exercise Saturday morning. The exercise day starts at 500AM with Jiu-Jitsu at Basches Martial Arts and runs till 630....

Today’s back workout.

Wednesday’s are back days in my strength and conditioning workouts. I try to do a variety of body-weight exercises, dumbbells, barbells and machines. The first exercise type is rowing like a seated cable row where my hands are pulling perpendicularly to my body...

I want a neck machine at Catalyst Fitness

One of the machines I feel is needed at Catalyst Fitness NE is a neck machine. We had one at Spiece Fitness which I used for years. It allowed four movements to strengthen the neck : front, back and right and left side. Strengthening my neck is important for all the...