Do I even need a gym?  Shane Grantham Fitness Blog

Do I even need a gym? Shane Grantham Fitness Blog

(I started this article March 25, 2022).  March 31st is my last day at my current gym. I won’t be renewing for various reasons and my previous articles address this if you want to read them.  I’m still doing Martial Arts in the mornings so I’m...
I think about Mom every time I use it.  Shane Grantham Fitness Blog

I think about Mom every time I use it. Shane Grantham Fitness Blog

When I was in Junior High School my Mom made a duffle bag for me.  It was used to carry my gym clothes back and forth between home and school.  I kept it all these years and remarkably I’ve been using it for the last 12 years as a dirty clothes bag at my gym. ...
Where is my next gym?  Shane Grantham Fitness Blog

Where is my next gym? Shane Grantham Fitness Blog

My current gym membership is up at the end of March and I’ll be looking for a new one. I’ve been at my current one for twelve years except for two months when I was at the Y around 2018.  If I could find one which did month to month without connecting to...
Why is my bench press getting weaker? Shane Grantham Fitness Blog

Why is my bench press getting weaker? Shane Grantham Fitness Blog

I’ve been weight-lifting for exercise since high school gym class in 1978.  Bench presses are one the main weight exercises I perform for the pectoral (chest) muscles.  They are performed by lying on your back on a flat bench press.  A barbell is lifted off the...