I’m switching my workout days.  Thursdays with Fridays

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...
Rogue Multibar on Chest days

Rogue Multibar on Chest days

Most Monday’s you will find me at Catalyst Fitness in Fort Wayne, IN doing my chest workout.  It consists of six to eight exercises with dumbbells, barbells, machines and the Rogue Multibar.  Last week I used the Rogue Multbar in decline bench presses.  I had 25...
We need a Pec Deck machine in the main weight room.

We need a Pec Deck machine in the main weight room.

I belong to a nice gym with great weight equipment. There are some things they could use and one item is another Pec Deck machine. It should allow greater than 90 degree travel for one’s humerus bone past the center of the body. This allows greater range of...
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...