Getting a good night's sleep is crucial for our overall well-being and productivity. Many factors can affect the quality of our sleep, including nois...
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May 25, 2023 | John Paul Catanzaro
Getting a good night's sleep is crucial for our overall well-being and productivity. Many factors can affect the quality of our sleep, including nois...
Read MoreMay 19, 2023 | John Paul Catanzaro
Are you looking for a way to improve your recovery after weight training? Try taking a sauna! Adding a 20- to 30-minute sauna session after a workout...
Read MoreMay 18, 2023 | John Paul Catanzaro
Are you looking to maximize your gains from muscle strength, power, or hypertrophy training? It's time to reconsider the traditional ice bath post-wo...
Read MoreAugust 02, 2021 | John Paul Catanzaro
“When do you exercise?” I get asked that a lot. This is what my regimen looks like these days: Monday - Strength Training (Upper Body - Vertic...
Read MoreApril 02, 2020 | John Paul Catanzaro
"John Paul, may I talk to you outside please?" I knew it was about to get uncomfortable as I followed the doctor and his colleague out into the ha...
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2019 | John Paul Catanzaro
I worked hard for every ounce of muscle that I’ve built over the years and I’m not keen on losing any of it. That’s why I’m not a fan of int...
Read MoreFebruary 06, 2016 | John Paul Catanzaro
Circuit training is a well-known strength and conditioning method where you perform a series of exercises in rotation with varying loads and equipmen...
Read MoreNovember 12, 2014 | John Paul Catanzaro
In the iron world, we've seen muscle magazines, nutritional supplements, and training equipment come and go over the years. Sometimes for the good, l...
Read MoreSeptember 23, 2014 | John Paul Catanzaro
In order to maximize your results when training for flexibility, certain rules exist. Here are the do's and don'ts of stretching. THE DO'S DO u...
Read MoreApril 20, 2014 | John Paul Catanzaro
Many myths exist regarding weight training. For instance: • Weight training will make you muscle-bound and inflexible. • If you train with ...
Read MoreApril 06, 2014 | John Paul Catanzaro
Most strength training programs that I’ve seen for self-defense purposes are not truly strengthening routines but rather conditioning routines. The...
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2014 | John Paul Catanzaro
If you’ve been in the muscle-building game for a while, you know quite well that you can’t stay on one routine forever. No matter how well you do...
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2014 | John Paul Catanzaro
In general, there are two ways to bring up lagging body parts: give them greater priority or give them more work. Let’s take a look at both. Gre...
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2014 | John Paul Catanzaro
In July, I gave you 7 advanced exercise modifications. Two months later, I came back with another 7 exercise modifications for new growth. Well, toda...
Read MoreJanuary 12, 2014 | John Paul Catanzaro
As you hit your 40s, 50s and beyond, you realize that you are no longer able to do what you did in your late teens, 20s and even early 30s. Weights t...
Read MoreDecember 18, 2013 | John Paul Catanzaro
In the strength world, you have volume proponents (VPs) and intensity proponents (IPs). The VPs push multiple sets as the optimal method to train, a...
Read MoreDecember 08, 2013 | John Paul Catanzaro
“Chin up… Chest out… Look straight ahead… Brace the abdominals… Grip the bar tight… Push the ground away through all four corners of your...
Read MoreSeptember 24, 2013 | John Paul Catanzaro
A few weeks ago I gave you a taste of 7 advanced exercise variations. Well, I’m back with 7 more that you can use immediately in the gym to boost ...
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2013 | John Paul Catanzaro
When I first started lifting seriously in a commercial gym, my routine consisted of one body part a day. I'd go to the gym and absolutely trash that ...
Read MoreJuly 11, 2013 | John Paul Catanzaro
Give a guy a set of dumbbells and tell him to curl them. Without even thinking about it, he'd grip those dumbbells right in the middle of the handles...
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