A deadlift is a “dead” lift, not a “bounce” lift. Check out how Chantal performs the exercise. She maintains a flat back with the bar positio...
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December 13, 2022 | John Paul Catanzaro
A deadlift is a “dead” lift, not a “bounce” lift. Check out how Chantal performs the exercise. She maintains a flat back with the bar positio...
Read MoreJuly 02, 2022 | John Paul Catanzaro
If supinated-grip chin-ups with a straight bar give you elbow or wrist pain, try doing them semi-supinated. Just drape an EZ curl bar over a power ca...
Read MoreJune 30, 2022 | John Paul Catanzaro
What many people consider a reverse squat is more like a reverse leg press, although technically it's a low-pulley knee-in. This is what a reverse sq...
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2022 | John Paul Catanzaro
Do you want to squat deeper, jump higher, or run faster? Hip isolation work can help your performance in and out of the gym… and as an added bonus,...
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2022 | John Paul Catanzaro
Check out the new addition to the family. It’s called the Tib Bar and as the name implies, it works the tibialis anterior, a muscle that is often o...
Read MoreDecember 11, 2021 | John Paul Catanzaro
The low-pulley wrist roller is a great exercise for the forearm extensors and flexors. Just make sure to have a fire extinguisher nearby! https:/...
Read MoreNovember 12, 2021 | John Paul Catanzaro
Here’s an exercise I picked up from Paul Sklar. It will cause some “tenderness” in your calves! https://youtu.be/YK5QYSHk-hk They’re ...
Read MoreNovember 01, 2021 | John Paul Catanzaro
Unilateral (one-side-at-a-time) training allows you to restore left-right symmetry that may have strayed with constant bilateral work. When training ...
Read MoreSeptember 27, 2021 | John Paul Catanzaro
It's a good idea to pair antagonist (opposite) body parts or movement patterns in strength training. When it comes to primary exercises for the upper...
Read MoreApril 01, 2021 | John Paul Catanzaro
Here are two ways to perform negative-accentuated lying leg curls. Method #1 https://youtu.be/oKFPG5lr554 Lift with two legs, lower with one. ...
Read MoreMarch 17, 2021 | John Paul Catanzaro
Here’s a great way to emphasize the top of the range during pull-ups. When doing a Wide-Grip Side-To-Side Pull-Up, your chin must stay above the ba...
Read MoreMarch 04, 2021 | John Paul Catanzaro
With the recent gym closures, many people have been forced to train at home. You can target most of the major muscles with limited equipment except f...
Read MoreFebruary 17, 2021 | John Paul Catanzaro
It’s not how much you do, but how you do it. Controlled “pin-touch” reps on the bench press are far better than uncontrolled “bounce-off-your...
Read MoreFebruary 09, 2021 | John Paul Catanzaro
Male or female, the Angles90 grips are a great tool to use for pull-ups. Pick up a pair today! Visit http://tinyurl.com/Angles90Grips and use coup...
Read MoreDecember 17, 2020 | John Paul Catanzaro
Last week we looked at a great forearm training tool called the Formulator. Today, we’ll look at another good one, the wrist roller. With this t...
Read MoreNovember 19, 2020 | John Paul Catanzaro
A great exercise to pair with incline or standing presses is the subscapularis pull-up (also known as a lean-away pull-up). To do it, pull yourself u...
Read MoreOctober 24, 2020 | John Paul Catanzaro
IronMind implements are a great way to improve your grip. Here I’m using a pinch-grip block, but there are many more tools that you can use. ht...
Read MoreJuly 11, 2020 | John Paul Catanzaro
Doing dips on rings will heighten stabilizer activity. If you do a phase of these and then return to parallel-bar dips, you should notice a nice boos...
Read MoreAugust 02, 2019 | John Paul Catanzaro
Yesterday we looked at a simple fix to decrease the stress on your hips during wide-stance squats and deadlifts. Today, we’ll look at a way to de...
Read MoreMay 02, 2019 | John Paul Catanzaro
The front plank is a popular exercise to promote core stability. Sure, it carries some benefits and there are ways to make it more difficult. Problem...
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