Love 20-rep squats to cap off a workout? Goblet squats are fantastic, but handling a heavy dumbbell or kettlebell can be tricky. The solution: Try...
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September 23, 2023 | John Paul Catanzaro
Love 20-rep squats to cap off a workout? Goblet squats are fantastic, but handling a heavy dumbbell or kettlebell can be tricky. The solution: Try...
Read MoreJuly 06, 2023 | John Paul Catanzaro
The woodchop exercise is a powerful and effective movement that targets and strengthens the core muscles, including the abdominals, obliques, and low...
Read MoreMay 08, 2023 | John Paul Catanzaro
I typically program dips on rings after 3-4 rounds on the parallel bars. The rings heighten stabilizer activity, which promotes a boost in strength w...
Read MoreMay 03, 2023 | John Paul Catanzaro
Sitting straight down with maximum knee bend and minimum trunk lean is my interpretation of a back squat (see video below), but many people look like...
Read MoreApril 11, 2023 | John Paul Catanzaro
Here’s a wide-grip lean-away pull-up, also known as a subscapularis pull-up because of its influence on that muscle. If it’s too challenging, try...
Read MoreDecember 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...
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