The walking dumbbell lunge is a great exercise to do during a body composition phase, but as the weights go up, your grip will fatigue before your le...
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May 20, 2020 | John Paul Catanzaro
The walking dumbbell lunge is a great exercise to do during a body composition phase, but as the weights go up, your grip will fatigue before your le...
Read MoreMay 09, 2020 | John Paul Catanzaro
Believe it or not, many lifters get injured just getting in and out of position before an exercise begins or right after it’s done! The lying dumbb...
Read MoreMarch 27, 2020 | John Paul Catanzaro
https://youtu.be/mvRvNhrxsPc Some people think that the Standing Rope French Press is some kind of specialty coffee. It’s not… it’s a grea...
Read MoreMarch 20, 2020 | John Paul Catanzaro
Favor higher reps when doing seated leg extensions. The key is constant tension: Don’t use too heavy of a weight, go up to a “soft lock” positi...
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2020 | John Paul Catanzaro
Most gym rats are “pushers” not “pullers”, and most do too much “horizontal” pushing and not enough “vertical” pushing. If you’re a...
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2020 | John Paul Catanzaro
In this interview, I reveal how I became a personal trainer and a fan of the San Francisco 49ers. https://youtu.be/XveQU0oM8RM I’ve been in...
Read MoreDecember 11, 2019 | John Paul Catanzaro
https://youtu.be/wnRBpD2RNzU Here’s an exercise you may not have seen before. It’s a seated one-arm thick-bar javelin press. I’m using an ...
Read MoreDecember 08, 2019 | John Paul Catanzaro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9W4NQTu9-s That’s 15-year-old Joseph struggling with chin-ups in the first part of the video. The second part...
Read MoreDecember 08, 2019 | John Paul Catanzaro
https://youtu.be/UGOhi55J7WM The concept of accommodating resistance using chains has become popular over the past two decades and for good reas...
Read MoreOctober 18, 2019 | John Paul Catanzaro
https://youtu.be/ulT-0bXbRQM Next time you do wrist curls, try doing them behind the back. You can also try high- and low-platform wrist curls o...
Read MoreOctober 09, 2019 | John Paul Catanzaro
https://youtu.be/wdI2buz1tQ0 We all know by now that active recovery is better than passive recovery. It’s better to keep moving between sets ...
Read MoreOctober 08, 2019 | John Paul Catanzaro
https://youtu.be/XaBqGSC03QE A great way to sequence exercises in strength training is to pair antagonist (opposite) body parts or movement patt...
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2019 | John Paul Catanzaro
https://youtu.be/GUO9_jsvAhQ Have you ever tried push-ups with Neuro-Grips? It’s like doing them on stilettos! Learn more about this neat tool...
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2019 | John Paul Catanzaro
Chin-ups are difficult for most people to do, especially for females. The average number of chin-ups a female can do is zero. A lack of strength a...
Read MoreSeptember 20, 2019 | John Paul Catanzaro
https://youtu.be/VBrnb3WmRTw This circuit training workout was designed to target specific areas: Close-neutral-grip chin-up: lats in a stret...
Read MoreSeptember 18, 2019 | John Paul Catanzaro
https://youtu.be/73fBOSzR6bk Give the hanging-band 90/90 split squat a shot. This unique exercise will ramp up stabilizer activity from the core...
Read MoreAugust 21, 2019 | John Paul Catanzaro
https://youtu.be/BNcwsSKkMrI When performing back barbell step-ups, find the proper step height first before playing with the load. Start with a...
Read MoreAugust 03, 2019 | John Paul Catanzaro
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Franco Columbu used to experiment in the gym to find ways to fix weaknesses. One thing they discovered was that doing squat...
Read MoreAugust 03, 2019 | John Paul Catanzaro
https://youtu.be/_twee8Ua5Bg Here's a way to decrease the stress on your shoulders during presses. Next time you’re in the gym, take a look...
Read MoreAugust 03, 2019 | John Paul Catanzaro
https://youtu.be/0wHYHrQkXGo Using elastic resistance during a lateral raise is a great way to overload the top range and thus place more emphas...
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