strength training

Attention CatheLIVE subscribers, Thursday, January 4, 2024, at 9:30 am EST, we’ll be doing “Strong and Fit: Biceps and Triceps” LIVE! Happy New Arms Everyone! This workout is all about working your arms with slower reps and moderate to heavier weight. We’ll start and finish biceps before...

Attention CatheLIVE subscribers, Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 9:30 am EST, we’ll be doing “Total Body Burn 2” LIVE! While this routine is great as a stand-alone, this “sister” workout was created to use in conjunction with last week’s Total Body Burn for the ultimate full-body workout...

Attention CatheLIVE subscribers, Thursday, November 2, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. EST, we’ll be doing “Total Body Burn” LIVE! This high-energy workout mixes upper and lower body exercises in a random fashion to keep your muscles challenged from head to toe! Side note, have your barbell set to a...

Attention CatheLIVE subscribers, Thursday, October 12th, 2023, at 9:30 am EST, we’ll be doing “Strong and Fit: All Upper Body” LIVE! A moderate to heavy challenging mix of “bad to the bone” solid upper body exercises! Equipment Needed: A full-sized step with two risers under each side A...

Jenn A., Cathe, and Brenda doing a barbell plie squat in Total Body Barbell. Get ready to grab your barbell and get right to work! In this approximately 49 min. challenging solid weight routine for women and men, you'll use your barbell for each exercise to challenge your muscles from head to...

Pictured here are Cathe and Jenn D doing a front squat press during the Total Body Barbell workout. This moderate-weight, higher-rep workout is approximately 49 minutes long and focuses on using a weighted barbell as well as barbell plates. As with any workout, be sure to increase your...

Pictured here are Cathe, Kristin, and Jenn D fighting for those reps with an overhand deadrow in the Total Body Barbell workout. This high rep, total body workout leaves no muscle untouched. Don’t let those first few reps fool you… that burn is gonna build and it’s gonna build fast! Learn more...

Attention CatheLIVE subscribers, Thursday, July 6, 2023, at 9:30 am EST, we’ll be doing “Turn It Up Total Body” LIVE! Get ready to dive into four rounds of total body bliss! Each round will consist of three compound exercises which get repeated before completing the round with a short cardio...

In Cathe's STS 2.0 Upper Body 2 routine, you'll focus on one muscle group at a time, except for Chest and Triceps which will be worked together. You'll completely fatigue one muscle group before moving on, and appropriate rest periods will be taken between exercises to allow you to power back up...

Attention CatheLIVE subscribers, Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 9:30 am EST, we’ll be doing “Hiit That Upper Body” LIVE! This workout consists of several rounds of intense cardio intervals followed by three to four upper body exercises. Equipment needed: A range of light to heavy dumbbells...

In Cathe's STS 2.0 Super Sets total body workout, you'll do 2 exercises for opposing muscle groups back-to-back with very little rest between exercises. The transition back and forth between opposing muscle groups will allow one muscle group to rest briefly while the other works, but this...

Today’s video clip features Cathe's STS 2.0 single body parts chest workout. This workout features a variety of chest-intensive exercises, both on and off the weight bench, as well as unilateral training to keep your chest muscles stimulated and challenged. *Pre-Order Cathe's New STS 2.0...

Here is our first single body part video clip of the STS 2.0 series. This clip is from the back workout. Working a single muscle group per session gives you the opportunity to really focus on that muscle group and give it the volume and intensity it needs to grow. *Pre-Order Cathe's New STS...

Attention CatheLIVE subscribers, Thursday, Dec 29, 2022, at 9:30 am EST, we’ll be doing “PHA Strength - Heavy Weight Express”. Grab your weights and get ready for a quick PHA workout that gets heavy and leaves you breathy! We will stay in the 12-rep range so be sure to grab weights that will...

Pictured here are Cathe and Jenn D doing a seated overhead press in All Upper Body #1 in STS 2.0. Overhead pressing primarily increases the strength and size of the shoulder muscles while also strengthening the triceps and trapezius muscles. Doing overhead presses seated is a variation that...

Attention Cathe Live Subscribers, Thursday, November 3, 2022, at 9:30 am EST we’ll be doing "Lift it, Split It - Chest and Triceps" Live. In this focused chest and triceps workout, we will be doing mostly 12 reps per exercise at a slower tempo using moderate to heavy weight. We’ll start with...

Pictured here are Cathe, Al, and Kristin doing a seated overhead press with an isometric hold. This is an intense combination compound exercise that simultaneously combines an isometric front raise with a dynamic overhead press. There is so much intense muscle-building going on in this one...

Attention Cathe Live Subscribers, Thursday, October 20, 2022, at 9:30 am EST, we’ll be doing “Muscle Mash Up” Live! This total body dumbbell workout is designed to enhance overall muscular strength and endurance through rounds of compound movements! Equipment needed: 10, 12 & 15-pound...

In this pic Cathe is doing a Pendlay Row. A Pendlay row involves the same sequence and movements as a barbell row except with the Pendlay row, you place the barbell down on the floor at the end of the sequence rather than holding it above the floor, as with a standard barbell row. So, you pick...

The short answer is yes! As an example, in this picture, Jenn D. and Al have their resistance bands attached to a wall anchor while Jenn A. is using her foot to secure her band. Kristin is using dumbbells. We've added wall anchors to our new set so that we can use our resistance bands more...