strength training

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...

This pic is from Cathe's STS Phase 2 Upper Body workout. Though we have a lot of pics and information from STS Phase 1 still to share with you, this week we will also begin to tell you about the STS Phase 2 workouts. While STS Phase1 was all about total body workouts, STS Phase 2 consist of two...

Pictured here is Cathe with Jenn A and Brenda doing a Close Grip Sumo Squat in the STS Trisets Total Body workout. Muscles worked: quads, glutes, hips, hamstrings, and inner thighs…oh so good

Attention Cathe Live Subscribers, Thursday, September 8, 2022, at 9:30 am EST, we’ll be doing “21 and Done” LIVE. This brisk-paced, high-intensity, ALL upper body workout packs a lot of punch in a short amount of time. Get in, get busy, and get done Equipment Needed: Dumbbells ranging from...

Attention Cathe Live Subscribers, Thursday, August 11, 2022, at 9:30 am EST, we’ll be doing “Build It, Burn It Bootcamp” Live! A steady-paced total body strength and endurance workout that moves from exercise to exercise to keep the muscles building and burning . Equipment Needed: A...

Attention Cathe Live Subscribers, Thursday, July 14, 2022, at 9:30 am EST we’ll be doing “Total Body Compound Core” Live! Another intense mix of core intensive compound moves with a splash of cardio. These metabolic moves will surely have your body “work-working” hard. Equipment Needed...

Attention Cathe Live subscribers: Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 9:30 am EST we’ll be doing “PHA Supersets With Ball” Live! Always a popular favorite, we are back with another PHA Superset! This time we’ll add some stability ball in the mix. So get ready to do two upper body exercises followed by...

Attention Cathe Live subscribers: Thursday, April 21, 2022, at 9:30 am EST we’ll be doing “Dynamic Total Body” live! This dynamic total body workout is great for boosting your metabolism and fat loss. It’s a “breathy” workout with a variety of heart-pumping movements to keep you engaged and...

Attention Cathe Live subscribers: Thursday, April 14, 2022, at 9:30 am EST we’ll be doing “PHA Supersets #3” live! Time to dive in and let your heart and muscles do the pumping! You’ll be doing two lower body exercises followed by two upper body exercises from start to finish! Let’s do this...