Cathe’s January 2019 Workout Rotation
Cathe’s January 2019 Workout Rotation Happy New Year, Cathletes! Let’s kick off 2019 with a bang! This month’s rotation has a little extra high-intensity kick to burn some leftover holiday calories! Take extra rest as needed and as always keep that water and those healthy meals going in! 2019 here…
5 Bad Eating Habits That Make It Tough as Nails to Lose Weight
We eat for energy and for the nutrients that food offers, but there’s a pleasure component to dining as well. Sometimes, that pleasure component causes us to make poor food choices. What you eat matters! Eating a diet of nutrient-dense, unprocessed foods offers health benefits and aids in weight control.…
6 Keys to Total Fitness: How Balanced is Your Workout?
What does it mean to be physically fit? Fitness comes in many forms. Some people possess great strength or power while others have superior stamina. When you think of the former, an image of a bodybuilder or powerlifter probably comes to mind. In terms of stamina, you might envision a…
6 Surprising Muscle Building Foods
Diet plays a key role in muscle hypertrophy. Of course, you probably knew that already! Your body needs sufficient protein to repair muscle damage due to training and to help the muscles you work to rebuild. You can get protein from a variety of sources, both animal and plant-based. In…
Can an Amino Acid Prevent Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness?
If there’s one thing we’d like less of its sore muscles after a workout! On the other hand, muscle soreness is a sign that you’ve worked your muscles harder than they’re accustomed to. That’s good because challenging your muscles can facilitate growth. But it would be nice to feel a…
What is Blood Flow Restricted Training, and Does It Boost Muscle Hypertrophy?
Bodybuilders are always looking for tips, strategies, and techniques to make their training more efficient. We all want more strength and muscle hypertrophy for the time we spend training, right? Consistency is important, but so is varying the way you strength train periodically. One technique that researchers have looked at…
Is It Possible to Warm-Up TOO Much?
Warm-ups are the part of a workout most people skimp on or do incorrectly. They want to get to the meat of the workout as quickly as possible. For good reason! Most of us are short on time but still want big results. But warm-ups have a useful purpose. They…
Compelling Health Benefits of Exercise You Don’t Have to Wait For
We all like instant gratification! Who doesn’t want to start a new habit and see benefits right away? It’s clear that exercise has long-term health and fitness benefits. For example, aerobic exercise, over time, causes adaptations to take place in your cardiovascular system and blood vessels that make your heart…
Weight Training: Low Reps or High Reps for Weight Loss?
Cardio burns more calories than weight training, so you should do more cardio to lose weight, right? It’s true that unless you’re doing low-intensity cardio, you burn more calories doing during a cardio workout than you do lifting. How much of a difference is there? A person weighing 160 pounds…
What Are the Best Exercises for the Hamstring Muscles?
Regardless of your gender or your fitness level, you need to focus on strengthening your hamstrings. However, women may need to give their hammies a little more attention than the guys. Why might this be? Women are at higher risk of developing an ACL injury relative to men. An ACL…