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8 Proven Principles of Exercise Intensity You’ll Find in The STS and XTrain Workout Programs

There are virtually unlimited ways to incorporate exercise intensity into your workout. Here are eight of the most proven principles any athlete can use to promote growth. These principles are used in many of my workout programs like STS and Xtrain. Principles for increasing intensity are especially useful for power lifters and bodybuilders, but they translate easily to the aspects of other sports.

December 15, 2013

Ways to Increase the Intensity of a Resistance Training Workout

Muscles grow when you expose them to greater stress than they’re accustomed too. There’s more than one way to increase the intensity of a resistance training workout and stimulate muscle growth. Here are some ways to make a resistance training workout more challenging.

September 1, 2013

3 Keys to Fitness Success: Intensity, Focus and Consistency

What is it that determines fitness success? When it down to it, you won’t get very far without intensity, focus and consistency. Find out why each is important and how to use them to get the results you’re looking for.

August 18, 2013

Why Lifting Light Weights Isn’t Best for Building Muscle Tone

Some people, particularly women, want to get more “muscle tone.” They fear if they lift heavy weights they’ll get bulky. This article talks about the myth of “muscle toning” and why lifting heavy weights combined with high-intensity interval training is best for getting muscle definition without bulk.

March 31, 2013

How Accurate Is Maximum Heart Rate for Measuring Exercise Intensity?

Is the much-used formula for calculating maximal heart rate accurate – or are there better ways to measure the intensity of your workout? Find out why the old formula for calculating maximal heart rate isn’t always reliable and other options for estimating exercise intensity.

December 2, 2012

What Is Ventilatory Threshold and How Can You Use It to Monitor Exercise Intensity?

Ventilatory threshold can be used to monitor how hard you’re exercising. Find out what ventilatory threshold is, how it relates to lactate threshold and how you can use it to monitor your intensity during high-intensity interval training.

December 2, 2012

What Type of a Workout is SuperCuts?

We’ve received a lot of questions about exactly what kind of workout is SuperCuts? Is it a cardio workout or Is it a strength training video? Well, SuperCuts is actually both a low impact cardio and a strength training workout (including core) all rolled into one video. This is a metabolic workout that is

October 23, 2012

To The Max Video Clip

Here is the first video clip from Cathe’s new To The Max high intensity interval workout video. We hope and expect to have To The Max in stock sometime next week and we will begin shipping pre-sale orders just as soon as we do. To The Max.This multi-impact step workout never slows down! It starts

June 21, 2012

Cathe’s June 2012 Rotation

Hi Everyone! This month is about combination training. We will hit the weights heavier on certain weeks, lighter on other weeks, do more low impact on a given week and higher impact on another. Plus have some metabolic workouts in there to really keep the metabolism raved. Along with clean eating, sufficient water intake and

June 1, 2012

Cathe’s Low-Impact Series Makes My Spirit Happy! by Christine H.

I have been working out with Cathe for over a decade. Although my enthusiasm for and love of Cathe’s workouts hasn’t waned, my ability to perform some of them has. I love and hate high-impact workouts; although I enjoy their intensity, I often pay for them later with soreness or joint pain. It has been

December 20, 2011

Imax 2 + Cardio & Weights DVD

This week’s featured product is Cathe’s Imax 2 + Cardio and Weights DVD. To order Cathe’s Imax 2 + Cardio and Weights exercise DVD just enter coupon code FP-30 when prompted and save 30% off the regular price, Special Ends Sunday, August 21st.

August 15, 2011

Exercising in the Heat: How Long Does It Take for Your Body to Adapt?

Exercising in the heat puts additional stress on your body and makes a workout more unpleasant. Fortunately, your body adapts to this stress, and you become more heat tolerant.

July 24, 2011

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