5 Reasons Women Should Lift Heavy Weights
The good news is this. A woman can slow down this decline by doing regular weight training. The best way to do it is to lift weights heavy enough to be a challenge.
August 14, 2011
Tag: weight training
Are You Using Too Much Momentum When You Lift Weights?
One of the biggest mistakes people make when weight training is to use momentum to lift the weight. Many aren’t even aware they’re doing i
July 31, 2011
Working Out and Gaining Weight? You May Be Overeating the Benefits of Your Exercise Plan
Are you exercising and still not losing weight? This is a frustrating problem that isn’t uncommon. The reason? You may be overeating.
July 24, 2011
Metabolic Weight Training Burns More Fat
Metabolic Weight Training is one of the training concepts used in Cathe’s new AfterBurn workout. We all probably know that weight training helps to build strength and lean body mass if you lift weight that’s challenging enough to breakdown muscle fibers and cause your body to adapt and grow. But there’s another kind of weight
July 19, 2011
Living a Healthy Life because of Cathe by Lacy
I discovered Cathe’s workouts on FitTV three years ago. I remember seeing one and thinking it looked really fun and challenging so I decided to try it. The first workout I tried was a step workout and, having never done anything like it before and not being the most coordinated person, I was so frustrated
July 10, 2011
Should You Do Cardio After Weight Training?
You want to get the most benefits from the time you spend weight training at the gym. Most people wrestle with the question of whether to do weights before cardio or cardio before weights to maximize calorie burn and get more defined.
May 22, 2011
How Laura got her groove back by Laura
I’ve always been active and in good shape; I started as a dancer and in college I started running 3 miles a day with my roomates. In med school I continued running and discovered step aerobics (which I loved because it was similar to dancing). In residency, the horrible hours and lack of money made
May 8, 2011
How Much Protein Do You Need to Build Muscle?
he amino acids in protein are the building blocks the body needs for muscle development – and even if you lift hard you won’t get much definition if you’re protein deprived. But, how much do protein you really need for building muscle?
May 1, 2011
The Strongest Girl I Know by Nora Wennerstrom
I found Cathe a little over a year ago but my journey began 10 years ago. Before and after the birth of my first son 10 years ago, I was 50 pounds overweight. The day my son was born, my world changed. I decided I would be a mother healthy enough to keep up with
February 18, 2011
FITNESS AND FIGHTING CHRONIC ILLNESSES – by clark116
I have had Crohn’s Disease since I was 18 years old. After years of trying to control the disease with meds, I had to have emergency surgery for a bowel obstruction. After going through the initial surgery and then a bowel resection, I slowly started to add exercise into my life. Fast forward to when
October 5, 2010
Spotlight on High Reps
High Reps is an intense, total body, muscular endurance workout loaded with energy, variety and of course, high reps. We’ve also created a customized rockin’ soundtrack that’ll make your muscles lift, pull and stretch while they reach for that last rep. Do this workout one or two times per week and enjoy the benefits of
September 12, 2010
High Reps
High Reps – an intense, total body, muscular endurance workout loaded with energy, variety and of course, high reps. We’ve also created a customized rockin’ soundtrack that’ll make your muscles lift, pull and stretch while they reach for that last rep. Do this workout one or two times per week and enjoy the benefits of
August 28, 2010