25 MIN Recovery Workout // Foam Rolling & Stretching // Pain Prevention

There for a while I was foam rolling at least once a week but I stopped and haven't done it in a while. So when I did Michelle Briehler's 25 Min Recovery Workout // Foam Rolling & Stretching this morning, the foam rolling did not feel good. In fact, it felt like my muscles were … Continue reading 25 MIN Recovery Workout // Foam Rolling & Stretching // Pain Prevention

CGX: Unleash Day 19: Full Body

This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This was a tough and exhausting workout.I do think some of that is due to my life circumstances. I am not sleeping well because my 16 year old dog is receiving cancer treatment that has "lamed" her--temporarily, … Continue reading CGX: Unleash Day 19: Full Body

CGX: Unleash Day 18: Glutes

This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This was an excellent but brutal glute workout. I have been using an 88 pound barbell for hip thrusts for a while now and I knew it was time to increase the weight but the right workout … Continue reading CGX: Unleash Day 18: Glutes

CGX: Unleash Day 20: Back & Biceps

This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This is an awesome back and bicep workout. A real burner. The first 2/3 of the workout is all back work done as straight sets. There are lots of pullovers so your entire upper body is getting … Continue reading CGX: Unleash Day 20: Back & Biceps

CGX: Unleash Day 16: Leg Day

This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Another tough lower body strength workout! So many lunges! The first half of the workout is straight sets. The second half is one superset that changes slightly each time you repeat it. The first time you use … Continue reading CGX: Unleash Day 16: Leg Day

CGX: Unleash Day 17: Upper Body

This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. I had dead arms after this workout. Mostly from the all the shoulder work but I was hitting failure on almost all of the exercises at some point. Caroline was, too! This is a tough workout. She … Continue reading CGX: Unleash Day 17: Upper Body

Day 30: Core Strength Workout + Full Body Mobility/ HR12WEEK 4.0

Core Strength Workout + Full Body Mobility is Day 30 in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. For recovery workouts Heather is not taking it easy on you in this program! The first half of this workout is actually some hard work! You are doing weighted core work and I was sweating by the end … Continue reading Day 30: Core Strength Workout + Full Body Mobility/ HR12WEEK 4.0

CGX: Unleash Day 14: Full Body

This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Wow! This was a tough and intense metabolic full body workout. Caroline really kicked my butt. She starts you out with straight sets of two exercises then you move onto a circuit made up of a superset, … Continue reading CGX: Unleash Day 14: Full Body

Day 15: Leg Strength Workout At Home with Dumbbells / HR12WEEK 4.0

Leg Strength Workout at Home with Dumbbells is Day 15 in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. This was another enjoyable and effective lower body strength workout. I felt like my calves were worked really well. In this workout Heather gives you a circuit of lower body strength exercises then finishes the circuit off with … Continue reading Day 15: Leg Strength Workout At Home with Dumbbells / HR12WEEK 4.0

Day 13: Chest & Back Dumbbell Workout (Push & Pull) / HR12WEEK 4.0

Chest & Back Dumbbell Workout (Push & Pull) is Day 13 in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. This was a solid upper body strength workout that focuses on the chest and the back. Other muscle groups will get some work, too, but I definitely felt it in my back and chest. In addition to … Continue reading Day 13: Chest & Back Dumbbell Workout (Push & Pull) / HR12WEEK 4.0