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This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. I generally do short workouts like this as finishers (tacking them onto the end of a longer workout) but since my other workout this morning was shoulders and triceps and the back is the largest upper body … Continue reading CGX: 10 Minute Back Builder
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This is a straightforward lower body strength workout. You repeat each exercise two times. Use challenging dumbbells and you will get a solid strength workout. I know I did! Caroline was challenging herself as well. She dropped … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 1: Leg Day
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. I used this as a finisher after completing a lower body dumbbell strength workout and it definitely finished me off! Though this is lower body mat work, Caroline does it all on a padded bench. Kneeling on … Continue reading CGXmas Day 11: Ankle Weights
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This is Day 1 of the Iron program for me, since I always work my upper body on Mondays (I'll do Day 2 tomorrow). This is a solid, straight forward upper body workout. You focus on the … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 2: 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 used this workout as a finisher after doing Caroline's CGX Iron Program Day 2, which is also an upper body workout that works the chest, so my upper body was already fatigued when I came to … Continue reading CGX: Most Intense Chest & Tri Drop
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 kettlebell workout! Though it is a total body strength workout it hit my shoulders the hardest. On most of the exercises that include shoulder work I could not keep pace with Caroline. Which … Continue reading CGX: Kettlebell Complex 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 is a quick total body strength workout using only a barbell. Because it is a superset workout and the recovery is only 30 seconds, you do not have time to change the weight on your barbell. … Continue reading CGX: Barbell Full Body Workout
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. I haven't done one of Caroline's workouts in nearly 6 months. I've been doing Cathe Friedrich's STS 2.0 for the past 6 months and in that program, you do mobility workouts every week. I have really enjoyed … Continue reading CGX: Full Body Mobility Routine
I really needed this routine today. About a week ago I started getting left hip pain and I have no idea why. It mostly bothers me in bed at night but I also noticed that the heavy weights I am using for lower body work are not doing it any favors so I have been … Continue reading Hip Massage for Pain Relief (Follow Along)
20 Minute Foam Roller Release Workout is a gentle foam rolling workout from BodyFit by Amy. In fact, I think this a great routine if you are new to foam rolling. The way Amy approaches the rolling is much less intense and uncomfortable than other trainers. This bordered on feel good, which is unusual for … Continue reading BodyFit by Amy: 20 Minute Foam Roller Release Workout – to Release Tightness and Tension