…so I do it at home
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Another awesome glute workout from Caroline! This one is very enjoyable and not as painful as some of her others that I've done. Or maybe doing all of her stability ball hamstring workouts last week toughened up … Continue reading CGX: 40 Min Unilateral Glutes and Hamstrings
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. For such a short workout, this was a burner! Especially if you are using it as a finisher after another workout. I had just finished CGX: 40 Min Unilateral Glutes and Hamstrings, so my quads were actually … Continue reading CGX: 5 Min Quad Finisher
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This workout fried my arms--especially my triceps. But I used this as the my final workout today. I stacked together 2 CGX workouts. No Pressing Shoulders and Elbows in Triceps were the first two and done in … Continue reading CGX: Arms Circuit Workout
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 tough tricep workout! The entire workout is done on the mat--either laying on your back, in plank or laying on your stomach. And since the recoveries are short, your triceps will definitely be feeling … Continue reading CGX: ‘Elbows in’ Triceps
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 interesting shoulder workout. Caroline works your shoulder's with no overhead presses, no Arnold presses--no exercises where you are pushing the dumbbells overhead. But you do get a lot of upright rows since it is … Continue reading CGX: ‘No Pressing’ Shoulder
This workout is not named properly. Though there is some dynamic stretching, it is primarily a mobility and strengthening workout. It is short and effect. The creator this workout, Marsha Hughes, suggests doing these exercises once or twice a week to avoid pain and stiffness in your shoulders and chest. She says "prehab is always … Continue reading Upper Body Stretching Exercises (Follow Along for Shoulders/Neck/Chest/Upper Back)
Foam rolling is so much more painful than I remember it being when I was younger. I never did it frequently but when I did it it, I do not remember the rather intense discomfort I feel now. But I guess that is a good thing? It is massaging and releasing that tight and knotted … Continue reading FULL BODY FOAM ROLL with Stretching | Myofascial Release Follow Along
Full Deep Hip Release Stretches for Tension Relief, Muscle Relaxation is is a very deep stretching session that focuses on your lower body. Your hips do get the most attention but Alex hits other lower body muscle groups, too. My muscles are apparently so tight right now that only a few of these poses felt … Continue reading PsychTruth: Full Deep Hip Release Stretches for Tension Relief, Muscle Relaxation | Yoga Workout w/ Alex
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. The "outdoor" in the title is because Caroline does this workout in what I assume is her front or backyard. What an intense little finisher to add onto the end of any workout. Today was upper body … Continue reading CGX: Outdoor Kettlebell Cardio
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 incredible shoulder workout. Before this short workout was even finished my shoulders had a "full" feeling too them. They still feel pretty pumped and it is more than an hour since I finished this … Continue reading CGX: Drop Set Shoulders