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40 Min Leg Strength & Power is Day 41 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This lower body workout is intense! Very metabolic! According to my Apple Watch I spent 10 minutes in my peak heart rate zone (Zone 5) and 17 minute in cardio Zone 4! And I felt it, too. During some of … Continue reading 40MIN Leg Strength & Power // Day 41: HR12WEEK 5.0
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 intense lower body workout. It was very metabolic, too. I burned 500 calories! The workout starts with a superset containing jump squats. So your heart rate immediately spikes. Then she keeps it elevated the … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 43: ‘Less about WHAT we do…more about HOW we do it!’ (Lower 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 lower body workout that fried my hamstrings and glutes. And the finisher! I was struggling to keep my legs wide so there was constant tension on the band! I definitely needed to add … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 41: ‘Mostly unilateral work!’ (Lower Body)
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This workout is done PHA style. For more information on PHA, see Day 1’s post. My favorite workouts of each Max week that I've completed so far is the first day of the week and this one … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 21: One isolation amid the compounds!
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. If you love lunges then you will love this lower body workout. If you are not a fan of lunges then this workout is brutal. I don't mind lunges but neither are they my favorite lower body … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 45 ‘Bulgarian Lunges to begin’ Lower Body
43 Min Leg Day (Quads & Calves) Strength + Sprint is Day 39 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This was a tough lower body workout; especially the first two circuits. Holding a heavy dumbbell goblet style doesn't just work your lower body, it works your shoulders, arms and core. By the time we got … Continue reading 43MIN Leg Day (Quads & Calves) Strength + Sprint // Day 39: HR12WEEK 5.0
40 Min Glutes & Hamstrings Strength Supersets is Day 36 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This is a great lower body workout that focuses on the glutes and hamstrings but you get also get some inner thigh work as well. I wonder if my inner thighs will be sore after those butterfly bridges! The … Continue reading 40MIN Glutes & Hamstrings Strength Supersets // Day 36: HR12WEEK 5.0
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 workout. This workout is made up of 3 supersets. Each superset is done 3 times before moving on to the next. Each superset is made up of one weighted exercise followed by a … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 39: ‘Bodyweight likely the more challenging!’ (Lower Body)
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This workout is done PHA style. For more information on PHA, see Day 1’s post. This is another excellent total body strength workout designed so that you can challenge yourself to lift heavier. I tried using heavier weights … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 19: 8-12 rep range if you follow my tempo!
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This workout is done PHA style. For more information on PHA, see Day 1’s post. This was an excellent and tough total body workout. It got a little metabolic, too--at least for me it did. The intervals … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 18: Fresh for the banded hip thrusts!