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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
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
Glute Activation & Strength Workout is Day 12 in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. I found this to be a very enjoyable workout. These days I am accustomed to having my glutes and hamstrings destroyed by Caroline Girvan. So it was a welcome change to work my lower body well but not kill myself. … Continue reading Day 12: Glute Activation & Strength Workout / HR12WEEK 4.0
Upper Body Strength & Conditioning (Bi's, Tri's & Shoulders) is Day 11 in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. During the intro Heather says that this is a superset workout in which she pairs one strength exercise that you can use heavy weights with and one conditioning exercise that you use lighter weights for. It … Continue reading Day 11: Upper Body Strength & Conditioning (Bi’s, Tri’s & Shoulders) / HR12WEEK 4.0
No Repeat Abs + Mobility is Day 19 in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. This another of Heather's not so relaxing recovery day workouts. The first half of the workout is challenging core work and the second half is active mobility/dynamic flexibility work. I was perspiring during this workout. The core work made me … Continue reading Day 19: No Repeats Abs + Mobility / HR12WEEK 4.0
10 Min Abs & Booty is a short add on workout from Heather Robertson and it is tough. Of course, how tough it is depends on the weight of your ankle weights. I am impressed that Heather is using 5 pound ankle weights on each ankle. In her longer lower body workout Booty & Thigh … Continue reading 10MIN Abs & Booty (Ankle Weights Workout)
Hamstrings & Quads Strength Workout with Dumbbells is Day 10 in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. OMG this was a tough lower body workout! Very metabolic! I spent a total of 10 minutes in my peak heart rate zone! I've been doing so many Caroline Girvan workouts that I am accustomed to reaching for … Continue reading Day 10: Hamstrings & Quads Strength Workout with Dumbbells / HR12WEEK 4.0
Chest & Shoulders is Day 8 in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. This was an intense upper body strength workout. It gets metabolic, too. Heather adds in a more intense exercise at the end of each circuit to spike your heart rate but even without those bonus exercises your heart rate gets elevated from … Continue reading Day 8: Chest & Shoulders (Dumbbell Strength Workout) / HR12WEEK 4.0
Booty & Thigh Toning (Ankle Weights Workout) is Day 6 in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. This was a different way to work my lower body. Not that I haven't done mat work before but usually as a finisher or in conjunction with weighted strength work. The only resistance used in this entire workout … Continue reading Day 7: Booty & Thigh Toning (Ankle Weights Workout) / HR12WEEK 4.0
Back & Tricep Strength (Supersets Workout) is Day 6in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. This was an intense upper body strength workout that really hit my back and triceps thoroughly. I had to drop to lighter weights on one of the exercises and I was considering it on some of the other exercises! It … Continue reading Day 6: Back & Tricep Strength (Supersets Workout) / HR12WEEK 4.0