…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. This is an entirely mat based glute workout using a variety of equipment--a barbell or heavy dumbbell, a glute band and ankle weights. And as the title indicates, everything is done on the mat. This workout fried … Continue reading CGXmas Day 3: Glutes on the Mat
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Caroline's Christmas workouts are excellent for when you are short on time because she packs a lot into 20 minutes. Though the focus of this workout is shoulders and chest, my upper back definitely got some work … Continue reading CGXmas Day 14: Shoulders & Chest
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! This is a high rep burn out workout. Very hard to lift heavy dumbbells. I usually use 20 pounds for bicep work but the heaviest I attempted for biceps in this workout … Continue reading CGXmas Day 20: Biceps & Triceps
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Oh my goodness this was a burner. Caroline supersets a chest exercise with a back exercise and you repeat that superset 3 times. There are only 3 supersets in this workout and one of them is the … Continue reading CGXmas Day 2: Chest & Back Supersets
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 tougher workout than I expected it to be. I knew the hip thrusts at the beginning would be a burner but since I was using two barbells like Caroline does and the one I … Continue reading CGXmas Day 23: 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 is an excellent shoulder focused workout. Due to the shorter intervals you can challenge yourself with heavier weights, which I did. I had my back ups sitting close by but I only dropped to them once … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 40: Solo Shoulders
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Another tough upper body workout. In this workout you alternate straight sets with supersets. Those supersets can really fry the muscle group being worked. The first superset for the triceps really burned out mine. I was grateful … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 30: Shoulders, Chest & Triceps
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 is very thorough. This was the second workout I did today. I started with Iron Program Day 27: Back & Alternating Curl Biceps so my back and biceps were already well … Continue reading CGXmas Day 7: Upper 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 has a different take on supersetting the back and biceps. Your back is the largest muscle group in your upper body and your biceps assist in all back exercises so they are working, too. By … Continue reading CGX: Pre-Exhaust 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 a short by thorough back workout. Caroline plays with tempos to help you get the most out of such a short workout. And I am still feeling it! The exercises in this workout are super sets … Continue reading CGX: Back & Rear Delts