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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. Though the title of this workout says it is quad focused, I felt this in my entire lower body. Yes, the quads got a lot of work, but so did my glutes and hamstrings. Just like Day … Continue reading CGX: Cluster Series Day 1: Leg Day … Quad Focused
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Wow. I knew this was going to be a tough workout but Caroline fried my upper body! I had back up weights sitting close-by, but I powered through. The second time through the circuit my muscles were … Continue reading CGX: Cluster Series Day 2: Chest, Triceps & Shoulders
Lower Body Strength Workout (Unilateral Training) is Day 26 in Heather Robertson‘s 12 Week 4.0 program. I love unilateral workouts and this is a very good one but since it was created by Heather, there is something you need to be cognizant of before you start this (or any of Heather's) unilateral workouts. She does … Continue reading Day 26: Lower Body Strength Workout (Unilateral Training) / HR12WEEK 4.0
Upper Body Strength Supersets & AMRAP is Day 27 in Heather Robertson‘s 12 Week 4.0 program. This was a tough upper body strength workout! I started out strong but since each exercises is repeated 3 times I had to drop to lighter dumbbells for subsequent sets on some of the exercises. And that AMRAP at … Continue reading Day 27: Upper Body Strength Supersets & AMRAP / HR12WEEK 4.0
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Another excellent lower body workout to completely fry your glutes and hamstrings. This is also another perfect opportunity to increase the weight you use for hip thrusts. So I did. This time I bumped my weight up … Continue reading CGX: Unleash Series Day 28: Glutes & Hamstrings
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This is the final workout in the Unleash Series; however, since I do not do them in the exact numbered order, I still have two more Unleash workouts to do. This was a good finisher to the … Continue reading CGX: Unleash Day 30: Shoulders & Arms
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This is another intense metabolic lower body workout. Plyometrics are back! And this time she throws them into the middle of a triset. I was definitely working hard. I was much stronger at the beginning of the … Continue reading CGX: Unleash Series Day 26: Leg Day
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 thorough upper body strength workout. The only muscle group that isn't isolated in some fashion is the biceps but they are worked as an assisting muscle group in many the back and chest exercises. … Continue reading CGX: Unleash Day 27: Upper Body
Lower Body Strength is Day 22 in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. This is an excellent lower body strength workout. Unfortunately I have been having hip pain the past few days and even tho I've been foam rolling, using a heating pad, and doing trigger point release, it still isn't back to 100%. So … Continue reading Day 22: Lower Body Strength (Dumbbell Supersets + AMRAP Finisher) / HR12WEEK 4.0
Upper Body Strength is Day 21 in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. This is soldi and thorough upper body strength workout. Heather hits every muscle group in your upper body and you even get core work with several of the exercises and some metabolic exercises to get your heart pumping and burn some extra … Continue reading Day 21: Upper Body Strength (Dumbbell Only Workout) / HR12WEEK 4.0