…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 tough upper body strength workout. And my triceps are still sore from Day 18! (on Day 18 my chest and back were still sore from Day 16!) This workout doesn't hit the triceps or biceps directly. … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 20: All About Lengthening 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 was a tough but enjoyable lower body workout. There is a lots of variety and and Caroline introduces a new (to me at least) way of doing single leg deadlifts. She is also using the post-exhaust … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 19: Deadstops, Unilateral and Abs 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 another tough endurance/high rep upper body workout. Though Caroline does work your entire upper body, as the title indicates, she hits the biceps and triceps hard. It is done circuit fashion and after going through … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 18: Arms Specific Included Upper Body
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. This is a pre-exhaust workout with short rests, so I used lighter weights for some of the exercises. I was really impressed with Caroline during the finisher. She used 16.5 pound dumbbells … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 16: Extra Attention to Side Delts (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 kicked my butt! But it definitely depends on the weights you are using. It is made up of one long circuit consisting of 3 basic lower body exercises: squats, deadlifts and hip thrusts. They are … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 17: 9 Sets of Hip Thrusts… or is it?
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. The "pre" exhaust of this workout is no joke. Caroline wore out my entire lower body! I always find wall squats challenging and she starts you out with them to drain your legs before doing weighted squats. … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 15: Squats, Lunges, Thrust, RDL & Wall Sits
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 killer upper body workout. I had back up weights ready to go and I ended up using them. My triceps are fried! The title "dead arms" is appropriate. The stretch at the end starts … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 14: ‘Dead arms by the end’ (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 is another solid glute and hamstring workout. More enjoyable than some of the other P.E. workouts. Maybe I feel that way because I was kind of dreading it after her lower body workout I did on … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 13: ‘Bridge and Band to Build’ (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 very challenging upper body workout. The focus of this workout is back, biceps and rear delts. There was a lot of muscle burn in this one and I even used lighter weights than normal … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 12: ‘Momentum then strict partials then full range’ (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 was another tough lower body workout. The focus for this one is your quads, though your entire lower body is nicely worked. I increased the height of my high step and I definitely felt the difference. … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 11: ‘Sweat inducing knee extension & hip flexion’ (Lower Body)