…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 workout is done mostly PHA style. For more information on PHA, see Day 1’s post. As usual for the first day of the week in the Max Program, the workout was excellent and I loved it. … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 36: Let’s lift heavy things!
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Caroline likes to call the final workouts of the week "fun" days. IMHO there is nothing fun about starting a workout with 3 solid minutes of mat based abdominal workout with no breaks. But that is what … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 35: Triceps will be brought to failure!
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. I found this to be a very tough and excellent workout. I did try to lift the heaviest weight I could with good … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 34: Push ups at the end to push us to a deadstop literally!
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 mostly PHA style. For more information on PHA, see Day 1’s post. This was a tough workout. The intervals are long. Caroline gives you a decent rest period but in this workout it … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 33: Getting into the rear delts!
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 mostly PHA style. For more information on PHA, see Day 1’s post. This full body workout is more endurance based with longer intervals and slightly shorter recoveries. For this reason Caroline uses lighter … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 32: Iso delt abduction in the finisher…fire!
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. The title of this workout is a line from a song by Robert Tepper from the Rocky IV movie. I had to listen to this song to know what she was referring to and I do recognize … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 50: ‘There’s no easy way out’ Robert Tepper (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 the final lower body workout of the P.E. Program and it was tough! I had to take multiple mini breaks during some of the exercises and so did Caroline--in fact, my muscle fatigue seemed to … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 49: ‘The bodyweight superset is actually quite 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 is an intense upper body workout that focuses on the back and biceps. I do love rows and pullovers so this was an enjoyable workout. However, it is also an endurance level workout so I used … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 48: ‘Concentration yes, but the set up means tension is inevitable!’ (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 definitely an endurance level upper body workout. My shoulders--especially my left (bad)--shoulders were fried by the end. And that is the focus of this workout: shoulders, chest and triceps, but mostly shoulders. I had back … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 46: Create force from a deadstop! (Upper Body)
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. I was dreading this lower body workout. I previewed it and it looked like a nightmare to me. I don't mind lunges but the bulk of this workout (the first 70% + the finisher) is lunges--all quad … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 47: The lunges at the beginning are a good warm up for the quads…’