🌿 Day 7: Morning Mobility | Power & Grace Challenge

This short mobility workout is part of Michelle Briehler's Barre Power & Grace Challenge. I don't know anything about the rest of this series but I very much enjoyed this workout. I combined this with some other workouts on my recovery day and this was how I ended everything. It is full of uncomplicated dynamic … Continue reading 🌿 Day 7: Morning Mobility | Power & Grace Challenge

CGX: Intent Program Day 40: ‘Beginning & Ending with 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 fried my shoulders. It is a great upper body workout that hits the shoulders, chest and back but the shoulders definitely carry the brunt of this workout. By the time we get to the chest … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 40: ‘Beginning & Ending with Delts’ Upper Body

CGX: Intent Program Day 39: ‘Heightened Glute Activation’ Lower 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 lower body workout. I did really enjoy the burn in this one. My legs and glutes feel well worked. The workout starts with 5 sets of weighted bridges. Luckily you get a longer than usual … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 39: ‘Heightened Glute Activation’ Lower Body

CGX: Intent Program Day 38: ‘Pre-exhaust Chest to begin’ 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 fried my upper body. Caroline hits every muscle in some fashion. I had standby weights ready for most of the exercises. And I used them a few times! My chest and shoulders still feel pumped. … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 38: ‘Pre-exhaust Chest to begin’ Upper Body

CGX: Intent Program Day 36: ’21s Within the Finisher’ 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 a thorough upper body strength workout. It is one long circuit that is repeated three times. Each time it is repeated two of the exercises change. This is also a higher rep workout; the intervals … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 36: ’21s Within the Finisher’ Upper Body

CGX: Intent Program Day 37: ‘Pausing in the Lengthened Position’ Lower Body

This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Caroline packs a lot into this lower body workout. She hits the legs with lunges, hip thrusts, sumo squats, deadlifts and stability ball roll outs. And not only is everything done to a slow and controlled pace … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 37: ‘Pausing in the Lengthened Position’ Lower Body

40MIN Lower Body Unilateral Strength + Sprint // Day 34: HR12WEEK 5.0

40 Min Lower Body Unilateral Strength + Sprint is Day 34 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This lower body workout focuses on your quads and inner thighs; your calves also get some work. Heather uses a lot of pulsing in this workout to burn out the muscle group you are working. And it works! … Continue reading 40MIN Lower Body Unilateral Strength + Sprint // Day 34: HR12WEEK 5.0

42MIN Bi’s, Tri’s & Shoulders // Day 35: HR12WEEK 5.0

42 Min Bi's, Tri's & Shoulders is Day 35 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. After Heather fried my chest and back in Day 32, I decided to be a little more conservative with my weight selection in this arm and shoulder workout. Each circuit focuses on a single muscle group and you repeat each … Continue reading 42MIN Bi’s, Tri’s & Shoulders // Day 35: HR12WEEK 5.0

40MIN Pilates All Abs – Core Workout // Day 33: HR12WEEK 5.0

40 Min Pilates All Abs - Core Workout is Day 33 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This is an all bodyweight core strength workout. You are only standing for the warm up--everything else is on the mat. You are on your back or in plank. It is tough. Not counting the warm up and … Continue reading 40MIN Pilates All Abs – Core Workout // Day 33: HR12WEEK 5.0

39MIN Unilateral Chest & Back Strength + Sprint // Day 32: HR12WEEK 5.0

39 Min Unilateral Chest & Back Strength + Sprint is Day 32 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This was a tough chest and back workout. It is made up of 2 circuits--a chest circuit and a back circuit and each circuit is done three times. My back is definitely stronger than my chest. I … Continue reading 39MIN Unilateral Chest & Back Strength + Sprint // Day 32: HR12WEEK 5.0