…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 was an excellent but brutal glute workout. I have been using an 88 pound barbell for hip thrusts for a while now and I knew it was time to increase the weight but the right workout … Continue reading CGX: Unleash Day 18: Glutes
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 awesome back and bicep workout. A real burner. The first 2/3 of the workout is all back work done as straight sets. There are lots of pullovers so your entire upper body is getting … Continue reading CGX: Unleash Day 20: Back & Biceps
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 strength workout! So many lunges! The first half of the workout is straight sets. The second half is one superset that changes slightly each time you repeat it. The first time you use … Continue reading CGX: Unleash Day 16: Leg Day
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. I had dead arms after this workout. Mostly from the all the shoulder work but I was hitting failure on almost all of the exercises at some point. Caroline was, too! This is a tough workout. She … Continue reading CGX: Unleash Day 17: Upper Body
Core Strength Workout + Full Body Mobility is Day 30 in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. For recovery workouts Heather is not taking it easy on you in this program! The first half of this workout is actually some hard work! You are doing weighted core work and I was sweating by the end … Continue reading Day 30: Core Strength Workout + Full Body Mobility/ 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. Wow! This was a tough and intense metabolic full body workout. Caroline really kicked my butt. She starts you out with straight sets of two exercises then you move onto a circuit made up of a superset, … Continue reading CGX: Unleash Day 14: Full Body
Leg Strength Workout at Home with Dumbbells is Day 15 in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. This was another enjoyable and effective lower body strength workout. I felt like my calves were worked really well. In this workout Heather gives you a circuit of lower body strength exercises then finishes the circuit off with … Continue reading Day 15: Leg Strength Workout At Home with Dumbbells / HR12WEEK 4.0
Chest & Back Dumbbell Workout (Push & Pull) is Day 13 in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. This was a solid upper body strength workout that focuses on the chest and the back. Other muscle groups will get some work, too, but I definitely felt it in my back and chest. In addition to … Continue reading Day 13: Chest & Back Dumbbell Workout (Push & Pull) / HR12WEEK 4.0
Glute Activation & Strength Workout is Day 12 in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. I found this to be a very enjoyable workout. These days I am accustomed to having my glutes and hamstrings destroyed by Caroline Girvan. So it was a welcome change to work my lower body well but not kill myself. … Continue reading Day 12: Glute Activation & Strength Workout / HR12WEEK 4.0
Upper Body Strength & Conditioning (Bi's, Tri's & Shoulders) is Day 11 in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. During the intro Heather says that this is a superset workout in which she pairs one strength exercise that you can use heavy weights with and one conditioning exercise that you use lighter weights for. It … Continue reading Day 11: Upper Body Strength & Conditioning (Bi’s, Tri’s & Shoulders) / HR12WEEK 4.0