CGX: 1 Hour Bodyweight Workout | ‘On paper’ no repeat!

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 workout! It is primarily bodyweight though you do use a glute/booty band to add resistance for some of the lower body work. Other than that the only resistance is your own body. … Continue reading CGX: 1 Hour Bodyweight Workout | ‘On paper’ no repeat!

CGX: Sunrise Collection: Mallorca Edition: Glutes & hamstrings to start the day

This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This is yet another lower body workout in Caroline's Sunrise Collection of vacation/holiday workouts. There are 10 workouts in this collection and 4 of them are lower body workouts. At some point I do plan to do … Continue reading CGX: Sunrise Collection: Mallorca Edition: Glutes & hamstrings to start the day

CGX: Iron Pro Program Day 23: Glutes & Abs

This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. In this workout, Caroline works the glutes and hamstrings hard then finishes you off with a long abdominal section that really fatigued my abs. The finisher actually felt too easy to me (booty band work) but I … Continue reading CGX: Iron Pro Program Day 23: Glutes & Abs

CGX: Iron Pro Program Day 4: Full 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 is made up of one long circuit that is done mostly PHA style. PHA stands for Peripheral Heart Action. What this means in training terms is you alternate between upper and lower body resistance exercises. … Continue reading CGX: Iron Pro Program Day 4: Full Body

CGX: Intent Program Day 43: Squat, Bridge, RDL & Lunge 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 workout was a nice change of pace after Day 41's long interval/high rep workout. In the first half of this workout you get 60 second intervals followed by 45 second rests. Those longer rests enable you … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 43: Squat, Bridge, RDL & Lunge Lower Body

CGX: P.E. Program Day 37: ‘Curtseys for the 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 a great glute, hamstring and outer thigh workout. Caroline burns those muscle groups out with pulses. You will do an exercise at full range using resistance then pulse it out using only your bodyweight but … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 37: ‘Curtseys for the glutes!’

41MIN Lower Body Strength (Glutes & Hamstrings) // Day 31: HR12WEEK 5.0

41 Min Lower Body Strength is Day 31 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This is a tough and metabolic lower body strength workout. Heather is working your legs from the very beginning with booty band work in the warm up. In this workout you will do an exercise 3 times (3 sets) before moving … Continue reading 41MIN Lower Body Strength (Glutes & Hamstrings) // Day 31: HR12WEEK 5.0

CGX: Max Program Day 11: Compromising lighter dumbbells in lunges for greater ROM!

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 workout begins week 3 of the Max Program and like the previous two weeks, the first workout of the week … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 11: Compromising lighter dumbbells in lunges for greater ROM!

41MIN Lower Body (Glutes & Hamstrings) Strength // Day 26: HR12WEEK 5.0

41 Min Lower Body (Glutes & Hamstrings) Strength is Day 26 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This is an excellent workout for you glutes and hamstrings, though other lower body muscle groups are nicely worked, too. Heather is working your legs from the very beginning in the warm up using a glute/booty band. And, … Continue reading 41MIN Lower Body (Glutes & Hamstrings) Strength // Day 26: HR12WEEK 5.0

CGX: Intent Program Day 23: Plenty of Glutes but Quad Finisher

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 really nice, well balanced lower body workout--until you get to the finisher when Caroline fries the quads. It is one long circuit that is done 3 times. Within that circuit you hit both the … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 23: Plenty of Glutes but Quad Finisher