Chris & Edi: 45 Min DUMBBELL LOWER BODY STRENGTH WORKOUT | Glutes, Hamstrings & Core Focus

Chris & Edi are new to me YouTube trainers that were recommended to me by a reader of this blog (thank you!!! šŸ™šŸ»). It took me a while to get to them because I was in the midst of a 10 1/2 month rotation but now that I'm done with that, I picked out one … Continue reading Chris & Edi: 45 Min DUMBBELL LOWER BODY STRENGTH WORKOUT | Glutes, Hamstrings & Core Focus

CGX: Max Program Day 50: The Finale!

This is a workout fromĀ Caroline Girvanā€˜s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see theĀ CGX App page. This is the final workout in the Max Program! So at the end, before the very short stretch, confetti is shot out at Caroline and her cute dogs run out to celebrate with her. I really enjoyed … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 50: The Finale!

CGX: Max Program Day 49: 5 compounds and 1 isolation!

This is a workout fromĀ Caroline Girvanā€˜s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see theĀ CGX App page. This workout is done PHA style. For more information on PHA, seeĀ Day 1’s post. This is another solid full body workout. The interval times and the PHA factor make it possible to lift heavier dumbbells. I was … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 49: 5 compounds and 1 isolation!

CGX: Max Program Day 48: Playing with tempo!

This is a workout fromĀ Caroline Girvanā€˜s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see theĀ CGX App page. This workout is done PHA style. For more information on PHA, see Day 1’s post. This is another higher rep full body workout. The intervals are longer and the recoveries are slightly shorter. I used lighter weights … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 48: Playing with tempo!

CGX: Max Program Day 47: A lunge superset for the quads!

This is a workout from Caroline Girvanā€˜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 is not my favorite of the Max workouts but still a solid full body endurance workout. This workout is made up … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 47: A lunge superset for the quads!

CGX: Max Program Day 46: Deadstops, deadlifts and 1 1/2 reps ahead!

This is a workout fromĀ Caroline Girvanā€˜s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see theĀ CGX App page. This workout is done mostly PHA style. For more information on PHA, see Day 1’s post. Today begins the final week in the Max Program. Once I finish the program I will be posting an overall summary/review … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 46: Deadstops, deadlifts and 1 1/2 reps ahead!

CGX: Max Program Day 45: That time of the week for lots of isolating!

This is a workout fromĀ Caroline Girvanā€˜s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see theĀ CGX App page. Like all of the other final workouts of the week in this program, this workout focuses on upper body smaller muscle groups and the core. There is also some lower body work using a booty/glute band as … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 45: That time of the week for lots of isolating!

CGX: Max Program Day 44: All lower body, but the upper biased towards the front delts!

This is a workout from Caroline Girvanā€˜s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see theĀ CGX App page. This workout kicked my butt! I was working very hard and gassing out. The first part of the workout is done mostly PHA style (alternating between upper and lower body exercises) like most of the other … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 44: All lower body, but the upper biased towards the front delts!

CGX: Max Program Day 43: Extra attention to the quads!

This is a workout fromĀ Caroline Girvanā€˜s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see theĀ CGX App page. This workout is done PHA style. For more information on PHA, seeĀ Day 1’s post. This is another higher rep/endurance level workout, but Caroline gives us longer rests than she did in yesterday/Day 42. That, plus the PHA … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 43: Extra attention to the quads!

CGX: Max Program Day 42: Lengthened…straight into shortened!

This is a workout fromĀ Caroline Girvanā€˜s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see theĀ CGX App page. This workout is done mostly PHA style. For more information on PHA, see Day 1’s post. This is a high rep, endurance level workout. The intervals are long and the rests are short. And though it is … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 42: Lengthened…straight into shortened!