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 tougher than I expected it to be but stability ball workouts always are. I always expect it to be easier than an exercise using dumbbells but the second half of this workout is what … Continue reading CGX: Lengthen and Contract Hamstrings
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CGX: 10 Min Lats
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. What an excellent mini back workout! I love these CGX workouts. They are short and effective and yet Caroline doesn't rush anything. I can stack together several of these excellent mini workouts to create the workout I … Continue reading CGX: 10 Min Lats
CGX: Hamstring Workout
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 burner! Those first supersets fried my hamstrings. Doing the single leg RDL immediately after the Bulgarian lunge was much more intense than I expected. I usually feel my hamstrings working during an RDL … Continue reading CGX: Hamstring Workout
CGX: 25 Minute Leg Circuit
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This was a very enjoyable and thorough lower body strength workout. Caroline hits everything then gives you some plyometrics to really burn out your legs. I like the interval lengths followed by the long recovery. I feel … Continue reading CGX: 25 Minute Leg Circuit
CGX: ‘All Heads’ Shoulder Workout
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This was a shoulder burner! It contains a staple exercise of shoulder press that you will repeat a total of 3 times. By the third time I had to drop to lighter weights because my shoulders couldn't … Continue reading CGX: ‘All Heads’ Shoulder Workout
CGX: Just the Triceps
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. OMG--this workout fried my triceps! Most of the exercises are done twice and by the second set of each exercise I was struggling! I expect some serious tricep DOMS tomorrow. I stacked several CGX workouts together this … Continue reading CGX: Just the Triceps
CGX: Back Workout
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Wow! What an excellent back workout! I love her CGX: Back Circuit, too. I am not sure which one I like better! They both are excellent! These two back workouts (and the chest and triceps workout) will … Continue reading CGX: Back Workout
CGX: Bicep Curls
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Wow! What a great finisher/add on workout to completely fry your biceps! I added it on to the end of CGX: Back Workout and my biceps are fried. This is an excellent way to finish off any … Continue reading CGX: Bicep Curls
CGX: No Repeat Dumbbell Leg Workout
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 short but excellent lower body strength workout. It is pretty metabolic, too. The finisher at the end fried my legs--and Caroline's, too! She had to take a few personal breaks! The exercises in this … Continue reading CGX: No Repeat Dumbbell Leg Workout
CGX: 20 Minute Unilateral 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 a tough and fast paced lower body strength workout. The intervals are long and the recoveries are short so I went conservative with my weights. Because of the interval times this is a pretty metabolic … Continue reading CGX: 20 Minute Unilateral Lower Body