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37 Min Full Body Strength + Sprint is Day 45 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This was a thorough total body strength workout. The intervals are a bit longer and the recoveries a bit shorter. Heather recommends using the same weights you used in Phase 2 but doing 12 reps rather than the 8-10 … Continue reading 37MIN Full Body Strength + Sprint // Day 45: HR12WEEK 5.0
40 Min No Repeats Full Body Circuit is Day 43 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This workout has it all: compound strength moves, isolation strength moves, 4 limb/metabolic strength moves and cardio. Heather works your entire body in this cardio + strength workout. According to my Apple Watch I burned 382 calories and even … Continue reading 40MIN NO REPEATS Full Body Circuit // Day 43: HR12WEEK 5.0
41 Min Pilates Core Workout is Day 44 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. Pilates is no fun but I did get an intense workout. During the second circuit my abs started burning. No regrets now that it is over but I am definitely not motivated to do this workout again! Unfortunately I know there … Continue reading 41MIN Pilates Core Workout // Day 44: HR12WEEK 5.0
41 Min Upper Body Strength Workout is Day 42 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. If you challenge yourself with heavy weights, this is a tough upper body strength workout. Heather recommends using the same weights you used in Phase 2 of the program but doing more reps; she recommends the 12 rep range. I … Continue reading 41MIN Upper Body Strength Workout // Day 42: HR12WEEK 5.0
40 Min Leg Strength & Power is Day 41 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This lower body workout is intense! Very metabolic! According to my Apple Watch I spent 10 minutes in my peak heart rate zone (Zone 5) and 17 minute in cardio Zone 4! And I felt it, too. During some of … Continue reading 40MIN Leg Strength & Power // Day 41: HR12WEEK 5.0
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 very hamstring/glute focused lower body workout and it got tough for me. In fact, I am definitely will be ready to take things down a notch tomorrow for a recovery day workout. There is … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 45: ‘The bodyweight version of lunges will make you deadstop literally!’
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Another tough upper body workout. This one hits the back and biceps. Caroline really fries the biceps. In fact, it looked like all of the bicep curl variations were kicking her butt! This felt like an endurance … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 44: ”Some body language to assist the biceps!’ (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 was an intense lower body workout. It was very metabolic, too. I burned 500 calories! The workout starts with a superset containing jump squats. So your heart rate immediately spikes. Then she keeps it elevated the … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 43: ‘Less about WHAT we do…more about HOW we do it!’ (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 was such a tough upper body workout for me. My shoulders are fried. I'm sure it is because I stuck with my first choice of weights. I did have back up weights, but I didn't end … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 42: ‘Triceps out of action for the rest of 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 was a tough lower body workout that fried my hamstrings and glutes. And the finisher! I was struggling to keep my legs wide so there was constant tension on the band! I definitely needed to add … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 41: ‘Mostly unilateral work!’ (Lower Body)