…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 a tough upper body workout! It is one circuit that you repeat 3 times. I was hitting muscle failure by the 3rd circuit. Caroline was, too, so I know I wasn't the only one getting … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 12: Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This a short by thorough back workout. Caroline plays with tempos to help you get the most out of such a short workout. And I am still feeling it! The exercises in this workout are super sets … Continue reading CGX: Back & Rear Delts
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 and very metabolic total body strength workout. I burned over 500 calories! So you will be getting some cardio with your strength training. In fact, according to my Apple watch I spent nearly … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 9: 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 kicked my butt! My glutes have not been worked this hard in a months. Of course, its all in the weights you choose and maybe I should have used lighter weights because this workout was … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 8: Glutes & Hamstrings
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 thorough shoulder workout. Caroline hits the shoulders from all angles and really burns them out at the end with the partial rear delt fly finisher. I feel like I chose the appropriate … Continue reading CGX: Rear Delt Shoulder Workout
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. I definitely felt this in my quads! In fact, by #11 below, my quads were starting to really fatigue. You are doing primarily straight sets of 60/30 intervals like you do in the first week of the … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 6: Time for the Quads!
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Another excellent upper body strength workout. She burns you out immediately with the chest press/pullover combo--3 sets of it! I did not end up dropping to lighter dumbbells for that but I was definitely considering it! For … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 7: Upper Body
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Another tough abdominal add on workout! I did this after finishing an upper body strength workout. This works well for that since you are on your back the entire time. So if your upper body is burned … Continue reading CGX: 10 Min Sit Up Abs
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 excellent total body strength workout. You are primarily doing straight sets though Caroline labels some of them as supersets. That is because you are doing a unilateral exercise and you do not … Continue reading CGX: Iron 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. It has been 6 months since I have done one of Caroline's glute workouts and though I have not forgotten how brutal they can be, I still wasn't ready for the agony. What is a little scary … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 3: Glutes!