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This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This is an interesting shoulder workout. Caroline works your shoulder's with no overhead presses, no Arnold presses--no exercises where you are pushing the dumbbells overhead. But you do get a lot of upright rows since it is … Continue reading CGX: ‘No Pressing’ Shoulder
This workout is not named properly. Though there is some dynamic stretching, it is primarily a mobility and strengthening workout. It is short and effect. The creator this workout, Marsha Hughes, suggests doing these exercises once or twice a week to avoid pain and stiffness in your shoulders and chest. She says "prehab is always … Continue reading Upper Body Stretching Exercises (Follow Along for Shoulders/Neck/Chest/Upper Back)
Foam rolling is so much more painful than I remember it being when I was younger. I never did it frequently but when I did it it, I do not remember the rather intense discomfort I feel now. But I guess that is a good thing? It is massaging and releasing that tight and knotted … Continue reading FULL BODY FOAM ROLL with Stretching | Myofascial Release Follow Along
Full Deep Hip Release Stretches for Tension Relief, Muscle Relaxation is is a very deep stretching session that focuses on your lower body. Your hips do get the most attention but Alex hits other lower body muscle groups, too. My muscles are apparently so tight right now that only a few of these poses felt … Continue reading PsychTruth: Full Deep Hip Release Stretches for Tension Relief, Muscle Relaxation | Yoga Workout w/ Alex
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. The "outdoor" in the title is because Caroline does this workout in what I assume is her front or backyard. What an intense little finisher to add onto the end of any workout. Today was upper body … Continue reading CGX: Outdoor Kettlebell Cardio
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This is an incredible shoulder workout. Before this short workout was even finished my shoulders had a "full" feeling too them. They still feel pretty pumped and it is more than an hour since I finished this … Continue reading CGX: Drop Set Shoulders
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
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 agonizing. I did not come to it fresh. This morning I decided to stack together 3 CGX stability ball workouts for leg day and this was the second one I did. I had just … Continue reading CGX: Stability Ball Trisets
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 lower body finisher workout and man, did it completely finish me off. My hamstrings were already destroyed when I came to this short workout. I thought it would be a great idea to stack … Continue reading CGX: Hamstring Roll Outs
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. I was pretty excited when I saw this workout. I own a rowing machine that I never use and this gave me an excuse to pull it out and dust it off. My rower is different than … Continue reading CGX: Rowing Workout