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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 was a tough lower body workout. The intervals are long so it is more endurance focused. The entire first half of the workout is curtsy lunges and Bulgarian lunges--actually a bit more than half! This workout … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 33: ‘75% 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 was definitely a great workout to close out the "pre" exhaust portion of the P.E. program. It kicked my a$$. Since I previewed it and knew what was in store for me, I lowered the weight … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 25: ‘Who knew 1 lateral step could be so difficult!?’ (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 workout is done PHA style. For more information on PHA, see Day 1’s post. Another awesome and thorough total body strength workout! I loved this one! Like Day 1 and Day 3, this one is full … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 4: It will have been those sumos!
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This is the first workout in Caroline's new 10 week Max Program. All of the workouts in this program are total body strength workouts. As of today, Caroline has only posted 12 of the 50 Max workouts … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 1: The most ‘well known’ compounds to start!
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 excellent and killer lower body strength workout. You do 4 sets of many of the exercises but Caroline gives you a long rest between sets--at least at the beginning. Around the halfway mark the … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 25: “Not WHAT you lift…HOW you lift” (Lower 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 and thorough lower body workout. For the first part you get some nice long recoveries, so I was able to lift heavier than I normally would in a P.E. workout. But it is deceiving. The … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 19: ‘Quads, glutes, then the hamstrings… jumping optional’
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! But it definitely depends on the weights you are using. It is made up of one long circuit consisting of 3 basic lower body exercises: squats, deadlifts and hip thrusts. They are … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 17: 9 Sets of Hip Thrusts… or is it?
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. My reviews are becoming redundant. The P.E. program is tough and every workout kicks my butt in some fashion. This one is no different. I did start strong and kept the same weights throughout but I was … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 9: ‘Even one bodyweight thrust was a challenge’ (Lower Body)
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 was tough! Though Caroline provides lots of detailed info about this program within the CGX app, during the intro she gives an overview of the program. P.E. stands for both Pre and Post Exhaust. … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 1: ‘It was those Bulgarians…’
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Another major winner from Caroline! I am a big fan of all of her posterior chain workouts and this is one of her best. It is perfect for increasing the weight you lift for certain lower body … Continue reading CGX: 1 Hour All On the Posterior Chain