…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. 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
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! It is one long circuit of mostly supersets. I was feeling pretty strong that first circuit and still strong the second circuit but by the third circuit? I was gassing out. Caroline … Continue reading CGX: Day 3 of 3 Full Body Split
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Having already experienced 8 of her other Cluster Series workouts, I came at this lower body workout more conservatively. Because of that, this workout didn't kill me like most of the others did. It still worked my … Continue reading CGX: Cluster Series Day 9: 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 another tough lower body workout. Those cluster sets really sneak up on you! For this workout you will do one weighted exercise for 60 seconds then follow it up with body weight cluster sets. In … Continue reading CGX: Cluster Series Day 7: 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 lower body workout was brutal. Definitely the hardest of the Cluster Series (at least so far). My husband commented several times on how much noise I was making, including talking to my dog (who calmly watched … Continue reading CGX: Cluster Sets Day 5: 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 an incredible glute and hamstring workout. My posterior is fried! You don't get as many cluster sets in this workout as were done in the previous 3 Cluster Series workouts I've done so far. But … Continue reading CGX: Cluster Sets Day 3: Glutes & Hamstrings