…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. Though the focus of this workout is the quads, I felt this in my hamstrings, too. That's probably because of the step ups. This is a solid lower body strength workout, perfect for when you are short … Continue reading CGXmas Day 19: Supersetted Quads
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 effective upper body workout. Caroline did a whole week of drop set workouts. Drop sets are a strength training technique used to maximize muscle gain. The idea is to do an exercise … Continue reading CGX: Drop It Back & Biceps
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 excellent upper body workout that hits all of the shoulder muscles and triceps; very thorough. I really like how in this workout she takes the lying overhead tricep extension (#7) to the bench to … Continue reading CGX: Shoulder and Triceps Circuit
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 thorough lower body strength workout. It is short but Caroline hits every muscle in the lower body nicely. Challenge yourself with your weight selection and you will definitely feel it by the … Continue reading CGXmas Day 6: Lower Body Circuits
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 metabolic lower body workout. I did pair it with another tough lower body workout (CGXmas Day 8: Lower Body Circuits) that worked my lower body hard, so my legs were … Continue reading CGXmas Day 15: Leg Day Complexes
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Though the title implies this workout is rear delt focused it actually works your entire shoulder area and very nicely. I feel like Caroline hits all of the individual shoulder muscle groups in a balanced way. This … Continue reading CGX: Rear Delt Directed Shoulders
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Just like all of the other CGXmas workouts I've done so far, Caroline manages to pack a solid upper body workout into just under 25 minutes. It's perfect for if you are short on time or, like … Continue reading CGXmas Day 18: Upper Body Supersets
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 fun workout that really targets the glutes and makes good use of a booty band. I never really broke a sweat in this workout but I did feel it intensely in my glutes. I … Continue reading CGXmas Day 8: Constantly Banded Glutes
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 entirely mat based glute workout using a variety of equipment--a barbell or heavy dumbbell, a glute band and ankle weights. And as the title indicates, everything is done on the mat. This workout fried … Continue reading CGXmas Day 3: Glutes on the Mat
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Caroline's Christmas workouts are excellent for when you are short on time because she packs a lot into 20 minutes. Though the focus of this workout is shoulders and chest, my upper back definitely got some work … Continue reading CGXmas Day 14: Shoulders & Chest