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
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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 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
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. 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
CGX: Rowing Workout
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
CGX: 10 Min Lats
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. What an excellent mini back workout! I love these CGX workouts. They are short and effective and yet Caroline doesn't rush anything. I can stack together several of these excellent mini workouts to create the workout I … Continue reading CGX: 10 Min Lats
CGX: Hamstring Workout
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 a burner! Those first supersets fried my hamstrings. Doing the single leg RDL immediately after the Bulgarian lunge was much more intense than I expected. I usually feel my hamstrings working during an RDL … Continue reading CGX: Hamstring Workout
CGX: 25 Minute Leg Circuit
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 very enjoyable and thorough lower body strength workout. Caroline hits everything then gives you some plyometrics to really burn out your legs. I like the interval lengths followed by the long recovery. I feel … Continue reading CGX: 25 Minute Leg Circuit
CGX: ‘All Heads’ Shoulder Workout
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 shoulder burner! It contains a staple exercise of shoulder press that you will repeat a total of 3 times. By the third time I had to drop to lighter weights because my shoulders couldn't … Continue reading CGX: ‘All Heads’ Shoulder Workout
CGX: Just the Triceps
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 fried my triceps! Most of the exercises are done twice and by the second set of each exercise I was struggling! I expect some serious tricep DOMS tomorrow. I stacked several CGX workouts together this … Continue reading CGX: Just the Triceps
CGX: 6 Minute Push Ups
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 little add on workout. You could use it as a finisher or as a warm up. I used it this morning as part of my warm up. A push up is a compound … Continue reading CGX: 6 Minute Push Ups