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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. Another excellent glute workout from Caroline. This time you get lots of bridges instead of the hip thrusts she usually uses and it does feel different. I will be interested to see if I get DOMS tomorrow. … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 36: Bridges & RDLs: Glutes & Hamstrings
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Another tough glute and hamstring workout from Caroline. I am trying to lift heavier on lunges. I don't know why I struggle more with lunges than other lower body exercises but I do. I am slowly increasing … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 33: Lots of Unilateral for Glutes
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. I did challenge myself to lift heavier on both squats and lunges but I was definitely struggling. Then it occurred to me--I donated blood on Saturday. I feel kind of silly now. … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 31: Drop Set Leg Day
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 tough glute/hamstring workout. Caroline created a very challenging circuit filled with supersets, cluster sets and short rests that you repeat 3 times. I was working very hard throughout this workout. I increased the … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 28: Glute Focused 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 tough workout. Every single exercise in the workout is done to a slow controlled pace (except the finisher) but at least half of them are done even slower with a brief isometric hold … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 26: Slow Eccentric 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 another great glute and hamstring workout from Caroline. I really like how she breaks up the hip thrusts, alternating them with other glute/hamstring focused exercises. After doing this workout I think I can increase my … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 23: 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 a tough but excellent lower body workout. I honestly cannot believe how heavy Caroline's dumbbells were for this workout. I feel like maybe I should have tried harder. For some reason I am squeamish about … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 21: It’s a Leg Day!
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. I love this workout! It was tough and very enjoyable. I love working my posterior chain--back, glutes and hamstrings. Caroline put together some excellent exercises and by the finisher at the end, my glutes were screaming. I … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 18: Posterior Chain
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Though this workout works your entire lower body, I really felt it in my quads. They were feeling very well worked by the finisher. I have never used my heel wedges for calf raises before but they … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 16: Lower Body Including Calves
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 tougher than I expected it to be. I think it is the sequencing of some of the exercises that really kicked my butt. About halfway into the workout you do 3 sets of deadlifts … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 11: Leg Day!