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40 Min Full Body MetCon is Day 50 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. I know when I see MetcCon in the title of one of Heather's workouts it will be tough. This is a full body workout full of compound 4 limb moves that work the entire body with a single exercise. My left … Continue reading 40MIN Full Body MetCon // Day 50: HR12WEEK 5.0
40 Min Power Pilates is Day 49 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. Heather's power pilates workouts are always tough and this one was no exception. Since the back hasn't been worked yet this week, and this workout contains two exercises that hit the back, I decided to challenge myself with my weight choice. But … Continue reading 40 MIN Power Pilates // Day 49: HR12WEEK 5.0
43 Min Lower Strength Workout is Day 46 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This is a solid and enjoyable lower body strength workout. Heather gives you a really nice variety of exercises. Heather recommends aiming for 12 reps of each exercise, but if you are following her that isn't going to happen. I followed … Continue reading 43MIN Lower Strength Workout (Unilateral Training) // Day 46: HR12WEEK 5.0
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. I was dreading this lower body workout. I previewed it and it looked like a nightmare to me. I don't mind lunges but the bulk of this workout (the first 70% + the finisher) is lunges--all quad … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 47: The lunges at the beginning are a good warm up for the quads…’
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. This is another great full body workout though for upper body the focus is back and shoulders. The lower body is more thorough. … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 28: Lateral lunges with cossack squat optional at the end!
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. I always enjoy returning to the Max Program after weeks of Intent and P.E. This was another fabulous total body strength workout. Like … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 26: Slow to lower & exploding to lift
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 will fry your legs with all of the pausing and slower tempos. Thankfully in the beginning she gives you longer recoveries. Then when she fries your quads with heel elevated squats, she … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 49: ‘Become Comfortable with a Pause’ Lower Body
37 Min Full Body Strength + Sprint is Day 45 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This was a thorough total body strength workout. The intervals are a bit longer and the recoveries a bit shorter. Heather recommends using the same weights you used in Phase 2 but doing 12 reps rather than the 8-10 … Continue reading 37MIN Full Body Strength + Sprint // Day 45: HR12WEEK 5.0
40 Min No Repeats Full Body Circuit is Day 43 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This workout has it all: compound strength moves, isolation strength moves, 4 limb/metabolic strength moves and cardio. Heather works your entire body in this cardio + strength workout. According to my Apple Watch I burned 382 calories and even … Continue reading 40MIN NO REPEATS Full Body Circuit // Day 43: HR12WEEK 5.0
40 Min Leg Strength & Power is Day 41 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This lower body workout is intense! Very metabolic! According to my Apple Watch I spent 10 minutes in my peak heart rate zone (Zone 5) and 17 minute in cardio Zone 4! And I felt it, too. During some of … Continue reading 40MIN Leg Strength & Power // Day 41: HR12WEEK 5.0