This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Another tough workout! Caroline is really kicking my butt this week with these circuit workouts. This workout is very metabolic, too. I burned 480 calories! I also pulled out my bench press so I could use a … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 14: Full Body Circuit Plus Abs
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CGX: Iron Program Day 11: 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 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!
CGX: Iron Program Day 13: Glutes & Abs
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! Which is the point since it is a glute workout. I had to lower the weight on my barbell because the hip thrusts were killing me. This was the second workout I … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 13: Glutes & Abs
CGX: Sumo 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 is a short but tough lower body workout. As the title indicates it is all sumo squats and it really starts to burn by the end. Caroline varies rest and recovery times to really fry your … Continue reading CGX: Sumo Leg Day
CGX: Iron Program Day 9: Full 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 a tough and very metabolic total body strength workout. I burned over 500 calories! So you will be getting some cardio with your strength training. In fact, according to my Apple watch I spent nearly … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 9: Full Body
CGX: Iron Program Day 8: 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 workout kicked my butt! My glutes have not been worked this hard in a months. Of course, its all in the weights you choose and maybe I should have used lighter weights because this workout was … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 8: Glutes & Hamstrings
CGX: Iron Program Day 6: Time 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. I definitely felt this in my quads! In fact, by #11 below, my quads were starting to really fatigue. You are doing primarily straight sets of 60/30 intervals like you do in the first week of the … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 6: Time for the Quads!
CGX: Iron Program Day 4: Full Body
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 and excellent total body strength workout. You are primarily doing straight sets though Caroline labels some of them as supersets. That is because you are doing a unilateral exercise and you do not … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 4: Full Body
CGX: Iron Program Day 1: 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 is a straightforward lower body strength workout. You repeat each exercise two times. Use challenging dumbbells and you will get a solid strength workout. I know I did! Caroline was challenging herself as well. She dropped … Continue reading CGX: Iron Program Day 1: Leg Day
CGX: Kettlebell Complex Full 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 a tough kettlebell workout! Though it is a total body strength workout it hit my shoulders the hardest. On most of the exercises that include shoulder work I could not keep pace with Caroline. Which … Continue reading CGX: Kettlebell Complex Full Body