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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. This workout kicked my @$$! In this workout Caroline hits the quads and the glutes hard with supersets and trisets. This is definitely an endurance workout. And you get it all--step ups, bridges, hip thrusts, band work, … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 35: ‘Emphasized Lengthening of the Quads’ 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 a tough lower body workout. The intervals are long so it is more endurance focused. The entire first half of the workout is curtsy lunges and Bulgarian lunges--actually a bit more than half! This workout … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 33: ‘75% Unilateral’ 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 a tough lower body strength workout. It has deadstop lunges! Yuck! But so effective. I love to hate them. I increased my bridge weight and definitely felt the difference. This workout also felt like it … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 31: Deadstops & Deadlifts Lower Body
38 Min Lu9nges for Leg Strength is Day 29 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This was another tough lower body workout. It is all lunges so all unilateral. You will do one circuit of 7 lunge varieties, all on the same leg, then repeat that circuit on the same leg. Oh the burn! Then … Continue reading 38MIN Lunges for Leg Strength // Day 29: HR12WEEK 5.0
41 Min Lower Body (Glutes & Hamstrings) Strength is Day 26 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This is an excellent workout for you glutes and hamstrings, though other lower body muscle groups are nicely worked, too. Heather is working your legs from the very beginning in the warm up using a glute/booty band. And, … Continue reading 41MIN Lower Body (Glutes & Hamstrings) Strength // Day 26: 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. This week begins the Post-Exhaust half of the P.E. Program. For me, it probably wasn't the best introduction. Stationary and Bulgarian lunges are NOT my favorite exercises and this workout contains a lot of them. But it … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 27: ‘Variety in varying planes’ (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 workout is done PHA style. For more information on PHA, see Day 1’s post. This was another very enjoyable total body workout. With the longer intervals it is designed to be higher rep but I also felt … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 8: Playing with different foot positions in bridges!
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 a high rep/endurance level workout. I did not find it nearly as enjoyable as yesterday's workout, but I did still like it. … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 7: Higher rep session with ‘constant’ tension flyes
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 was happy to be back in the Max program this morning. Of the 4 programs I am currently hybriding (Max, Intent, P.E. … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 6: New found love for banded RDLs!
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 lower body workout! The intervals are long so it is high rep/endurance level. It is one long circuit and it kicked my butt. Very metabolic. It was wearing Caroline out, too. By the … Continue reading CGX: Intent Day 29: 4 Compounds & 1 Isolation Lower Body