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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 is done PHA style. For more information on PHA, see Day 1’s post. This is another excellent total body strength workout designed so that you can challenge yourself to lift heavier. I tried using heavier weights … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 19: 8-12 rep range if you follow my tempo!
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 an excellent and tough total body workout. It got a little metabolic, too--at least for me it did. The intervals … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 18: Fresh for the banded hip thrusts!
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Another tough lower body workout. I did really enjoy the burn in this one. My legs and glutes feel well worked. The workout starts with 5 sets of weighted bridges. Luckily you get a longer than usual … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 39: ‘Heightened Glute Activation’ Lower Body
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Caroline packs a lot into this lower body workout. She hits the legs with lunges, hip thrusts, sumo squats, deadlifts and stability ball roll outs. And not only is everything done to a slow and controlled pace … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 37: ‘Pausing in the Lengthened Position’ Lower Body
40 Min Lower Body Unilateral Strength + Sprint is Day 34 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This lower body workout focuses on your quads and inner thighs; your calves also get some work. Heather uses a lot of pulsing in this workout to burn out the muscle group you are working. And it works! … Continue reading 40MIN Lower Body Unilateral Strength + Sprint // Day 34: HR12WEEK 5.0
39 Min Unilateral Chest & Back Strength + Sprint is Day 32 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This was a tough chest and back workout. It is made up of 2 circuits--a chest circuit and a back circuit and each circuit is done three times. My back is definitely stronger than my chest. I … Continue reading 39MIN Unilateral Chest & Back Strength + Sprint // Day 32: HR12WEEK 5.0
41 Min Lower Body Strength is Day 31 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This is a tough and metabolic lower body strength workout. Heather is working your legs from the very beginning with booty band work in the warm up. In this workout you will do an exercise 3 times (3 sets) before moving … Continue reading 41MIN Lower Body Strength (Glutes & Hamstrings) // Day 31: 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. Caroline hits the quads pretty hard in this workout but that is not all that gets worked. I felt it in my glutes and hamstrings, too. But mostly the quads. And as far as lower body muscle … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 35: ‘No denying… it’s all quads!’
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Killer seems to be a theme this week, at least for me. This workout kicked my butt! In retrospect maybe I should have lightened the weight I used for the hip thrusts because those really kicked my … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 33: ‘Some iso & plyo sets!’ (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 is another killer upper body workout. In this workout Caroline fries your back and biceps. It was tough! I had back up weights ready for almost every exercise but I only used them for one--the neutral … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 32: ‘Weakening… but finished feeling strong!’ (Upper Body)