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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 fried my lower body. Caroline does all of the exercises at a very slow and controlled pace and if you follow her pace like I did, it burns! The first half of the workout got … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 13: Zero Stretch Reflex Lower Body
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. I do love step ups so I did enjoy this lower body workout. There are a lot of step ups! Not just in the workout but the finisher, too. A 4 minute complex of step ups. My … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 11: If You Like Step Ups… You’ll Love This one!
38 Min Full Body Strength Supersets + HIIT Finisher is Day 10 in Heather Robertson's HR12Week 5.0 program. Another solid total body strength workout and a great way to end my week of HR12Week 5.0. I found this workout easier than Day 9 Power Pilates! In fact, my chest and quads are still mildly sore … Continue reading 38MIN Full Body Strength Supersets + HIIT Finisher // Day 10: HR12WEEK 5.0
41 Min Power Pilates is Day 9 in Heather Robertson's HR12Week 5.0 program. OMG this workout was tough. Much tougher than I expected. My shoulders were fried before we even finished the first circuit! This is a total body workout full of compound moves that work many muscle groups within the same exercise. However your … Continue reading 41MIN Power Pilates // Day 9: HR12WEEK 5.0
40 Min Lower Body Strength Superset is Day 6 in Heather Robertson's HR12Week 5.0 program. This is a solid lower body strength workout. Heather hits all of the major muscle groups in the lower body. Use heavy enough weights and she will burn them out, too! Especially with all of the pulses an half reps. … Continue reading 40MIN Lower Body Strength Supersets // Day 6: HR12WEEK 5.0
10 Min Standing Abs with Weight is quick functional core workout from Heather Robertson. I found it very enjoyable and a great add on after an upper body strength workout. I always really enjoy standing ab workouts and weighted ab workouts, so combining them equals a winner. It is also kind of metabolic--especially if you … Continue reading 10MIN Standing Abs with Weight
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. My reviews are becoming redundant. The P.E. program is tough and every workout kicks my butt in some fashion. This one is no different. I did start strong and kept the same weights throughout but I was … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 9: ‘Even one bodyweight thrust was a challenge’ (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 entire workout (not just the individual supersets) is "pre" exhaust. Caroline starts you out with 4 sets of a superset that will thoroughly fatigue your back and biceps. By the time you get to the more … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 8: ‘Biceps about to burst’ session (Upper Body)
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. I'm back to the P.E. Program workouts and still in the pre-exhaust phase. I remember my first week and decided to be conservative with my weights. Caroline is only using 22 pound dumbbells for everything and she … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 7: ‘Partial Reps to Prime or Exhaust?’ 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 workout. It was more of an endurance level lower body workout. The intervals were long but thankfully so were most of the recoveries. 90 seconds of stability ball roll outs is brutal. You … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 9: Ballpoint 15-20 Rep Lower Body