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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. Caroline really tears your triceps and shoulders up this week. First with Day 6 and now with this workout. I had my back up weights at the ready and used them all. And afterwards I had dead … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 10: ‘Controlled cheating to finish’ (Upper Body)
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)
12 Minute Rebounding Bone Density Workout is a short rebounder workout from Linda @ Barlates. There are no difficult or complicated moves. Just a short burst of cardio that you can use a a warm up or a finisher to another workout. I used it to warm myself up before doing one of Naomi Joy's … Continue reading Barlates: 12 MIN REBOUNDING MINI TRAMPOLINE BONE DENSITY WORKOUT TO BUILD BONE HEALTH // BONE DENSITY BOUNCE!
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Caroline gives us another tough upper body workout in the P.E. Program. This one fries your chest, shoulders and triceps. I had back up weights for nearly every exercise and I used them for most exercises. I … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 6: ‘Pec, Delt & Tricep Pump Guaranteed’ 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
15-Minute Standing Cardio Workout is a short but fun cardio workout from NourishMoveLove. It is mostly low impact. There are a few moves with impact but there is a modifier showing a low impact version. This is a great workout to use as an add on to another workout either to warm yourself up or … Continue reading NourishMoveLove: 15-Minute Standing Cardio Workout (2,000 Steps, No Repeats)
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. In the intro Caroline does not talk about why she gave this workout the title of "Concentric Slowing". The concentric portion of an exercise is the lifting (eccentric is the lowering). I did not notice Caroline lifting … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 10: Concentric Slowing Upper Body