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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 is a high rep, endurance level workout with long intervals and lots of pauses to really fry your lower body. There is a lot of quad focus but you are working the glutes and hamstrings, too. … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 41: ‘Tension to the Quads’ Lower Body
43 Min Leg Day (Quads & Calves) Strength + Sprint is Day 39 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This was a tough lower body workout; especially the first two circuits. Holding a heavy dumbbell goblet style doesn't just work your lower body, it works your shoulders, arms and core. By the time we got … Continue reading 43MIN Leg Day (Quads & Calves) Strength + Sprint // Day 39: 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
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This upper body workout hits your shoulders, chest and triceps. I feel like the shoulders and triceps got the most work, but Caroline does fry the chest with a push up finisher. At the end Caroline gives … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 34: ‘Deficit push ups…. one of my favorites!’ (Upper Body)
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 workout is done mostly PHA style. For more information on PHA, see Day 1’s post. This is another higher rep full body workout, though how many reps you do depends on your tempo/pace. Caroline is doing … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 13: Just 2 movements for the 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 is a tough, high rep/endurance level full body workout. I was working hard! The intervals are longer and Caroline uses the … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 12: Higher reps are just a lot of fun!
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 upper body workout. It is another higher rep, endurance workout. During the workout it felt metabolic due to all of the renegade rows, but according to my Apple Watch I was never in … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 34: ‘Image a Glass of Water on Back’ Upper 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