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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 great upper body strength workout. I felt like Caroline hit everything in some fashion--either directly or indirectly as an assisting muscle group. I definitely felt the pump afterward. Caroline was feeling it, too. Near … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 32: ‘Splitting Up Arnold Press’ Upper 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
ScreenshotThis is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This was another tough upper body strength workout and it concludes the first week of the Post-Exhaust workouts. I am not finding the "post" exhaust workouts easier than the "pre" exhaust workouts! I do like them more … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 30: ‘Post fatigue is correct’ (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 upper body workout. And, for me at least, another no-fun workout. Caroline did not appear to be having fun during this workout either. She looked like she was struggling at times, too. So … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 26: ‘The pump will be pretty insane…’ (Upper Body)
40 Min Rebounder Bounce & Barre is a fun cardio + strength training workout from Michelle Brielher. It is also a rebounder workout, so you are using your rebounder in some fashion for everything, including the strength work. This is light weight/barre-inspired/endurance strength work. And I felt the burn at times. I feel like this … Continue reading 40 Min Rebounder Bounce & Barre | Full Body Sculpt & Cardio
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 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
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. As the title indicates, the focus of this workout is to fry your rear delt muscles. Caroline does a very good job of it. It is still a full upper body workout. You work your back, chest … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 28: Rear Delt Reps 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 is an endurance level/high rep lower body workout. The intervals are long so lighter weights are appropriate. I am also getting over a URI so I stuck with 20 pound dumbbells for everything except the bridges. … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 27: Lunges & Bridges and Abductions Lower Body