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 thorough upper body strength workout. It is one long circuit that is repeated three times. Each time it is repeated two of the exercises change. This is also a higher rep workout; the intervals … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 36: ’21s Within the Finisher’ Upper Body
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CGX: Intent Program Day 37: ‘Pausing in the Lengthened Position’ 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
40MIN Lower Body Unilateral Strength + Sprint // Day 34: HR12WEEK 5.0
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
42MIN Bi’s, Tri’s & Shoulders // Day 35: HR12WEEK 5.0
42 Min Bi's, Tri's & Shoulders is Day 35 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. After Heather fried my chest and back in Day 32, I decided to be a little more conservative with my weight selection in this arm and shoulder workout. Each circuit focuses on a single muscle group and you repeat each … Continue reading 42MIN Bi’s, Tri’s & Shoulders // Day 35: HR12WEEK 5.0
39MIN Unilateral Chest & Back Strength + Sprint // Day 32: 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
41MIN Lower Body Strength (Glutes & Hamstrings) // Day 31: 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
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. 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!’
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. 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)
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. 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)
CGX: P.E. Program Day 32: ‘Weakening… but finished feeling strong!’ (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 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)