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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. I found this workout tougher than I expected. Just like the first week Caroline is mixing things up with the last workout of the week. For upper body you are hitting smaller muscle groups and for the … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 10: Only one movement for the quads..but it’s highly isolating!
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. I've been on vacation for the past week and the most exercise I've done is a lot of walking. The heaviest thing I lifted was my suitcase. So I found this full body workout tough! But the … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 9: Less about the lifting, more about the lowering!
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 workout is done PHA style. For more information on PHA, see Day 1’s post. I was happy to be back in the Max program this morning. Of the 4 programs I am currently hybriding (Max, Intent, P.E. … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 6: New found love for banded RDLs!
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Another tough upper body workout. Caroline definitely hits the arms hard in this one, especially the triceps, but shoulders get fried, too, with the finisher. The back gets some nice work and even the chest gets worked … Continue reading CGX: Intent Day 30: Preferentially the Arms (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 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 a great upper body workout that hits everything. The only muscle group that doesn't get targeted is biceps but they assist when doing rows, so they are not neglected. However, the back, chest, triceps and … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 26: “Intentionally making it challenging” Upper Body