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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)
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
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
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 workout. It was more of an endurance level lower body workout. The intervals were long but thankfully so were most of the recoveries. 90 seconds of stability ball roll outs is brutal. You … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 9: Ballpoint 15-20 Rep Lower Body
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. In this workout Caroline hits the back, chest and shoulders with slow and controlled movement. For the single arm rotational rows you emphasize the stretch at the bottom of the row, which is a little different that … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 8: Take the Harder Route (Upper Body)
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. When I saw the title of this workout I was definitely nervous and felt more than a little dread about the finisher. But it wasn't just the finisher that was brutal! This is a fast paced circuit … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 6: Longest Bicep Finisher Upper Body