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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. Caroline likes to call the final workouts of the week "fun" days. IMHO there is nothing fun about starting a workout with 3 solid minutes of mat based abdominal workout with no breaks. But that is what … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 35: Triceps will be brought to failure!
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 found this to be a very tough and excellent workout. I did try to lift the heaviest weight I could with good … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 34: Push ups at the end to push us to a deadstop literally!
I feel like this is a bait and switch workout. The title leads you to believe this is an easy workout, right? And even in Michelle's write up below the video she says its for beginners. I don't agree. I will say it is easier than many of Michelle's other rebounder workouts. And there is … Continue reading 30 MIN Rebounder Basics – Cardio Sweat + Balance & Core
40 Min Full Body MetCon is Day 50 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. I know when I see MetcCon in the title of one of Heather's workouts it will be tough. This is a full body workout full of compound 4 limb moves that work the entire body with a single exercise. My left … Continue reading 40MIN Full Body MetCon // Day 50: HR12WEEK 5.0
Challenging Full Body Rebounder Workout is Nikki @ Earth & Owl's birthday rebounder workout. The lyrics are explicit in that there are swear words. I am not offended by swearing so it didn't bother me but I didn't love the music. The workout itself is a good cardio workout. The title also says "full body". … Continue reading Earth & Owl: Challenging Full Body Rebounder Workout 16 Minutes Explicit Lyrics
40 Min Full Body Calisthenics (HIIT & Core) is Day 48 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. I always in enjoy mixing things up with bodyweight strength workouts and this is a good one. It is a full body strength workout using nothing but a yoga block. For the third circuit you need to be … Continue reading 40 MIN Full Body Calisthenics (HIIT & Core) // Day 48: HR12WEEK 5.0
36 Min Arm Strength Workout is Day 47 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. Another tough and effective upper body strength workout. This workout was a shoulder burner for me. Heather works the biceps and triceps, too, and even a little bit of chest, but my shoulders are what felt this workout the most. There … Continue reading 36MIN Arm Strength Workout // Day 47: 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. The title of this workout is a line from a song by Robert Tepper from the Rocky IV movie. I had to listen to this song to know what she was referring to and I do recognize … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 50: ‘There’s no easy way out’ Robert Tepper (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 intense upper body workout that focuses on the back and biceps. I do love rows and pullovers so this was an enjoyable workout. However, it is also an endurance level workout so I used … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 48: ‘Concentration yes, but the set up means tension is inevitable!’ (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 definitely an endurance level upper body workout. My shoulders--especially my left (bad)--shoulders were fried by the end. And that is the focus of this workout: shoulders, chest and triceps, but mostly shoulders. I had back … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 46: Create force from a deadstop! (Upper Body)