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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 workout hits the back, chest and shoulders. I had back up weights ready and I used them for most of the exercises! On the second set of deadstop chest presses I was hitting failure halfway through … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 44: ‘First Single Arm Pressing of Intent’ 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 tough endurance level workout. Some of the intervals are longer but not all. The focus is the biceps, triceps and shoulders. I had back up weights ready and I used them for the bicep … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 42: ‘Mostly Arms but Stimulating the Rest’ Upper Body
40 Min Upper Body Strength Workout (Back, Bi's & Tri's) is Day 40 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This was an excellent and very enjoyable upper body strength workout. I did modify some of the exercises to protect my back and to lift heavier. For the gorilla rows I used a step and did … Continue reading 40MIN Upper Body Strength Workout (Back, Bi’s & Tri’s) // Day 40: HR12WEEK 5.0
40 Min Chest & Shoulders is Day 37 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. Though this is technically a chest and shoulder workout, it is the shoulders that are carrying the workout. Mine were fried by the end! Heather hits the shoulders from every angle. I challenged myself to use 10 pound dumbbells for a … Continue reading 40MIN Chest & Shoulders // Day 37: 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. This is a very tough upper body workout. Caroline really looks like she is suffering through the course of this workout. I was, too! This workout hits the chest, triceps and shoulders, and she fries the shoulders … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 38: ‘Plenty of pressing!’ (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 workout is done PHA style. For more information on PHA, see Day 1’s post. This is another excellent total body strength workout designed so that you can challenge yourself to lift heavier. I tried using heavier weights … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 19: 8-12 rep range if you follow my tempo!
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This workout fried my upper body. Caroline hits every muscle in some fashion. I had standby weights ready for most of the exercises. And I used them a few times! My chest and shoulders still feel pumped. … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 38: ‘Pre-exhaust Chest to begin’ Upper Body
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
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)
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, this workout hits some of the muscle groups that did not receive any isolation work earlier in the week--the biceps and the triceps. Caroline really fried my triceps in this workout with the … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 15: Bi’s, tri’s, abs, glutes & delts!