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40 Min Leg Strength & Power is Day 41 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This lower body workout is intense! Very metabolic! According to my Apple Watch I spent 10 minutes in my peak heart rate zone (Zone 5) and 17 minute in cardio Zone 4! And I felt it, too. During some of … Continue reading 40MIN Leg Strength & Power // Day 41: 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 hamstring/glute focused lower body workout and it got tough for me. In fact, I am definitely will be ready to take things down a notch tomorrow for a recovery day workout. There is … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 45: ‘The bodyweight version of lunges will make you deadstop literally!’
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. This one hits the back and biceps. Caroline really fries the biceps. In fact, it looked like all of the bicep curl variations were kicking her butt! This felt like an endurance … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 44: ”Some body language to assist the biceps!’ (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 an intense lower body workout. It was very metabolic, too. I burned 500 calories! The workout starts with a superset containing jump squats. So your heart rate immediately spikes. Then she keeps it elevated the … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 43: ‘Less about WHAT we do…more about HOW we do it!’ (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 was such a tough upper body workout for me. My shoulders are fried. I'm sure it is because I stuck with my first choice of weights. I did have back up weights, but I didn't end … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 42: ‘Triceps out of action for the rest of the day!’
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 that fried my hamstrings and glutes. And the finisher! I was struggling to keep my legs wide so there was constant tension on the band! I definitely needed to add … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 41: ‘Mostly unilateral work!’ (Lower Body)
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. If you love lunges then you will love this lower body workout. If you are not a fan of lunges then this workout is brutal. I don't mind lunges but neither are they my favorite lower body … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 45 ‘Bulgarian Lunges to begin’ 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 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 workout was a nice change of pace after Day 41's long interval/high rep workout. In the first half of this workout you get 60 second intervals followed by 45 second rests. Those longer rests enable you … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 43: Squat, Bridge, RDL & Lunge 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 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