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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 was a tough lower body strength workout. It has deadstop lunges! Yuck! But so effective. I love to hate them. I increased my bridge weight and definitely felt the difference. This workout also felt like it … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 31: Deadstops & Deadlifts Lower Body
40 Min Upper Body Strength (Back, Bi's & Tri's) is Day 30 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This was a very enjoyable upper body strength workout. I always enjoy back work and this brought back one of my favorite exercises from Cathe's STS 2.0--the Gorilla Row. Cathe does it a bit differently than Heather … Continue reading 40MIN Upper Body Strength (Back, Bi’s & Tri’s) // Day 30: HR12WEEK 5.0
38 Min Lu9nges for Leg Strength is Day 29 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This was another tough lower body workout. It is all lunges so all unilateral. You will do one circuit of 7 lunge varieties, all on the same leg, then repeat that circuit on the same leg. Oh the burn! Then … Continue reading 38MIN Lunges for Leg Strength // Day 29: HR12WEEK 5.0
40 Min Chest & Shoulders - Unilateral Strength is Day 27 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. Heather fried my chest and shoulders in this workout! There are 3 circuits and each circuit focuses on a muscle group. You do each circuit twice to completely fatigue the muscle you are working. I was ambitious the … Continue reading 40MIN Chest & Shoulders – Unilateral Strength// Day 27: HR12WEEK 5.0
41 Min Lower Body (Glutes & Hamstrings) Strength is Day 26 in Heather Robertson‘s HR12Week 5.0 program. This is an excellent workout for you glutes and hamstrings, though other lower body muscle groups are nicely worked, too. Heather is working your legs from the very beginning in the warm up using a glute/booty band. And, … Continue reading 41MIN Lower Body (Glutes & Hamstrings) Strength // Day 26: HR12WEEK 5.0
ScreenshotThis is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This was another tough upper body strength workout and it concludes the first week of the Post-Exhaust workouts. I am not finding the "post" exhaust workouts easier than the "pre" exhaust workouts! I do like them more … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 30: ‘Post fatigue is correct’ (Upper Body)
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Another tough lower body workout. I definitely enjoyed this one more than Day 27. I had to drop to lighter weights pretty early in the workout. My low back has been feeling "off" the past few days … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 29: ‘A very enjoyable session & I am confident you’ll agree!’ (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 another tough workout, but finally something more enjoyable. I love working my back and this workout hits it with a variety of exercises. Caroline burns out the biceps, too! This is a superset workout. You … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 28: ‘Do you agree…the most intense upper of PE so far?’ (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 upper body workout. And, for me at least, another no-fun workout. Caroline did not appear to be having fun during this workout either. She looked like she was struggling at times, too. So … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 26: ‘The pump will be pretty insane…’ (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 week begins the Post-Exhaust half of the P.E. Program. For me, it probably wasn't the best introduction. Stationary and Bulgarian lunges are NOT my favorite exercises and this workout contains a lot of them. But it … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 27: ‘Variety in varying planes’ (Lower Body)