CGX: P.E. Program Day 23: ‘Squats, lunges & wall sits…its QUADS!’

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 strength workout. This P.E. Program is kicking my butt! The workout starts and ends with wall squats. I felt so strong at the beginning. Stronger than usual during a wall squat (that's probably … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 23: ‘Squats, lunges & wall sits…its QUADS!’

CGX: P.E. Program Day 22: ‘To lift the arms for cool down…a struggle!’ (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 that focuses on the chest, the triceps and the shoulders. I had back up weights at the ready but I didn't actually use them till the end of the workout. … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 22: ‘To lift the arms for cool down…a struggle!’ (Upper Body)

CGX: P.E. Program Day 21: Shortened Partials of Bridge… Fire! (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 an intense lower body strength workout with a lot of hamstring and glute focus. Caroline "pre" exhausts them early on with stability ball supersets. By the 3rd superset I was glad to see she was … Continue reading CGX: P.E. Program Day 21: Shortened Partials of Bridge… Fire! (Lower Body)

CGX: Max Program Day 5: Our ‘fun’ day of the week!

This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Unlike Days 1-4, this workout is not done PHA style. (For more information on PHA, see Day 1’s post.) This is also different from Days 1-4 in other ways. First, this workout not only works your core … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 5: Our ‘fun’ day of the week!

CGX: Max Program Day 4: It will have been those sumos!

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. Another awesome and thorough total body strength workout! I loved this one! Like Day 1 and Day 3, this one is full … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 4: It will have been those sumos!

CGX: Max Day 2: A higher rep output!

This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This workout, like Day 1, is done PHA style. For more information on PHA, see Day 1's post. I did not love this workout nearly as much as I did Day 1 but it is still a … Continue reading CGX: Max Day 2: A higher rep output!

CGX: Max Program Day 1: The most ‘well known’ compounds to start!

This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. This is the first workout in Caroline's new 10 week Max Program. All of the workouts in this program are total body strength workouts. As of today, Caroline has only posted 12 of the 50 Max workouts … Continue reading CGX: Max Program Day 1: The most ‘well known’ compounds to start!

CoffeyFit Raw: Box a Better Waistline

Box a Better Waistline is an interesting workout from Kelly Coffey-Meyer on her CoffeyFit Raw YouTube Channel. It's kind of a kickboxing workout but everything is done to a slower pace and with purpose to engage your core. Kelly says that unlike a regular boxing workout you will extend arms 100% when punching. At the … Continue reading CoffeyFit Raw: Box a Better Waistline

CGX: Intent Program Day 25: “Not WHAT you lift…HOW you lift” (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 an excellent and killer lower body strength workout. You do 4 sets of many of the exercises but Caroline gives you a long rest between sets--at least at the beginning. Around the halfway mark the … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 25: “Not WHAT you lift…HOW you lift” (Lower Body)

CGX: Intent Program Day 24: “It’s all in here” (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 a thorough upper body workout that will really give your biceps and triceps a good pump, especially at the end. The format is one long circuit that is repeated 3 times. Caroline gives good attention … Continue reading CGX: Intent Program Day 24: “It’s all in here” (Upper Body)