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Upper Body Strength & Conditioning (Bi's, Tri's & Shoulders) is Day 11 in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. During the intro Heather says that this is a superset workout in which she pairs one strength exercise that you can use heavy weights with and one conditioning exercise that you use lighter weights for. It … Continue reading Day 11: Upper Body Strength & Conditioning (Bi’s, Tri’s & Shoulders) / HR12WEEK 4.0
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 very tough glute and hamstring workout. There are only 3 exercises in this workout that you will do with and without a glute band. If you are challenging yourself with your weight choices then … Continue reading CGX: Unleash Day 13: Glutes & Hamstrings
This is a workout from Caroline Girvan‘s CGX app. For more info on Caroline’s App, see the CGX App page. Another killer upper body workout! Though chest is in the title and the chest does get some work, the main focus of this workout is the triceps and shoulders. Mine are fried! Caroline was burning out, too. … Continue reading CGX: Unleash Day 15: Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
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 workout! Though all of the upper body muscle groups are worked in some fashion in this workout (isolation or an assisting muscle group), my shoulders and the triceps are what really got burned … Continue reading CGX: Unleash Day 12: Upper Body
10 Min Abs & Booty is a short add on workout from Heather Robertson and it is tough. Of course, how tough it is depends on the weight of your ankle weights. I am impressed that Heather is using 5 pound ankle weights on each ankle. In her longer lower body workout Booty & Thigh … Continue reading 10MIN Abs & Booty (Ankle Weights Workout)
Hamstrings & Quads Strength Workout with Dumbbells is Day 10 in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. OMG this was a tough lower body workout! Very metabolic! I spent a total of 10 minutes in my peak heart rate zone! I've been doing so many Caroline Girvan workouts that I am accustomed to reaching for … Continue reading Day 10: Hamstrings & Quads Strength Workout with Dumbbells / HR12WEEK 4.0
Chest & Shoulders is Day 8 in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. This was an intense upper body strength workout. It gets metabolic, too. Heather adds in a more intense exercise at the end of each circuit to spike your heart rate but even without those bonus exercises your heart rate gets elevated from … Continue reading Day 8: Chest & Shoulders (Dumbbell Strength Workout) / HR12WEEK 4.0
Booty & Thigh Toning (Ankle Weights Workout) is Day 6 in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. This was a different way to work my lower body. Not that I haven't done mat work before but usually as a finisher or in conjunction with weighted strength work. The only resistance used in this entire workout … Continue reading Day 7: Booty & Thigh Toning (Ankle Weights Workout) / HR12WEEK 4.0
Back & Tricep Strength (Supersets Workout) is Day 6in Heather Robertson's 12 Week 4.0 program. This was an intense upper body strength workout that really hit my back and triceps thoroughly. I had to drop to lighter weights on one of the exercises and I was considering it on some of the other exercises! It … Continue reading Day 6: Back & Tricep Strength (Supersets Workout) / HR12WEEK 4.0
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 metabolic workout. Though technically it is a full body workout, the focus is on the lower body, shoulders and core. The triceps and chest get a bit of work, and the low back … Continue reading CGX: Unleash Day 9: Full Body