Severine

Tough today after too little sleep. Got it done but not my best workout.

Lisa B🇨🇦

This is the hardest day for me…but very satisfying when I’m done!!! I’ve decided to work on my chin ups with the TRX  3 times a week !! 💪🏋️‍♀️💪🏋️‍♀️💪🏋️‍♀️💪🏋️‍♀️

Deb Stanton

Kathy McCabe

Doris

Jacqueline Mathusek

Good tough workout while staying in an Airbnb. Had to make substitutions like Superman lat pulls and coffee table bicep curls, but it worked! And I showed up for myself and feel better for it 😊. So very grateful for this program!

Laura

One month in and feeling stronger than ever 💪

Jackie

A workout dedicated to the back and biceps, and finishing with some core work.

3 sets
15 reps
controlled tempo
45 seconds rest

-Anchor the bands onto a sturdy door
- Grab the band with your palms facing forward
- Lean back slightly, keeping your chest up 
- Bring the band down to your upper chest engaging your lats throughout the exercise
- Pause and return to the initial position

Banded Lat Pull Down

3 sets
15 reps
controlled tempo
60 seconds rest

- Perform assisted chin-ups using a suspension trainer.

Suspension Trainer Assisted Chin Ups

3 sets
21 reps
controlled tempo
60 seconds rest

- Complete 7 bottom half curls
- Complete 7 top half curls
- Complete 7 full-range curls

Dumbbell Bicep 21’s

A "superset" is an exercise sequence where you do the prescribed exercises one after another. 

In this superset, you will do:

A - Single Arm Rows
8 reps on each side; make these heavy!
controlled tempo
No rest; go directly onto B

B - Hammer Curls
15 reps
controlled tempo
60s rest then, go back to A

Repeat this superset 3 times.

🚨 16 reps = 8 reps on each side

You can place the bent leg at home on a sofa, chair or ottoman if you don't have a bench.

- Support yourself on a bench
- Row the dumbbell, driving the elbow back
- Lower the dumbbell with control

Single Arm Dumbbell Row

- Hold the dumbbells with your palms facing each other
- Curl the dumbbells up engaging your biceps as you curl
- Lower the dumbbells down with control

Hammer Curls

Back & Bicep Superset 1

A "superset" is an exercise sequence where you do the prescribed exercises one after another. 

In this superset, you will do:

A - Leg Raises
15 reps
controlled tempo
No rest; go directly onto B

B - Banded Kneeling Crunch
15 reps
controlled tempo
60s rest, then got back to A

Repeat this superset 3 times.

- Lay with your legs and arms extended 
- As you raise your legs, reach your fingers toward your shins and raise your upper body off the floor
- Slowly lower yourself back and try not to use momentum

SUBSTITUTION: if this exercise is too advanced for you, please feel free to start with single-leg leg raises or do a bicycle crunch.

Leg Raises

- Perform kneeling crunches with a band for added resistance

Banded Kneeling Crunch •

(Home) Core Superset 1. 2

W4/D5 Home:  Back, Biceps & Core (RPE 9)

Stephanie

Melissa

W1/D0 🎉 Introduction to Training Block 1

Karen

W1/D0 👊 Intro to Block 1 - Week 1

Great! Beautiful day here in Calgary. Got in over 13,000 steps in 3 separate walks — two with dogs and one by myself after dinner.

Cindy Roberts

Morning walk 2.2 miles in 46 mins. Nice being outside

Margie

Walked at least 15 maybe it was 20. I need to better time myself. Felt great!!👍🏻

Laura Magotiaux

W1/D1 Cardio

Starting over. The only way out is through. Thank you for providing this 🩷

Hi everyone ! First workout with Caroline. I loved it 😊

Tina

VenessaSmidt 

W1/D1 Home: Quad Focused (RPE 7)

I’m sticking to the program with exactness this time. Only 15 minutes of cardio- not 30 or 45. Coach says 15 is enough so that’s all I did. 15 minutes of a walking aerobics video. Quick, got my heart rate up, and I feel refreshed not gassed. Now to focus on my nutrition- one meal at a time. Only focus on today.

Carrie

It’s hilly up here so I easily got my pulse rate up!  Yay!  Day 2 of cardio is done !  Did I mention the bear at our house as I came back down the street??? That gets my pulse rate up, too 😀

Decided to do 30 min Cardio even tho I’m recovering from a sinus cold 🤧

W1/D2 Cardio

Worked out in the garden in the evening even though tired,,, got it done!

It was fantastic, I got the pump going on today. I tell you.

Sherry

Awesome sauce! I thought I was going to fail while doing the frog crunches- but I didn’t :)

W1/D2 Home: Chest, Triceps & Core (RPE 7)

Lorna

Lorrie

W1/D3 Cardio

Michelle FisherMayr

W1/D3 Home: Glutes & Shoulders (RPE 7)

Great. Went for a walk while my husband had a treatment. Sunny, 29 C, logged 7,000 steps and so good for my mental health.

I’m upstate NY this week so I’ve lived hiking around Lake Minnewaska which I did today!  So beautiful!  And it  made for a great “active” rest day!  AND 15,489 steps!! Yippee!

W1/D4 Active Rest Day

Out along the Hudson River with my son ….way to get my pulse rate up when he comes along!

30 minutes on the treadmill - too smokey from BC wildfires to walk outside in AB! Good thing I made friends with my treadmill 😁🚶‍♀️👍

W1/D5 Cardio

Hard. Modified quite a bit because of back issues

Julie Hughes

W1/D5 Home:  Back, Biceps & Core (RPE 7)

Betsey Pelczar

Had a hard time getting my heart rate up after a sleepless night. So maybe not cardio for the whole time but did my best.

Out for 21 minutes of cardio in the hills!  Average pulse rate was 123!! Yay!

W1/D6 Cardio

A great workout for the glutes ! Ouch ! 😊

Valerie

I had a lot of difficulty with this workout because of my lower back issues. Substituted some other moves but not sure I addressed the hamstrings

W1/D6 Home: Hamstrings & Glutes (RPE 7)

Moderate exercise bike session, lots of other movement today.

Even Though it’s an active rest day, I’m heading out for at least 15 minutes of cardio

Road into “London” on the Peloton this am. Great class Happy 4th..

W1/D7 Active Rest Day

W2/D0 👊 Intro to Block 1 - Week 2

Yay!  Got it done late tonight after going to a celebration of someone s life…he died yesterday and so it seemed all the more important to take care of myself…

Jill

W2/D1 Cardio

Good start into the week with some progress already, feeling good!

Denise

W2/D1 Home: Quad Focused (RPE 8)

W2/D2 Cardio

Great! Time to up the weights a bit on some parts

W2/D2 Home: Chest, Triceps & Core (RPE 8)

Elliptical 20min sprints 1 min on 1 minute off

Sandra

6 km on exercise bike. Now on to weight training.

Oh man!  I keep forgetting to slide the completed slide when I do my cardio!

W2/D3 Cardio

Mixed up days and weeks - did that one yesterday

Another workout done. And again in a day I thought I'd try skipping because of fatigue and not sleeping too well. But I did it anyway. If that is my one goal this month then that is enough.  And of course I walked out feeling so much better mentally and more energy. Never fails

W2/D3 Home: Glutes & Shoulders (RPE 8)

Awesome 30 mile ride in Maine with Amanda

W2/D4 Active Rest Day

50 minute spin class — lots of sweaty fun!

1 hr walk in the rain combining day 3 and 5

Brenda

W2/D5 Cardio

Done! Proud that I showed up! Hardest part is getting thru the gym doors

Found this really tough today as I increased the weights. Glad it’s done!

Wow!!!! My TRX-like straps arrived so I could do the pull ups!!! So exciting to start these!! I actually look forward to working out 🏋️‍♀️ because of all of the detail in Caroline’s instructions! There are last week many little nuances..things I never really “got” before!  It makes me confident about building muscle!  AND I really love seeing the weight I did

W2/D5 Home:  Back, Biceps & Core (RPE 8)

Done! Looking forward to an active rest day tomorrow.

This pushes me to get it in. I need the accountability. Seeing it unchecked won’t do! Did 20 minutes of incline walk with intervals of jogging.

W2/D6 Cardio

I def see the progress both in strength and on the scale!

W2/D6 Home: Hamstrings & Glutes (RPE 8)

I switched my active rest day to today, Friday and will do the scheduled workout tomorrow.

Another great day of Vimeo g with Amanda!!!

W2/D7 Active Rest Day

Love Caroline’s workouts. They are progressive, well thought out on her part, and takes the wondering “what should I do next” out of mix for me. She’s actually the one doing the heavy lifting! 😉😂

Cheryl

W3/D0 👊 Intro to Block 1 - Week 3

W3/D1 Cardio

Quads, especially left leg obviously need work! Wall squat was a few seconds longer and balance better on walking lunges. So some progress!

W3/D1 Home: Quad Focused (RPE 8.5)

W3/D2 Cardio

On week 3 of block 1 and I haven’t missed a day! Increased my weight this week!

Mary Lee

Able to increase weight for 2 sets then back to lower for 3rd. Arms like jelly!

Wow!!! Sore arms as I upped the weights!  So grateful for the ab exercises….a weak spot of mine!!!

W3/D2 Home: Chest, Triceps & Core (RPE 8.5)

Perfect day for cardio along the Hudson River!!

Great - now on to EMOMS while away from home! 😁💪

W3/D3 Cardio

W3/D3 Home: Glutes & Shoulders (RPE 8.5)

1 hour walking in the mountains!! 😁🏔️

Leslie

W3/D4 Active Rest Day

A gorgeous cardio along the Hudson River again..with the smell of fall 🍁in the air!!! I love it!!!

Arlis

W3/D5 Cardio

Jenivere

I wonder if I’m doing the banded kneeling crunches wrong. I felt them more in the glutes.

Rosemarie

W3/D5 Home:  Back, Biceps & Core (RPE 8.5)

W3/D6 Cardio

Will increase weights and/or reps on all next time

Morning workout is the best way to start the day 💪🏻

W3/D6 Home: Hamstrings & Glutes (RPE 8.5)

W3/D7 Active rest day.  Just finished, it is a beautiful fall morning in Indiana. Much needed rest day for my sore muscles.  Onto W4/D1 tomorrow ❤️

Nancy 

W3/D7 Active Rest Day

Loree

Love this!!! A n d I really needed to hear it!! Thank you so much!!! A little heavier weights, better for , greater focus!!!!YES!!

W4/D0 👊 Intro to Block 1 - Week 4

W4/D1 Cardio

A bit better balance, wall squats for longer, 10 or 13 lb dumbbells. Slight progression

Beginning of week 4 in block 1!! Yay!  Question….my weighs aren’t carrying over each week..I’m seeing how many twos I did the week before, but not the weight. I always wrote in the weights I use.  Any idea how I can fix this so o can see what weight I did the week before?

W4/D1 Home: Quad Focused (RPE 9)

W4/D2 Cardio

Yippee!  This is a challenging day for me…abs really need to work and triceps are burning!!💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

W4/D2 Home: Chest, Triceps & Core (RPE 9)

W4/D3 Cardio

Jamie

The Arnold presses are a challenge. Keeping at it!

W4/D3 Home: Glutes & Shoulders (RPE 9)

Love rest days. Brisk walk, lots of steps done.

50 minutes - 15 + 15 (in hockey game intermissions) + 20 after!  And yay, Oilers won!! 🥳🎉

Tara Lucas

W4/D4 Active Rest Day

Yikes!  Forgot to slide the Done for yesterday cardio!

W4/D5 Home: Back, Biceps & Core (RPE 9)

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