EPIC!! Losing, gaining and groaning with Caroline Girvan

Hi, I’ve been following this thread for awhile and started epic 1 after reading about it here. Finished it on the 28th so planning to start endgame later today. I usually manage 3/4 workouts a week so will fall behind quite soon but looking forward to completing it almost live. I like the sound of 30-40min sessions as I struggled to fit in the longer ones towards the end of epic I.

Hello all! I’m back and fully planning to do day 1 of the new Epic shortly. I was out this morning on my bike to get to an appointment and I got so cold despite furious pedalling I had to have a ton of hot soup and hot tea to warm up. Currently under the covers waiting to digest so I can start CG. Although 100 squats? With weights? What’s that about?

I quite enjoyed Day 1. I thought there was zero chance of me completing the 100 squats after the first 10 but surprisingly managed them not too far behind CG! My legs are going to be so sore tomorrow. I might do the add on later before bed, I didn't even realise there were add ons until halfway through Epic 3 🙄 xx

I was quite enjoying today's until that finisher - paused A LOT to get that done!

Yes I have to have 2 coffees before I can work out. I'll have to actually set my alarm if I want to work out before school. I'm not quite sure I can do that, but it does feel good to know you've got your workout out of the way for the day.

I bailed on the all the squats and did a thigh workout instead. The add on is an ab one which I really enjoyed. No weights.

I've switched to morning workouts (which is easy with no work or school run . Day 1 Endgame done. Plus the add on

I'm in for Endgame! So pleased the workouts are only going to be 30-40 mins long. Makes it easier to fit into everyday life. Will be doing Day 1 tomorrow morning.

@BigButtons excellent!! I'm really looking forward to it. I know it only matters to me but it really helps me to stay on track. Do you do the work outs on the gym or at home? I do both but mainly have it done in the morning after the school run.

I was about to start a new thread and then found this one.

Who is starting Endgame tomorrow? I finished Epic 3, Beastmode and the kettlebell series but didn't do the Advent Calendar. This is after doing the Joe Wicks 90 day plan and Grad plan in 2020/21.

Can't wait for Endgame but I really need to sew up my mouth and sort my eating out if it's going to have the effect I want!

Who's in for a little mutual support???

Happy new year! I'm still lurking, starting Heat on Monday after doing most of Epic 3. Also planning to do 30 Days of Yoga, as a tonic to all the thrusting. Hope everyone had a good night.

Happy New Year Girvanites or whatever we are called 🤣 I've been working through Epic 3 in my own way and did Day 3 this morning. It was abs & glutes circuits. There was a circuit of thrusts but I am learning to enjoy those a bit more. It was quite hard and even CG herself was struggling towards the end!

Will go for a run tomorrow all ready for the Endgame to start on Monday.

(I find the hard stuff relaxing too! You just concentrate on your breakthing and yourself and it's great. And the really sexy yoga teacher complimented my "fantastic shoulders" the other week. So that's a bonus too

Actually I love the restorative kind. It's just really nurturing and relaxing. But I don't do it often - I do either Vinyasa flow or Astanga. It's hard, but I love it. I have one sort of restorative class a week, but she's been away so it's been replaced with a really tough class.

Astanga for the next 2 days which is great. I really sweat.

The point for me is that it's all restorative because i get to leave the house and because it's hard, I have to concentrate on it, and me. And it's a bonus that it works your core, and glutes and shoulders and all the stuff Caroline loves too.

I have to hold onto something for support when I do the lunges. I'm glad it's hard for other people - she makes it look effortless. I keep meaning to invest in some knee supports which can keep my knee caps in place.

Anyway I didn't girvanate today. Did a fab yoga class, but too exhausted otherwise.

I've been "enjoying" (if that's the right word) the short 20 min workouts over December. I haven't followed any of CG's programmes, as my focus is primarily on heavy lifting in the gym but these shorter workouts are nice add ons just to finish off a session.

Occasionally I'll pick one of her longer workouts on a day I'm not going to the gym and I'll focus on her bodyweight sessions, as I tend to not bother with that side in the gym. I've found this useful to ensure I'm keeping moves like push-ups at a good standard, I've been repeating day 46 of Prodigy Push Ups and Abs workout to give me the challenge of aiming to complete it without resting at any point. Almost there but it's a tough session!

I wasn't a fan of CG in the past, mainly because my first introduction to her was a kettlebell workout where her form was pretty questionable at times. But as she kept popping up in the youtube algorithm, I started trying the occasional workout from her for some variety a few months ago and her dumbbell/bodyweight stuff is solid and challenging, I've been impressed. And she seems to have stayed away from the kettlebells since, so I can forgive her!

Well done! That sounds horrible! I did a final workout of 2021 (a full body mighty one). It was 30 minutes and had a staple of 2 minutes of static lunges.