Caroline Girvan 2026- sore but still scrolling.

Agree yes, way too samey. Which is why I'm glad that Fuel is being released at the moment, it seems to be it's own thing, if only for the change of pace.
That's great that you're all looking into other platforms together, there's so much to chose from, hard to know where to start. I first heard of CG thanks to your threads on mumsnet years ago.
As most of you, Caroline's training, specially youtube, have been great for my body. I came from an athletics background, middle distance, which I essentially left parked while I had and breastfed 3 children, but had never lifted weights. The body recomposition these last 2 years has been quite surprising!
Started with 3kg, 4kg, went up to 6kg, then 8kg, and I'm currently at 10kg which is starting to feel light on many exercises. So still pretty much a beginner I guess.
Just wanted to thank you for the various girvan threads on here over the years, which I've been quietly paying attention too. The chat has been helpful and amusing (I've also found certain regular posters on the Facebook group annoying, and blocked matchy matchy and woop woop! a while ago).

Can I join? Been working out with Caroline Girvan for 2 years now, I started with the epics which I loved, and got the app in January of this year. I was quite disappointed with the cgx programmes at first as I was used to working out with one set of weights, at a fast pace, my preferred style of training.
I have grown used to the app since, but this whole time I've been using youtube as often as her newer workouts.
But I'm really really enjoying the new fuel. I used to think 30min wasn't long enough for a complete workout, but it really seems to be with this series so far.

Good to hear the HRT is helping! It made a difference to me,
too.

I’ve done a couple of days of fuel, and if I wasn’t so damn unfit right now, I wouldn’t be getting much out of it at all. It will do for now anyway until we move into the new house (which is still dragging on). I have been looking longingly at weight benches and new weights on Facebook marketplace as there should be room for some new kit in the new gaff. I think I will switch to one of the other programs then, as I need some muscle back. I’ll start running again for cardio. Those of you who hate lunges - do you have a swap? I might get a barbell and do some alternatives as every time I see a lunge heavy session my heart sinks and my bunions start throbbing in anticipation.

in other news, I am a couple of weeks into taking HRT and I feel like a new woman! I haven’t had a migraine since I started and I feel so much more chilled out, despite the current homelessness. I’m also sleeping better and not peeing as much. I presume it will take a couple of months to fully settle but it’s so nice to feel more like my normal self again. Hurray for hormones!

I have abandoned Jasper temporarily and am working through Sydney Cummings Program 75 which is 4 weeks and focused on strength, no cardio. I am finding it challenging as she wants you to lift heavy but each exercise is 3 sets with only 15 seconds rest between each.

It is refreshing working out with a different trainer and coming across slight tweaks to exercises you’re used to doing with CG that make quite a difference. The other day it was single leg RDL’s with a twist of the body at the bottom. Just a slight twist really made a difference. I know she’s not everyone’s cup of tea but I am really enjoying her Program 75. It’s 2 x upper, 2 x lower and 1x full body a week and all free on YouTube.

I started day 1 of fuel-enjoyed it and was sweaty when finished(which doesnt happen that often anymore for me just doing cgx strenght.
I remember thinking that I wasnt sure if I could manage a workout like that everytime..
Then I got ill and haven't done a workout in a week 🤧🥴
Im still not feeling 100% so think I will go back to the max programme that im halfway through and pick up fuel in a bit and see how I feel.
I will probably do a mix of the two programmes.
I plan on renewing my subscription in December, though I do hope she puts up more 10wk programmes next year...is it usually 3 she's done in the past?

Who is this Jasper?!

im a big fan of CGX but - but - constantly injured doing her workouts and I think it’d because of the rapid transitions. I have been doing lower key stuff from Peloton (cheap monthly if you avoid the bike) and seen better results and it feels easier.

That's my concern with it. I spent years getting sweaty and occasionally nauseous at gym classes - Combat, Attack, Pump etc. It did make me relatively fit, of course, but I never built any noticeable muscle - the first time in my life I really noticed proper muscle gain was doing CG.
I've got a nice routine going now of that and running, so I guess I could add in a Fuel here and there on a rainy day for some variety, but I couldn't be less interested in doing the whole thing.

A comment on the Fuel session about someone worried they would lose all their gains with the programme because it's more cardio than lifting
I did Day 1 today and didn't find it very hard, the weights were too light and my heart rate didn't get up as much as it does with the Intent and PE workouts I do, which have heavier weights and longer sets
I think it will be a good programme for conditioning and cardio and maybe maintaining muscle but I'm not sure there will be strength gains or much muscle built, it's good that the cardio reclaimers will now shut up as they have their programme
I will be dipping in but probably not following

Ok I guess I’m going to have to give this Jasper a go. Is he free on you tube?

I didn't like the spliced together HR workouts either. I think she did it for a few of the longer 12 week programmes on Youtube. Thankfully she doesn't do it on the app. I need to be able to see the trainer suffering along with me 😄.

Sorry to hear about your toe!

Does Jasper incorporate cardio into his programmes? I love an amrap 😄 I've been following the Jasper chat with interest.

Oh have they slinked off again? Wonder why this time.
I did notice they hadn't commented and usually.they cant get on there fast enough whoop whoop.

Ohh some unhappy people on the comments saying todays fuel is too rushed and can’t keep up with it and that they felt the video just had to finish at 30 mins
the comments only been there for 40 minutes though so I expect the poster will be banned imminently
Nice to see that other people have the space to comment as that space is not being dominated but the others! They are notoriously absent on the FB group too!

Enjoyed Day 1 of Fuel.I was sweaty and out of breath, which doesn't always happen with CGX workouts.
I simply refuse to do Bulgarians, I have nothing to rest my foot on that doesn't feel really uncomfortable so I just do some variation of a lunge.Bah Humbug.

I’m going to do Fuel on the app. I don’t love the cardio stuff but I have super lazy over summer and I really think it’s a good way to get back in shape after a period of sloth. Plus 30 minutes suits me as the teaching term starts tomorrow and I get so knackered it’s good to not have to get up quite so early! Even dropping to bodyweight in the Bulgarians half killed me though so I really need a massive kick up the arse fitness-wise.

No!!! No dark brown!!
(It is very pink, I agree.)

I'm really struggling with the pinkness of it all. Bring back the dark brown I say 😂