Workout Routine Examples
Examples of what a training week and a single workout can look like, with sets, reps, rest and RIR for every exercise.
Weekly routine examples
2 or 3 days a week
4 to 6 days a week
Upper lower4 days a week
5-day upper lower and push pull legs5 days a week
Bro split5 days a week
Push pull legs6 days a week
At home with dumbbells
2-day home dumbbell2 days a week
Home dumbbell3 days a week
Home upper lower4 days a week
5-day home dumbbell5 days a week
Home push pull legs6 days a week
Machines only
2-day machines-only2 days a week
Machines-only3 days a week
Machines-only upper lower4 days a week
5-day machines-only5 days a week
Machines-only push pull legs6 days a week
Single workout examples
Full body and split days
Push dayChest, shoulders and triceps
Pull dayBack, rear shoulders and biceps
Leg dayQuads, hamstrings, glutes and calves
Upper body dayChest, back, shoulders and arms
Lower body dayQuads, hamstrings, glutes and calves
Full body dayEvery major muscle in one workout
Full body day BEvery major muscle, with different exercises from day A
Muscle group days
Chest dayChest, with front shoulders and triceps helping
Back dayLats and upper back, with biceps and rear shoulders helping
Shoulder dayFront, side and rear shoulders, plus traps
Arm dayBiceps and triceps
Glute dayGlutes and hamstrings
Core workoutAbs, obliques and the deep core muscles
At home with dumbbells
Home dumbbell workoutThe whole body with a pair of dumbbells, no bench needed
Home dumbbell workout BThe whole body with dumbbells, using different exercises from workout A
Home upper body dayChest, back, shoulders and arms with dumbbells
Home lower body dayQuads, hamstrings, glutes and calves with dumbbells
Home push dayChest, shoulders and triceps with dumbbells
Home pull dayBack, rear shoulders and biceps with dumbbells
Home leg dayQuads, hamstrings, glutes and calves with dumbbells
Machines only
Machine workoutThe whole body using only machines
Machine workout BThe whole body on machines, with different exercises from workout A
Machine upper body dayChest, back, shoulders and arms on machines
Machine lower body dayQuads, hamstrings, glutes and calves on machines
Machine push dayChest, shoulders and triceps on machines
Machine pull dayBack, rear shoulders and biceps on machines
Machine leg dayQuads, hamstrings, glutes and calves on machines
Warm-up and mobility examples
Lower body warm-upAbout 8 minutes, before leg day
Upper body warm-upAbout 7 minutes, before push, pull or upper body day
Full body warm-upAbout 8 minutes, before a full body workout
Hip and lower back mobility routineAbout 10 minutes, for days you sit a lot
Shoulder and upper back mobility routineAbout 10 minutes, for stiff shoulders and upper back
Walking and cardio examples
8-week walking planBuilding up your daily steps over 8 weeks
Cardio and lifting week3 lifting days plus 150 minutes of cardio
Incline walk workout30 minutes on the treadmill
Beginner bike interval workoutAbout 22 minutes on a bike
Examples only, not a prescription or medical advice.


