Chest Specialisation (4 day)

Chest three times a week from three angles while the rest of the body trains enough to hold. Run it for eight weeks, then return to a balanced split.

  • Intermediate
  • 4 days a week
  • About 45 min
  • Full gym
  • Build muscle

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Free in Platesmith. Start this program in the app and it fills in your weights, times your rests and moves the weight up for you. No subscription needed for any program.

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How it progresses

Each exercise has a rep range. Stay at the same weight and add reps until every set reaches the top of the range, then add a little weight and work back up.

The workouts

Every exercise can be swapped in the app for one that works the same muscles, so missing equipment never stops you.

Chest heavy

ExerciseSets × reps
Barbell Bench Press4 × 4-6
Incline Dumbbell Press3 × 8-10
Weighted Dip2 × 6-10
Lat Pulldown3 × 10-12
Triceps Pushdown2 × 10-15

Lower

ExerciseSets × reps
Back Squat4 × 6-8
Romanian Deadlift3 × 8-10
Leg Press3 × 10-12
Lying Leg Curl3 × 10-12
Standing Calf Raise3 × 10-15

Chest volume

ExerciseSets × reps
Incline Barbell Bench Press3 × 8-12
Dumbbell Bench Press3 × 10-12
Cable Fly2 × 12-15
Seated Cable Row3 × 10-12
Dumbbell Lateral Raise3 × 12-15
Barbell Curl2 × 8-12

Chest pump and back

ExerciseSets × reps
Low-to-High Cable Fly2 × 12-15
Pec Deck2 × 12-20
Deficit Push-up2 × 10-20
Barbell Row4 × 6-10
Face Pull3 × 15-20
Hammer Curl2 × 10-12

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General guidance, not medical advice. Start lighter than you think, and check with a doctor first if you have a health condition or injury.