Desk Worker Reset (3 day)

For people who sit all day: lots of upper-back and rear-shoulder work, hip hinges and glutes, and core strength, in three short sessions.

  • Beginner
  • 3 days a week
  • About 35 min
  • Full gym
  • Get fit and healthy

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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.

Day A

ExerciseSets × reps
Goblet Squat3 × 8-12
Seated Cable Row3 × 10-12
Face Pull3 × 12-20
Glute Bridge3 × 10-15
Dead Bug2 × 8-12

Day B

ExerciseSets × reps
Dumbbell RDL3 × 8-12
Lat Pulldown3 × 8-12
Band Pull-apart3 × 15-20
Incline Dumbbell Press2 × 8-12
Side Plank2 × 20-40s

Day C

ExerciseSets × reps
Step-up3 × 8-12
Chest-Supported DB Row3 × 10-12
Reverse Pec Deck3 × 12-20
Back Extension2 × 10-15
Pallof Press2 × 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.