Full Body (5 day)

Five short full-body sessions a week, one or two sets per muscle each day. Frequency does the work; sessions run 40 minutes and nothing leaves you sore for days.

  • Intermediate
  • 5 days a week
  • About 35 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.

Monday

ExerciseSets × reps
Back Squat3 × 5-8
Barbell Bench Press3 × 6-10
Lat Pulldown2 × 10-12
Dumbbell Lateral Raise2 × 12-15

Tuesday

ExerciseSets × reps
Romanian Deadlift3 × 8-10
Overhead Press3 × 6-10
Seated Cable Row2 × 10-12
Barbell Curl2 × 8-12

Wednesday

ExerciseSets × reps
Leg Press3 × 10-12
Incline Dumbbell Press3 × 8-12
Pull-up2 × 6-10
Triceps Pushdown2 × 10-15

Thursday

ExerciseSets × reps
Front Squat3 × 5-8
Dumbbell Bench Press3 × 8-12
Chest-Supported Row2 × 10-12
Face Pull2 × 15-20

Friday

ExerciseSets × reps
Deadlift2 × 5
Seated Dumbbell Press3 × 8-12
Lying Leg Curl2 × 10-12
Hammer Curl2 × 10-12
Standing Calf Raise3 × 10-15

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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.