Knee-Friendly Lower Body (3 day)

Full-body training that loads the hips and hamstrings and keeps the knees in ranges most people find comfortable: hinges, hip thrusts, box squats to a height you choose, and split squats with a short stride. Not treatment: if a knee hurts, get it looked at.

  • Beginner
  • 3 days a week
  • About 40 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
Romanian Deadlift3 × 8-10
Box Squat3 × 6-8
Dumbbell Bench Press3 × 8-12
Lat Pulldown3 × 10-12
Wall Tibialis Raise2 × 15-20

Day B

ExerciseSets × reps
Barbell Hip Thrust3 × 8-12
Lying Leg Curl3 × 10-12
Seated Dumbbell Press3 × 8-12
Seated Cable Row3 × 10-12
Standing Calf Raise3 × 12-15

Day C

ExerciseSets × reps
Trap Bar Deadlift3 × 6-8
Split Squat3 × 8-10
Incline Dumbbell Press3 × 8-12
Chest-Supported Row3 × 10-12
Spanish Squat2 × 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.