Machines Only: Full Body (3 day)

Three full-body days on machines and cables, each muscle three times a week in moderate reps. Work up the range, then move the pin.

  • Beginner
  • 3 days a week
  • About 40 min
  • Machines and cables
  • 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.

Day A

ExerciseSets × reps
Leg Press3 × 10-15
Plate-Loaded Chest Press3 × 10-15
Lat Pulldown3 × 10-15
Machine Shoulder Press2 × 10-15
Machine Bicep Curl2 × 12-15

Day B

ExerciseSets × reps
Hack Squat3 × 10-15
Machine Row3 × 10-15
Pec Deck3 × 12-15
Seated Leg Curl2 × 10-15
Triceps Pushdown2 × 12-15

Day C

ExerciseSets × reps
Leg Extension3 × 12-15
Incline Machine Chest Press3 × 10-15
Close-Grip Lat Pulldown3 × 10-15
Machine Hip Thrust3 × 10-15
Machine Lateral Raise2 × 12-15
Ab Crunch Machine2 × 12-15

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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.