Machines Only: Push / Pull / Legs (6 day)

Six days of push, pull and legs entirely on machines and cables: each muscle twice a week with the joints guided the whole way. For a busy gym where the racks are always taken.

  • Intermediate
  • 6 days a week
  • About 45 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.

Push A

ExerciseSets × reps
Plate-Loaded Chest Press4 × 8-12
Machine Shoulder Press3 × 8-12
Pec Deck3 × 12-15
Machine Lateral Raise3 × 12-15
Triceps Pushdown3 × 10-15

Pull A

ExerciseSets × reps
Lat Pulldown4 × 8-12
Machine Row3 × 8-12
Reverse Pec Deck3 × 12-15
Machine Preacher Curl3 × 10-12
Cable Shrug3 × 10-15

Legs A

ExerciseSets × reps
Leg Press4 × 8-12
Seated Leg Curl3 × 10-12
Leg Extension3 × 12-15
Machine Hip Thrust3 × 10-15
Standing Calf Raise4 × 10-15

Push B

ExerciseSets × reps
Incline Machine Chest Press4 × 8-12
Cable Fly3 × 12-15
Cable Lateral Raise3 × 12-15
Machine Dip3 × 8-12
Overhead Cable Triceps Extension3 × 10-15

Pull B

ExerciseSets × reps
Seated Cable Row4 × 8-12
Neutral-Grip Pulldown3 × 8-12
Face Pull3 × 15-20
Cable Curl3 × 10-12
Straight-Arm Lat Pulldown2 × 12-15

Legs B

ExerciseSets × reps
Hack Squat4 × 8-12
Lying Leg Curl3 × 10-12
Hip Abduction Machine3 × 12-15
Hip Adduction Machine2 × 12-15
Seated Calf Raise4 × 12-15
Ab Crunch Machine3 × 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.