Power and Size: Upper / Lower (4 day)

Two heavy days for strength (3-5 reps) and two lighter days for muscle (8-15 reps), upper and lower. Strength and size in one plan.

  • Intermediate
  • 4 days a week
  • About 55 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.

Upper power

ExerciseSets × reps
Barbell Bench Press4 × 3-5
Barbell Row4 × 3-5
Lat Pulldown3 × 6-10
Overhead Press3 × 5-8
Barbell Curl2 × 6-10
Skull Crusher2 × 6-10

Lower power

ExerciseSets × reps
Back Squat4 × 3-5
Deadlift3 × 3-5
Leg Press3 × 10-15
Lying Leg Curl3 × 6-10
Standing Calf Raise4 × 6-10

Upper size

ExerciseSets × reps
Incline Barbell Bench Press4 × 8-12
Dumbbell Fly3 × 8-12
Seated Cable Row4 × 8-12
Single-Arm Dumbbell Row3 × 8-12
Dumbbell Lateral Raise3 × 10-12
Incline DB Curl3 × 8-12
Rope Pushdown3 × 8-12

Lower size

ExerciseSets × reps
Front Squat3 × 8-12
Walking DB Lunge3 × 8-12
Leg Extension3 × 10-15
Seated Leg Curl3 × 10-15
Seated Calf Raise4 × 8-12

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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.