Push / Pull / Legs Express (3 day, 45 min)

The push / pull / legs week in 45-minute sessions: four exercises a day, rests kept short, every set counts. For people who like the split but not the hour and a half.

  • Intermediate
  • 3 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.

Push

ExerciseSets × reps
Barbell Bench Press4 × 6-10
Seated Dumbbell Press3 × 8-12
Cable Fly3 × 12-15
Triceps Pushdown3 × 10-15

Pull

ExerciseSets × reps
Barbell Row4 × 6-10
Lat Pulldown3 × 8-12
Face Pull3 × 15-20
Barbell Curl3 × 8-12

Legs

ExerciseSets × reps
Back Squat4 × 6-10
Romanian Deadlift3 × 8-10
Leg Press3 × 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.