Push / Pull / Legs with Linear Main Lifts (6 day)

Six days, each muscle twice a week. The first lift of each day goes up a little every session; the rest work up a rep range. A popular step up from beginner programs.

  • Intermediate
  • 6 days a week
  • About 50 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

The first barbell lifts each day go up a little every session while every set hits its reps. The other exercises work up a rep range, then add weight.

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
Barbell Bench Press4 × 5
Overhead Press3 × 8-12
Incline Dumbbell Press3 × 8-12
Triceps Pushdown3 × 8-12
Dumbbell Lateral Raise3 × 15-20

Pull A

ExerciseSets × reps
Deadlift1 × 5
Lat Pulldown3 × 8-12
Seated Cable Row3 × 8-12
Face Pull3 × 15-20
Hammer Curl3 × 8-12

Legs A

ExerciseSets × reps
Back Squat3 × 5
Romanian Deadlift3 × 8-12
Leg Press3 × 8-12
Lying Leg Curl3 × 8-12
Standing Calf Raise5 × 8-12

Push B

ExerciseSets × reps
Overhead Press4 × 5
Barbell Bench Press3 × 8-12
Incline Dumbbell Press3 × 8-12
Overhead Cable Triceps Extension3 × 8-12
Dumbbell Lateral Raise3 × 15-20

Pull B

ExerciseSets × reps
Barbell Row4 × 5
Pull-up3 × 6-10
Seated Cable Row3 × 8-12
Face Pull3 × 15-20
Dumbbell Curl3 × 8-12

Legs B

ExerciseSets × reps
Back Squat3 × 5
Romanian Deadlift3 × 8-12
Leg Press3 × 8-12
Lying Leg Curl3 × 8-12
Seated Calf Raise5 × 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.