Push / Pull / Legs Rotating (5 day)

Three workouts, five training days a week: the push, pull and legs days simply rotate, so every muscle comes round about every four days. A rest day whenever the week needs one.

  • Intermediate
  • 5 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

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 3 workouts rotate across your 5 training days, so each week starts where the last one finished.

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
Incline Dumbbell Press3 × 8-12
Cable Lateral Raise3 × 12-15
Overhead Cable Triceps Extension3 × 10-15

Pull

ExerciseSets × reps
Barbell Row4 × 6-10
Pull-up3 × 6-10
Seated Cable Row3 × 10-12
Reverse Pec Deck3 × 12-15
Bayesian Cable Curl3 × 10-12

Legs

ExerciseSets × reps
Back Squat4 × 6-8
Romanian Deadlift3 × 8-10
Hack Squat3 × 10-12
Seated Leg Curl3 × 10-12
Standing Calf Raise4 × 10-15
Cable Crunch3 × 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.