Push / Pull / Legs + Upper (4 day)

The classic three plus a fourth upper day for the muscles people want most: chest, back and arms get two sessions a week, legs one solid one.

  • 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.

Push

ExerciseSets × reps
Barbell Bench Press4 × 6-10
Overhead Press3 × 8-12
Incline Dumbbell Press3 × 8-12
Dumbbell Lateral Raise3 × 12-15
Triceps Pushdown3 × 10-15

Pull

ExerciseSets × reps
Barbell Row4 × 6-10
Lat Pulldown3 × 8-12
Seated Cable Row3 × 10-12
Face Pull3 × 15-20
Barbell Curl3 × 8-12

Legs

ExerciseSets × reps
Back Squat4 × 6-8
Romanian Deadlift3 × 8-10
Leg Press3 × 10-12
Lying Leg Curl3 × 10-12
Standing Calf Raise4 × 10-15
Hanging Leg Raise3 × 10-15

Upper

ExerciseSets × reps
Incline Barbell Bench Press4 × 6-10
Pull-up4 × 6-10
Cable Fly3 × 12-15
Chest-Supported Row3 × 10-12
Hammer Curl3 × 10-12
Skull Crusher3 × 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.