Push / Pull (4 day)

Four days in two halves: push days take chest, shoulders, triceps and quads; pull days take back, biceps, hamstrings and glutes. Every muscle twice a week with legs spread across the week instead of one big day.

  • 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 A

ExerciseSets × reps
Back Squat4 × 6-8
Barbell Bench Press4 × 6-10
Seated Dumbbell Press3 × 8-12
Leg Extension3 × 12-15
Triceps Pushdown3 × 10-15

Pull A

ExerciseSets × reps
Deadlift3 × 5
Pull-up4 × 6-10
Seated Cable Row3 × 10-12
Lying Leg Curl3 × 10-12
Barbell Curl3 × 8-12

Push B

ExerciseSets × reps
Leg Press4 × 10-12
Incline Dumbbell Press4 × 8-12
Dumbbell Lateral Raise4 × 12-15
Cable Fly3 × 12-15
Overhead Cable Triceps Extension3 × 10-12

Pull B

ExerciseSets × reps
Romanian Deadlift4 × 8-10
Barbell Row4 × 6-10
Lat Pulldown3 × 10-12
Barbell Hip Thrust3 × 8-12
Face Pull3 × 15-20
Hammer Curl3 × 10-12

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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.