Upper / Lower (4 day)

Four days a week, alternating upper and lower. Each muscle is trained twice a week.

  • Intermediate
  • 4 days a week
  • About 60 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.

Upper A

ExerciseSets × reps
Barbell Bench Press4 × 6-10
Barbell Row4 × 6-10
Overhead Press3 × 6-10
Lat Pulldown3 × 8-12
Triceps Pushdown3 × 10-15
Barbell Curl3 × 8-12

Lower A

ExerciseSets × reps
Back Squat4 × 5-8
Romanian Deadlift3 × 8-10
Leg Press3 × 10-12
Lying Leg Curl3 × 10-12
Standing Calf Raise4 × 10-15
Plank3 × 30-60s

Upper B

ExerciseSets × reps
Overhead Press4 × 6-10
Pull-up3 × 6-10
Incline Dumbbell Press3 × 8-12
Seated Cable Row3 × 10-12
Lateral Raise3 × 12-15
Hammer Curl3 × 10-15

Lower B

ExerciseSets × reps
Romanian Deadlift4 × 8-10
Back Squat3 × 5-8
Leg Extension3 × 12-15
Lying Leg Curl3 × 10-12
Standing Calf Raise4 × 10-15
Hanging Leg 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.