Workouts by Muscle Group
Need a workout for one muscle — a day in your split, or to bring up a lagging group? Each workout below is 4–6 exercises with sets and reps, from a heavy compound lift to isolation.
Programs
Four chest exercises: barbell bench press, incline dumbbell press, chest dips and cable crossovers.
Intermediate · once a week · GymBack Workout at the GymWidth and thickness: pull-ups, barbell rows, lat pulldowns, cable rows and back extensions.
Intermediate · once a week · GymLeg Day WorkoutA complete leg day: barbell squats, Romanian deadlifts, leg press, split squats, leg curls and calves.
Intermediate · once a week · GymShoulder WorkoutAll three delt heads: overhead press, lateral raises, reverse flyes and face pulls, plus shrugs for the traps.
Beginner · once a week · GymArm Day at the Gym: Biceps & TricepsBarbell, dumbbells and cables: close-grip bench, barbell curls, skull crushers, hammer curls and pushdowns.
Intermediate · once a week · GymGym Ab WorkoutWeighted ab work: hanging leg raises, cable crunches, ab wheel and side planks — for a strong, defined core.
Intermediate · 2 times a week · Gym