Push-Pull Routine
Day 1: Push (Chest, Shoulders, Triceps, Quads)
- Warm-up – 5-10 minutes (e.g., treadmill incline walk or rower)
- Barbell Bench Press – 4 sets of 6-8 reps
- Incline Dumbbell Press – 3 sets of 8-10 reps
- Overhead Shoulder Press (Dumbbell or Barbell) – 4 sets of 6-8 reps
- Leg Press – 3 sets of 10-12 reps
- Dumbbell Lateral Raises – 3 sets of 12-15 reps
- Triceps Dips (use body weight or weighted if possible) – 3 sets of 10-12 reps
Day 2: Pull (Back, Biceps, Hamstrings)
- Warm-up – 5-10 minutes (e.g., dynamic stretching, band pull-apart)
- Deadlift (Conventional or Romanian) – 4 sets of 6 reps
- Pull-Ups (use assistance or add weight as needed) – 4 sets to failure or 8-10 reps
- Seated Cable Rows – 3 sets of 8-10 reps
- Lat Pulldowns – 3 sets of 10-12 reps
- Hamstring Curl Machine – 3 sets of 10-12 reps
- Dumbbell Bicep Curls – 3 sets of 12 reps
Day 3: Push (Chest, Shoulders, Triceps, Quads)
- Warm-up – 5-10 minutes (e.g., jump rope or elliptical)