Duration: 6 weeks
Number or workouts: 4 days / week
Level: Intermediate / advance
Gender: men and women
Daily session duration: 45-60 min
This 6 weeks program is perfect for anyone who is looking to transform their body through a good weight lifting program.
The goal is to help you develop lean and functional muscle tone through foundational lifts. To increase the total number of calories burned each day, I’ve also added some recommended cardio sessions that you can be done after your workouts.
Rest periods for this program should be kept to 45-90 seconds in between sets and exercises.
In this program, you will need to perform the required number of sets before moving on to another and there will be a dedicated time of rest between sets. Below is the recommended schedule:
Day 1, Monday: Upper Body – Biceps, Triceps, Chest and Core + Cardio
Day 2, Tuesday: OFF
Day 3, Wednesday: Lower Body – Full leg + Abs + Cardio
Day 4, Thursday: OFF
Day 5, Friday: Upper Body – Back, Shoulder and Core + Cardio
Day 6, Saturday: Cardio + Abs
Day 7, Sunday: OFF
Week 1: Focus on form
Week 2: Same Routine as week 1 but we’re adding adding more reps and round
Week 3: Same routine as week 2 but we’re adding more weights
Week 4: Switching the routine with different exercises
Week 5: Adding more rounds
Week 6: A combination of all exercises
FYI: The choice of cardio is yours, you can walk (30-45 min) on an incline treadmill, bike, jump rope, swim or do the treadmill routine and bodyweight workout I added to the program – Note: The purpose of doing cardio when trying to get stronger is to keep you lean and improve your insulin sensitivity. It not only improves the cardiovascular system but also the quality of your weight training workouts. Doing it after your workout and on off days serves as an active recovery activity and gets you burning some calories.
Reminder: Incorporate good nutrition to provide protein for muscle growth