Programs

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Full-body, dumbbell, machine, and split programs you can finish in under an hour.

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Getting started

Full-body and beginner sessions, plus the warm-up that makes them usable.

A tidy gym corner with dumbbells, a bench, a rolled mat, a blank notebook, and a lime towel

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2-Day Full-Body Workout for Busy Beginners

Barbell and plates on a gym floor

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Beginner Gym Workout Plan (3 Days)

A lifter performing a barbell squat in a quiet gym, photographed from behind

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Full Body Workout Plan

Training shoes and a jump rope

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How to Warm Up Before Lifting

Iron plate against a rack

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How to Progress Your Lifts

Training by equipment

Dumbbells, machines, and the floor you already have.

Hex dumbbells on a gym floor

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Dumbbell-Only Full Body Workout

A small hotel gym with a treadmill, a dumbbell rack, and a bench

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Hotel Gym Workouts: Adapting to Limited Equipment

Selectorized weight machines on a gym floor

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Weight Machines: A Practical Guide to the Gym Floor

Pin-loaded weight stack in a quiet gym

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Total Body Workout with Weight Machines

Workout formats

Splits if you have the days. Patterns if you want a simpler map.

A gym interior with dumbbells and a bench, a cable machine, and a squat rack

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Full Body vs. Upper/Lower vs. Push Pull Legs

Barbell setup for a lower-body day

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Upper/Lower Split (4 Days a Week)

Dumbbells ready for a press

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Push Pull Legs: When That Split Makes Sense

Notebook and training plate

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Squat, Hinge, Push, Pull: The Patterns That Matter

Technique and workout logs

What to write down, and why the log matters more than a new program.

Open training log on a wooden bench

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Workout Log: What to Write Down

Open training log on a wooden bench

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Six Reasons to Keep a Workout Log

Exercising With Contact Lenses

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Exercising With Contact Lenses

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