Full Body Program
Dubai
Programme 01 · three days a week

Full Body Program

Three full-body sessions for weeks when there is no time to split things up.

3 / weekSessions
BeginnerLevel
GymWhere
45–60 minPer session
01 The week 3 on, 4 off
Mon Full Body A
Tue Rest
Wed Full Body B
Thu Rest
Fri Full Body C
Sat Rest
Sun Rest
02 Before you start From your coach
Your coach
Your coach · Dubai

Three sessions, everything trained every time. Miss one and you have still trained everything twice.

Full body is the honest answer to a busy week. A split punishes you for missing a day; this does not.

Keep the first set comfortable. The last set of the last exercise is the one that decides whether you come back on Wednesday.

03 The sessions Open a movement for the technique
01

Full Body A

Legs · push · pull
Warm-up Five minutes on the bike, then empty bar 2 sets × 10 reps
Rest 2:00 between exercises
Legs
01 Dumbbell Squat 4 sets · 12–14 kgrest 1:30
Dumbbell Squat — Set-up
Set-up
Dumbbell Squat — Working
Working
Dumbbell Squat — Finish
Finish

How to do itDumbbells at your sides or racked on the shoulders. Chest up, and sit down between the hips rather than folding forward.

Muscles worked
Push
01 Dumbbell Shoulder Press 3 sets · 4–6 kgrest 1:15
Dumbbell Shoulder Press — Set-up
Set-up
Dumbbell Shoulder Press — Working
Working
Dumbbell Shoulder Press — Finish
Finish

How to do itElbows slightly in front of the body. Press up and slightly together, and do not let the lower back arch to finish the rep.

Muscles worked
Pull
01 Bent Over Dumbbell Rows 3 sets · 10 kgrest 1:15
Bent Over Dumbbell Rows — Set-up
Set-up
Bent Over Dumbbell Rows — Working
Working
Bent Over Dumbbell Rows — Finish
Finish

How to do itHinge to about forty-five degrees, both dumbbells at once, elbows brushing the ribs. Light enough to keep the back flat.

Muscles worked
Legs
01 Walking Lunges 3 sets · 10 kgrest 1:00
Walking Lunges — Set-up
Set-up
Walking Lunges — Working
Working
Walking Lunges — Finish
Finish

How to do itLong step, back knee toward the floor, torso upright. Push off the front heel to bring the back leg through.

Muscles worked
Cool-down Stretching
02

Full Body B

Hinge · press · pull
Warm-up Band shoulder warm-up 3 sets × 15 reps
Rest 2:00 between exercises
Legs
01 Romanian Deadlift (RDL) 3 sets · 10–12 kg × 12rest 1:30
Romanian Deadlift (RDL) — Set-up
Set-up
Romanian Deadlift (RDL) — Working
Working
Romanian Deadlift (RDL) — Finish
Finish

How to do itSoft knees, bar close to the legs, push the hips back until you feel the hamstrings. Stop where your back would round, not where the floor is.

Muscles worked
Push
01 Lateral Raises 3 sets · 6 kgrest 0:45
Lateral Raises — Set-up
Set-up
Lateral Raises — Working
Working
Lateral Raises — Finish
Finish

How to do itLead with the elbows and stop at shoulder height. Slow on the way down — that half is where the work is.

Muscles worked
Pull
01 Lat Pulldown 20 kg × 2, then 25 kg × 2. 4 setsrest 1:15
Lat Pulldown — Set-up
Set-up
Lat Pulldown — Working
Working
Lat Pulldown — Finish
Finish

How to do itChest up. Pull the bar toward your collarbone with the elbows, not the hands, and let it rise all the way for a full stretch.

Muscles worked
Arms
01 Dumbbell Triceps Extension 3 sets · 6 kgrest 0:45
Dumbbell Triceps Extension — Set-up
Set-up
Dumbbell Triceps Extension — Working
Working
Dumbbell Triceps Extension — Finish
Finish

How to do itElbows close to the head and pointing forward. Lower behind the head as far as is comfortable, then straighten.

Muscles worked
Cool-down Stretching
03

Full Body C

Lighter, higher reps
Warm-up Band warm-up 3 sets × 15 reps
Rest 1:00 between exercises
Legs
01 Leg Press 10 kg × 2, then 20 kg × 2. 4 setsrest 1:30
Leg Press — Set-up
Set-up
Leg Press — Working
Working
Leg Press — Finish
Finish

How to do itFeet shoulder-width in the middle of the platform. Bring the knees toward the chest until the hips start to lift, then stop.

Muscles worked
Pull
01 Cable Standing Row 4 sets · 15–30 kgrest 1:00
Cable Standing Row — Set-up
Set-up
Cable Standing Row — Working
Working
Cable Standing Row — Finish
Finish

How to do itStand tall and brace the stomach. Pull the handles to the ribs and squeeze the shoulder blades together at the end of each rep.

Muscles worked
Arms
01 Biceps Curls 4 sets · 4–6 kg × 15rest 0:45
Biceps Curls — Set-up
Set-up
Biceps Curls — Working
Working
Biceps Curls — Finish
Finish

How to do itElbows pinned to your sides. Curl without swinging and lower over two full seconds.

Muscles worked
Legs
01 Hip Thrust Band around knees, 8+8+8. Finish 80 kg × 12. 3 supersets · 20 kgrest 2:00 after each superset
Hip Thrust — Set-up
Set-up
Hip Thrust — Working
Working
Hip Thrust — Finish
Finish

How to do itUpper back on the bench, bar across the hips, feet flat and hip-width. Press out against the band the whole set and stop the lift when torso and thighs make one line.

Muscles worked

Twelve weeks, one block at a time.

Your progress is kept on this device. Print the sessions for the gym folder, or open this page at the rack — it is the same programme either way.

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