for beginners with sports experience –
2x per week: upper/lower body split
Day 1: Upper body
Section | Exercise | Duration, sets x reps | Target |
---|---|---|---|
Warm-up (10 min.) | Arm circles + jumping rope | 10 min. | Mobilization |
Strength training (40 min.) | Bench press or chest press | 3 x 10 | Chest, shoulders, triceps |
Lat pull-ups or pull-ups | 3 x 12 | Back, biceps | |
Shoulder press with dumbbells | 3 x 10 | Shoulders | |
Side raises | 3 x 12 | Shoulder stability | |
Bicep curls with dumbbells | 3 x 12 | Biceps | |
Tricep presses on cable pulley | 3 x 12 | Tricep strengthening | |
Cardio (10 min.) | Ergometer or treadmill (easy) | 10 min. | Basic endurance |
Cool-down (5 min.) | Stretching upper body | 5 min. | Regeneration |
Day 2: Lower body & core
Section | Exercise | Duration | Target |
---|---|---|---|
Warm-up (10 min.) | Leg swings + stepper | 10 min. | Joint mobilization |
Strength training (40 min.) | Squats or leg press | 4 x 10 | Legs, glutes |
Romanian deadlift | 3 x 10 | Hamstrings | |
Calf raises | 3 x 15 | Lower legs | |
Plank + Russian twists | 3 x 30 sec. | Core stability | |
Mobility stretch | 5 min. | Mobility | |
Cardio (10 min.) | Interval training on the bike | 10 min. | Fat burning |
Cool-down (5 min.) | Stretching legs & back | 5 min. | Regeneration |
for beginners with sports experience –
2x per week: upper/lower body split
Day 1: Upper body
Section | Exercise | Duration, sets x reps | Target |
---|---|---|---|
Warm-up (10 min.) | Arm circles + jumping rope | 10 min. | Mobilization |
Strength training (40 min.) | Bench press or chest press | 3 x 10 | Chest, shoulders, triceps |
Lat pull-ups or pull-ups | 3 x 12 | Back, biceps | |
Shoulder press with dumbbells | 3 x 10 | Shoulders | |
Side raises | 3 x 12 | Shoulder stability | |
Bicep curls with dumbbells | 3 x 12 | Biceps | |
Tricep presses on cable pulley | 3 x 12 | Tricep strengthening | |
Cardio (10 min.) | Ergometer or treadmill (easy) | 10 min. | Basic endurance |
Cool-down (5 min.) | Stretching upper body | 5 min. | Regeneration |
Day 2: Lower body & core
Section | Exercise | Duration | Target |
---|---|---|---|
Warm-up (10 min.) | Leg swings + stepper | 10 min. | Joint mobilization |
Strength training (40 min.) | Squats or leg press | 4 x 10 | Legs, glutes |
Romanian deadlift | 3 x 10 | Hamstrings | |
Calf raises | 3 x 15 | Lower legs | |
Plank + Russian twists | 3 x 30 sec. | Core stability | |
Mobility stretch | 5 min. | Mobility | |
Cardio (10 min.) | Interval training on the bike | 10 min. | Fat burning |
Cool-down (5 min.) | Stretching legs & back | 5 min. | Regeneration |