Basic 3-Day Split - Beginners
This plan is perfect for Beginners and those with busy Lifestyles. The workout is done on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Day 1. Chest, Shoulders, Abs and Forearms
Day 2. Rest
Day 3. Back and Triceps, Abs
Day 4. Rest
Day 5. Legs, Biceps, Abs, Forearms
Day 6. Rest
Day 7. Rest
Workout # 1
Perform 1 - 2 sets of Warm-up exercise before every first set using 40-50% of max weight.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monday
Chest
Flat Bench Press, 3 sets of 10,6, 4 reps to failure
Incline Bench Press, 3 sets of 10,6, 4 reps to failure
Dumbbell Flys,3 sets of 10,6, 4 reps to failure
Shoulders
Barbell Shoulder Press, 3 sets of 10,6, 4 reps to failure
Lateral Raises, 3 sets of 10,6, 4 reps to failure
Abdominals
Abdominal Crunches , 5 sets to failure.
Forearms
Wrist Curls, 3 sets of 10,6, 4 reps to failure
Workout # 2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wednesday
Back
Chin-ups, 3 sets to failure
Lats Pull downs, 3 sets of 10,6, 4 reps to failure
Bent-over Rows, 3 sets of 10,6, 4 reps to failure
Deadlifts, 3 sets of 10,6, 4 reps to failure
Triceps
Bench Dips, 3 sets to failure
Triceps Pull downs, 3 sets of 10,6, 4 reps to failure
Abdominals
Abdominal Crunches , 5 sets to failure.
Workout # 3
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Friday
Legs
Squats , 3 sets of 10,6, 4 reps to failure
Leg Curls, 3 sets of 10,6, 4 reps to failure
Calf Raises, 3 sets of 10,6, 4 reps to failure
Biceps
Standing Barbell Curls, 3 sets of 10,6, 4 reps to failure
Seated Dumbbell Curls, 3 sets of 10,6, 4 reps to failure
Forearms
Wrist Curls, 3 sets of 10,6, 4 reps to failure
Abdominals
Abdominal Crunches , 5 sets to failure.
Rest Days - Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
You can add/change other Exercises to add variation and avoid overtraining and boring workouts.