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Complete plans with sets, reps and rest as ranges, every exercise linked to its library page, and nothing invented.

  1. Face Pull: Form, Setup and Programming

    Learn the face pull: set the rope at face height, pull to your eyes with high elbows, finish with external rotation, and place it in your week.

  2. Arnold Split Workout: 6 Day Plan Explained

    The arnold split trains chest and back, then shoulders and arms, then legs, twice across six days. Full day by day exercises, sets and reps here.

  3. Dumbbell Only Workout Plan: 4 Weeks, Full Body

    A dumbbell workout plan needs only one pair of dumbbells. This 4 week, 3 day full body program gives you sets, reps and rest for every session.

  4. Back and Bicep Workout: Pull Day Sets and Reps

    A back and bicep workout pairs rowing and pulldown movements with curls in one session. Full exercise order, sets, reps and rest ranges here.

  5. Leg Curl: Lying vs Seated, and How to Program It

    The leg curl isolates your hamstrings on a machine. Compare the lying leg curl to the seated leg curl and see sets, reps and rest ranges for both.

  6. Hack Squat vs Squat: Which Builds More Quad?

    Hack squat vs squat: the hack squat isolates quads on a fixed path with less balance demand, while the barbell squat trains more muscle at once.

  7. Concentration Curl: Form, Angle and Programming

    Concentration curls done right: setup, elbow angle, muscles worked, the mistakes that waste the set, and how to program them as a finisher, not a mass builder.

  8. Trap Bar Deadlift: Why It Suits Most Lifters

    The trap bar deadlift trains the same muscles as a barbell deadlift with a more upright torso. See the muscles worked, the form and who it suits.

  9. Renegade Row: Form, Mistakes and Programming

    Learn the renegade row: step-by-step form, the muscles it works, the hip and elbow mistakes that matter and how to program it with set, rep and rest ranges.

  10. Military Press: Form, Standards and Programming

    Learn the military press: strict standing form, the muscles it works, rough strength standards and how to program it as a main lift without stalling out.

  11. T Bar Row: Setup, Form and How to Program It

    The t bar row builds the mid-back and lats. Learn the landmine setup, how grip width shifts the work, the form mistakes to avoid and how to program it.

  12. Seated Cable Row: Form, Grips and Programming

    The seated cable row builds a thicker back when your torso stays still. Learn the setup, grips, the stretch at the front and how to program it each week.

  13. Pendulum Squat: What It Is and How to Use It

    The pendulum squat is a machine squat on a curved path that loads the quads with less balance and lower back demand. Learn setup, form and programming.

  14. Incline Bench Press: Angle, Form and Programming

    Learn the incline bench press: the angle range that works, how to do it, the muscles it trains, common mistakes and how to program it with set and rep ranges.

  15. Cable Crunch: How to Do It and Program It

    The cable crunch loads your abs with constant tension through the full range. Learn kneeling cable crunch form, sets and reps, and simple variations.

  16. Hip Abduction Machine: What It Works and How to Use It

    The hip abduction machine isolates the outer hip and glute medius. Learn proper setup, common mistakes, and how to program it into a leg or glute day.

  17. Chest Press Machine: How to Use It and Alternatives

    The chest press machine trains chest, shoulders and triceps with a fixed, supported path. Here is how to use it well and what to do when it is taken.

  18. Preacher Curl: Form, Variations and Common Mistakes

    Preacher curls pin your upper arms to a pad so the biceps do all the work. Learn the setup, the full-range bottom, variations and the mistakes that cost reps.

  19. Hip Thrust: Form, Loading and a Glute Program

    The hip thrust is the most direct way to load the glutes through their full range. Learn the form, compare it to the glute bridge, and program it right.

  20. Arnold Press: Form, Muscles Worked and Programming

    Learn the arnold press: step-by-step form, the muscles it works, mistakes to avoid and how to program it with set, rep and rest ranges for a shoulder day.

  21. Rear Delt Exercises: 10 Moves for Balanced Shoulders

    Rear delt exercises using cables, dumbbells and barbells to build balanced shoulders, each with sets, reps and rest ranges for a real session.

  22. Lat Pulldown: Grips, Form and Programming

    The lat pulldown builds a wider back with less setup than a pull-up. Compare grips, fix your form and learn how to program it into any split.

  23. Workout Programs by Goal: Muscle, Strength, Fat Loss

    Build a custom workout program around your goal: muscle, strength or fat loss, with 4, 8 and 12 week structures, sets, reps and sample training weeks.

  24. How Many Sets Per Workout? Sets, Reps and Rest Explained

    How many sets per workout? Here is a full breakdown of sets, reps and rest by goal, with ranges you can use for every muscle group and exercise.

  25. Best Exercises for Every Muscle Group

    A complete guide to exercises for each muscle group: chest, back, shoulders, legs, arms and core, with sets, reps and rest ranges for every group.

  26. Dumbbell Workouts: The Complete Home Training Guide

    Dumbbell workouts for every muscle group: a full body plan with sets and reps, upper and lower body moves, and a dumbbell only routine for home.

  27. Your First Month in the Gym: A Beginner Plan That Works

    A beginner gym routine for your first month: three days a week, machines and free weights mixed, with sets, reps and rest laid out week by week.

  28. Workout Splits Explained: PPL, Upper Lower, Full Body, Bro

    A workout split decides which muscles you train and when. Compare full body, upper lower, push pull legs, bro and Arnold splits by days and goal.

  29. Back to a Routine in September: A 4 Week Restart Plan

    Back to gym routine after a summer break? This 4 week restart plan uses three sessions a week to rebuild the habit without overdoing it early.

  30. How to Save Workouts From TikTok, Instagram and YouTube

    Save workouts from social media the useful way: turn a bookmarked TikTok, Instagram or YouTube clip into a real session with sets, reps and rest.

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