3 Day Workout For Beginners

Type: Split
Level: Beginner
Days per week: 3 days
Sex: Male & Female

New to weight training? This workout is for you. Designed to hit each muscle group with the big compound exercises once per week. Each workout day has 3-5 exercises.

With this workout you focus should be on your technique not the weight you're lifting. Get the technique right in this workout then move on to a more advanced workout (Like this 4 day split) after 8-10 weeks.

The workout hits your chest/triceps on Monday, back/biceps on Wednesday and legs/shoulders on Friday. Abs and lower back should be worked after each workout with 2 exercises (see ab exercises).

Day 1

Chest/Triceps

Day 2 - rest day

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Day 3

Back/Biceps

Pullups

Sets: 4 Reps: 10

Seated cable rows

Sets: 3 Reps: 12

One-arm dumbbell row

Sets: 3 Reps: 10

Barbell curl

Sets: 3 Reps: 8-10

Day 4 - rest day

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Day 5

Legs/Shoulders

Leg press

Sets: 4 Reps: 12,10,10,10

Leg extensions

Sets:3 Reps: 12

Lying leg curls

Sets: 3 Reps: 12

Seated barbell military press

Sets: 4 Reps: 8-10

Side lateral raise

Sets: 3 Reps: 10

Day 6- rest day

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Day 7 - rest day

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