Dumbbell Upper / Lower: 4 Days
Four days with dumbbells: two upper, two lower. Work each set to about two reps short of failure and add weight when every set reaches the top of the range.
See your setup in four steps
- Length
- 8 weeks
- Days a week
- 4
- Sessions
- 32
- Exercises
- 20
Equipment: Dumbbell and Bodyweight
The program, week by week
Each line is sets × reps (or time) at the load to use: RPE is how hard the set should feel out of 10, and a percentage is of your one-rep max. Estimate your one-rep max.
Week 1 repeats for all 8 weeks.
Week 1
4 sessions
Day 1Upper A
4×6-10 @ RPE 7 · rest 1m30
4×8-12 @ RPE 7 · rest 1m30
3×8-12 @ RPE 7 · rest 1m30
3×10-12 @ RPE 7 · rest 1m30
3×10-12 @ RPE 7 · rest 1m30
Day 2Lower A
4×8-12 @ RPE 7 · rest 1m30
4×8-12 @ RPE 7 · rest 1m30
3×8-10 @ RPE 7 · rest 1m30
3×12-15 @ RPE 7 · rest 1m
3×8-10 @ BW · rest 1m30
Day 3Rest
Rest day
Day 4Upper B
4×8-12 @ RPE 7 · rest 1m30
4×8-12 @ RPE 7 · rest 1m30
3×12-15 @ RPE 7 · rest 1m
3×10-12 @ RPE 7 · rest 1m30
3×10-12 @ RPE 7 · rest 1m30
Day 5Lower B
4×8-10 @ RPE 7 · rest 1m30
4×10-12 @ RPE 7 · rest 1m30
3×8-10 @ RPE 7 · rest 1m30
3×10-15 @ RPE 7 · rest 1m
3×30s @ RPE 7 · rest 1m
Day 6Rest
Rest day
Day 7Rest
Rest day
Questions
- How many days a week is Dumbbell Upper / Lower: 4 Days?
- 4 sessions a week for 8 weeks, 32 sessions in all. Each one is written out below with every exercise, set, rep, load and rest.
- What equipment does Dumbbell Upper / Lower: 4 Days need?
- It uses dumbbell and bodyweight.
- Is Dumbbell Upper / Lower: 4 Days free?
- Yes. Read it here for free, or run it in CoachVana with a free account: pick it from the program library and every set you log is saved, with rest timers and your personal records.
- Can a coach give Dumbbell Upper / Lower: 4 Days to a client?
- Yes. A coach assigns it to a client, changes the client's copy to fit them, and sees every set the client logs. CoachVana is free for a coach's first 3 clients.
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See your setup in four steps
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