Back and Biceps routine · 6 exercises · about 40 min

Back and Biceps workout: Pull-up, Dumbbell One Arm Bent-over Row and 4 more

A back-and-biceps day of 6 exercises and 18 working sets, built by a SPLYT user and published without their name. It takes about 40 minutes and uses dumbbell and bodyweight.

Most of the work goes to the biceps (6 sets), chest (3 sets), lats (3 sets). It opens with pull-up and finishes with dumbbell hammer curl.

No rest times were set, so rest about two minutes after heavy compound lifts and about a minute after isolation work.

The routine

  1. Pull-upLats
    Sets
    3
    Reps
    8
    Rest
    —
  2. Dumbbell One Arm Bent-over RowUpper back
    Sets
    3
    Reps
    10
    Rest
    —
  3. Dumbbell PulloverChest
    Sets
    3
    Reps
    12
    Rest
    —
  4. Dumbbell ShrugTraps
    Sets
    3
    Reps
    15
    Rest
    —
  5. Dumbbell Biceps CurlBiceps
    Sets
    3
    Reps
    12
    Rest
    —
  6. Dumbbell Hammer CurlBiceps
    Sets
    3
    Reps
    12
    Rest
    —

Sets per muscle

18 working sets in total, counted by each exercise’s main muscle. Most people do 10 to 20 hard sets per muscle each week; the training volume calculator checks a whole week.

Equipment: Dumbbell · Bodyweight

Questions

How many sets is this back and biceps workout?

18 working sets across 6 exercises: 3 of pull-up, 3 of dumbbell one arm bent-over row, 3 of dumbbell pullover, 3 of dumbbell shrug, 3 of dumbbell biceps curl and 3 of dumbbell hammer curl. Warm-up sets come on top.

What weight should I use?

Pick a weight you can lift for the target reps with one or two reps left in reserve. When every set reaches the top of the target, add the smallest jump your gym allows.

Can I save this routine in SPLYT?

Yes. Every exercise is in SPLYT’s library: build it as a template in the app, and SPLYT fills in your weights from what you lifted last time.

Save this routine in SPLYT

Every exercise here is in SPLYT’s library. Build it as a template, log your sets on iPhone or Apple Watch, and next time your weights are already filled in from what you lifted.

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