Upper Body workout: Dumbbell Seated Bent Arm Lateral Raise, Dumbbell Lateral Raise and 6 more
An upper body day of 8 exercises and 24 working sets, built by a SPLYT user and published without their name. It takes about 55 minutes and uses dumbbell, cable and bodyweight.
Most of the work goes to the shoulders (9 sets), upper back (6 sets), biceps (3 sets). It opens with dumbbell seated bent arm lateral raise and finishes with dumbbell bent over row.
No rest times were set, so rest about two minutes after heavy compound lifts and about a minute after isolation work.
The routine
Dumbbell Seated Bent Arm Lateral RaiseShoulders- Sets
- 3
- Reps
- 10
- Rest
- —
Dumbbell Lateral RaiseShoulders- Sets
- 3
- Reps
- 10
- Rest
- —
Dumbbell Seated Shoulder PressShoulders- Sets
- 3
- Reps
- 10
- Rest
- —
Dumbbell Incline Bench PressChest- Sets
- 3
- Reps
- 10
- Rest
- —
Cable Pulldown Bicep CurlBiceps- Sets
- 3
- Reps
- 10
- Rest
- —
Seated Cable RowUpper back- Sets
- 3
- Reps
- 10
- Rest
- —
Pull-upLats- Sets
- 3
- Reps
- 10
- Rest
- —
Dumbbell Bent Over RowUpper back- Sets
- 3
- Reps
- 10
- Rest
- —
Sets per muscle
24 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 · Cable · Bodyweight
Questions
How many sets is this upper body workout?
24 working sets across 8 exercises: 3 of dumbbell seated bent arm lateral raise, 3 of dumbbell lateral raise, 3 of dumbbell seated shoulder press, 3 of dumbbell incline bench press, 3 of cable pulldown bicep curl, 3 of seated cable row, 3 of pull-up and 3 of dumbbell bent over row. 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.
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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.