Upper Body workout: Lever Incline Chest Press, Blunt Style Lever Shoulder Press 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 machine and cable.
Most of the work goes to the chest (6 sets), shoulders (6 sets), upper back (6 sets). It opens with lever incline chest press and finishes with cable pushdown.
No rest times were set, so rest about two minutes after heavy compound lifts and about a minute after isolation work.
The routine
Lever Incline Chest PressChest- Sets
- 3
- Reps
- 10
- Rest
- —
Blunt Style Lever Shoulder PressShoulders- Sets
- 3
- Reps
- 10
- Rest
- —
Lever Seated RowUpper back- Sets
- 3
- Reps
- 10
- Rest
- —
Lever Seated FlyChest- Sets
- 3
- Reps
- 10
- Rest
- —
Lever Seated Reverse FlyShoulders- Sets
- 3
- Reps
- 10
- Rest
- —
Cable High Row (Kneeling)Upper back- Sets
- 3
- Reps
- 10
- Rest
- —
Cable CurlBiceps- Sets
- 3
- Reps
- 10
- Rest
- —
Cable PushdownTriceps- 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.
Questions
How many sets is this upper body workout?
24 working sets across 8 exercises: 3 of lever incline chest press, 3 of blunt style lever shoulder press, 3 of lever seated row, 3 of lever seated fly, 3 of lever seated reverse fly, 3 of cable high row (kneeling), 3 of cable curl and 3 of cable pushdown. 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.