Upper Body routine · 8 exercises · about 55 min

Upper Body workout: Walking On Incline Treadmill, Walk Elliptical Cross Trainer 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 bodyweight, dumbbell and machine.

Most of the work goes to the cardio (24 sets). It opens with walking on incline treadmill and finishes with burpee.

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

The routine

  1. Walking On Incline TreadmillCardio
    Sets
    3
    Reps
    10
    Rest
    —
  2. Walk Elliptical Cross TrainerCardio
    Sets
    3
    Reps
    10
    Rest
    —
  3. RunCardio
    Sets
    3
    Reps
    10
    Rest
    —
  4. Mountain ClimberCardio
    Sets
    3
    Reps
    10
    Rest
    —
  5. Jump RopeCardio
    Sets
    3
    Reps
    10
    Rest
    —
  6. Jack BurpeeCardio
    Sets
    3
    Reps
    10
    Rest
    —
  7. Dumbbell BurpeeCardio
    Sets
    3
    Reps
    10
    Rest
    —
  8. BurpeeCardio
    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: Bodyweight · Dumbbell · Machine

Questions

How many sets is this upper body workout?

24 working sets across 8 exercises: 3 of walking on incline treadmill, 3 of walk elliptical cross trainer, 3 of run, 3 of mountain climber, 3 of jump rope, 3 of jack burpee, 3 of dumbbell burpee and 3 of burpee. 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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