4 WEEK FULL BODY WEIGHT TRAINING PROGRAMME

4 Week full body weight training programme 

Want to sculpt your figure? Check out our full body weight training programme prepared by our coach to do with a pair of dumbbells. For men or women, find the programme that suits you

Want to strengthen and sculpt your body, but don't know where to start? Let yourself be guided by our coach, who has prepared a full body programme for you. Have a great workout!

Men's full body weight training programme

The men's weight training programme is made up of two full body training sessions which progress by increasing weights between weeks 2 & 3.

Session length: around 30 minutes

Week 1: 3 sets of 15 reps with 1 minute of recovery between sets

Week 2: 4 sets of 15 reps with 1 minute of recovery between sets

Week 3: 3 sets of 12 reps with 1 minute 30 seconds recovery between sets (Increasing weights)

Week 4: 4 sets of 12 reps with 1 minute 30 seconds recovery between sets

4 WEEK FULL BODY PROGRAMME

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Session 1

Goblet squat

A weight in both hands, chest out, back straight. Bend your legs to lower your glutes to knee height (if mobility allows), then raise back up.

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Bench press

Lying on a bench (or on the ground: Floor press), weights in hand, shoulder blades tight together. Lower the elbows to shoulder height, or lower if mobility permits, then raise the weights back towards the ceiling, bringing them back together.

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Lateral raises

Weights in your hands, back straight, legs slightly bent. Bring the weights out sideways as far as possible from the body, until the hands are at shoulder height.

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Biceps curl

Weights in your hands, back straight, legs slightly bent. Start the movement with hands in a neutral position (palms facing each other). Flex the elbow with rotation, so that at the end of the movement the palms face up.

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Overhead triceps extension

Seated or standing, legs slightly bent. A weight in your hand over your head, arms straight. Lower the weight behind the head and extend the arms, keeping the elbows pointed forward (elbow flexion/extension).

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Session 2

Lunges

Weights in your hands, torso straight. Lunge forward, trying to create two 90 degree angles with your knees.

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Dumbbell rows

Weights in your hands, chest out, torso inclined. Start the movement with hands facing backwards. Pull the elbows along the body, rotating to end the movement with the hands in a neutral position (facing each other).

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Dumbbell fly

Lying on a bench holding the weights, shoulder blades tight together. Hands in neutral position (facing each other). Bring the weights apart as far as possible from the body, until they are at shoulder height, then bring the hands back together.

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The bird

Weights in your hands, chest out, torso inclined. Start the movement with hands in a neutral position (palms facing each other). Bring the weights as far as possible from the body, rotating to finish with the hands facing backwards.

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Hammer curl

Weights in your hands, back straight, legs slightly bent. Start the movement with hands in a neutral position (palms facing each other). Flex the elbow without rotation, to end the movement with hands in a neutral position.

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Women's full body programme

The women's weight training programme is made up of two full body training sessions which progress by increasing the number of repetitions between weeks 2 & 3.

Session length: around 30 minutes

Week 1: 3 sets of 15 reps with 1 minute of recovery between sets

Week 2: 4 sets of 15 reps with 1 minute of recovery between sets

Week 3: 4 sets of 20 reps with 1 minute of recovery between sets (Adaptation of weights possible)

Week 4: 5 sets of 20 reps with 1 minute of recovery between sets

Session 1

Goblet squat

A weight in your hands, chest out, back straight. Bend your legs to lower your glutes to knee height (if mobility allows), then raise back up.

full body
Crossed rear lunges 

Weights in your hands, torso straight. Lunge while crossing the rear leg. The knee of the forward leg should stay over the foot, it should not move towards the outside.

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Military press

Seated, weights in hands. Start with elbows at shoulder height, and bring the weights toward the ceiling, extending the arms.

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Biceps curl

Weights in your hands, back straight, legs slightly bent. Start the movement with hands in a neutral position (palms facing each other). Flex the elbow with rotation, so that at the end of the movement the palms face up.

full body

Session 2

Lunges

Weights in your hands, torso straight. Lunge forward, trying to create two 90 degree angles with your knees.

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Hip thrust

Shoulders on the ground or on a bench, a weight over the pelvis. Feet hip distance apart, knees slightly pointed outward. Lower and raise the pelvis, tightening the glutes (hip flexion/extension).

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Deadlift + inclined row

Weights in your hands, chest out, legs slightly bent. Hands facing back, bring the weights along your legs, tilting the torso, bringing the glutes back, and keeping the back straight. Once the weights are at mid-calf, pull the elbows along the body, rotating to end the movement with the hands in a neutral position (facing each other).

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Triceps extension

Seated or standing, legs slightly bent. A weight in your hand over your head, arms straight. Lower the weight behind the head and extend the arms, keeping the elbows pointed forward (elbow flexion/extension).

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4 WEEK FULL BODY PROGRAMME

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4 WEEK FULL BODY PROGRAMME

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