Full Body · 3 Days/Week

THE FULL BODY ROUTINE

One session, every major muscle group — built for three-days-a-week schedules and lifters who want maximum result per hour in the gym.

Level
Beginner
Duration
50-60 min / session
Frequency
3x per week
Equipment
Barbell, dumbbells

Why this split

Training the whole body every session means each muscle group gets hit three times a week instead of once or twice, which research consistently shows drives faster strength gains for lifters who can't train more than three days a week.

Weekly schedule

Alternate Full Body A and B each session — this week runs A, B, A; next week starts with B so both sessions average out to twice a week each.

Mon
Full Body A
Tue
Rest
Wed
Full Body B
Thu
Rest
Fri
Full Body A
Sat
Rest
Sun
Rest

Full Body A

Squat-pattern focus with horizontal pressing and pulling.

ExerciseSetsReps / TimeRest
Back Squat
36-82 min
Bench Press
3890 sec
Barbell Row
3890 sec
Plank
330-45 sec45 sec
Farmer's Carry
340m60 sec

Full Body B

Hinge-pattern focus with vertical pressing and pulling.

ExerciseSetsReps / TimeRest
Deadlift
352-3 min
Overhead Press
3890 sec
Pull-Ups
3near failure90 sec
Walking Lunge
312 / leg60 sec
Cable Crunch
31545 sec

Coaching notes

Because every session trains the whole body, resist the urge to add extra exercises — three or four compound lifts per session is plenty when you're doing it three times a week; more volume just eats into recovery for the next session.

Related splits
BRO SPLIT 5 days/wk ARNOLD SPLIT 6 days/wk PHUL 4 days/wk