3 Day Dumbbell Only Workout Plan: Beginner, General Fitness
A 3-day program for beginners, aimed at general fitness.
- 3 days a week
- Full body
- Dumbbells only
- Works at Planet Fitness
- about 25 min
- No cardio
- You’ll need: dumbbells
- No cardio beyond warm-ups.
- TRY Fitness is not affiliated with Planet Fitness.
Each week
Full Body A
- Goblet Squat — 2 × 10–12
- Glute Bridge — 2 × 12–15
- One Arm Dumbbell Row — 2 × 10–12
- Dumbbell Floor Press — 2 × 10–12
- Dumbbell Lateral Raise — 2 × 12–15
- Plank — 2 × 1 min
- Jump Rope — 3 × 1 min
Full Body B
- Dumbbell Front Squat — 2 × 8–10
- Dumbbell RDL — 2 × 10–12
- One Arm Dumbbell Row — 2 × 10–12
- Pushups — 2 × 8–12
- Hammer Curl — 2 × 10–12
- Bird Dog — 2 × 10–12
- Jump Rope — 3 × 1 min
Full Body C
- Goblet Squat — 2 × 10–12
- Glute Bridge — 2 × 12–15
- One Arm Dumbbell Row — 2 × 10–12
- Dumbbell Floor Press — 2 × 10–12
- Overhead Dumbbell Extension — 2 × 10–12
- Dead Bugs — 2 × 10–12
- Jump Rope — 3 × 1 min
Report card
- Weekly volume — on target. All 8 scored muscle groups sit in the 2–15 sets/week range.
- Movement patterns — worth a look. vertical pull and lunge / single-leg are under-trained for this goal.
- Training frequency — worth a look. Shoulders, Hamstrings, Biceps, and Triceps only get trained once a week.
- Rep ranges — on target. The intensity mix fits this goal.
- Structural balance — on target. Push:pull and quad:hinge ratios are balanced.
- Recovery spacing — on target. Hard sessions for each muscle are spaced at least a day apart.
- Session workload — on target. No session is overloaded — the weekly work is sensibly distributed.
- Rest & session time — not assessed. Estimated session times — rest periods aren't stated, so pacing wasn't judged.
- Conditioning — on target. 3 conditioning sessions a week — a sensible dose for this goal.
- Progression plan — not assessed. A written program doesn't show how loads should move week to week — progression gets assessed once the program is being tracked.
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