3 Min Read
Creating a Workout Routine - Step by step
A workout routine is just a plan for what you train, when you train it, and how much you do. A workout routine is like building a tower with LEGO!
Each workout is a brick. When you stack the same bricks over and over, the tower gets taller and stronger. If you keep changing the blocks every time, nothing gets built.
Pick your training days and body parts
First, decide how many days you’ll train (3-6 days a week depending on your goal and experience) and then, what you’ll work on each day.
Examples...
Full body – you train your whole body
Upper / Lower – upper body on some days, lower body on others
Push / Pull / Legs – pushing muscles one day, pulling muscles another, legs on their own day
Shoulders and Arms / Back and Biceps / Legs / Posterior - focusing on isolating specific muscle groups.
Cardio and Conditioning - using different intensities, movements and timers. Less focused on strength or weights.
Each workout should have a clear focus.
Examples...
Upper body – chest, back, shoulders, biceps, triceps.
Lower body – glutes, quads, hamstrings, calves
Choose your exercises
Exercises are the movements you use to train each body part. Picking a few foundational ones that you can execute with great form and keep doing them so your body can get better at them. You don’t need lots! Doing less is more most often.
Setting reps and sets
This is how much 'work' you do.
A simple guide:
2–4 sets
6–8 reps / 8-10 reps / 10-12 reps / 12-15 reps / 15-20 reps
Different combinations of sets, reps, and load create different training stimuli depending on your goal and experience! Whether that’s building strength, muscle, or general fitness. The key is choosing a structure and progressing it over time.
Warm up sets can also be helpful to reduce risk injury and feel ready to hit PB's and focus on nailing form.
Repeat and progress
You don’t need to change your program every week.
Stick with the same routine long enough to:
Learn the exercises
Gradually increase load, reps, or total work
Build strength, confidence, and consistency
The main idea
A good workout routine:
Has a clear plan
Uses a handful of effective exercises
Has structured sets and reps
Is repeated consistently (weekly)
If you want help setting this up in a way that matches your goals, schedule, and experience level - reach out and let's start training with intention in 2026.