16-week beginner program

Train with structure, confidence and clean progression.

The full spreadsheet plan as a living app: weekly split, month-by-month exercise swaps, abs schedule, rest guidance, progression rules — plus a tracker that logs your weights and reps for every session.

Today's session

What you're doing right now.

Picked from the weekday. On weekends you get the recovery checklist instead of extra heavy work — beginners grow on rest days too.

Weekly split

Simple rhythm, easy to follow.

Every session has one clear job, so you recover properly while still practising each key movement pattern five days a week.

Workout library

Phase-based exercises.

Beginner notes

Read before every session

    16-week tracker

    Keep the streak visible.

    Program start Not set

    Progression guide

    Earn the next weight.

    Add weight only when the top of the rep range feels easy with clean form. Reps first, then load — never both at once.

    Worked examples

    What a jump looks like

    ExerciseCurrentNext targetProgress type

    Abs & recovery

    Core work and rest days.

    Abs go in every other training day — Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Saturday and Sunday stay fully off.

    Abs schedule

    Mon · Wed · Fri

    Rest days

    Saturday & Sunday

    DayRecommendedOptionalAvoid

    Recovery rules

    Why rest matters