5-day home muscular endurance workout plan Calisthenics Endurance Ladder

Five days climbing rep ladders on a handful of movements, until high reps stop feeling hard. Add one rung a week.

Level
Advanced
Days a week
5
Per session
57–72 min
Goal
Muscular endurance
Equipment
None, bodyweight only
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Workout schedule

5 days a week · 16 exercises · select a name for its video and how-to

Day 1 · ~57 min Push Ladder

3 exercises · 18 sets · ~57 min

  1. Push Up Chest · Bodyweight 8 sets of 25 reps · 0:40 rest 0:40 rest
  2. Diamond Push Ups Triceps · Bodyweight 5 sets of 18 reps · 0:40 rest 0:40 rest
  3. Mountain Climber Abs · Bodyweight 5 sets of 20 reps · 0:35 rest 0:35 rest

Day 2 · ~72 min Squat Ladder

3 exercises · 14 sets · ~72 min

  1. Bodyweight Squat Glutes · Bodyweight 6 sets of 40 reps · 0:40 rest 0:40 rest
  2. Bodyweight Alternating Reverse Lunges Glutes · Bodyweight 4 sets of 30 reps · 0:40 rest 0:40 rest
  3. Front Plank on Elbows Abs · Bodyweight 4 sets of 1m 30s · 0:45 rest 0:45 rest

Day 3 · ~59 min Core Ladder

4 exercises · 14 sets · ~59 min

  1. Dead Bug Abs · Bodyweight 4 sets of 30 reps · 0:30 rest 0:30 rest
  2. V-Up Abs · Bodyweight 4 sets of 25 reps · 0:30 rest 0:30 rest
  3. Bodyweight Russian Twist Abs · Bodyweight 3 sets of 40 reps · 0:30 rest 0:30 rest
  4. Hand Plank Abs · Bodyweight 3 sets of 1m 30s · 0:40 rest 0:40 rest

Day 4 · ~67 min Posterior Ladder

4 exercises · 17 sets · ~67 min

  1. Good Mornings Glutes · Bodyweight 5 sets of 30 reps · 0:40 rest 0:40 rest
  2. Single Legged Romanian Deadlifts Glutes · Bodyweight 4 sets of 20 reps · 0:40 rest 0:40 rest
  3. Bodyweight Deadlift Abs · Bodyweight 4 sets of 30 reps · 0:35 rest 0:35 rest
  4. Supermans Abs · Bodyweight 4 sets of 30 reps · 0:30 rest 0:30 rest

Day 5 · ~62 min Mixed Ladder

4 exercises · 15 sets · ~62 min

  1. Burpee Abs · Bodyweight 4 sets of 18 reps · 0:45 rest 0:45 rest
  2. Mountain Climber Abs · Bodyweight 4 sets of 40 reps · 0:35 rest 0:35 rest
  3. Jump Squats Glutes · Bodyweight 4 sets of 40 reps · 0:30 rest 0:30 rest
  4. Front Plank on Elbows Abs · Bodyweight 3 sets of 1m · 0:40 rest 0:40 rest

About this plan

Who it's for

For people with years of training behind them. You need no equipment.

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What to expect

Each week is 78 working sets across 16 exercises, about 5 h 15 min in total.

Sets run from 18 to 40 reps, with 0:30 to 0:45 of rest between them.

Main muscles: Chest, Triceps, Abs, Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings.

How to progress

Endurance builds by doing a little more work at the same effort.

  1. Change one thing. Add a few seconds to a timed interval, a round to a circuit, or a few reps to a set. Keep everything else as it was until the change feels routine.
  2. Volume before speed. Add volume before you add speed: a session you finish does more than a faster one you abandon halfway.
  3. Measure in months. Progress at this level is slow and measured over months. Small improvements count, and an easier week every so often helps you keep training hard the rest of the time.

If the numbers stop moving: If nothing moves for several weeks, look at sleep and recovery before adding more work.

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