4-day weight loss workout plan Cardio & Strength Weight Loss

Four days alternating a strength session and a cardio session, so weight comes off while muscle stays on. Keep the lifting loads climbing.

Level
Intermediate
Days a week
4
Per session
36–56 min
Goal
Weight loss
Equipment
Machine, Dumbbell, Cable Machine, Kettlebell
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Workout schedule

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

Day 1 · ~54 min Strength Upper

5 exercises · 15 sets · ~54 min

  1. Dumbbell Bench Press Chest · Dumbbell 4 sets of 10 reps · 1:30 rest 1:30 rest
  2. Machine Seated Cable Row Lats · Cable Machine 4 sets of 10 reps · 1:30 rest 1:30 rest
  3. Dumbbell Seated Overhead Press Front Delts · Dumbbell 3 sets of 12 reps · 1:15 rest 1:15 rest
  4. Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown Lats · Cable Machine 3 sets of 12 reps · 1:15 rest 1:15 rest
  5. Steady-State Rowing Machine Quads · Machine 1 sets of 10m

Day 2 · ~36 min Cardio Intervals

3 exercises · 12 sets · ~36 min

  1. Indoor Cycling (Spin Bike) Quads · Machine 8 sets of 1m · 1:00 rest 1:00 rest
  2. Stair Climber Glutes · Machine 1 sets of 15m
  3. Hand Plank Abs · Bodyweight 3 sets of 45s · 0:45 rest 0:45 rest

Day 3 · ~51 min Strength Lower

5 exercises · 17 sets · ~51 min

  1. Dumbbell Goblet Squat Glutes · Dumbbell 4 sets of 12 reps · 1:30 rest 1:30 rest
  2. Kettlebell Romanian Deadlift Glutes · Kettlebell 4 sets of 12 reps · 1:30 rest 1:30 rest
  3. Machine Leg Press Glutes · Machine 3 sets of 15 reps · 1:15 rest 1:15 rest
  4. Seated Leg Curl Hamstrings · Machine 3 sets of 15 reps · 1:00 rest 1:00 rest
  5. Kettlebell Farmers Carry Forearms · Kettlebell 3 sets of 40m · 1:00 rest 1:00 rest

Day 4 · ~56 min Long Cardio

3 exercises · 7 sets · ~56 min

  1. Treadmill Run Calves · Machine 1 sets of 40m
  2. Kneeling Cable Crunch Abs · Cable Machine 3 sets of 20 reps · 0:45 rest 0:45 rest
  3. Elbow Side Plank Abs · Bodyweight 3 sets of 40s · 0:45 rest 0:45 rest

About this plan

Who it's for

For people who have trained regularly for a while. You'll need the equipment listed above.

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What to expect

Each week is 51 working sets across 16 exercises, about 3 h 15 min in total.

Sets run from 10 to 20 reps, with 0:45 to 1:30 of rest between them.

Main muscles: Chest, Lats, Front Delts, Quads, Upper Back, Glutes, Abs, Hamstrings, Forearms, Calves.

How to progress

For fat loss, the training keeps you active and holding on to muscle, while how much weight you lose depends mostly on what you eat, which this plan doesn't cover.

  1. Add a little. Once a circuit or a set feels routine, add a rep, a round or a little weight. Change one thing at a time.
  2. Keep turning up. Judge the plan by whether you keep turning up, not by a single week on the scale.
  3. Beat last week. At this level the numbers move week to week rather than every session. Aim to beat last week on each exercise, even by a single rep.

If an exercise stalls: Stuck for two or three weeks running? Take a little weight off and build back up.

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