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3-day functional training workout plan Functional Basics
Three sessions practicing the movements daily life asks for: carrying, lifting from the floor and getting back up.
- Level
- Beginner
- Days a week
- 3
- Per session
- 28–38 min
- Goal
- Everyday fitness
- Equipment
- Kettlebell, Dumbbell, Machine, Cable Machine

Workout schedule
3 days a week · 12 exercises · select a name for its video and how-to
Tick a box for each set you finish, or write in the reps you got. Every exercise's how-to is at gymvim.app/exercises.
Day 1 · ~28 min Carry & Lift
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Kettlebell Farmers Carry
Forearms · Kettlebell
4 sets of 30m · 1:15 rest
1:15 rest
- Movement
- Carry
- Primary
- Forearms
- Exercise level
- Beginner
-
Kettlebell Sumo Deadlift
Glutes · Kettlebell
3 sets of 10 reps · 1:30 rest
1:30 rest
- Movement
- Hinge
- Primary
- Glutes
- Also works
- Abs, Quads
- Exercise level
- Beginner
-
Dumbbell Goblet Squat
Glutes · Dumbbell
3 sets of 12 reps · 1:30 rest
1:30 rest
- Movement
- Squat
- Primary
- Glutes, Quads
- Exercise level
- Beginner
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Hand Plank
Abs · Bodyweight
3 sets of 40s · 0:45 rest
0:45 rest
- Movement
- Core
- Primary
- Abs
- Exercise level
- Beginner
Day 2 · ~32 min Push & Pull
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Kettlebell Seated Overhead Press
Front Delts · Kettlebell
3 sets of 10 reps · 1:30 rest
1:30 rest
- Movement
- Push
- Primary
- Front Delts
- Also works
- Triceps
- Exercise level
- Beginner
-
Dumbbell Row Unilateral
Lats · Dumbbell
3 sets of 12 reps · 1:15 rest
1:15 rest
- Movement
- Pull
- Primary
- Lats, Traps
- Also works
- Biceps
- Exercise level
- Beginner
-
Machine Chest Press
Chest · Machine
3 sets of 12 reps · 1:15 rest
1:15 rest
- Movement
- Push
- Primary
- Chest
- Also works
- Triceps
- Exercise level
- Beginner
-
Machine 45 Degree Back Extension
Abs · Machine
3 sets of 15 reps · 1:00 rest
1:00 rest
- Movement
- Hinge
- Primary
- Abs
- Exercise level
- Beginner
Day 3 · ~38 min Step & Rotate
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Dumbbell Goblet Split Squat
Glutes · Dumbbell
3 sets of 10 reps · 1:30 rest
1:30 rest
- Movement
- Lunge
- Primary
- Glutes, Quads
- Exercise level
- Beginner
-
Cable Wood Chopper
Abs · Cable Machine
3 sets of 15 reps · 1:00 rest
1:00 rest
- Movement
- Rotation
- Primary
- Abs
- Exercise level
- Beginner
-
Kettlebell Hip Thrust
Glutes · Kettlebell
3 sets of 12 reps · 1:15 rest
1:15 rest
- Movement
- Hinge
- Primary
- Glutes
- Exercise level
- Beginner
-
Bodyweight Russian Twist
Abs · Bodyweight
3 sets of 20 reps · 0:45 rest
0:45 rest
- Movement
- Rotation
- Primary
- Abs
- Exercise level
- Beginner
About this plan
Who it's for
For anyone new to training, or coming back after a long break. You'll need the equipment listed above.
Not the right fit?
- Only have 2 days a week: Core & Posture Basics, beginner, 2 days a week.
- Training at home: Real World Bodyweight, intermediate, 3 days a week, no equipment.
How to progress
The plan stays useful for as long as it stays a little hard.
- Notice when it's easy. When a set feels like you could do several more reps, make the next session slightly harder.
- Change one thing. Add a rep, a little weight, or a few seconds to a timed move. Keep the old numbers until the new ones feel routine.
- Learn the movements. In your first weeks much of the progress is learning the movements, and it comes quickly. Keep the load light enough that every rep looks the same, and expect to add a little most weeks.
If you miss a week: Repeat the last session you finished rather than skipping ahead.
When it gets easy: Real World Bodyweight, the same goal at intermediate level, 3 days a week.











