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5-day functional training workout plan Functional Performance
Five demanding days of carries, odd position lifting and mixed conditioning, for strength that transfers outside the gym.
- Level
- Advanced
- Days a week
- 5
- Per session
- 41–55 min
- Goal
- Everyday fitness
- Equipment
- Kettlebell, Barbell, Cable Machine, Dumbbell, Battle Ropes, Machine

Workout schedule
5 days a week · 19 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 · ~55 min Carry & Hinge
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Barbell Deadlift
Abs · Barbell
5 sets of 5 reps · 3:30 rest
3:30 rest
- Movement
- Hinge
- Primary
- Abs, Traps
- Also works
- Glutes
- Exercise level
- Intermediate
-
Kettlebell Farmers Carry
Forearms · Kettlebell
5 sets of 60m · 1:30 rest
1:30 rest
- Movement
- Carry
- Primary
- Forearms
- Exercise level
- Beginner
-
Kettlebell Swing
Glutes · Kettlebell
4 sets of 20 reps · 1:15 rest
1:15 rest
- Movement
- Hinge
- Primary
- Glutes, Hamstrings
- Also works
- Abs
- Exercise level
- Intermediate
-
Hanging Knee Raises
Abs · Bodyweight
3 sets of 15 reps · 1:00 rest
1:00 rest
- Movement
- Core
- Primary
- Abs
- Exercise level
- Beginner
Day 2 · ~43 min Press & Stability
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Kettlebell Push Press
Front Delts · Kettlebell
5 sets of 6 reps · 2:30 rest
2:30 rest
- Movement
- Push
- Primary
- Front Delts
- Also works
- Triceps
- Exercise level
- Beginner
-
Dumbbell Single Arm Clean And Press
Abs · Dumbbell
4 sets of 8 reps · 2:00 rest
2:00 rest
- Movement
- Push
- Primary
- Abs, Front Delts, Glutes
- Exercise level
- Advanced
-
Cable Standing Single Arm Chest Press
Chest · Cable Machine
3 sets of 12 reps · 1:15 rest
1:15 rest
- Movement
- Push
- Primary
- Chest
- Also works
- Front Delts, Triceps
- Exercise level
- Beginner
-
Kettlebell Windmill
Abs · Kettlebell
3 sets of 8 reps · 1:15 rest
1:15 rest
- Movement
- Rotation
- Primary
- Abs
- Exercise level
- Advanced
Day 3 · ~47 min Pull & Carry
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Pull Ups
Lats · Bodyweight
5 sets of 8 reps · 2:30 rest
2:30 rest
- Movement
- Pull
- Primary
- Lats
- Also works
- Biceps, Traps
- Exercise level
- Intermediate
-
Kettlebell Gorilla Row
Lats · Kettlebell
4 sets of 12 reps · 1:30 rest
1:30 rest
- Movement
- Pull
- Primary
- Lats
- Also works
- Biceps
- Exercise level
- Intermediate
-
Inverted Row
Lats · Bodyweight
4 sets of 12 reps · 1:15 rest
1:15 rest
- Movement
- Pull
- Primary
- Lats, Traps
- Also works
- Biceps
- Exercise level
- Beginner
-
Kettlebell Farmers Carry
Forearms · Kettlebell
4 sets of 50m · 1:15 rest
1:15 rest
- Movement
- Carry
- Primary
- Forearms
- Exercise level
- Beginner
Day 4 · ~46 min Legs & Steps
-
Front Squat
Quads · Barbell
4 sets of 6 reps · 3:00 rest
3:00 rest
- Movement
- Squat
- Primary
- Quads
- Also works
- Abs, Adductors, Glutes, Hamstrings, Traps
- Exercise level
- Intermediate
-
Barbell Front Rack Step Up Knee Drive
Quads · Barbell
4 sets of 10 reps · 2:00 rest
2:00 rest
- Movement
- Lunge
- Primary
- Quads
- Also works
- Glutes
- Exercise level
- Intermediate
-
Bulgarian Split Squat
Glutes · Bodyweight
3 sets of 12 reps · 1:30 rest
1:30 rest
- Movement
- Lunge
- Primary
- Glutes, Quads
- Exercise level
- Beginner
-
Cable Side Bend
Abs · Cable Machine
3 sets of 15 reps · 1:00 rest
1:00 rest
- Movement
- Core
- Primary
- Abs
- Exercise level
- Beginner
Day 5 · ~41 min Mixed Conditioning
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Barbell Thruster
Front Delts · Barbell
4 sets of 10 reps · 1:30 rest
1:30 rest
- Movement
- Push
- Primary
- Front Delts, Glutes, Quads
- Exercise level
- Intermediate
-
Burpee
Abs · Bodyweight
4 sets of 15 reps · 1:00 rest
1:00 rest
- Movement
- Plyometric
- Primary
- Abs, Chest
- Also works
- Quads
- Exercise level
- Intermediate
-
Battle Ropes
Abs · Battle Ropes
5 sets of 30s · 0:45 rest
0:45 rest
- Movement
- Cardio
- Primary
- Abs, Front Delts
- Also works
- Forearms, Glutes, Quads, Traps
- Exercise level
- Intermediate
-
Ski Erg
Abs · Machine
6 sets of 45s · 0:45 rest
0:45 rest
- Movement
- Cardio
- Primary
- Abs, Triceps, Upper Back
- Also works
- Chest, Front Delts, Glutes, Quads
- Exercise level
- Intermediate
About this plan
Who it's for
For people with years of training behind them. You'll need the equipment listed above.
Not the right fit?
- Want something less demanding: Real World Bodyweight, intermediate, 3 days a week, no equipment.
What to expect
Each week is 82 working sets across 19 exercises, about 3 h 50 min in total.
Sets run from 5 to 20 reps, with 0:45 to 3:30 of rest between them.
Main muscles: Abs, Traps, Forearms, Glutes, Hamstrings, Front Delts, Chest, Lats, Quads, Triceps, Upper Back.
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.
- 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.


















