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2-Day Full Body Hypertrophy

Make real muscle gains with two full-body sessions a week when time is short.

8weeks
2days a week
16sessions
336working sets

Every week is written out below. Opening the builder lets you adapt the exercises, loads and progression, then share a link to your own version.

How the block progresses

Measured from the prescriptions below, week 1 against week 8.

MeasureWeek 1Week 8Change
Working sets3723−38%
Total reps370227−39%
Reps per set10.09.9−1%
Average RPE7.35.8−21%

Week 1

FULL BODY A - MON

ExerciseSets × repsEffort / loadRest
Back Squat3 × 8-10RPE 702:30
Bench Press3 × 8-10RPE 702:30
Lat Pulldown3 × 10-12RPE 702:00
Romanian Deadlift3 × 10-12RPE 702:00
Dumbbell Curl3 × 10-12RPE 7.501:30
Dumbbell Lateral Raise2 × 12-15RPE 801:00
Dead Bug2 × 10-12RPE 701:00

FULL BODY B - THU

ExerciseSets × repsEffort / loadRest
Seated Cable Row3 × 8-10RPE 702:30
Leg Press3 × 10-12RPE 702:00
Incline Dumbbell Press3 × 10-12RPE 702:00
Lying Leg Curl3 × 10-12RPE 7.501:30
Cable Triceps Pushdown2 × 12-15RPE 801:00
Face Pull2 × 15-20RPE 800:45
Cable Crunch2 × 10-12RPE 701:00

Week 2

FULL BODY A - MON

ExerciseSets × repsEffort / loadRest
Back Squat3 × 8-10RPE 7.502:30
Bench Press3 × 8-10RPE 7.502:30
Lat Pulldown3 × 10-12RPE 7.502:00
Romanian Deadlift3 × 10-12RPE 7.502:00
Dumbbell Curl3 × 10-12RPE 801:30
Dumbbell Lateral Raise3 × 12-15RPE 8.501:00
Dead Bug2 × 10-12RPE 7.501:00

FULL BODY B - THU

ExerciseSets × repsEffort / loadRest
Seated Cable Row3 × 8-10RPE 7.502:30
Leg Press3 × 10-12RPE 7.502:00
Incline Dumbbell Press3 × 10-12RPE 7.502:00
Lying Leg Curl3 × 10-12RPE 801:30
Cable Triceps Pushdown3 × 12-15RPE 8.501:00
Face Pull2 × 15-20RPE 8.500:45
Cable Crunch2 × 10-12RPE 7.501:00

Week 3

FULL BODY A - MON

ExerciseSets × repsEffort / loadRest
Back Squat4 × 8-10RPE 8.502:30
Bench Press4 × 8-10RPE 8.502:30
Lat Pulldown4 × 10-12RPE 802:00
Romanian Deadlift4 × 10-12RPE 802:00
Dumbbell Curl3 × 10-12RPE 8.501:30
Dumbbell Lateral Raise3 × 12-15RPE 901:00
Dead Bug3 × 10-12RPE 7.501:00

FULL BODY B - THU

ExerciseSets × repsEffort / loadRest
Seated Cable Row4 × 8-10RPE 8.502:30
Leg Press4 × 10-12RPE 802:00
Incline Dumbbell Press4 × 10-12RPE 802:00
Lying Leg Curl3 × 10-12RPE 8.501:30
Cable Triceps Pushdown3 × 12-15RPE 901:00
Face Pull3 × 15-20RPE 900:45
Cable Crunch3 × 10-12RPE 7.501:00

Week 4

FULL BODY A - MON

ExerciseSets × repsEffort / loadRest
Back Squat4 × 8-10RPE 902:30
Bench Press4 × 8-10RPE 902:30
Lat Pulldown4 × 10-12RPE 8.502:00
Romanian Deadlift4 × 10-12RPE 8.502:00
Dumbbell Curl3 × 10-12RPE 901:30
Dumbbell Lateral Raise4 × 12-15RPE 9.501:00
Dead Bug3 × 10-12RPE 801:00

FULL BODY B - THU

ExerciseSets × repsEffort / loadRest
Seated Cable Row4 × 8-10RPE 902:30
Leg Press4 × 10-12RPE 8.502:00
Incline Dumbbell Press4 × 10-12RPE 8.502:00
Lying Leg Curl3 × 10-12RPE 901:30
Cable Triceps Pushdown4 × 12-15RPE 9.501:00
Face Pull3 × 15-20RPE 9.500:45
Cable Crunch3 × 10-12RPE 801:00

Week 5

FULL BODY A - MON

ExerciseSets × repsEffort / loadRest
Back Squat3 × 6-8RPE 702:30
Bench Press3 × 6-8RPE 702:30
Lat Pulldown3 × 8-10RPE 702:00
Romanian Deadlift3 × 8-10RPE 702:00
Dumbbell Curl3 × 10-12RPE 7.501:30
Dumbbell Lateral Raise2 × 12-15RPE 801:00
Dead Bug2 × 10-12RPE 701:00

FULL BODY B - THU

ExerciseSets × repsEffort / loadRest
Seated Cable Row3 × 6-8RPE 702:30
Leg Press3 × 8-10RPE 702:00
Incline Dumbbell Press3 × 8-10RPE 702:00
Lying Leg Curl3 × 10-12RPE 7.501:30
Cable Triceps Pushdown2 × 12-15RPE 801:00
Face Pull2 × 15-20RPE 800:45
Cable Crunch2 × 10-12RPE 701:00

Week 6

FULL BODY A - MON

ExerciseSets × repsEffort / loadRest
Back Squat4 × 6-8RPE 802:30
Bench Press4 × 6-8RPE 802:30
Lat Pulldown4 × 8-10RPE 802:00
Romanian Deadlift4 × 8-10RPE 802:00
Dumbbell Curl3 × 10-12RPE 8.501:30
Dumbbell Lateral Raise3 × 12-15RPE 901:00
Dead Bug3 × 10-12RPE 7.501:00

FULL BODY B - THU

ExerciseSets × repsEffort / loadRest
Seated Cable Row4 × 6-8RPE 802:30
Leg Press4 × 8-10RPE 802:00
Incline Dumbbell Press4 × 8-10RPE 802:00
Lying Leg Curl3 × 10-12RPE 8.501:30
Cable Triceps Pushdown3 × 12-15RPE 901:00
Face Pull3 × 15-20RPE 900:45
Cable Crunch3 × 10-12RPE 7.501:00

Week 7

FULL BODY A - MON

ExerciseSets × repsEffort / loadRest
Back Squat4 × 6-8RPE 902:30
Bench Press4 × 6-8RPE 902:30
Lat Pulldown4 × 8-10RPE 8.502:00
Romanian Deadlift4 × 8-10RPE 8.502:00
Dumbbell Curl3 × 10-12RPE 901:30
Dumbbell Lateral Raise4 × 12-15RPE 9.501:00
Dead Bug3 × 10-12RPE 801:00

FULL BODY B - THU

ExerciseSets × repsEffort / loadRest
Seated Cable Row4 × 6-8RPE 902:30
Leg Press4 × 8-10RPE 8.502:00
Incline Dumbbell Press4 × 8-10RPE 8.502:00
Lying Leg Curl3 × 10-12RPE 901:30
Cable Triceps Pushdown4 × 12-15RPE 9.501:00
Face Pull3 × 15-20RPE 9.500:45
Cable Crunch3 × 10-12RPE 801:00

Week 8

FULL BODY A - MON

ExerciseSets × repsEffort / loadRest
Back Squat2 × 8-10RPE 5.502:30
Bench Press2 × 8-10RPE 5.502:30
Lat Pulldown2 × 10-12RPE 5.502:00
Romanian Deadlift2 × 10-12RPE 5.502:00
Dumbbell Curl2 × 10-12RPE 601:30
Dumbbell Lateral Raise1 × 12-15RPE 6.501:00
Dead Bug1 × 10-12RPE 5.501:00

FULL BODY B - THU

ExerciseSets × repsEffort / loadRest
Seated Cable Row2 × 8-10RPE 5.502:30
Leg Press2 × 10-12RPE 5.502:00
Incline Dumbbell Press2 × 10-12RPE 5.502:00
Lying Leg Curl2 × 10-12RPE 601:30
Cable Triceps Pushdown1 × 12-15RPE 6.501:00
Face Pull1 × 15-20RPE 6.500:45
Cable Crunch1 × 10-12RPE 5.501:00