Muscle Building Workouts
Our workouts database has hundreds of free workout plans designed for building muscle. The workouts are created by fitness experts and come with a free downloadable PDF you can reference when training. Use the filters below to find the best workout for your goal, training experience and equipment access.
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10-Week Lean & Strong Program for Women 40+
A 4-day strength training program for women over 40 designed to build muscle, burn fat, and improve fitness with simple nutrition and recovery support.
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Dumbbell Only Workout: Increase Your Bench Press in 8 Weeks
No barbell? No problem. This 8-week dumbbell workout is designed for beginners and home gym lifters to increase bench press strength.
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Stronger Together: 8-Week Parent & Teen Workout Program
This workout program is designed to build strength, improve fitness, and create lasting habits, and is designed for beginners and experienced lifters training together.
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Build total body strength with this 5-day strength-building program! You’re going to train five days a week and should be in and out of the gym in less than an hour.
Advanced bodybuilder workout suited to advanced lifters with at least one year of lifting experience. Step up your training and re-ignite big gains!
This advanced upper/lower workout is geared to those looking to put on muscle mass. Up the training volume and training frequency to build mass for spring!
Build your best physique in three months with this complete routine. This 6-day program focuses on each muscle group, emphasizing muscle shape, size, and definition.
Develop the ideal physique using the same principles as the pioneer of bodybuilding. This 12 week Steve Reeves inspired workout will help you build muscle!
Effective 2 day per week fullbody routine that is perfect for building muscle and strength. If you don't have time to live in the gym this is the routine for you.
HIML-4 is a highly effective four week muscle building workout system that cycles between heavy days, intense workouts, and moderate to light weight training days.
Although this routine is designed for a person whose body type is described as Ectomorph; it can be also be used by all body types as a change from their current workout.
Build muscle at home or in the gym with this 8-week workout routine! This program is designed with extra emphasis on the lower body and can be done in as little as 30 minutes.
This effective, evidence-based home band workout incorporates the basic principles of metabolic stress training in order to maximize your workouts with minimal to no gym equipment.
A 12 week full body beginner workout routine designed to introduce you to a range of gym equipment and basic bodybuilding exercises in under 60 minutes.
Designed for someone who's been lifting for a while and wants to step up their training. The workout has a 2 days on, 1 day off, 1 day on, 1 day off schedule.
Dumbbell and barbell home workout. This is a workout you can do at home just using a set of dumbbells and barbells. The workout is designed to build muscle and strength.
This full-body plan will help maximize your glute gains and get you in great shape. Two accessory workouts are also included that will fire up your glute growth!
This back and chest specialization workout is performed 2 days per week and combines a day of heavy compound movements along with a second rest-pause day.
This is an intense and proven 20 week training program from MusclePharm that uses 5 unique phases to help even the hardest of gainers to build muscle or firm up.
Work out like Guardians of the Galaxy's Drax the Destroyer with this Dave Bautista inspired workout program! Read on and start building beastly muscle!
Shock your muscles with this full body workout! Each muscle is targeted with 2 exercises that train a different function of the muscle for optimal gains!
In this edition of a series of Planet Fitness appropriate workouts, we provide a upper/lower workout one could do with the equipment at Planet Fitness.
In this edition of a series of Planet Fitness appropriate workouts, we provide a 5 day body part workout one could do with the equipment at Planet Fitness.
In this edition of a series of Planet Fitness appropriate workouts, we provide a Push/Pull/Legs workout one could do with the equipment at Planet Fitness.
Build a physique like the Dark Knight with this 14 week Batman Workout Routine inspired by some of the former and future actors who've played Batman.
Travel for your job? Going on vacation? Need a workout you can do in a hotel gym with limited equipment? We got you covered with this hotel gym workout!
Work out like the first avenger, Captain America, with this Chris Evans inspired workout program. Read more to learn how you can transform your physique!
Build bigger glutes and sculpted shoulders without bulking up. This comprehensive plan also includes a full mobility day to help improve recovery and prevent injury.
Paired with MuscleTech's Clear Muscle, this workout is designed to build muscle through a 3-phase training protocol that focuses on hypertrophy, power, and strength!
So many commercial gyms out there are only investing in machine equipment. If you go to one of these gyms, this might be the perfect workout for you!
Work out like Rambo and Rocky with this workout routine inspired by Sylvester Stallone in this month's edition of Hollywood Muscle. Check it out!
In this month's Bodybuilding Icons segment we take a look at the original bodybuilder, Eugen Sandow, and his early form of training methods.
A 5 day muscle building split routine for those who are pressed for time. Each workout can be completed in 30 minutes.
This muscle building workout is a tried and tested M&S muscle building staple! This workout was developed by trainer and forum member Doug Lawrenson.
This workout uses only compound exercises. Compound exercises are movements that require more than 1 joint and more than 1 muscle group.
Build both size and strength in this 4 day split that incorporates both strength training and hypertrophy training. It's truly the best of both worlds.
Ramp up your muscle growth phase with a high volume approach. This 4 day split incorporates an 8x8 volume training approach to help you build muscle!
Got a goal to build some serious mass this summer? This workout might be the perfect one for you. But leg day haters beware - this workout has 2 leg days!
Ditch the set 7 day weekly split and start cycling your workouts during the week with this workout. You'll train each muscle more frequently & gain more mass.
Achieve new gains with this high intensity workout. This HIT MASS 3 day split is perfect for beginners as well as lifters looking to bust through a plateau!
Looking to switch up your training routine? Maximize performance, strength, and body composition with this 6-week high-intensity functional bodybuilding program.
Finding an appropriate workout program can be hard for tall guys. So, we created a 3 day muscle building full body program that's designed for the tall crowd.
Work out like Guardians of the Galaxy's Star Lord & Jurassic World's Owen with the Chris Pratt inspired workout program. Read more to learn about the program!
Learn which two moves are key to building a wide and thick upper back. Then, check out the workout using the two moves to improve your overall physique!
Blast out of a rut with 100 reps per set. 100 rep sets can be used to shock the entire body for a week or two, or to bring up a lagging part.
Avoid plateauing with the "No Juice" routine, which manipulates intensity, frequency, and volume to help you continue progressing in the gym.
Learn how the AR-7 program helped Game of Thrones actor Jason Momoa put on the major muscle needed to portray the great Khal Drogo.
Get ripped like Wolverine by applying the same underlying training principles Hugh Jackman did while working out in preparation for his role on the big screen.
Kettlebell workouts can be a fun change of pace from your traditional free weight training. Learn how you can use the kettlebell in an upper/lower split.
Just starting out in the gym and need a solid workout routine with some dieting advice? Look no further! This 3 day weekly routine is perfect for beginners!
Build lean muscle like an absolute maniac with this 10 week workout program. This 6 day upper/lower workout maximizes frequency and volume to give you results!
Sun's out, guns out! Get in prime condition for the warmer months with this tank top workout program so you can hit the beach and pool with confidence!
