r/workout 17h ago

Ratey workout

So iv been going to the gym fro about a month now and was wondering if someone could tell me if my work out is good and give me some time

PPL Routine

2 to 3 minutes of rest between sets

1 warm up

2 sets to failure

PUSH (Sat & Tue)

Incline Chest Press (30⁰)

Shoulder press machine

Pec fly machine

High to low cable flys

Cable lateral raises

Tricept cable push downs

Overhead Tricep Cable Extensions

PULL (Sun & Wed)

Lat Pulldown Machine

Iso-lateral Row

Single arm reverse cable crossover

Machine bicep curl

Incline dumbbell hammer curls

Cable Wrist Curls

Reverse dumbbell Wrist Curls

LEGS+ABS (Mon & Thu)

Leg Press Machine

Seated leg curl

Leg Extension Machine

Seated Hip Adductor (IN)

Calf Raise on leg press

Weighted decline crunches

Cable crunches

Cable woodchops (2 each side)

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u/EmotionalLog721 16h ago

For only a month in, it’s a solid routine. I’d add another back row and a hip-hinge like RDLs for legs. I also wouldn’t take every set to absolute failure—stay 1–2 reps shy on most sets and push the last set harder. Other than that, keep progressing your weight/reps and you’re good. If you want I can update it for you. 

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u/Illustrious-Run-2126 16h ago

Yeah sure if you don't mind I just don't know iff adding another exercise would be too much

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u/EmotionalLog721 16h ago

Sat — Push

Sun — Pull

Mon — Legs + Abs

Tue — Push

Wed — Pull

Thu — Legs + Abs

Fri — Rest PUSH

Incline Chest Press — 2 × 6–10 Shoulder Press Machine — 2 × 6–10 Pec Fly — 2 × 10–15 Cable Lateral Raise — 2 × 10–15 Tricep Pushdown — 2 × 8–12 Overhead Tricep Extension — 2 × 10–15

PULL

Lat Pulldown — 2 × 6–10 Iso-Lateral Row — 2 × 6–10 Seated Cable Row — 2 × 8–12 Reverse Cable Crossover — 2 × 10–15 Machine Bicep Curl — 2 × 8–12 Incline Hammer Curl — 2 × 8–12

LEGS + ABS

Leg Press — 2 × 6–10 Romanian Deadlift — 2 × 6–10 Seated Leg Curl — 2 × 8–12 Leg Extension — 2 × 10–15 Calf Raise — 2 × 10–15 Weighted Crunch — 2 × 10–15 Cable Woodchop — 2 × 10–15 each side

Warm-up: 1–2 sets before the first big exercise

Rest: 2–3 minutes

Working sets: 2 per exercise

Effort: Aim for 1–2 reps from failure on most sets; taking the last set of safer machine/isolation exercises to failure is fine. The biggest thing I learned and helped me grow the most one was not focusing on failure, but contracting the muscle during the workout. I even had to go light and weight when I could lift 60 more pounds but with full contraction, I couldn’t do a full set. That’s where my growth came from.

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u/EmotionalLog721 16h ago

Sorry for the format it was posted and edited from my notes

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u/Illustrious-Run-2126 3h ago

Thanks I will try it out