Beginner Functional Training Program

Exercise at own risk

Beginner Functional Workout Programme / Program

Day 1
Tabata Interval – Dumbbell Squats (or bodyweight squats)
Try and do jumping squats for the last 5 reps

Bench Press / Push Ups – 2 sets of 8-12 reps
Bench Press / Push Ups – 2 sets of explosive bench press, but with 40% of the weight used in the previous 2 sets.

Stability Ball Hip Extension and Leg Curl – 2 set of 15 reps

 

Stability Ball Pike (or Knee-raises) – 2 sets of 15 to 20 reps

Medicine Ball Wood Chops – 2 sets of 20 reps (10 on each side)

MultiDirectional Lunges
2 sets of 12 reps (6 on each leg)

Split Squats or Leg Press
2 sets of 12 repetitions with perfect technique – Do NOT hyper-extend the knee

 

Day 2
Chin Ups (or lat pull down) – 2 sets of 10 reps

Medicine Ball Russian Twist – Perfect form with core engaged – 2 sets of 20 reps

Stability Ball Plank to Press ups (have someone spot you so you don’t fall!) – 2 sets of 12 reps

Tabata Interval on an Exercise Bike (or treadmill)

Stability Ball Crunches – 2 sets of max reps

Stability Ball Dorsal Raises / Back extensions (Do NOT hyper-extend the back or neck) – 2 sets of max reps

2 sets of 20 burpees – hold small 1kg or 2kg hand weights for progressive intensity

 

**I have not added plyometrics or Olympic Lifts as this is for a beginner – or someone who wishes to minimise the risk of injury for the sake of longevity.
See this page on my site for a complete training and conditioning programme from beginner to advanced.

You can Download this programme as a Word Doc  – Functional Training Programme

 

FYI – it’s spelt exercise “programme” in the UK, and “program” in the US.

I only know that because of a massive boll@cking I got in university for using the American-English spelling…