Lift Vault five-day bro-split example

Five weekday body-part workouts mix rep pyramids with reduced-weight maximum-rep sets after seated pulling work.

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Week by week

Every workout, as Catalyst would give it to you.

Workout 1

Monday
  • Incline barbell bench press
    1 × 10, 2 × 8, 1 × 6
  • Dumbbell flat bench press
    1 × 10, 2 × 8, 1 × 6
  • Incline dumbbell fly
    1 × 10, 2 × 8, 1 × 6
  • Parallel-bar dip
    3 × max
  • Standing machine calf raise
    5 sets · 8–20 reps
  • Seated machine calf raise
    5 sets · 10–25 reps

Workout 2

Tuesday

This workout’s sets follow from your answers on the day.

Lift Vault five-day bro-split example asks you questions before this workout, so its sets follow from your answers on the day.

Where it takes you

Each activity’s target, workout by workout.

Lift Vault five-day bro-split example asks you questions before each workout, so its targets can’t be worked out ahead.

What it trains

Working sets in the first week for each muscle, counted once for each muscle an exercise trains.

  • Calf muscles10
  • Pectorals8
  • Foot muscles10
  • Anterior deltoids8
  • Serratus anterior8
  • Triceps8
Sets a week by muscle
MuscleMain moverHelping
Calf muscles100
Pectorals80
Foot muscles010
Anterior deltoids08
Serratus anterior08
Triceps08

The schedule

5 workouts a week, on Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri.

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Then it starts again from week 1, carrying on from the weights you reached.

How it works

The program’s own rules, as Catalyst runs them.

Repeat the five weekday workouts, keeping a training log of your weights and repetitions. After each main seated-row effort, reduce the weight and do as many reps as possible.

What you need

Everything its exercises call for. Missing something? The app suggests swaps that train the same thing.

  • Adjustable bench
  • Barbell
  • Cable stack
  • Dumbbells
  • Flat bench
  • Leg extension machine
  • Leg press machine
  • Lying leg curl machine
  • Parallel bars
  • Pull-up bar
  • Reverse-fly machine
  • Seated calf machine
  • Squat rack

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