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3-day dumbbell / WORKOUT PLAN

3-day dumbbell
workout plan.

A free 3-day dumbbell workout plan for building muscle at home: three full-body sessions with sets, rep ranges, rest and effort targets. No bench needed.

01 / A REAL GENERATED EXAMPLE

The week,
laid out.

This is the app’s output for a muscle-building goal, beginner experience, three days a week and a 45-minute session budget. It is an example to inspect; your own plan depends on your inputs.

Goal: muscle-buildingExperience: beginner3 days per weekBudget: 45 minutes

These are working sets. Warm up separately and leave recovery time between sessions. Rest and setup can make a workout take longer than the budget. “Reps left” is an estimate of how many more controlled repetitions you could do; it is not a request to train through pain or technique breakdown.

01Full Body A7 exercises · 14 working sets
  1. Goblet squat

    2 sets · 8–12 reps

    Rest 120 secAim for 3 reps left
  2. Dumbbell floor press

    2 sets · 8–12 reps

    Rest 120 secAim for 3 reps left
  3. Bent-over dumbbell row

    2 sets · 8–12 reps

    Rest 120 secAim for 3 reps left
  4. Lateral raise

    2 sets · 12–20 reps

    Rest 75 secAim for 3 reps left
  5. Dumbbell curl

    2 sets · 10–20 reps

    Rest 75 secAim for 3 reps left
  6. Standing calf raise

    2 sets · 10–20 reps

    Rest 60 secAim for 3 reps left
  7. Floor crunch

    2 sets · 8–15 reps

    Rest 60 secAim for 3 reps left
02Full Body B9 exercises · 15 working sets
  1. Dumbbell Romanian deadlift

    2 sets · 8–12 reps

    Rest 120 secAim for 3 reps left
  2. Dumbbell floor press

    2 sets · 8–12 reps

    Rest 120 secAim for 3 reps left
  3. Bent-over dumbbell row

    2 sets · 8–12 reps

    Rest 120 secAim for 3 reps left
  4. Goblet squat

    1 sets · 8–12 reps

    Rest 120 secAim for 3 reps left
  5. Hamstring walkout

    1 sets · 4–8 reps

    Rest 75 secAim for 3 reps left
  6. Dumbbell hammer curl

    1 sets · 10–20 reps

    Rest 75 secAim for 3 reps left
  7. Overhead triceps extension

    2 sets · 10–15 reps

    Rest 75 secAim for 3 reps left
  8. Standing calf raise

    2 sets · 10–20 reps

    Rest 60 secAim for 3 reps left
  9. Reverse crunch

    2 sets · 8–15 reps

    Rest 60 secAim for 3 reps left
03Full Body C8 exercises · 14 working sets
  1. Bodyweight squat

    2 sets · 8–12 reps

    Rest 120 secAim for 3 reps left
  2. Dumbbell floor press

    2 sets · 8–12 reps

    Rest 120 secAim for 3 reps left
  3. Bent-over dumbbell row

    2 sets · 8–12 reps

    Rest 120 secAim for 3 reps left
  4. Hamstring walkout

    2 sets · 4–8 reps

    Rest 75 secAim for 3 reps left
  5. Dumbbell curl

    2 sets · 10–20 reps

    Rest 75 secAim for 3 reps left
  6. Overhead triceps extension

    2 sets · 10–15 reps

    Rest 75 secAim for 3 reps left
  7. Dumbbell rear-delt raise

    1 sets · 12–20 reps

    Rest 75 secAim for 3 reps left
  8. Floor crunch

    1 sets · 8–15 reps

    Rest 60 secAim for 3 reps left

Generated from TrainHere’s shared program builder, rules version 8. The website rebuilds these examples from the app’s rules. This is not an individually assessed prescription; independent professional content review remains pending.

02 / MAKE IT FIT YOUR SETUP

Start with
what’s there.

Three full-body sessions train each major muscle group more than once a week. With no bench selected, pressing is done on the floor. Leave a day between sessions, for example Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

What if my dumbbells are light?

TrainHere works with fixed or adjustable dumbbells. Tell the app which weights are available. A limited set of weights can limit load progression; log what you actually used and review the next-session suggestion.

How do I make this my plan?

Open TrainHere and choose your goal, experience, schedule and equipment. Review the resulting program before you start. The link opens the app; it does not preselect this example or replace an existing program.

What should I log?

Record the load and repetitions you actually complete, plus your effort. Use the exercise guide to check how repetitions are counted for alternating or single-side movements. Review the app’s next-session suggestion rather than adding weight automatically.

YOUR NEXT STEP

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Your next workout.

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