8-exercise full body gym circuit — blast through as many rounds as possible in 8, 16, or 24 minutes, your choice! Great morning muscle-building session that hits the whole body. Go as heavy as you can and push through each round.
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About this workout
Morning Full Body Gym Circuit Muscle Workout is a free 6 min workout plan with 8 illustrated exercises for your abs, arms, back and legs. Follow the workout online, save it to your WorkoutLabs Fit account or download it as a printable PDF.
Tap any exercise in the workout to see the muscles worked, clear exercise illustrations and step-by-step instructions. Each workout includes sets, reps, rest times and notes so you can follow the plan without guessing.
You'll need full gym for this workout. Tap any exercise to see form instructions and possible substitutions if a piece of equipment isn't available.
How long does the Morning Full Body Gym Circuit Muscle Workout take?
The full workout takes about 6 minutes, covering 8 exercises with prescribed sets, reps and rest periods. Using the built-in timers and auto-advance keeps you on pace from start to finish.
Is this workout suitable for my fitness level?
This is an intermediate workout, best suited to people with some training experience. Beginners can still follow it by reducing the weight, doing fewer sets or resting longer between sets – each exercise includes illustrated form instructions.
What muscles does this workout target?
This routine primarily works your chest, shoulders, upper back & lower traps, glutes & hip flexors, quadriceps, biceps. Tap any exercise in the workout to see a muscle diagram showing exactly which primary and secondary muscles it activates.
How often should I do this workout?
For gain muscle, get toned, aim to do this workout 2–3 times per week with at least one rest day between sessions. Progress by gradually adding weight or reps, and pair it with workouts for other muscle groups during the week.
Can I download or save this workout?
Yes – you can download this workout as a free printable PDF using the download button, or save it to a free WorkoutLabs Fit account to follow it on your phone, customize the exercises and track your progress.
8-exercise full body gym circuit — blast through as many rounds as possible in 8, 16, or 24 minutes, your choice! Great morning muscle-building session that hits the whole body. Go as heavy as you can and push through each round.
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Holding a water bottle in each hand, stand straight, with your feet shoulder width apart.
Raise the water bottles to head height by rotating your arms forward and up.
Your triceps should be parallel to the floor and your elbows bent at 90 degrees. This is the start position.
Keeping your back straight and using only your arms, extend through your shoulders and elbows to drive the water bottles straight up, exhaling as you do so.
As your arms reach the fully extended position, bring them in towards each other until the water bottles touch lightly together.
Hold for a count of one, while squeezing your shoulder muscles.
In a controlled movement, return to the starting position, inhaling as you do so.
Repeat.
Primary muscle group(s):
Shoulders
Secondary:
Abs, Neck & Upper Traps, Triceps
Holding a dumbbell in each hand, stand straight, with your feet shoulder width apart.
Raise the dumbbells to head height by rotating your arms forward and up.
Your triceps should be parallel to the floor and your elbows bent at 90 degrees. This is the start position.
Keeping your back straight and using only your arms, extend through your shoulders and elbows to drive the dumbbells straight up, ehaling as you do so.
As your arms reach the fully extended position, bring them in towards each other until the dumbbels touch lightly together.
Hold for a count of one, while squeezing your shoulder muscles.
In a controlled movement, return to the starting position, inhaling as you do so.
Repeat.
Primary muscle group(s):
Shoulders
Secondary:
Chest
From a push-up position push your glutes upwards and walk your feet in so that you are in a downward-dog pose.
The shape of your body should look like a triangle from the side.
Lower your shoulders towards the ground by bending your elbows.
Allow your forehead to very lightly make contact with the ground before pushing upwards and away back into the starting position.
Begin by holding a pair of water bottles and standing with a braced core. Bend at the knees slightly and lean forward from the hips. Maintain a flat back throughout.
Keeping your elbows slightly bent throughout the movement, lift the water bottles up and out to the side. Be sure to focus the contraction in the back of the shoulders.
Pause at the top of the movement then slowly bring the water bottles to the starting position.
Primary muscle group(s):
Middle Back / Lats, Upper Back & Lower Traps
Secondary:
Shoulders
Lay on a yoga/exercise mat or towel with your arms outstretched, palms down, either side of your body (your body should look like a perfect T from above).
Simultaneously lift both arms off the ground to semi-full flexion and pinch your upper back together; hold for a full second.
Slowly lower both arms back to the ground to complete a full rep.
Hold a kettlebell with both hands in an over hand grip.
Stand straight, with your legs slightly wider than shoulder width apart.
Lean forward at your waist slightly and bend your knees as if getting ready to squat.
Keep your back arched and your head facing forward.
Let your arms hang loosely.
Swing the kettlebell back between your legs while exhaling.
In an explosive movement, force the kettle forward and back up in front of you, either to eye level or above head height by thrusting forward with your hips and rotating your shoulders.
Continue for the desired number of repetitions or time.
Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder width apart and hold the powerbag/sandbag on your shoulders in a fireman’s-carry style
Bend your legs and lower your body towards the ground. Be sure not to let your knees pass over your toe line.
Keep your back nice and straight, and your chin up as you lower your body down to a full squat.
Drive upwards through your feet using your glutes to the starting position.
Do not lock your knees at the top of the extension!
Primary muscle group(s):
Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Glutes & Hip Flexors, Hamstrings, Shoulders
Stand with your feet shoulder width apart while holding a light dumbbell to your chest. You should hold the dumbbell by one end between your hands, with the other end extending down your torso. This is the start position.
Squat down keeping your slightly arched and pushing your hips back.
Continue down until your thighs are parallel to the floor.
Hold for a count of one.
Return to the start position.
Repeat.
This exercise can also be performed with a kettlebell.
Primary muscle group(s):
Quadriceps
Secondary:
Calves, Glutes & Hip Flexors, Hamstrings, Lower Back
With your feet shoulder-width apart, stand with dumbbells as your sides with your palms facing each other.
Keeping your back straight and facing forward, squat down until your thighs are parallel to the floor.
Pause for one second.
Pushing up from your heels, raise back up to starting position and repeat.
Primary muscle group(s):
Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Calves, Glutes & Hip Flexors
Begin the movement by stepping on to a resistance band with your feet at shoulder-width, toes pointed slightly out.
Bring your hands to your shoulders, keeping the handles of the band behind your shoulders. Brace your core and keep your chest up.
Bend first at the knees then at the hips. Be sure to keep the chest up and abdominals tight. There should be no arch in your back.
Pause when your thighs are parallel with the floor, then slowly return to the starting position, feeling the tension from the band in your quadriceps.
Sit on a chair with your hands either next to your hips or slightly under the hips.
Lift up onto your hands and bring your hips forward.
Bend your elbows and lower your hips down, keeping shoulders down and hips close to the chair.
Push back up but don’t lock your elbows and repeat.
Primary muscle group(s):
Triceps
Secondary:
Upper Back & Lower Traps
Holding a pair of water bottles with an overhand grip, stand tall with your chest up and core braced. Bend at the hips while keeping your back completely flat.
Once your upper body is parallel with the floor, bring your upper arms to your sides. Begin by pushing the water bottles back and behind you.
Pause at the top of the movement and feel the contraction in your triceps. Slowly lower the water bottles and begin again.
Lie flat on your back with your feet flat on the ground, with your knees bent at 90 degrees. Alternatively, you can place your feet up on a bench a few inches apart with your toes turned inwards and touching.
Hold a plate, dumbbell, kettlebell, or medicine ball securely above your head.
Keep your elbows locked.
Push your back down flat into the floor to isolate your abdominal muscles.
Gently curl your shoulders forward and up off the floor.
Continue to push down into the floor with your lower back.
Raise your shoulders about four to six inches only.
Hold and squeeze your abdominal muscles for a count of one.
Return to the start position in a smooth movement.
Stand a dumbbell on one of its plates about 2 feet away from the edge of a bench and sit comfortably on the edge of that bench, using you hand-grip for support. Fully extend your legs towards the dumbbell.
Using your amazing foot-eye coordination, pin each foot underneath the top plate of the standing dumbbell, on either side of its bar.
Bring your knees in towards your chest, taking care not to drop the dumbbell in the process, and hold them as close as you can to your chest for 1 second.
Extend the legs back down towards the floor to the starting position.
Workout done!
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