28-Days-to-Lean Meal Plan
With the right plan and the right discipline, you can get seriously shredded in just 28 days.
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Beginner
4 weeks
3
Strength Training
If you want to lose weight or are a beginner in need of a jump start, we’ve got your back, training you with enough variety and intensity to keep your body guessing. And if you seek to bust through plateaus and sculpt lean muscle, dial in for the ultimate moves.Â
This four-week plan, by IFBB pro Stacy Naito, D.O., fosters muscle confusion, changing sets and reps weekly so you never get bored. Throw fat burning into overdrive with a mix of plyo and strength training, working your body from top to bottom. “This program eases the beginner into a consistent regimen, which slowly ramps up, offering the perfect strategy for reaching fitness goals,” says Naito.Â
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Burn Fat, Build Muscle, Hypertrophy, Build Strength
Beginner
4 weeks
3
Strength Training
Full Body
Rest
Full Body
Rest
Back, Biceps, Glutes
Warm up on a treadmill for 15 minutes with a brisk walk (3.4-3.6 mph) 5 percent incline.
Rest
Rest
Legs
Start every training day with a 12-minute warmup on the treadmill, incline at 5 percent. Walk briskly (3.4-3.6 mph) for 4 minutes, then alternate 5.5 mph jog and brisk walk for 2 minutes each; repeat 2 times. For supersets, do 1 set of each move back to back without rest, continuing to alternate until sets are done.
Chest & Back
Start every training day with a 12-minute warmup on the treadmill, incline at 5 percent. Walk briskly (3.4-3.6 mph) for 4 minutes, then alternate 5.5 mph jog and brisk walk for 2 minutes each; repeat 2 times. For supersets, do 1 set of each move back to back without rest, continuing to alternate until sets are done.
Rest
Delts & Glutes
Start every training day with a 12-minute warmup on the treadmill, incline at 5 percent. Walk briskly (3.4-3.6 mph) for 4 minutes, then alternate 5.5 mph jog and brisk walk for 2 minutes each; repeat 2 times. For supersets, do 1 set of each move back to back without rest, continuing to alternate until sets are done.
Rest
Arms & Abs
Start every training day with a 12-minute warmup on the treadmill, incline at 5 percent. Walk briskly (3.4-3.6 mph) for 4 minutes, then alternate 5.5 mph jog and brisk walk for 2 minutes each; repeat 2 times. For supersets, do 1 set of each move back to back without rest, continuing to alternate until sets are done.
Rest
Upper Body
Similar to Week 2, warm up on treadmill before your workout for 12 minutes at a 5 percent incline. Start with a brisk walk (3.4-3.6 mph) for 4 minutes, then alternate between a 5.5 mph jog and a 6.5 mph sprint every minute.
Lower Body
Similar to Week 2, warm up on treadmill before your workout for 12 minutes at a 5 percent incline. Start with a brisk walk (3.4-3.6 mph) for 4 minutes, then alternate between a 5.5 mph jog and a 6.5 mph sprint every minute.
Rest
Rest
Upper Body
Similar to Week 2, warm up on treadmill before your workout for 12 minutes at a 5 percent incline. Start with a brisk walk (3.4-3.6 mph) for 4 minutes, then alternate between a 5.5 mph jog and a 6.5 mph sprint every minute.
Lower Body
Similar to Week 2, warm up on treadmill before your workout for 12 minutes at a 5 percent incline. Start with a brisk walk (3.4-3.6 mph) for 4 minutes, then alternate between a 5.5 mph jog and a 6.5 mph sprint every minute.
Rest
Biceps, Back, & Abs
Do the same 12-minute treadmill warmup as Week 3 before each training day. Some sets here are called dropsets, which means that for each subsequent set in which you see a drop in the number of reps, you'll increase the weight by no more than 5 percent or 5 pounds. This technique helps maximize muscular development.
Legs
Do the same 12-minute treadmill warmup as Week 3 before each training day. Some sets here are called dropsets, which means that for each subsequent set in which you see a drop in the number of reps, you'll increase the weight by no more than 5 percent or 5 pounds. This technique helps maximize muscular development.
Rest
Rest
Chest & Triceps
Do the same 12-minute treadmill warmup as Week 3 before each training day. Some sets here are called dropsets, which means that for each subsequent set in which you see a drop in the number of reps, you'll increase the weight by no more than 5 percent or 5 pounds. This technique helps maximize muscular development.
Delts & Lunges
Do the same 12-minute treadmill warmup as Week 3 before each training day. Some sets here are called dropsets, which means that for each subsequent set in which you see a drop in the number of reps, you'll increase the weight by no more than 5 percent or 5 pounds. This technique helps maximize muscular development.
Rest
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