Illustration of a skinny women doing goblet squats to build muscle.

Beginner Muscle-Building Workout Plan for Women (Home or Gym)

This is a 3-day full-body muscle-building routine for women just starting out or just getting back into lifting weights. You can do it in your living room with adjustable dumbbells, in your basement with a barbell home gym, or with a full gym membership.

This is a beginner routine, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t serious about it. Marco has experience training some of the best female athletes in the world, including women on our Olympic rugby team.

The workouts are designed to stimulate muscle growth, which makes them perfect for gaining weight and building muscle, but you could take this one of three ways:

  • Bulking: If you’re gaining weight, this workout program will help keep your gains lean.
  • Cutting: If you’re losing weight, this workout program will maintain your muscle mass, allowing you to burn pure fat. You may even gain a small amount of muscle.
  • Recomping: If you’re skinny fat, you can build muscle while burning fat. This workout program will stimulate muscle growth, and your body will pull the energy it needs from your fat stores.

I’ll explain the workout routine, and Marco will teach you the exercises with tutorial videos.

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