And in my experience, I’ve found the following to work best for most people: Chest: 2 exercises per workout. Back: 2 exercises per workout. Shoulders: 1 exercise per workout. Biceps: 1 exercise per workout. Triceps: 1 exercise per workout. Download my most popular Upper Body Workout Routine to your phone or computer and start using it today.

This upper body workout is comprehensive and provides you with two pull and two push workouts, hitting all of the upper body muscle groups and targeting the goals of muscle mass and strength. This upper body training plan should be paired with a leg day as well, and performed with a rest day after the first three workouts.

The upper body workouts involve mainly pressing exercises, such as the bench press (both flat and incline) and overhead press (both barbell and dumbbell), pulling exercises like pulldowns and rows, along with some isolation exercises for the biceps and triceps.

So for those that are new to training or have been slow to make progress in the upper body department, the first step is to identify the right upper body exercises. Master those exercises in terms of load and form, and start incorporating them into your upper body workout routine.