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My typical workout (exercises, sets, duration) ft @MikeThurston

Name: My typical workout (exercises, sets, duration) ft @MikeThurston
Uploaded: 2026-02-10T19:50:09+00:00
Duration: 36 s
Channel: Rob Lipsett
Description: Mike Thurston walks through his gym routine: five exercises per session, three compound lifts followed by two isolation moves, three sets each. Compound…

10 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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Mike Thurston walks through his gym routine: five exercises per session, three compound lifts followed by two isolation moves, three sets each. Compound lifts stay at 6-8 reps for strength, isolation work goes up to 12 reps. The whole thing takes 45 to 60 minutes.

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How many exercises do you do a session these days? Typically I will do 5 exercises, 3 compounds, 2 isolations, and typically 3 sets of 8 to 12. 8 reps closer to the start of the workout for the compounds. I might even do 6 reps on my very first movement, and then as the workout goes on and the movements get more isolated, my reps will go higher because you're hardly going to do like a 1 rep max on a curl. So towards the end of the workout— Speak for yourself. Yeah, Mike's favorite move. So towards the end of workout, I'll be up around that 12 rep range. Workouts typically 1 hour. You know, even when I'm in a rush, I've done some amazing workouts in 45, 50 minutes. Yeah, but that's it, short and intense.