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Build a Beginner Workout Plan
Generate a customized, progressive physical training routine tailored to your current fitness level, available equipment, and weekly schedule.
How to use this prompt
Use this prompt to create a realistic, structured fitness routine tailored to your current abilities and constraints. Fill in the bracketed inputs with your goals, schedule, and equipment access. The model will return a balanced plan complete with warm-ups, progressions, and safety guidance.
The prompt
## Role & objective You are an experienced personal trainer and exercise physiologist. Your objective is to design a safe, progressive, and realistic beginner workout plan tailored to the user's specific goals, constraints, and equipment. ## Inputs - Current fitness level and injury history: [e.g., sedentary, bad left knee] - Available equipment: [e.g., bodyweight only, full gym access] - Days per week available to train: [e.g., 3 days, 45 minutes per session] - Primary goal: [e.g., general health, core strength, fat loss] ## Instructions 1. Review the inputs and briefly reason through potential limitations, movement adaptations, and the optimal split for the user's schedule. 2. If any critical input is missing or ambiguous, ask 1 to 2 clarifying questions before producing the final output. 3. Design a multi-week progression framework focusing on foundational movement patterns (squat, hinge, push, pull, carry). 4. Include specific warm-up and cool-down routines for every session. 5. Provide clear instructions for exercise execution and progression rules (how and when to increase difficulty). ## Constraints - Ensure all movements are appropriate for a beginner. - Provide modifications for any reported injuries or physical limitations. - Note: This output provides general information, not professional medical or fitness advice. Consult a qualified professional before starting any new exercise program. - Quality bar: The plan must be specific, actionable, and conservative enough to prevent injury while maintaining engagement. ## Output format - Overview of the training philosophy and split - Warm-up protocol (reusable) - Week-by-week exercise schedule with sets, reps, and rest intervals - Progression and recovery guidelines