Popsugar Fitness Workouts Weightlifting Plan to Build Muscle For Women These Are the Exact Workouts I Do in a Week to Build Muscle — You Can Do Them Too! March 4, 2019 by Tamara Pridgett View On One Page Photo 4 of 6 ADVERTISEMENT () Start Slideshow Share This Link Copy ← Use Arrow Keys → 4 Thursday: Upper Body As a former sprinter, I tend to favor lower-body workouts, but lately I've been doing more workouts to strengthen my upper body. Bench press: three sets of 12, 10, and eight reps. The weight should increase with each set (10 to 50 pounds). Face pulls: four sets of 12 reps (10 to 25 pounds) Hammer curls: three sets of 10 reps (15 to 40 pounds total) Dumbbell rows with triceps kickbacks: three sets of 10 reps (five to 12.5 pounds total) Pull-ups: three sets of 10 reps Previous Next Start Slideshow Fitness TipsWorkoutsStrength TrainingButt WorkoutsAb WorkoutsTrainer TipsDumbbell WorkoutsBack WorkoutsFull-Body WorkoutsArm Workouts