Short workouts. Big gains.
The ideal routine is tough. It works. And you can do it again tomorrow without hating yourself. It slots into your chaotic day—no friction, just results.
You won’t have an hour at the gym today. Maybe you have twenty minutes. Or less. When time vanishes, you need efficiency. A routine that gets you moving toward the goal without burning through your entire afternoon.
Enter: Muscle in Minutes. A WH+ series designed to build real muscle in ten flat minutes. Sounds like a sales pitch. It isn’t.
Length doesn’t dictate growth. Intensity does. Muscle grows when you push near failure. Aim for two or three reps left in the tank. That’s the signal. Send that signal, and the muscle listens.
This specific routine targets the back, biceps, and rear shoulders. It uses simple moves but demands effort. Use weights that feel heavy. If they don’t challenge you, pick up heavier ones.
Cori Ritchey, a personal trainer and our fitness editor, leads these sessions. All five workouts in the series are modular. Have ten minutes? Do the ten-minute block. Have an hour? Stack them up.
Want that burn in your lats? Click play. You’ll find the other four sessions below too.
Watch Now: Upper Body Pull
- Time : 10 minutes
- Equipment : Light and medium dumbbells
- Targets : Back, biceps, rear delts
The Warm Up
30 seconds per move. No resting between.
- Upward to Downward Dog
- Thread the Needle
- Ws + Ts
The Work
45 seconds work. 15 seconds rest. Repeat three times per exercise.
- Tripod Row
- Biceps Curl
- Chest Supported Fly
“Muscle growth is sparked by effort.”
The Crew
– Video Director: Janie Booth
– Directors of Photography: Derrick Saint Pierre and Romy Raimon
– Editor: Josh Archer
– Hair and Makeup: Sara Jade
Ten minutes passed. The clock stopped. You feel the difference in your posture? Maybe not immediately. But you did the work. The next question is what you do in the next ten minutes. 🏋️
