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Female

LOW IMPACT

At a glance

Weeks
16
Days a week
3–5
Minutes a session
60
Level
All levels
Where
Gym or home

For building muscle and strength while managing injuries or limited mobility. Exercises are selected to limit stress on the lower back and joints.

Written by Mark CarrollCo-FounderScience builds the body. I teach the tools and nutrition periodisation to rebuild your physique through biomechanics and progressive overload, without restrictive dieting. Elite results, made accessible and built to last

Program overview

Who's it for?

Women managing injuries or limited mobility, especially lower back or joint sensitivity.

What makes it different?

Exercise selection deliberately limited to injury-friendly options that reduce stress on the lower back and joints.

Primary Goal

Muscle building and strength, adapted for injury/mobility limitations.

Description

Low Impact is designed for people who want to train effectively while working around injuries, joint sensitivity, or recovery limitations. It's a strength and muscle-building program that avoids high-impact lifts like deadlifts and barbell squats, but doesn't compromise on results.

This program includes beginner, intermediate, and advanced options. Whether you're just starting out or have years of training experience, the focus is the same: train hard, train smart, and stay pain-free. You'll use machine-based movements and joint-friendly alternatives like leg presses, back extensions, and dumbbell work.

Upper body sessions lean on machines and moderate-rep dumbbell exercises to avoid tweaking your shoulders, while lower body days avoid heavy axial loading to protect the spine and joints.

Low Impact is ideal for anyone who feels frustrated by traditional programming but knows there's still plenty they can do pain-free. Whether you're in a build or cut phase, this program helps you focus on what's possible and make progress without pushing through discomfort.

Note: Mark himself recently used the advanced version to lose 14kg and build the strongest physique he's had in years, proof that low impact doesn't mean low results.

Difficulty

Suitable for all lifters

  • Work at your own pace/progress
  • Joint friendly exercise options
  • Machine based programming

Schedule

Up to 3 training splits available

  • 5 days: 3 lower / 2 upper
  • 4 days: 2 lower / 2 upper
  • 3 days: full-body

Training split

16 weeks, in 4 four-week phases

  1. Lower body
  2. Upper body
  3. Rest
  4. Lower body
  5. Upper body
  6. Rest
  7. Lower body
  1. Lower body
  2. Upper body
  3. Rest
  4. Lower body
  5. Upper body
  6. Rest
  7. Rest
  1. Full body
  2. Rest
  3. Full body
  4. Full body
  5. Rest
  6. Rest
  7. Rest

An example week. Move the sessions to the days that suit you.