Most programming out there is written for people in their 20s and 30s, then handed to everyone else and expected to work the same way. It doesn't. Bodies change. What used to feel fine starts hurting. Recovery takes longer. The FIT40 6 Week Cycle isn't a repackaged version of that same generic template. It's built specifically for a body that's lived a little.
Every 6 weeks, you get a brand new block of programming from Bryan, FIT40's founder, who has trained people over 40 since 2015. Not from a team of writers pulling from a shared library, from one coach who has spent years in the room with clients, watching how people actually move and adjusting on the spot when something doesn't feel right. That real-time, client-by-client experience is what shapes every 6 week cycle you'll run.
The approach is simple. Prioritize functional strength, mobility, and joint health over ego lifts and beat-up joints. Adapt exercises to the body in front of you instead of forcing the body to adapt to the exercise. These aren't tweaks pulled from a textbook. They're adjustments made hands-on, with real clients, over and over again.
And it doesn't stop after one cycle. Every 6 weeks you get a new program built to match where your body is now, not where it was six weeks ago. As you get stronger, the training keeps evolving with you.
When you run a FIT40 6 Week Cycle, you're getting the same principles used inside an actual gym with an actual coach, just packaged so you can run it on your own terms, wherever you're training.
If you're looking for programming built around longevity, not just how much weight you can move this cycle, you're in the right place.
A
Dynamic Warmup
B1
Supported Split Squat
3 x 6
B2
Vertical Jump
3 x 6
B3
Tripod Dumbbell Row
3 x 6
C1
Single Arm Incline Dumbbell Press
3 x 12
C2
Hamstring Bridge Marches
3 x 0:30
C3
1 Arm Farmer March
3 x 0:30
D
Recovery Intervals
1 x 0:10
A
Dynamic Warmup
B1
Supported 1 DB Single Leg RDL
3 x 6
B2
Lateral Broad Jump
3 x 6
B3
Dumbbell Single Arm Bench Press
3 x 6
C1
Single Arm Dumbbell High Row
3 x 12
C2
Step-Ups
3 x 6
C3
Bear Crawl Butt Kicks
3 x 0:30
D
Recovery Intervals
1 x 0:10
A
Dynamic Warmup
B1
Floor Skull Crushers
3 x 12
B2
Band Pull-Apart
3 x 12
B3
Kneeling Lat Stretch
3 x 0:30
C1
Tall Kneel Bicep Curls
3 x 12
C2
Single Leg Dumbbell Bridge
3 x 12
C3
Couch Stretch (Hip Flexors)
3 x 0:30
D
Recovery Intervals
1 x 0:10
Bryan Fitzsimmons
Bryan is head coach and owner of FIT40, a small group gym in Greenville, NC, and has been training people over 40 since 2015. His programs come straight from what he uses with in-person clients, built around functional strength, mobility, and joint health, favoring joint-friendly variations over movements that look good on paper but leave people beat up.
Jill
No more knee pain riding her bike
Verified Athlete""I'm way stronger than I thought!""
Jordan
Less neck stiffness at work
Verified Athlete"Oh my gosh I feel so much better!"
Richard
Stands for longer with no pain
Verified Athlete"This is tough, but I love how I feel."
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