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Character Solo Leveling

Sung Jin-Woo

Shadow Monarch

From E-rank to Shadow Monarch through nothing but relentless daily completion of the system's quests. Jin-Woo's program enforces the system's rules: miss a day and face consequences.

9 Weeks 5 days/week Beginner Bodyweight Conditioning
Sung Jin-Woo
Sung Jin-Woo Training Program

Training Progression

At A Glance

Weekly Schedule

MON
Day 1
Push & Pull
TUE
Day 2
Legs & Core
WED
Rest
THU
Day 3
Grind Circuit
FRI
Day 4
Endurance Run
SAT
Day 5
Strength Peak
SUN
Rest
5 Training Days 35–45 Min / Session
Equipment
Bar or Rings Bodyweight Bodyweight or Dumbbell Parallel Bars Pull-up Bar Resistance Band Track or Open Space
The Complete Plan

Training Plan

Every phase, every session, every exercise — expand a day to see the full prescription.

Phase 1 · Weeks 1–3 Beginner

E-Rank Hunter

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The weakest starting point — the full five-day range at an honest entry point (target RIR 3).

5 Workouts In This Phase
Push & Pull
Monday · 35 min · 3 exercises
Push-Up
3 × 10 · 75s restRIR 3
Inverted Row
3 × 10 · 75s restRIR 3
Dip
3 × 8 · 75s restRIR 3
Open Full Session
Legs & Core
Tuesday · 35 min · 4 exercises
Squat
3 × 12 · 75s restRIR 3
Reverse Lunge
3 × 8 each side · 75s restRIR 3
Hollow Hold
3 × 20s · 45s rest
Dead Bug
3 × 8 each side · 45s rest
Open Full Session
Grind Circuit
Thursday · 35 min · 4 exercises
Push-Up
Real rest between rounds — not the source's zero-rest framing
3 × 10 · 45s rest
Squat
3 × 12 · 45s rest
Burpee
3 × 8 · 45s rest
Mountain Climber
3 × 20s · 45s rest
Open Full Session
Endurance Run
Friday · 35 min · 3 exercises
Sprint Intervals
Distance-style — the real translation of the 10km run
4 × 20s · 75s rest
Broad Jump
3 × 5 · 90s rest
Dead Bug
3 × 8 each side · 45s rest
Open Full Session
Strength Peak
Saturday · 35 min · 3 exercises
Dip
4 × 8 · 90s restRIR 2
Squat
4 × 10 · 90s restRIR 2
Assisted Pull-Up
4 × 6 · 90s restRIR 2
Open Full Session
Phase 2 · Weeks 4–6 Intermediate

S-Rank Ascension

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Chin-up debuts, volume rises. Target RIR 2.

5 Workouts In This Phase
Push & Pull
Monday · 40 min · 3 exercises
Push-Up
4 × 14 · 60s restRIR 2
Inverted Row
4 × 12 · 60s restRIR 2
Dip
4 × 10 · 60s restRIR 2
Open Full Session
Legs & Core
Tuesday · 40 min · 4 exercises
Squat
4 × 15 · 60s restRIR 2
Reverse Lunge
4 × 10 each side · 60s restRIR 2
Hollow Hold
4 × 30s · 30s rest
Dead Bug
4 × 10 each side · 30s rest
Open Full Session
Grind Circuit
Thursday · 40 min · 4 exercises
Push-Up
4 × 12 · 30s rest
Squat
4 × 15 · 30s rest
Burpee
4 × 10 · 30s rest
Mountain Climber
4 × 30s · 30s rest
Open Full Session
Endurance Run
Friday · 40 min · 3 exercises
Sprint Intervals
Distance-style — the real translation of the 10km run
6 × 20s · 60s rest
Broad Jump
4 × 6 · 75s rest
Dead Bug
4 × 10 each side · 30s rest
Open Full Session
Strength Peak
Saturday · 40 min · 3 exercises
Dip
5 × 10 · 75s restRIR 1
Squat
5 × 12 · 75s restRIR 1
Chin-Up
5 × 8 · 75s restRIR 1
Open Full Session
Phase 3 · Weeks 7–9 Advanced

Shadow Monarch

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Peak volume, unassisted pull-up throughout. Target RIR 1.

5 Workouts In This Phase
Push & Pull
Monday · 45 min · 3 exercises
Push-Up
5 × 16 · 45s restRIR 1
Inverted Row
5 × 15 · 45s restRIR 1
Dip
5 × 12 · 45s restRIR 1
Open Full Session
Legs & Core
Tuesday · 45 min · 4 exercises
Squat
5 × 18 · 45s restRIR 1
Reverse Lunge
5 × 12 each side · 45s restRIR 1
Hollow Hold
5 × 40s · 20s rest
Dead Bug
5 × 12 each side · 20s rest
Open Full Session
Grind Circuit
Thursday · 45 min · 4 exercises
Push-Up
5 × 15 · 20s rest
Squat
5 × 18 · 20s rest
Burpee
5 × 12 · 20s rest
Mountain Climber
5 × 40s · 20s rest
Open Full Session
Endurance Run
Friday · 45 min · 3 exercises
Sprint Intervals
Distance-style — the real translation of the 10km run
8 × 20s · 45s rest
Broad Jump
5 × 6 · 60s rest
Dead Bug
5 × 12 each side · 20s rest
Open Full Session
Strength Peak
Saturday · 45 min · 3 exercises
Dip
6 × 12 · 60s restRIR 1
Squat
6 × 14 · 60s restRIR 1
Pull-Up
Unassisted now
5 × 8 · 90s restRIR 1
Open Full Session
Program Overview

Why This Program Works

Philosophy

Push & Pull, Legs & Core, a Grind Circuit day, a dedicated Endurance Run day, and a Strength Peak day.

Physique Goal

Lean and relentless — the look of someone who trained every day it took to go from nothing to everything.

Performance Goal

Real strength and endurance on the fundamentals — push-ups, squats, pull-ups, and distance running — measured by real progress, not a fictional grind.

How Progression Works

Rep progression within each phase, then a harder variant the next rank (assisted pull-up to chin-up to pull-up). The Grind Circuit uses density progression with real rest between rounds — not the source's zero-rest framing. Target RIR drops from 3 to 2 to 1 across the three ranks.

Training Philosophy

How Sung Jin-Woo Trains

Jin-Woo's story starts with the same signature daily quest — push-ups, squats, core work, distance running — but the source itself admits training every single day with zero rest isn't realistic. This program keeps his real toolkit and his real story arc (leveling up from the weakest to the strongest), but with genuine day-to-day structure and real rest built in.