4 Day Split Bodybuilding Split Routine

Type: Split
Level: Advanced
Days per week: 4 days
Sex: Male & Female

This 4 day workout routine is aimed at the intermediate to advanced bodybuilder who is currently in their growth cycle. It's slightly different to other 4 day splits on this site in that legs (hams/glutes/quads) have been split up into 2 separate days.

Abdominals should be trained on Mondays and Thursdays. Use a mixture of 3 exercises for 6 to 10 sets in total. Keep rep range for abdominals between 15 and 20.

If you need any advice on using this workout or adjusting this workout to fit your schedule head over to our muscle building forum and ask.

Day 1

Quads and Biceps

Barbell squat

Sets: 4 Reps: 12,10,8,6

Leg press

Sets: 4 Reps: 12,10,8,6

Barbell lunge

Sets: 4 Reps: 12,10,8,6

Gorilla chin/crunch

Sets: 4 Reps: 10

Alternate hammer curl

Sets: 3 Reps: 10,8,6

Day 2

Chest and Calves

Incline dumbbell press

Sets: 4 Reps: 12,10,8,6

Dips - chest version

Sets: 4 Reps: 10

Cable crossover

Sets: 4 Reps: 12

Dumbbell flyes

Sets: 4 Reps: 12,10,8,6

Seated calf raise

Sets: 4 Reps: 10,8,6

Day 3 - rest day

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Day 4

Hamstring and Back

Romanian deadlift

Sets: 4 Reps: 12,10,8,6

Lying leg curls

Sets: 4 Reps: 12

Bent over barbell row

Sets: 4 Reps: 12,10,8,6

Wide-grip lat pulldown

Sets: 4 Reps: 10

One-arm dumbbell row

Sets: 4 Reps: 10

Seated cable rows

Sets: 4 Reps: 12,10,8,6

Day 5

Shoulders, Traps and Triceps

Barbell shoulder press

Sets: 4 Reps: 12,10,8,6

Standing dumbbell upright row

Sets: 4 Reps: 12,10,8,6

Dumbbell lying rear lateral raise

Sets: 4 Reps: 12,10,8,6

Barbell shrug behind the back

Sets: 4 Reps: 12,10,8,6

Bench dips

Sets: 4 Reps: 10

Cable one arm tricep extension

Sets: 3 Reps: 12,10,8

Day 6 - rest day

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Day 7 - rest day

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