Upper / Lower Split

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

When it comes to designing an upper/lower body split workout, people fail on three fronts:

Too Many Sets Per Body Part

Too Many Isolation Movements

No differentiation between workouts if performed twice in a week.

Here’s an upper/lower body split that hopefully addresses those shortcomings and allows for decent muscle growth. It will probably work best if you have over 6 months training experience and are somewhere between an intermediate and advanced lifter. If you have been making steady growth gains for over 3 years and are almost at your most muscular, this routine is probably not for you. Everyone else, Have a Go At It!

Day 1

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Barbell squat

WarmUp Sets: 2 Reps:12-15 Sets: 3-4 Reps: 6-8

Leg press

Sets and Reps: 2-3x10-12 Rest: 1-2Min

Romanian deadlift

Sets and Reps: 3-4x6-8 Rest: 2-3Min

Lying leg curls

Sets and Reps: 2-3x10-12 Rest: 1-2Min

Standing dumbbell calf raise

Sets and Reps: 3-4x6-8 Rest: 2-3Min

Seated calf raise

Sets and Reps: 2-3x10-12 Rest: 1-2Min

Day 2

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Bent over barbell row

Sets and Reps: 2x12-15 Sets and Reps: 3-4x6-8 Rest: 2-3Min

V-bar pulldown

Sets and Reps: 2-3x10-12 Rest: 1-2Min

Barbell bench press - medium grip

Sets and Reps: 2x12-15 Sets and Reps: 3-4x6-8 Rest: 2-3Min

Barbell incline bench press - medium grip

Sets and Reps: 2-3x10-12 Rest: 1-2Min

Dips - triceps version

Sets and Reps: 1-2xAMAP Rest: 1-2Min

Preacher curl

Sets and Reps: 1-2x10-12 Rest: 1-2Min

Day 3 - rest day

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Day 4

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Barbell squat

Sets and Reps: 2x12-15 Sets and Reps: 2-3x10-12 Rest: 1-2Min

Leg press

Sets and Reps: 2-3x10-12 Rest: 1-2Min

Romanian deadlift

Sets and Reps: 2-3x10-12 Rest: 1-2Min

Barbell lunge

Sets and Reps: 2-3x10-12 Rest: 1-2Min

Standing dumbbell calf raise

Sets and Reps: 2-3x8-10 Rest: 2-3Min

Seated calf raise

Sets and Reps: 2-3x12-15 Rest: 1-2Min

Day 5

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Pullups

Sets and Reps: 2-3xAMAP Rest: 2-3Min

One-arm dumbbell row

Sets and Reps: 2-3x10-12 Rest: 1-2Min

Barbell bench press - medium grip

Sets and Reps: 2x12-15 Sets and Reps: 2-3x10-12 Rest: 1-2Min

Barbell incline bench press - medium grip

Sets and Reps: 2-3x10-12 Rest: 1-2Min

Lying close-grip barbell triceps extension behind the head

Sets and Reps: 1-2x10-12 Rest: 1-2Min

Incline dumbbell curl

Sets and Reps: 1-2x10-12 Rest: 1-2Min

Day 6 - rest day

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Day 7 - rest day

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