4 Day Muscle Building Split

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

Drop Sets. For arm day drop sets, use a heavy weight and perform as many reps as possible. Without resting, move to a lighter resistance and perform as many reps as possible. Repeat this pattern, dropping weight two more times.

Day 1

Chest and Shoulders

Barbell bench press - medium grip

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

Incline dumbbell press

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

Butterfly

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

Seated barbell military press

Sets: 3 Reps: 10,8,6

Seated side lateral raise

Sets: 3 Reps: 10,8,6

Seated bent-over rear delt raise

Sets: 3 Reps: 10,8,6

Day 2

Back and Abs

Wide-grip lat pulldown

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

Seated cable rows

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

One-arm dumbbell row

Sets: 3 Reps: 10,8,6

Barbell shrug

Sets: 3 Reps: 10,8,6

Cable crunch

Sets: 3 Reps: MAX

Crunches

Sets: 3 Reps: 10-12

Day 3 - rest day

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Day 4

Quads and Calves

Barbell squat

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

Dumbbell rear lunge

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

Romanian deadlift

Sets: 3 Reps: 10,8,6

Lying leg curls

Sets: 3 Reps: 10,8,6

Standing dumbbell calf raise

Sets: 3 Reps: 12,10,8

Day 1

Triceps, Biceps and Abs

Close-grip barbell bench press

Sets: 3 Reps: 10,8,6

Dips - triceps version

Sets: 3 Reps: 10,8,6

Triceps pushdown

Sets: 1 Reps: Max Dropset

Preacher curl

Sets: 3 Reps: 10,8,6

Concentration curls

Sets: 3 Reps: 10,8,6

Machine preacher curls

Sets: 1 Reps: Max Dropset

Cable crunch

Sets: 3 Reps: 12,10,8

Decline crunch

Sets: 3 Reps: 12,10,8

Day 6 - rest day

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Day 7 - rest day

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