Program Description
- The upper lower split allows for three rest days per week which are critical for growth and recovery. This split offers twice per week training frequency for all muscles, which is the minimum recommended dose for optimal results. - Exercises are mostly personal preference; however, I like to include exercises with different resistance profiles or body positions for variation, which we know could influence regional hypertrophy. I found it helpful to take a week in the middle of the program as a "form reset" week, by recording your sets using your phone, and making sure that your eccentrics (lowering phase) are still controlled and your lifting form looks good, before continuing the program. - 4-12 rep range. Last set of higher rep (6-12) exercises is taken to failure with heavier sets always taken to 1-2 RIR to maximize the number of growth-promoting reps (effective reps) and efficiency. All programmed sets should feel hard and should be completed with good form. - After 8 weeks assess progress. If progress is good, keep going! If you are stalling, have achy joints, or any other symptoms of overreaching, take a deload week. If your keep pushing, take a deload week after week 12 regardless. Total Volume (Direct weekly Sets) - Lats: 8 - Chest: 8 - Quads: 8 - Side delts: 8 - Calfs: 8 - Forearms: 7 - Triceps: 7 - Biceps: 7 - Hamstrings: 7 - Rear delts: 6 - Abs: 6 - Adductors: 5 - Glutes: 4 - Erectors: 0 - Traps: 0
Program Overview
- LevelIntermediate
- GoalBodybuilding
- EquipmentFull Gym
- Program Length12 weeks
- Time Per Workout90 minutes
- CreatedAug 10, 2025 08:30
- Last EditedAug 10, 2025 09:57