Tip: The Upper/Lower Split: Pros and Cons

Most commonly, this training split involves 4 workouts a week with each session dedicated to upper and lower-body training in alternating succession, like this: Monday:Upper Body Tuesday:Lower Body Thursday:Upper Body Friday:Lower Body Pros For most lifters, training each muscle group twice a week is much more effective than only once. Many lifters enjoy the ability to give focused attention to a specific body region for an entire workout. Cons Twice a week may be less than optimal – especially for average to smaller guys who aren’t yet in the 1200 club (300 bench, 400 squat, 500 deadlift). Overall, this is a descent split, but there may be an even better way of organizing your training for the week. Check it out here: The Hybrid
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