An upper/lower body split is fairly self-explanatory, as it works the muscles in the upper body one day and then focuses on the legs and lower body muscle groups the next.

An upper/lower body split is fairly self-explanatory, as it works the muscles in the upper body one day and then focuses on the legs and lower body muscle groups the next.

With that in mind, performing an upper/lower split just once a week, with one day a week dedicated to each area, isn’t going to provide the volume that’s required to build muscle in most people.

One of the major killers of muscle gains is overworking a particular muscle group and not allowing it enough time to ...