Workout Guides

Of all the training programs I’ve used over the years, the upper/lower split is one of my favorites. It’s simple. It’s flexible. And it can be used by just about anyone to achieve many different goals – building muscle, getting stronger, or even just retaining muscle while you drop fat. What is an Upper/Lower Split? […]

In this post, I’m going to show you a highly effective 4-day push/pull workout routine that you can use to build muscle. Let’s dive right in… What Is a Push/Pull Workout? As the name suggests, a push/pull workout routine involves two different workouts: a push workout and a pull workout. The push workout is focused […]

If you want a simple but highly effective 3-day full-body workout routine designed for muscle hypertrophy, one that doesn’t involve doing weird exercises you’ve never heard of, counting rep tempos, or spending hours in the gym, this page will show you how it’s done. Before you continue, I do want to point out a few […]

If you want a highly effective 5-day workout split you can use to build muscle, the upper/lower/push/pull/legs routine will get the job done better than most. Let’s jump right in. There’s a link between training volume and hypertrophy. That is, the more hard sets you do for a particular muscle group, up to a point […]

If you’d like to try a push/pull/legs split (AKA a PPL routine) but you’re not quite sure how to go about doing so, this page will show you how it’s done. Here’s what’s covered: The Push Pull Legs (PPL) Routine Push Day Exercises Pull Day Exercises Leg Day Exercises 3-Day Routine 4-Day Routine 5-Day Routine […]

You want more muscle than you have right now. But you’re busy. And you don’t have much time available to go to the gym and lift weights. What’s the minimum amount of training time required to build muscle? If you’re willing to work hard and push yourself, you can build muscle with a full body […]