4 Day Upper/Lower Body Split

- include your own abdominal exercises every workout day.
- The program here focuses on definition and not mass.  In order to increase muscle mass, slightly increase the sets (1-2 sets more), and lower the reps (2-4 reps less)


Day 1 – upper body
Day 2 - lower body
Day 3 – rest
Day 4 – upper body
Day 5 – lower body
Day 6 – rest
Day 7 - rest


MONDAY AND THURSDAY – upper body (day 1 & 4)
exercise                        sets reps            rest(minutes)
Bench Press                      2 x 12              1:15
Incline press                    2 x 12              1
Flat flyes                       2 x 12              1
Lat pull down/chinups            2 x 12              1
Low-pulley row                   2 x 12              1
Shoulder press                   2 x 12              1
Delt raises                      2 x 12              1
Shrugs                           2 x 12              1
Tricep extension                 2 x 12              1



TUESDAY AND FRIDAY – lower body (day 2 & 5)
                                                                            
exercise                        sets reps            rest(minutes)
Leg Press/squat                  3 x 12                 1:30
Lunges                           2 x 12                 1        
Leg extensions                   2 x 12                 1
Leg curls                        2 x 12                 1
Bicep curls(preacher curls)      3 x 12                 1
Hammer curls(using dumbbells)    2 x 12                 1
Calve raises                     3 x 12                 40 seconds
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