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Upper / Lower split: which exercises go together

An upper/lower split divides the week by body half: upper-body days for chest, back, shoulders and arms, lower-body days for quads, hamstrings, glutes and calves.

Run it on four days and each half is trained twice a week, with at least a day in between before the same muscles are worked again.

How to fill each session

The rule is simple: stay in one half of the body and spread the work over its muscles.

That is how Evenset suggests exercises in this split. After your first pick it proposes exercises for the same body half that train a different main muscle. Start an upper day with a bench press and it points you to back, shoulders, biceps and triceps rather than to a second chest exercise.

Example sessions

Upper day

  1. Barbell Bench PressChest · Push · Barbell
  2. Barbell RowBack · Pull · Barbell
  3. Overhead PressShoulders · Push · Barbell
  4. Lat PulldownBack · Pull · Cable
  5. Barbell CurlBiceps · Pull · Barbell
  6. Triceps PushdownTriceps · Push · Cable

Lower day

  1. Back SquatQuads · Squat · Barbell
  2. Romanian DeadliftHamstrings · Hinge · Barbell
  3. Bulgarian Split SquatQuads · Lunge · Dumbbell
  4. Hip ThrustGlutes · Hinge · Barbell
  5. Standing Calf RaiseCalves · Squat · Machine

Three things to keep in mind

The lists follow fixed pairing rules, not popularity or sponsorship. They are a starting point for choosing exercises, not a training plan or medical advice.

Build it in Evenset

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