Four-day workout split: upper and lower, twice.

A four-day strength and hypertrophy split with weekly layout, exercises, progression and substitutions.

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Four-day workout split: upper and lower, twice. This template is for a lifter who can train four consistent sessions and recover from two upper and two lower days. Monday upper, Tuesday lower, Thursday upper and Saturday lower, leaving recovery between repeated regions.

Who this is for

A lifter who can train four consistent sessions and recover from two upper and two lower days.

Most sessions should take roughly 50–75 minutes when rest periods and equipment access are predictable.

Weekly schedule

Monday upper, Tuesday lower, Thursday upper and Saturday lower, leaving recovery between repeated regions.

The sessions

Warm up for the movement and load in front of you. The listed sets are working sets.

  • Upper 1: bench variation, row, pulldown, lateral raise, triceps
  • Lower 1: squat variation, leg curl, split squat, calves
  • Upper 2: incline press, pulldown, supported row, shoulder press, biceps
  • Lower 2: hinge, leg press, leg extension, leg curl, calves

How to progress

Use double progression within each prescribed range. Review weekly set totals before adding another exercise.

Keep one to three repetitions in reserve for most working sets unless the programme gives a different, deliberate target.

Substitutions

Swap like-for-purpose: horizontal press for horizontal press, supported row for supported row, and squat-dominant work for an appropriate squat-dominant alternative.

Common mistakes

Do not add exercises simply because the session felt short. Avoid changing several variables at once, and do not carry a missed session into the next day if that destroys the rest of the week.

Use it in Bulk Coach

Recreate the session as a saved workout, assign its weekday if the schedule is fixed, and choose each catalogue exercise by its intended movement role. One-click import is not claimed; review exercise names, sets and rep ranges before the first session.

Sources and further reading

  1. ACSM progression models for resistance training
  2. Proximity-to-failure systematic review
Updated 7 August 2026Reviewed by James Wood, founder