{"id":63566,"date":"2025-08-06T21:56:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T21:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/63566\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T21:56:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T21:56:19","slug":"this-popular-workout-split-is-massively-overrated-heres-what-actually-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/63566\/","title":{"rendered":"This Popular Workout Split Is Massively Overrated\u2014Here’s What Actually Works"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trainer: This Popular Workout Split Is Massively Overrated\u2014Here’s What Actually Works<\/a> originally appeared on Men’s Fitness<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When it comes to structuring your weekly lifting routine, there’s no shortage of options. But which workout split actually delivers the best results?<\/p>\n

Trainer and natural bodybuilder Jeff Nippard recently broke them down in a tier list<\/a>, ranking each based on practicality effectiveness for different experience levels. His rankings range from D-tier (the lowest) to S-tier (the highest).<\/p>\n

“All these splits will work as long as you do, and the best split is the one you’ll actually stick to,” he says.<\/p>\n

Related: Full-Body Workouts vs. Bro Splits: What Training Style Works Best After 40?<\/a><\/p>\n

What is the Best Training Split for Men?Push\/Pull\/Legs<\/p>\n

A push\/pull\/legs split divides workouts by movement pattern: push (chest, shoulders, triceps), pull (back, biceps), and legs. It’s a classic.<\/p>\n

“I did this split for years, and I think it’s great. The only downside is it’s a bit too focused on the upper-body muscles, and six days a week can be a bit much for beginners,” Nippard says.<\/p>\n

Bro Split<\/p>\n

The classic bodybuilding routine\u2014chest, back, legs, arms, delts, with two rest days\u2014lands lowest on his list.<\/p>\n

“It still works, but you honestly never need seven whole days to recover each muscle, and it’s a little too focused on the upper body,” he says.<\/p>\n

Full Body Splits<\/p>\n

Training the whole body two or three times per week is one of Nippard\u2019s top picks, especially for lifters with a busy schedule. For advanced lifters, high frequency full body is even a notch above.<\/p>\n

“Just make sure you don’t do too much per session,” Nippard advises.<\/p>\n

6-Day Upper\/Lower<\/p>\n

This upper\/lower rotation is solid for advanced lifters chasing volume, but it may overwhelm beginners\u2014especially with three days dedicated to legs.<\/p>\n

4-Day Upper\/Lower<\/p>\n

This is Nippard\u2019s favorite split right now. He\u2019s using it during his current cut and says it balances recovery and training volume perfectly.<\/p>\n

UL\/PPL<\/p>\n

This five-day split combines upper\/lower days with a sprinkle of push\/pull\/legs. It\u2019s another structure Nippard has used and recommends for balanced gains.<\/p>\n

Related: Strength Researcher: Stop Following Rigid Training Splits\u2014This Little Known Training Tip Builds More Muscle<\/a><\/p>\n

Trainer: This Popular Workout Split Is Massively Overrated\u2014Here’s What Actually Works<\/a> first appeared on Men’s Fitness on Aug 4, 2025<\/p>\n

This story was originally reported by Men’s Fitness<\/a> on Aug 4, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Trainer: This Popular Workout Split Is Massively Overrated\u2014Here’s What Actually Works originally appeared on Men’s Fitness. When it…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63567,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[337,97,44203],"class_list":["post-63566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-jeff-nippard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}