Training split basics

Reviewer Rigorous, well-argued, genuinely changes how you think about split frequency.

Moderator Entire video is specifically about bro-split training frequency and muscle growth kinetics - exactly the skill.

Reviewer Well-cited, well-reasoned, and gives you a clear starting point.

Moderator Directly compares bro split vs frequency-based splits (upper/lower, PPL, full body) and explains why higher frequency wins for most lifters, with a specific beginner recommendation. Squarely the sub-skill.

Reviewer Actually explains why one split beats another, not just which one.

Moderator Systematically ranks seven popular splits (push/pull/legs, full body, upper/lower, bro split, 5-day variants) using a frequency+volume model. This IS the sub-skill.

Reviewer Genuinely helped me think about how to lay out my own week - not just theory, real trade-offs.

Moderator Entirely dedicated to comparing synchronous vs asynchronous training splits - definitions, scheduling implications, recovery implications. Could not be more squarely about this sub-skill.

Reviewer Smart, well-reasoned, not hype or hate.

Moderator Whole video is a deep dive on whether bro splits work, compared against upper/lower and push/pull frequency -- squarely on the training-split topic.

Reviewer Clear, specific, and easy to actually use - a strong quick lesson on structuring a split.

Moderator Squarely on topic - makes the case for full body over body-part splits at low frequency, then gives a concrete 3-day structure and a weekly volume target.

Moderator Squarely on topic - runs through push/pull/legs, bro splits, full body, 6-day upper/lower, 4-day upper/lower, and a hybrid, with real reasoning about recovery and who each one suits.

Reviewer Quick but genuinely useful comparison - good starting point for picking a split.

Reviewer Excellent, well-reasoned full training split — assumes some lifting background.

Moderator Presents and explains an actual 6-day powerbuilding split day-by-day (squat/bench/biceps, bench/deadlift/back, etc.) with RPE-based progression and rep-range rationale for strength vs hypertrophy — squarely 'training split' content with real programming logic behind it.

Reviewer Concrete schedules plus the reasoning behind them - very usable.

Moderator Directly compares total-body, push/pull/legs, and bro-split structures with rationale for each - exactly the skill.

Reviewer This is the 'why' behind training splits explained properly, not just another list of routines.

Moderator Two exercise scientists lay out the three real considerations for split design (recovery time, over-resting, interference effects) and then rank named splits like the bro split against those principles. Core split-basics content.

Reviewer Clear, well-organized breakdown any beginner can follow.

Moderator Entirely built around comparing full-body vs split training approaches -- bro split, push-pull, upper-lower -- exactly the skill in question.

Reviewer Explains the why, not just the what - good teaching.

Moderator A 4-day squat/bench/deadlift split (SB/BD pattern) with explicit reasoning for the structure - frequency, recovery demands, and strength vs hypertrophy rep ranges. Squarely on topic.

Reviewer Clear, honest, and gives you a rule you can apply today.

Moderator Title says 'simplified' and it delivers -- defines PPL from zero, pros and cons, then how to build your own. Textbook split-basics.

Reviewer Explains the why behind every day -- you could run this tomorrow.

Moderator Full breakdown of a 5-day upper/lower-PPL hybrid, day by day, with reasoning for the structure. This is what split-basics content should look like.

Reviewer Blunt, funny, but the advice is genuinely actionable - I'd hand this to anyone building their first split.

Moderator Dr Mike lays out the exact criteria for judging any split: weekly volume per muscle (6-20 sets), adequate time between sessions for the same muscle, and how to fix overlapping soreness. This is the core content of training-split basics.

Reviewer Explains the reasoning behind the order, not just the split.

Moderator A direct deep-dive on PPL as a split -- weekly scheduling options, plus a real structural critique of exercise ordering (push-pull-legs vs pull-push-legs). Split basics at a sharper level.

Reviewer Smart, evidence-based take on split programming — recommend.

Moderator Directly answers a training-split programming question — should you do twice as much pulling as pushing — with an evidence-based, skeptical take (it's about volume/intensity management, not a magic pull:push ratio) and a concrete way to fit back work into a split via deadlift supplementation.

Reviewer Credible expert giving an actual framework for picking a split, not just listing options.

Moderator A substantial discussion specifically about how to think about and choose a training split (bro split, PPL, full body) - squarely on topic.

Reviewer Explains the 'why' clearly before giving you the split - good teaching, if a bit rambling.

Moderator Directly compares full body, push-pull-legs and upper-lower splits and the five factors that should drive your choice (recovery, muscle size, exercise demand, individual variance, life stress). On-topic for split basics, just framed for calisthenics/bodyweight training.

Reviewer Nuanced and honest about what the research actually shows.

Moderator Whole video is about training frequency and splits — full body 5x vs body part splits vs push/pull/legs vs upper/lower — with research cited. Squarely about choosing a split.

Reviewer Solid, balanced breakdown of frequency choices for building your split.

Moderator This is squarely about weekly training frequency and split structure - once/week vs higher frequency, directly the sub-skill.

Moderator This is directly about how to adapt a weekly training split to your goal - sticking to alternating full-body strength and isometric days if you're a beginner, moving to an upper/lower split for more volume if mass gain is the priority, or alternating strength and mass-gain days while dropping isometric work if you're chasing skills like the planche or front lever. That's exactly what structuring a training split looks like in practice.

Reviewer Genuinely useful, practical guidance on adapting your weekly split to your goal.

Reviewer Useful template, but explains almost none of the reasoning.

Moderator This literally is a 5-day training split, laid out day by day with specific exercise selections. Dead center for this subskill.

Moderator This is a concrete worked example of a training split - exercises, sets, and reps laid out - which is the practical complement to just defining what a split is.

Reviewer Specific enough to copy straight into your own program.

Reviewer Good, correct reasoning on why full-body makes sense to start -- does what the skill needs.

Moderator Explicitly explains and justifies a specific split (full-body 3x/week) for beginners -- why novices don't need much volume per muscle and benefit from more frequent practice reps -- before getting into exercise-by-exercise instruction.

Reviewer Solid, correct starter-split advice - basic but nothing wrong with it.

Moderator Numbered list walking through 'structure a simple weekly routine' with an example split (full body twice a week) for men - that's the sub-skill dead on, not general lifting tips.

Reviewer Great mental model for programming, light on concrete split examples.

Moderator Directly addresses how program structure should differ for novice vs advanced lifters - core to training split basics.

Reviewer Good, correct point about pairing muscle groups - just wish it went further.

Moderator Directly about which muscle group pairings make sense in a split (legs-then-chest is bad, biceps-then-legs is fine) - a specific, useful slice of split design, just a shorter/narrower clip than a full split guide.

Reviewer Good practical principles, loosely presented as a personal update.

Moderator A real, if anecdotal, look at how to structure a split - flexible vs rigid scheduling, weekly volume targets, why adherence matters more than optimizing.

Moderator This lays out how training should actually change as you go from beginner to intermediate to advanced -- core territory for the basics of structuring your training.

Reviewer Clear, well-reasoned, and genuinely useful -- explains the why, not just the what.

Reviewer Correct definition, but doesn't go further than that.

Moderator Squarely explains what a training split is at the definitional level - exactly the 'basics' this sub-skill is asking for.

Reviewer Good conceptual food for thought, no actual plan to walk away with.

Moderator Real split talk -- Cavaliere's tearing apart rigid push/pull thinking and using the triceps-pullover example to prove muscles don't respect our categories. That's core split-basics reasoning, just not a 'here's how to pick one' 101 video.

Moderator After the personal preamble, this is genuinely about how the creator structures his week - four handstand sessions, roughly two strength sessions and two flexibility sessions, built around an upper/lower split. He explains the trade-off between skill-work frequency and strength recovery, which is real training-split reasoning, not just a workout log.

Reviewer Useful real-world example of balancing skill training with strength and recovery, though it's more a look at his split than a how-to.

Reviewer Good philosophy, thin on concrete split takeaways.

Moderator Discusses program design and periodization philosophy (how sessions interrelate over time) and offers a specific leg/arm split day, with an explicit offer to cover full split design if requested — relevant but the bulk of the video drifts into deep-biomechanics tangents (neck activation, scapular stability) rather than split structure itself.

Reviewer Cute format, roughly accurate, but it's trivia, not guidance on choosing or building a split.

Moderator Squarely about split types -- describes what defines a powerlifting split, a powerbuilding split, and an upper/lower split, and what kind of physique/habits each tends to produce.

Reviewer Watchable, but more show-and-tell than lesson -- plus a sales pitch up front.

Moderator A real 5-day split, day by day -- hamstring leg day, chest push, back pull, quad leg, upper -- with some rationale for placement. Clearly on-topic.

Reviewer Good split rationale, but you have to dig for it.

Moderator Explains the rationale for pairing arms and legs on the same training day (resource competition with chest/back/shoulder days, prioritizing a lagging body part fresh) — a real training-split design decision — but then spends most of its time on specific warm-up/activation drills rather than split structure.

Moderator This walks through Day 1/Day 4 of a beginner split — chest and shoulders, hit twice a week — with bench press, incline dumbbell press, and pec deck fly laid out with sets and reps. That's a real, usable slice of how a beginner split is put together, even though most of the airtime goes to exercise execution rather than explaining why the split is arranged this way.

Reviewer Clean, safe cues on the actual lifts — just don't expect an explanation of why the split is built this way.

Reviewer Solid, practical advice on how often to train skills within a week, once you're already working on them.

Moderator This covers how he divides his week between strength (two upper, two lower body days), handstand practice (three to four sessions), and mobility, then goes deeper into how often to drill specific skills like the planche. It touches real split-type decisions - how frequency and recovery trade off - even though a good part of the runtime is about skill-training volume rather than split layout itself.

Reviewer Smart, credible programming advice -- just aimed at someone already training seriously, not a splits primer.

Moderator Not a 'here are the split types' explainer, but it is genuinely about restructuring your weekly training (more frequent, shorter, single-lift sessions vs fewer long ones) when life gets busy -- split-adjacent programming thinking, just not framed as 'basics.'

Reviewer Useful if you're doing this exact split, but light on the bigger picture.

Moderator Opens by naming the actual split structure (two lower, two upper days), but once it gets going it's almost entirely individual exercise coaching for day one rather than the reasoning behind the split itself.