What's the Best Training Split for Muscle Growth? | Dr. Milo Wolf

About this episode

Dr. Milo Wolf discusses the best training splits for muscle growth and addresses common questions about training frequency and volume.

Want to get even more jacked? Grab the RP Hypertrophy App for your training, and maximize your gym efforts with the RP Diet Coach App to nail your nutrition. Dr. Milo Wolf's Links: Instagram: @drmilowolf YouTube: @DrMiloWolf ResearchGate: Milo Wolf Timestamps: 00:00 Intro + Milo's current split: full body every day 01:18 Why Milo trains full body every day 09:01 Does high-frequency training beat up your joints? 11:06 Do you actually need to warm up for hypertrophy? 15:29 The best training split/frequency for advanced lifters 17:13 How many sets per workout is too many? 24:19 Should you train a muscle if it's still sore? 29:10 How to know if you should train more days per week 38:42 Best split for beginners, intermediates, and advanced lifters 44:00 Full body vs upper/lower vs push pull legs 46:25 How specialization changes your ideal split 50:30 Is cramming all your volume into one workout still worth it?

People in this episode

Host: Nick Shaw

Guest: Dr. Milo Wolf

Topics covered

• muscle growth
• training split
• hypertrophy
• fitness
• nutrition

Keywords

• training split
• muscle growth
• hypertrophy
• fitness
• workout frequency
• advanced lifters
• warm up
• soreness
• specialization

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Organizations: RP Hypertrophy App, RP Diet Coach App

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