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Ultimate Hypertrophy Programs: Intermediate

Natural Hypertrophy's free five-day bodybuilding split rotates upper, lower, arms, upper, and lower sessions. How to use: 1. Follow the suggested Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday schedule, in session order. This leaves Thursday and Sunday for rest. 2. Add load after hitting the top of the rep range with clean execution. 3. Keep the supersets moving, but do not rush the primary compounds. Program shape: - Day 1: Upper 1 - Day 2: Lower 1 - Day 3: Arms - Day 4: Upper 2 - Day 5: Lower 2 This template captures the opening week's exercise order and rep targets so it can be imported and individualized inside IronFlow. Review the full schedule, then follow this plan in IronFlow.

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Ultimate Hypertrophy Programs: Intermediate
Days / week
5
Weeks
12
Level
Intermediate
Focus
Hypertrophy

Is Ultimate Hypertrophy Programs: Intermediate right for you?

Plan profile: Level Intermediate · Focus Hypertrophy · Training days per week: 5. Confirm the schedule and equipment below before starting.

Who it is for

Training level: Intermediate · Plan focus: Hypertrophy · Training days per week: 5

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This plan may not match your schedule or training needs. Training days per week: 5 · Equipment: Barbell, Dumbbell, Cable, Machine, Bodyweight

Plan at a glance

Natural Hypertrophy's free five-day bodybuilding split rotates upper, lower, arms, upper, and lower sessions. How to use: 1. Follow the suggested Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday schedule, in session order. This leaves Thursday and Sunday for rest. 2. Add load after hitting the top of the rep range with clean execution. 3. Keep the supersets moving, but do not rush the primary compounds. Program shape: - Day 1: Upper 1 - Day 2: Lower 1 - Day 3: Arms - Day 4: Upper 2 - Day 5: Lower 2 This template captures the opening week's exercise order and rep targets so it can be imported and individualized inside IronFlow.

Max lifts
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Equipment
BarbellDumbbellCableMachineBodyweight
Days / week
Training days each week: 5
Weeks
Planned weeks: 12
Sample week
Week 1

Plan shape

See how many planned work sets each week contains and how the block is paced over time.

Weekly volume

Planned work sets from the stored plan

work sets

Plan length

Each block represents one planned week

12
weeks

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Day-by-day schedule

Every exercise below comes from the built-in plan stored in the app.

This plan includes the first week of workouts. Follow the plan guidance for the remaining weeks.

Day 1

Upper 1

7 exercises
Dip (Weighted)
3 x 6-8

Chest

Dumbbell Row
3 x 8-12

Back

Overhead Press (Barbell)
3 x 6-12

Shoulders

Bicep Curl (EZ Bar)
3 x 6-10

Biceps

Tricep Rope Push Down (Cable)
3 x 10-15

Triceps

Lateral Raise (Cable)
3 x 10-15

Shoulders

Abs Crunch (Weighted)
3 x 8-12

Core

Day 2

Lower 1

6 exercises
Squat (Barbell)
3 x 4-8

Quads

Seated Calf Raise
3 x 15-20

Calves

Power Shrug
3 x 6-10

Full Body

Leg Curl
3 x 12-15

Biceps

Split Squat (Dumbbell)
3 x 8-12

Quads

Neck Curl
3 x 15-20

Biceps

Day 3

Arms

7 exercises
Bench Press (Close Grip)
4 x 6-10

Chest

Pullover (Dumbbell)
4 x 8-12

Full Body

JM Press
3 x 6-12

Chest

Preacher Curl (Barbell)
3 x 6-12

Biceps

EZ Bar • 3-4 sets

Hammer Curl
3 x 6-12

Biceps

Upright Row (Barbell)
3 x 12-15

Back

Windshield Wipers
3 x 8-12

Core

Day 4

Upper 2

6 exercises
Incline Bench Press (Barbell)
3 x 6-10

Chest

Kroc Row
3 x 10-12

Back

Chin-Up (Weighted)
3 x 4-8

Full Body

Tricep Pushdown (Cable)
3 x 10-15

Triceps

Fly Press (Dumbbell)
3 x 8-12

Full Body

Hammer Curl
3 x 8-12

Biceps

Preacher style

Day 5

Lower 2

6 exercises
Romanian Deadlift (Barbell)
3 x 6-12

Back

Standing Calf Raise
3 x 12-15

Calves

Farmer's Walk (Weighted)
3 x 30m

Full Body

30 meters

Neck Curl
3 x 15-20

Biceps

Leg Press
3 x 8-12

Quads

Cable Crunch
3 x 6-12

Core

How it progresses

Automatic rule

When it changes

after each completed week · when all sets reach the top of the rep range

What changes

Only the opening week is stored for this 12-week plan. Use the source guidance for later weeks.

After success or failure

Use the source guidance to decide whether to advance, hold, or repeat.

Deloads

No separate deload or taper is encoded in this plan.

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