Muscle Building Workouts

Welcome to the muscle building workouts main page. The workout routines you find here are designed for those looking to build lean muscle mass, gain weight and get stronger. Click on a workout below to view the full workout details including weekly workout plan, exercise instruction videos, tips on maximizing the workout and workout notes.

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A dumbbell only workout for home or the gym that will pack on muscle mass. This routine design by Frankoman from the M&S forum.

Steve Shaw

This 4 day split by Steve Shaw is a powerbuilding system designed to propel intermediate lifters towards faster muscle mass and strength gains.

Shaun McEwan

Maxmimize muscle growth with progresive overload. In this 4 day split by Shaun, you will add more weight to the bar each weight on heavy lifts, and pack on muscle mass.

Doug Lawrenson

This routine although designed for a person who’s body type is described as Ectomorph; it can be also be used by all body types as a change their current routine.

Steve Shaw

An effective 2 day per week fullbody routine that is perfect for building muscle and strength. If you don't have time to live in the gym, and want results, this is the routine for you.

Shaun McEwan

A higher volume 4 day split workout plan for those who want to gain muscle mass and/or gain weight. Workout was developed by Shaun from Muscle and Strength forum.

Shaun McEwan

A 5 day, muscle building split routine for those who are presed for time. Each workout can be completed in 30 minutes.

Troy A. Dolfi

A variation on the classic push, pull, legs split, working shoulders and back on the same day, and biceps with legs. This workout was designed by Troy (tadolfi).

Doug Lawrenson

A 12 week full body beginners routine designed to get your body ready for an intense split routine.

Shaun McEwan

Shaun's 3 day split workout is a solid routine for those who are looking to pack on some pounds!

Shaun McEwan

A solid 4 day split workout that is designed for those who want to build lean muscle mass and/or gain weight. Workout was developed by Shaun from Muscle and Strength forum.

Dave Herber

This upper/lower body split is designed for growth while avoiding overtraining. If you're an intermediate to advanced lifter, give this workout a shot!

Damien Mase

This 8 week intense back workout uses variation and intensity techniques to really get some serious growth in your back muscles! There is a total of 4 weekly workouts that are cycled over 8 weeks. Use this workout to bust through a back plateau!

Doug Lawrenson

Stuck in a plateau? Blast your muscles with this giant set routine! The routine hits each muscle group with 3 massive supersets, made up of 3 different exercises. This routine is short, intense and designed for pure muscle shock!

Doug Lawrenson

This basic beginner leg workout hits the quads, hamstrings, glutes and calf muscles. It is designed for beginners to weight training who want to build muscle and strength in their legs.

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Pack some serious size on your shoulders with this routine! This workout is a 3 week cycle, a different workout for each week. Includes shock techniques like drop sets and supersets. Traps are also trained.

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Destroy your leg muscles with this 3 week cycle leg growth workout! This workout is not for the faint hearted, be prepared to train your legs hard! Workout incorporates squats, leg extensions, deadlifts, lunges, curls and more.

Troy A. Dolfi

This workout routine is a 5-day split workout - Two Days On, 1 Day Off, Two Days On, 1 Day Off. The workout is aimed at muscle size, definition and tone. This workout was designed for advanced lifters.

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Add a bit of variety into your workout routine by just using the big compound movements. This workout using compound exercises only. Compound exercises are movements that require more than 1 joint and more than 1 muscle group.

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This 4 day workout routine is aimed at the intermediate to advanced bodybuilder who is currently in their growth cycle. It's slightly different to other 4 day splits on this site in that legs (hams/glutes/quads) have been split up into 2 separate days.

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The 4 week chest routine is designed to blast your chest with a variety of advanced intensity techniques to push you through that plateau. You can cycle this routine into your current weekly muscle building workout.

This 3 day workout hits all major muscle groups over a 3 day period. The first day hits legs/back, second day hits chest/shoulders and the thrid day is dedicated to arms. Ideally you should use this workout on Mon-Wed-Fri.

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Shock your muscle into growth by rotating this workout with your current routine. This workout hits each major muscle group twice per week. Switch to this workout to shock your muscles.

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10 week mass building program. This workout is designed to increase your muscle mass as much as possible in 10 weeks. The program works each muscle group hard once per week using mostly heavy compound exercises.

Doug Lawrenson

As requested by members on our forum we've added Doug Lawrenson's 4 day split muscle building workout to our database of workouts. This workout was designed by Doug and is aimed at muscle growth.

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Advanced bodybuilder workout suited to advanced lifters with at least 1 years lifting experience. Are you looking to step your training up a notch and pack on some serious muscle? Then this workout is for you.

Looking to add muscle mass? Maybe this is the right workout for you. Using only dumbbells and barbells, this workout hits each muscle group hard once a week over a 5 day schedule.

Dave Herber

This program tackles three of the five different types of workout programs that will hopefully keep your body growing in the right direction: Volume Dominant, Intensity Dominant, and Frequency Dominant or V.I.F for short. Each phase is 4 weeks long for a total of 12 weeks.

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This workout is designed to increase your explosive power and strength to help you on the football field. It's a full body workout on a three day schedule - Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Troy A. Dolfi

This 4 day split was designed for someone who's been training for a while and wants to step up their training. The workout has a days on, one day off, one day on, one day off schedule.

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Dumbbell and barbell home based workout. This is a workout you can do at home just using a set of dumbbells and barbells. The workout is designed to build muscle and strength.

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New to weight training? This workout is for you. Designed to hit each muscle group with the big compound exercises once per week. Each workout day has 3-5 exercises. With this workout you focus should be on your technique not the weight you're lifting.