Health & Strength Split
Program Description
An 8-week intermediate body part split focused on building overall health, supporting aging, and maintaining agility. The program emphasizes controlled isolation, mechanical tension, and progressive overload with high intensity. Designed to hit each muscle group twice weekly, it prioritizes functional strength, stability, and nimbleness without full-body or hybrid days. Equipment is utilized to optimize muscle engagement, with careful progression to enhance durability, strength, and movement quality.
Weeks
Week 1
This foundational week emphasizes establishing proper form, controlled tempo, and moderate volume to build a solid base for long-term health, strength, and agility. High intensity is maintained through deliberate, controlled reps, focusing on mechanical tension and stability. The program introduces foundational movements for each muscle group, supporting aging resilience, functional strength, and nimbleness. Volume is moderate to prevent overtraining while promoting muscular endurance and joint health, setting the stage for progressive overload in subsequent weeks.
Week 2
This week focuses on increasing muscular endurance and mechanical tension across all muscle groups, with a high-intensity approach emphasizing controlled, quality reps. Volume is slightly increased to reinforce technique and stability, supporting long-term health, strength, and agility. The program continues to build on foundational movements, promoting support for aging and maintaining nimbleness, while carefully progressing load and intensity within safe parameters.
Week 3
This week emphasizes progressive load and controlled execution to enhance muscular stability, strength, and overall health. Volume remains consistent to reinforce proper form and muscle engagement, with a focus on stabilization and mechanical tension. The high-intensity approach ensures each movement is performed with deliberate control, supporting aging resilience, agility, and functional strength. Slight load increases are introduced where appropriate, maintaining a balance between challenge and safety.
Week 4
This week emphasizes increasing mechanical tension and control to enhance muscular endurance and stability, supporting long-term health, strength, and agility. Volume is maintained at a high level with controlled tempos, focusing on quality reps to reinforce proper movement patterns. The progression continues to challenge muscles with slight load increases and tempo variations, ensuring consistent adaptation while prioritizing joint health and functional strength.
Week 5
This week emphasizes maintaining high intensity with controlled, quality reps to support long-term health, strength, and agility. Volume is slightly reduced to facilitate recovery while still pushing muscular endurance and stability. Focus remains on mechanical tension and proper form, reinforcing foundational strength to support aging and functional movement. The program continues to build resilience, supporting nimbleness and overall health as you progress through the program.
Week 6
This week focuses on increasing volume and intensity to promote hypertrophy and functional strength, supporting long-term health, agility, and stability. We systematically add sets and reps while maintaining high effort through controlled tempos and mechanical tension. The goal is to reinforce muscular endurance, stability, and support aging resilience, with an emphasis on proper form and gradual load progression. Recovery remains integral, with a focus on quality reps and movement control to optimize health and strength.
Week 7
This week emphasizes maximal effort with controlled tempos to enhance muscular tension, stability, and overall health. Volume is pushed to challenge strength and endurance, with a focus on maintaining proper form and muscle control. The high-intensity approach supports long-term mobility, support for aging, and functional strength, ensuring you stay nimble and resilient. Progression involves increasing load and volume where appropriate, with a deliberate focus on quality reps to reinforce stability and muscular endurance.
Week 8
This final week emphasizes pushing your strength and endurance to peak levels while maintaining high intensity and controlled execution. The focus is on reinforcing stability, supporting joint health, and enhancing muscular endurance to support aging and agility. Volume is slightly increased in key lifts to promote hypertrophy, with an emphasis on quality reps and mechanical tension. The program aims to solidify gains, improve functional strength, and ensure long-term health benefits through deliberate, controlled training.