If you want an advanced single-muscle-per-day bodybuilding split, here is a detailed version designed around hypertrophy + strength + definition.
6-Day Advanced Single-Muscle Split
Monday — Chest
Warm-up: 5–10 min + 2–3 light bench sets
Barbell Bench Press — 4 × 5–8
Incline Dumbbell Press — 4 × 8–10
Incline Barbell Press — 3 × 8–10
Weighted Dips — 3 × 8–12
Cable Fly — 3 × 12–15
Pec Deck — 2 × 12–15
Advanced finisher: Cable fly drop set — 1–2 rounds
Rest: 2–3 min on presses, 60–90 sec on isolation.
Tuesday — Back
Deadlift — 3 × 4–6
Pull-Ups — 4 × 6–10
Barbell Row — 4 × 6–10
Lat Pulldown — 3 × 8–12
Seated Cable Row — 3 × 10–12
Straight-Arm Pulldown — 3 × 12–15
Back Extension — 2 × 12–15
Focus: Heavy compounds first, then target the lats and upper back.
Wednesday — Shoulders
Overhead Barbell Press — 4 × 5–8
Seated Dumbbell Press — 3 × 8–10
Dumbbell Lateral Raise — 4 × 12–15
Cable Lateral Raise — 3 × 12–15
Reverse Pec Deck — 4 × 12–15
Face Pull — 3 × 12–15
Dumbbell Shrugs — 3 × 10–15
Advanced technique: Last lateral-raise set = drop set.
Thursday — Legs
Back Squat — 4 × 5–8
Romanian Deadlift — 4 × 8–10
Leg Press — 4 × 10–12
Bulgarian Split Squat — 3 × 8–12 each leg
Leg Extension — 3 × 12–15
Leg Curl — 3 × 10–15
Standing Calf Raise — 4 × 12–20
Seated Calf Raise — 3 × 15–20
Don't turn every set into failure—legs need substantial recovery.
Friday — Arms
Biceps
Barbell Curl — 4 × 6–10
Incline Dumbbell Curl — 3 × 8–12
Hammer Curl — 3 × 10–12
Cable Curl — 3 × 12–15
Triceps
Close-Grip Bench Press — 4 × 6–10
Skull Crusher — 3 × 8–12
Rope Pushdown — 3 × 10–15
Overhead Cable Extension — 3 × 12–15
Optional: Finish with a biceps/triceps superset for 2 rounds.
Saturday — Abs + Weak Point
Abs
Hanging Leg Raise — 4 × 10–15
Cable Crunch — 4 × 10–15
Ab Wheel — 3 × 8–15
Side Plank — 3 × 30–60 sec/side
Weak-point training
Choose one:
Upper chest
Lats
Side delts
Rear delts
Arms
Calves
Do 3–4 exercises × 2–3 sets, rather than trying to train everything again.
Finish with 20–30 min moderate cardio if desired.
Sunday — Rest
Complete recovery:
Walking
Light stretching/mobility
Good hydration
Adequate food and protein
7–9 hours sleep
How to Train at Advanced Level
Reps:
Strength compounds: 4–8
Hypertrophy compounds: 8–12
Isolation: 10–20
Intensity: Keep most working sets around 1–3 reps in reserve (RIR). Use true failure sparingly, mainly on controlled isolation movements.
Progressive overload: When you can hit the top of the rep range with good form, increase the weight slightly and build the reps back up.
Tempo: Control the lowering phase rather than bouncing or rushing the weight.
Deload: If performance, sleep, motivation, or recovery deteriorate for several sessions, take a lighter week rather than forcing more intensity.
Important
A single-muscle-per-day split can work well, but it isn't automatically better than training each muscle twice per week. For an advanced lifter, weekly volume, recovery, exercise quality and progressive overload matter more than the name of the split.
If you're training 6 days every week, I'd also keep the program flexible enough to reduce volume when recovery is poor.

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