Which split should you choose? The quiz
The right split isn’t the most sophisticated one: it’s the one your week can actually sustain. Five questions, a reasoned answer, and the catalog program that applies it.
The simple rule: your split follows your sessions
Full body up to 3 sessions a week, half body at 4, PPL from 5 to 6: the deciding variable is neither your goal nor your motivation of the moment, it’s the number of sessions your week can truly hold, bad weeks included. A PPL missing one session in three unbalances the body, while a full body absorbs the unexpected without breaking your progress.
That’s also why no split is “better” in absolute terms: at equal weekly volume, studies don’t separate the layouts. What separates lifters is consistency.
Full body, half body, PPL: what’s the difference?
Full body trains the whole body every session, 2 to 3 times a week. Half body splits into upper and lower body, alternated over 4 sessions. PPL divides into push, pull and legs, each family twice a week, so 6 sessions.
Does PPL build more muscle?
Not by itself: at equal total volume, the layout changes little. PPL simply lets you fit more volume into the week, if (and only if) you sustain 5 to 6 sessions every week.
Can you change splits along the way?
Yes, and it’s even the normal path: full body to start, half body when your schedule and appetite for volume grow, PPL after several years if the sessions follow. Each change is best made between two blocks, not in the middle of one.
For the full reasoning behind this quiz, read the guide: which split to choose.
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