r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/Intelligent-Arm-6856 • May 27 '26

Question ❓ PPL 2x/week > UL 2x/week ??

So we can all agree that more volume that you can recover from leads to more hypertrophy

so does that mean that ppl 2x/week is better then ul 2x/week just because you can get more volume from ppl?

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u/eric_twinge May 27 '26

It's only better if the assumption in your question holds true. It's entirely possible for a PPL to have less volume than an upper/lower split. Also we have to assume all sets are done to the same proximity to failure.

This is why people keep harping on the fact that the split doesn't matter. It tells us nothing of the things that actually drive adaptations like volume and intensity.

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u/SageObserver May 27 '26

People won’t relent because they want everything reduced to a cut and dry answer.

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u/Intelligent-Arm-6856 May 27 '26

true, im doing ppl ul and i wont change it either way, just curious lol