Bench Press 3 Days per Week - Powerlifting Programs

These are bench press programs that call for the athlete to bench 3 days per week.

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Full Year of Powerlifting Programming

By Kyle Risley
Last updated April 15, 2021
Recommended by Lift Vault: Yes
Experience level: Advanced, Intermediate
Weeks: 6
Periodization: Block Periodization
Meet prep program: No
Program goal: Powerlifting
Uses RPE: Yes
Uses 1RM Percentage(%): Yes

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David Woolson, strong and smart dude over at Brazos Valley Strength, has boldly declared that he intends to release free powerlifting programming over the next year.

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15 Week Intermediate Powerlifting Program (2021 Update)

By Kyle Risley
Last updated March 6, 2021
Recommended by Lift Vault: Yes
Experience level: Intermediate
Weeks: 15
Periodization: Block Periodization
Meet prep program: No, Yes
Program goal: Strength
Uses RPE: Yes
Uses 1RM Percentage(%): No

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This is a 15 week intermediate powerlifting program from PRs on the Platform. It utilizes block periodization and can be run repeatedly or used to peak for a powerlifting competition.

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15 Week Intermediate Powerlifting Program (PRs on the Platform)

By Kyle Risley
Last updated May 5, 2021
Experience level: Intermediate
Weeks: 15
Periodization: Block Periodization
Meet prep program: Yes
Program goal: Peakin, Powerlifting
Uses RPE: Yes
Uses 1RM Percentage(%): Yes

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This is a 15 week, 4 day intermediate powerlifting program by PRs On The Platform, a powerlifting coaching service.

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Program Overview

This powerlifting program is comprised of three training blocks: a volume/hypertrophy block (weeks 1-5), a strength block (weeks 6-10), and a competition peaking block (weeks 11-15). As such, it can be used for meet preparation.

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Simple Jack’d v1.0 + v2.0 Strength Training Program Spreadsheet

By Kyle Risley
Last updated May 7, 2021
Experience level: Advanced, Intermediate
Weeks: Indefinite
Periodization: Linear Periodization, Undulating Periodization
Meet prep program: No
Program goal: High Volume, Strength
Uses RPE: No
Uses 1RM Percentage(%): Yes

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May 2020 Update: Added Simple Jack’d 2x spreadsheet. You should probably run v2.0, as the creator of the program considers it superior to v1.0.

Simple Jack’d is a modified blend of the Bulgarian Method and the Smolov base cycle. It’s essentially a flexible one week volume accumulation block that can be run indefinitely for powerlifting and general strength goals.

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Heavy, Light, Medium (HLM) Program Spreadsheet

By Kyle Risley
Last updated September 10, 2020
Experience level: Intermediate
Weeks: 12
Periodization: Block Periodization, Linear Periodization
Meet prep program: Yes
Program goal: Powerlifting, Strength
Uses RPE: No
Uses 1RM Percentage(%): Yes

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Heavy, Light, Medium (HLM) programs are a simple and effective way to organize strength training. Each training session consists of either a heavy, medium, or light load for a given lift. The HLM training style is extremely flexible and can be used to accommodate many training goals.

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Tiger Shark 6 Week Bench Press Program

By Kyle Risley
Last updated August 11, 2020
Experience level: Advanced, Intermediate
Weeks: 6
Periodization: Undulating Periodization
Meet prep program: Yes
Program goal: Hypertrophy, Peaking, Powerlifting, Strength
Uses RPE: Yes
Uses 1RM Percentage(%): Yes

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Tiger Shark is a 6 week bench press program for intermediate and advanced level lifters. It was created by Nik D (@niklas.damb). As it only programs for the bench press, it is recommended that this is combined with a squat program and a deadlift program. [Read more…]

Dietmar Wolf Norwegian Powerlifting Program Spreadsheets

By Kyle Risley
Last updated July 19, 2020
Experience level: Beginner, Intermediate
Weeks: 11, 12, 8
Periodization: Undulating Periodization
Meet prep program: Yes
Program goal: High Volume, Peaking, Powerlifting
Uses RPE: No
Uses 1RM Percentage(%): Yes

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Dietmar Wolf is the head coach of the Norwegian powerlifting team. Below you’ll find some programs that are either attributed to him or have been released directly from the Norwegian Powerlifting Association. One program is from a Norwegian powerlifter named Frode Haugen; this program is labeled accordingly to reduce confusion. [Read more…]