Free Programs and Spreadsheets
These are deadlift programs that call for the athlete to deadlift 3 days per week. Some are deadlift-only programs, while others program all lifting movements.
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Experience level: Advanced, Intermediate
Weeks: Indefinite
Periodization: Linear Periodization, Undulating Periodization
Powerlifting 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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Experience level: Intermediate
Weeks: 12
Periodization: Block Periodization, Linear Periodization
Powerlifting 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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Experience level: Beginner, Intermediate
Weeks: 11, 12, 8
Periodization: Undulating Periodization
Powerlifting 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…]
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Experience level: Intermediate
Weeks: 12, 6
Periodization: Linear Periodization
Powerlifting meet prep program: No
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This is a collection of templates for the Tactical Barbell program. Included are the operator, zulu, fighter, gladiator, mass, and grey man programs – all in the same spreadsheet. [Read more…]
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Experience level: Beginner
Weeks: 5
Periodization: Linear Periodization
Powerlifting meet prep program: No
Program goal: Hypertrophy, Strength
Uses RPE:No
Uses 1RM Percentage(%):Yes
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The All Pro Simple Beginner Routine (ASBR) is a classic strength and hypertrophy workout routine for novices. It supposedly originated on BodyBuilding.com and this particular version was modified a bit by tr3pid.
There is an extensive FAQ section that is copied from the spreadsheet below. [Read more…]
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Recommended by Lift Vault: Recommended
Experience level: Intermediate
Weeks: 16, 8
Periodization: Undulating Periodization
Powerlifting meet prep program: Yes
Program goal: Peaking, Powerlifting, Strength
Uses RPE:Yes
Uses 1RM Percentage(%):Yes
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Written by Calgary Barbell, the 16 week and 8 week programs are designed to improve the squat, bench press, and deadlift of the athlete in preparation for a powerlifting meet. You can, however, run them even if you’re not prepping for a meet. Both programs are quite similar, with the primary difference between the two being that the 16 week program has a more full progression of each lift, whereas the 8 week program is more a training snapshot. [Read more…]
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Recommended by Lift Vault: Recommended
Experience level: Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate
Weeks: 4
Periodization: Undulating Periodization
Powerlifting meet prep program: No
Program goal: High Volume, Powerlifting, Strength
Uses RPE:No
Uses 1RM Percentage(%):Yes
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Greg Nuckols released 28 program variations through his site, Stronger by Science.
In addition to these programs, I strongly recommend you check out The Art & Science of Lifting and the free lifting guides he authored. He also co-authors the best monthly round-up of cutting edge research on strength, hypertrophy, and related subjects. It’s called MASS and it’s absolutely worth a look. He even has a free issue available as a preview.
See also: Greg Nuckols High Frequency Program (free spreadsheet) [Read more…]