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Home » Programs » 12 Week Powerlifting & Strength Programs » 12 Week Bench Press Programs » Brad Gillingham 12 Week Bench Press Program

Brad Gillingham 12 Week Bench Press Program

By Kyle Risley
Last updated July 15, 2021

Experience level: Intermediate

Weeks: 12

Periodization: Undulating Periodization

Meet prep program: Yes

Program goal: Powerlifting

Uses RPE: No

Uses 1RM Percentage(%): Yes


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Update: Rounded off weight values to the nearest 5 to clean the spreadsheet up.

Brad Gillingham’s 12 week raw bench program is a no frills bench-only program that incorporates a heavy day and a volume day into a 2x weekly program.

Working from 90% of 1RM to 102.5% of 1RM in 12 weeks, the program calls for heavy single work with rep ranges of 3 to 5 on heavy days and higher rep or set count ranges in the 60-75% range on lighter days.

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Brad Gillingham Raw Bench 12 Week Program

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