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Powerlifting Squat Program Spreadsheets

Arguably the mother of all lifts, these powerlifting squat program spreadsheets will have your legs growing and add weight onto the bar in no time.

Some of these program spreadsheets are better suited for meet prep or peaking, while others are better for off-season training.

Popular Powerlifting Squat Programs:

Hatch Squat Program Spreadsheet

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Created by Coach Gayle Hatch, the Hatch Squat Program is fairly straightforward:

  • Train the squat 2x per week for 12 weeks
  • Each training session programs front and back squats
  • Descending pyramid rep scheme
  • Attempt a 103% of 1RM squat in week 11

This program would be useful for intermediate and advance lifters looking to break through a plateau on their squat. Because of it’s 1:1 rep ratio between the front and back squat, it’s written more with weightlifters in mind, not powerlifters. [Read more…]

USSR Yearbook Squat Routines 1974 and 1976 Spreadsheets

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The original strains of what became the Russian Squat Routine, the 1974 and 1976 USSR “Yearbook” routines are very specific and should only be used when preparing the squat for competition. These are not general, off-season programs to be run repeatedly.

Differences:

  • Both are high itensity; but 1976 stays at or above 80% of 1RM for all 6 weeks of the program
    • 1974 dips into the 60% range on the lighter workout days, but stays at or above 75% the rest of the sessions
  • 1974 works primarily with 3-5 rep ranges, 1976 works with significantly more sets of 2 reps, likely as a result of the higher intensity
  • 1974 comes with two 3 week flavors that can be run sequentially (flavor 1, then flavor 2), repeatedly (flavor 1 or 2, then repeat for the next 3 weeks) to achieve the 6 week cycle

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Dan Alexander Powerlifting Peaking Program

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Dan Alexander’s Powerlifting Peaking Program is designed to improve the 1RM of the squat, bench, and deadlift by 5%. Spread across the three lifts, this can result in a sizeable boost to a lifter’s total on the competition platform.

This program is a hybrid of Korte’s 3×3 program and Verhoshansky’s Soviet peaking routine. [Read more…]

Fred Hatfield’s Peaking Program Spreadsheet

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Developed by Fred Hatfield, this 9 week peaking program is based on two workouts per week: one heavy, one light. The 1RM increase is 10%, making it an ambitious peaking program, although it does allow for a deload period half way through the program for recovery.

 It is said this program is heavily influenced by the 1974 and 1976 squat routines, which then inspired by the Russian Squat Routine. [Read more…]

6 Week Soviet Peaking Program

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This 6 week program is designed to help peak the bench press, squat, or deadlift. It is based on training twice each week: once heavy, once light. After 6 weeks, it aims to increase your 1 rep max by 5%.

It was designed by Soviet coach Yuri Verkhoshansky and described to John Abdo, who brought it back to the USA. It has been described as “intense.” [Read more…]