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Home » Programs » 10 Week Powerlifting & Strength Programs » 10 Week Powerbuilding Program

10 Week Powerbuilding Program

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By Kyle Risley
Last updated August 21, 2021

Experience level: Intermediate

Weeks: 10

Periodization: Linear Periodization

Meet prep program: No

Program goal: Hypertrophy, Strength


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This 10 week powerbuilding program is modeled off of basic 5/3/1 with inspiration from GZCL and BBB for accessories. On this program you’ll hit a major compound movement (for powerlifters, likely your competition movement plus one additional) for one top set of an AMRAP before moving on to accessory exercises.

Table of Contents

  • 1 10 Week Powerbuilding Program Overview
  • 2 10 Week Powerbuilding Program Instructions
  • 3 10 Week Powerbuilding Program Spreadsheet

10 Week Powerbuilding Program Overview

Program Name10 Week Powerbuilding Program
Program GoalHypertrophy, Strength
Days per Week4 days
Program Length10 Weeks
RPE or % of 1RM% of 1RM
Intensity77% to 105% of 1RM

From the spreadsheet:

The goal is to not burn out on competition movements so as to hit each day fresh and able to hit a rep PR. Meanwhile you’ll get in your volume and back-up work on non-competition movements to strengthen weak points and build muscle.

Your Tier 2 movements will be similar to your competition movements, but just different enough to keep you from building up repeated stress in the movement pattern.

Your Tier 3s will be smaller, isolation movements and exercises done with a metric butt ton of volume to pack on muscle. Supersets are utilized frequently to save on time.

Workouts are split upper and lower, and you’ll do deadlift accessories after squats, squat accessories after deadlift, bench accessories after OHP, etc. in order to increase lift frequency and allow for better recovery by not overdoing any one particular lift.

Related: What is Powerbuilding?

10 Week Powerbuilding Program Instructions

  1. Choose “Intermediate” or “Advanced” Level on the “Exercise Selection” sheet. See note below on the difference.
  2. Choose your exercises on the “Exercise Selection” sheet. You can override the drop down boxes by hard-keying in something different if your choice is not listed.
  3. Input your maxes for your chosen Tier 1 exercises.
  4. Populate your starting weights for your chosen Tier 2/3 exercises. T2 should be @ RPE8 and T3s should be @ RPE7. When in doubt, START TOO LIGHT!!
  5. Each week, input your AMRAP numbers into column O. The Calculated 1RM is for reference.
  6. After each 3 week cycle, up your training maxes in column V. It is currently set to add 10lbs to lower body lifts and 5lbs to upper body lifts. You can override this formula with a manual entry if you wish.
  7. Optional: Record the date and your body weight in the darker cells. Body weight goes in the middle cell. In column A, you will receive a weekly weight average.

10 Week Powerbuilding Program Spreadsheet

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10 Week Powerbuilding Routine | LiftVault.com

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About Kyle Risley

Kyle Risley founded Lift Vault in 2016 to make finding great powerlifting programs easier. Since then, the site has grown to include hundreds of programs for strength, bodybuilding, Olympic weightlifting, and more. He currently lives in Massachusetts and continues to compete in powerlifting.

Filed Under: 10 Week Programs, Powerbuilding Program, Programs
Tagged With: 10 Week Workout Plan, 4 Day Workout Plan
Squat frequency: 2
Bench press frequency: 1
Deadlift frequency: 1
Overhead press frequency: 1

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