Fred Hatfield (Dr. Squat) 9 Week Peaking Program Spreadsheet (2025)

Fred Hatfield (Dr. Squat) 9 Week Peaking Program Spreadsheet

By Kyle Risley
Last updated October 1, 2019

Recommended by Lift Vault: Recommended
Experience level: Advanced, Intermediate
Weeks: 9
Periodization: Linear Periodization, Undulating Periodization
Meet prep program: Yes
Program goal: Peaking, Powerlifting
Uses RPE: No
Uses 1RM Percentage(%): Yes

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Developed by Fred Hatfield (aka Dr. Squat), this 9 week peaking program is based on two workouts per week: one heavy, one light.

It can be run for a specific lift or all three lifts.

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 the Russian Squat Routine and Extended Russian Powerlifting Routine.

Fred Hatfield Peaking Program Overview

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Fred Hatfield Peaking Program Spreadsheet

Fred Hatfield Peaking Program

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