This mass building workout focuses on stimulating muscular hypertrophy and developing raw strength. It is a 12 week powerlifting program built on 4 high volume training sessions per week and was developed by Ryan Mathias at Mathias Method. It is a peaking program that is designed to build your one rep max in the squat, bench press, and deadlift for meet day. [Read more…]
12 Week Workout Plans
12 week workout plans organize multiple training sessions over the span of a 12 week macrocycle. The 12 week programs below cover a variety of goals: strength training, bodybuilding, and powerlifting.
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Lee Hayward 12 Week Bodybuilding Workout Routine Spreadsheet
Lee Hayward’s 12 week bodybuilding program is broken up into four 3 week cycles, each cycle focusing on adding volume to the same set of lifts before switching to new movement variations and rep ranges for the next 3 week cycle. Each week has four training days, with the recommended set up being Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday. [Read more…]
Omnidroid 12 Week Strength Program (5 Day)
Omnidroid is a 5 day strength program Reddit user /u/benchpauper that runs for 12 weeks. It is structured a bit different than other programs and is definitely worth checking out if you’re a strength training enthusiast. It has a fair amount of heavy singles followed by back off volume and accessories. It looks like a lot of fun to run. [Read more…]
IRON GIANT – 5 Day, 12 Week Powerlifting Program
Make way, here comes another hybrid program from /u/benchpauper, the mad scientist that brought you MegaZord, Starscream, and other programs. [Read more…]
Jay Cutler Workout Program Spreadsheet
Below you’ll find a spreadsheet, overview, and training videos for Jay Cutler’s workout program. [Read more…]
12 Week Supertotal Basics Program by Next Step Strength
This is a 12 week Supertotal program by Next Step Strength (Instagram). It has 4 training days per week and uses block periodization to expose the athlete to hypertrophy, strength, and peaking phases. It could be used when preparing for a Supertotal competition. [Read more…]
Tactical Barbell Program Templates (Operator, Zulu, Mass, and More)
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…]