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6 week workout plans organize multiple training sessions over the span of a 6 week macrocycle. The 6 week programs below cover a variety of goals: strength training, muscle building, and powerlifting.

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Shortcut to Shred Reviews

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Here are reviews of Jim Stoppani’s Shortcut to Shred strength building and weight loss program from people that have run the program. Overall, Shortcut to Shred reviews are positive and show that the program can be effective for building muscle and leaning out. [Read more…]

Jeff Seid Workout Routine Spreadsheet

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Jeff Seid’s workout routine is a 5 day or 6 day split program focused on hypertrophy and bodybuilding aesthetics. The routine hits most muscle groups once per week, but has an optional sixth day where you can work on any muscle groups you think need extra attention. [Read more…]

Joe Delaney 5 Day Full Body Split Spreadsheet

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Joe Delaney’s 5 day full body split is a bodybuilding workout routine focused on aesthetic goals and having fun in the gym. This workout was birthed from Joey D’s personal training experience with different workout splits and represents how he has been training as of January 2020. [Read more…]

Tactical Barbell Program Templates (Operator, Zulu, Mass, and More)

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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…]

6 Week Beginner Powerlifting Peaking Block – Squats & Science

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This is a 6 week beginner powerlifting peaking block from Squats & Science.

This is a pretty unique program because there aren’t many peaking program designed strictly for the beginner powerlifter. I believe [Read more…]

6 Week Beginner Powerlifting Volume Program- Squats & Science

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This is a 6 week long powerlifting volume block for novice lifters from the smart folks at Squats & Science. [Read more…]

6 Week Russian Bench Press Peaking Program (3 Day)

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Hey TikTok! Welcome to Lift Vault.

Any questions, please drop it in the Russian Bench Press Program discussion thread or email me. Good luck increasing your bench press!

To your continued gains,

Kyle

Overview

This is a no nonsense 6 week bench press peaking program styled after the infamous Russian Squat Routine. It is a 3 day bench press program that accumulates volume around 80% to 85% of a lifter’s 1 rep max before tapering down volume and increasing intensity. It ends with completing two singles at 105% of the lifter’s beginning 1 rep max. [Read more…]

Deep Water Program Spreadsheet (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)

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Deep Water is a 4 day (or 5 day if you do the recommended active recovery) strength program designed by Jon Andersen. It runs for 6 weeks and is infamous for its “100 reps in as few sets as possible” workouts for squat, deadlift, and push press. For this reason I have included this program in the squat program and deadlift program collections as well.

You could run this only for the squat, deadlift, or overhead press, though that was not the original intent of the program. [Read more…]

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Here are reviews of Jim Stoppani’s Shortcut to Shred strength building and weight loss program from people that have run the program. Overall, Shortcut to Shred reviews are positive and show that the program can be effective for building muscle and leaning out. [Read more…]

Candito 6 Week Advanced Bench Press Program Spreadsheet

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Following his advanced deadlift program and advanced squat program, Jonnie Candito’s advanced bench press program is a bench-focused program for athletes looking to bust through stubborn plateaus. The program is explained in great detail in this PDF. I have pulled out some of the most important parts in the below overview [Read more…]