549 reviews for Bullmastiff
Bullmastiff is Alex Bromley's popular intermediate program from his book, BASE STRENGTH: Program Design Blueprint.
Bullmastiff uses all 4 big movements and follows them up with a developmental variation for the opposite movement and then general bodybuilding work. The program has a base phase (9 weeks) and peak phase (9 weeks) based on a 3-week wave progression.
Read more about the program below for an overview and progression guidelines.
Aaron K.
Man, 4613 weeks complete
3 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Pretty decent. Seen strength gains with the suggested progression. I added some calf raises and a little more core.
Νίκος Μουζακίτης
Man, 319 weeks complete
6 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Its ability for continuous progress.
Vasco M.
Man, 203 weeks complete
1 year of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
Less than expected muscle gains
Just finished week 14 on the program and I have to say, I LOVE this program, its the first time I was introduced to barbells and the skill I developed is REAL. Great program that i recomend to everyone wanting to develop their strength and barbell skills but with one caveat: you cant be an absolute begginer. I was an athlete always but started only recently in the gym. The first half of the program is great, the workouts can get a bit long if you dont pay attention but the volume is great. The thing is, if youre putting on that much weight on a weekly basis, when you get to the final phase of the program the jump youre expecting in strength will not be as big, as you cant be that well adapted to the weight. That is the reason I'm not finishing this problem. BUT, with that being said, I'll definitely run this program again! Great work Bromley
Niclas P.
Man, 325 weeks complete
2 years of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Started week 6 now. Really good strength and mass gains, especially in legs. Too little chest work compared to legs. I'm pretty sure my deadlift and squat will be through the roof at the end of this program.
Zack
Man11 weeks complete
6 years of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Great program on week 12 getting as strong as my college days again
Aleksander Zalar
Man, 199 weeks complete
2 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
Finished the base phase of the program. My strength increased a lot in the "higher" reps. Not that much in 1rm. The muscle gains were crazy, got some steroid accusations in my gym. Im now running 70s powerlifter peak phase as it looked better than bullmastiffs. Overall, amazing program for muscle size
Damon C.
Man, 619 weeks complete
8 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Being flexible to substitute exercises is an advantage.
Jack L.
Man, 245 weeks complete
3 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
just give it a shot and feel it out. Feel free to make modifications when needed. This is not a one size fits all program.
Jallo D.
Man, 245 weeks complete
4 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
Came back after being out of the gym for a while, put on about 45lbs/20kg of mass (mostly lean) within 2 months. Already setting new (rep) pr’s and feeling stronger and bigger than ever. Looking forward to the last weeks to blow all my old pr’s out of the water. Shout-out Alex Bromley, do recommend.
Josh Remihana
Man, 263 weeks complete
8 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
The new combination of exercises, 4 days a week, the total length Coming back after a 2 month break so gains wont be aquired till the end but working very good for me to get gains back so far