63 reviews for Bryce Lewis Program: Greatest Hits
If you're an intermediate powerlifter looking for a program to systematically break PRs over and over, look no further.
The Bryce Lewis Program: Greatest Hits is based on all of Bryce's accumulated knowledge over a decade as a champion powerlifter and elite-level coach. The program is structured with 4 weeks of basebuilding phase, followed by a peaking phase for PRs.
The Bryce Lewis Program is 5 days per week (vs. 4 days per week in TSA Intermediate Approach). There are 4 program variations for high responders, low responders, conventional and sumo deadlifters.
Read more about the program below.
Wyatt M.
Man, 213 weeks complete
8 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Loving this program so far, jumping up to 220lbs weight class and this program as been amazing. If you are a low bar squatter make sure you have enough rest on your elbows and shoulders before benching. I will update this when I get my new total
Anonymous
Man9 weeks complete
5 years of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Very good program. I think I like TSA 9 week Intermediate more just because it feels a little more streamlined and has more volume for back which is super important for me on my SBD. TSA also gave me better hypertrophy gains than this one. Saw a lot of progress; however, the frequency of squat and deadlift led to a few back tweaks I had to deal with in the last few weeks. Overall recommend for anyone who wants a lot of time under the bar and isn’t concerned about hypertrophy or any other performance related goals. Squat: 475 lbs -> 485 lbs (back problems stalled) Bench: 315 lbs -> 340 lbs Deadlift: 495 lbs -> 535 lbs
Cinnamon B.
Non-binary1 week complete
3 years of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
**Note: it says 1 week completed, but I ran the whole program and then restarted and completed Week 1 again. So I’ve ran 10 weeks of this program.** Really liked this program and felt that the high frequency of SBD really helped dial in my technique. However, my squat started to suffer towards the end because intensity was a little too high, and deadlifts soon followed. I ended up not maxing out at the end because I felt too drained, but did week 1 again as a little Deload and for those working sets I added: 10 lbs on squats, 5 lbs on bench, and 20 lbs on deadlifts. I think for the time being I shouldn’t be training 5 days a week, but I may return to this in the future. I think I would do better if I kept squat intensity lower than what the program intends, particularly with the singles in the last few weeks.
JS
Man, 312 weeks complete
2 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Is the bench press intensity on the 4th day set accordingly? 81%~83% 5 x 5(2~3w) This seems like an impossible goal..
Matthew D.
Man, 319 weeks complete
3 years of prior experience
Less than expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Was able to put 20 pounds on the bench however my squat did not flinch and did not deadlift during program fun workouts but tiring
Sophia L.
Woman, 225 weeks complete
1 year of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
i’ve been running back weeks 5-9 as a back to back couple blocks…. i am prepping for my first meet, no coach, and cutting weight, raw dogging it. but i definitely put weight on my squat and deadlift !
Jarell S.
Man, 273 weeks complete
1 year of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
Structure!!!!! Yes I would
Gregor P.
Man, 303 weeks complete
8 years of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
Even after only week 3 I am already a lot stronger on SBD (every lift is going up), especially on squats and bench press. The program is very well thought out, effort/volume is high, but distributed just right so you don’t wreck yourself. Good results from this program requires very good recovery in terms of eating and sleeping. Really enjoying the full body workout aspects as well. Definitely recommend this program for an intermediate lifter who is diligent about recovery, your strength will increase fast. Excited to see the results after 9 weeks.
Håvard S.
Man, 233 weeks complete
5 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Saying the gains is "as expected" is not a negative sight as this is the second time i'm running the program.
Middleton1371
Man, 223 weeks complete
2 years of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
It's hard at first, but it's definitely a program I'll be running a lot in the future.