9 reviews for Recovering Powerlifters
You’ll have to change your mindset entirely. Using your muscles to move as much weight as possible vs using the weight to provide stimulus for the muscles to grow are very different things!
Different options for main lifts: option 1 is for those who want to keep one toe in the water of the powerlifting world, perhaps taking a short break but returning to it later, whilst option 2 are for those who are entirely burnt out by powerlifting and just want to get away from the main barbell lifts.
See below for recommended training program outline.
Saurabh T.
Man1 week complete
4 years of prior experience
Less than expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
My arms improved by a cm in 4 months on maintenance, which is the fastest I have grown on maintenance level calories after noob gains. Also my side delts and back grew which I felt by my tshirts getting tighter in those places. Thanks Geoff for writing this program
Jude Shackelford
Man, 213 weeks complete
5 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
I enjoy the program I can’t finish all the sets be can use of work but I get that 1 hour work in. Notice bicep veins and more athleticism
Francesco S.
Man3 weeks complete
3 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
Coming from a powerlifting program, this is a breath of fresh air, and works wonders, eager to finish it
Ben S.
Man, 373 weeks complete
7 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Perfect program for building muscle without making you feel too beat up for other sports!
John J.
Man4 years of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
Amazing transition program for those tired of powerlifting bs
Marie H.
Woman4 weeks complete
4 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
Feels really good and is fun to train after long time regular PL training
David I.
Man3 weeks complete
2 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
I’m in my late 40s and I love the program and the opposing muscles super set approach (I’m in wk 4 of the program). In an empty or near-empty gym it can save some time on top of the usual benefits, otherwise you’ll have to complete the prescribed sets per muscle group and then move to the next. I replaced only a couple of exercises with same muscle group equivalents, but I pretty much followed the program pretty closely. It requires time commitment for sure. Each workout is around 90 minutes. I’m noticing nice gains in my isolation work, but it’s expected when you rest from heavy compound lift for a few weeks. It’s a nice change! I’ve been following GVS on YouTube for a while and I’ve read two of his books. I highly recommend you try his stuff. He has a knack for programming effective workout plans.
Brooks R.
Man3 weeks complete
2 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Love it dude! It’s perfect for what it is. This is for recovering powerlifters. It was very hard not to start throwing massive amounts of weight on for the dead lift and squat. But when I did follow the plan to the T… I definitely experienced hypertrophy.
Uut T.
Woman4 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
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