Reviews

Third time going through this program and I love it! Matt does a great job of helping intermediate lifters manage fatigue. My load management has definitely improved on this program. Bench and deadlift especially have seen some crazy improvements. With this being a starter program, I’ve also thrown in some accessories of my own. I would recommend this program to anyone who really wants to improve their bench and become an overall better-rounded powerlifter. :)

I am only 6 weeks into the program, but I can notice strong gains in muscle and strength. I will say that for my background, I am coming off a 60 pound cut, so I know the muscle memory is a factor for certain lifts like my squats. However, my bench and deadlift are the strongest they've ever been in my whole life. I have had to make adjustments throughout the program to combat tricep fatigue since it's benching 4 times a week. I have also needed to add additional isolated movements for missing muscle gaps for legs and biceps. Besides that it's a solid plan that I like to add slight adjustments for my needs. I think anyone doing serious strength training or looking to improve in compound lifts, especially the bench press should use this program as a start.

starting 1rms : S 170 B 110 D 230 got sick right at the beginning of peak week and had to take a week off so couldn’t hit 1rms, but by week 11 hit S 165 for rpe 7.5 and D 225 for rpe 8 Bench didnt progress weight wise at all, most I hit was 107.5 for an rpe 9, but form improved drastically. Going to do the program again, but will probably shift to higher intensity lower rep work on bench.

Good

I made no progress on squat, 2.5kg pr on bench and 5kg pr on deadlift, most of the program was okay but I really felt like the accessories after the main movement were way too high in intensity. May run it again and make slight changes and see how progress goes.

Just ongoing week 4. Feeling pretty confident and great. Lets see how well my E1RM goes

Ive run this program about 3 times and ive gotten 10-20 kg stronger on all my SBD lifts every single time. This program just works

Good but i need some workout accessories

Its crazy to me how i can do so much volume and feel fine after. This program is perfect for intermediate lifters, that can get away with doing a little more

Loved this program. I was concerned about the stress on the body but it was easy to go through those 12 weeks. Felt sharp. Bench 10 pnds PR 315. Squat 40 pnds PR 470 Deadlift 30 pnds PR 600 Been lifting for many years. Also used RP diet to gain 10 pnds for the duration of the program.