Your Strongest Year block 1 — volume
Four weeks of three-day powerlifting build volume with six sets of four, paired assistance and timed planks.
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Barbell bench press
Conventional deadlift
High-bar back squat
Back squat
Program
Week by week
Every workout, as Catalyst would give it to you.
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The schedule
3 workouts a week, on whichever days suit you.
| Week | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Layout 1 | Layout 2 | Layout 3 |
| 2 | Layout 4 | Layout 2 | Layout 5 |
| 3 | Layout 4 | Layout 2 | Layout 3 |
| 4 | Layout 4 | Layout 2 | Layout 5 |
How it works
The program’s own rules, as Catalyst runs them.
Train the four-week block with fixed maxima, choosing every movement before starting. Keep the separate reps and rounds for each movement in assistance pairs and the timed plank holds. Before lifting, choose the maximum used for each percentage and plan any otherwise unspecified work. Follow pauses and lowering counts as technique instructions.
What you need
Everything its exercises call for. Missing something? The app suggests swaps that train the same thing.
- Adjustable bench
- Back extension bench
- Barbell
- Stable exercise box
- Cable stack
- Dumbbells
- Flat bench
- Lat pulldown machine
- Squat rack
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