Peaking — whether for a meet or just to set a 1-rep max — is one of the most difficult parts of powerlifting. Just think about it: you’re trying to plan two or three or even four months ahead of time to be your absolute, 100% best on one particular day. If you’re anything like me, you don’t even know how you’re going to feel tomorrow morning, let alone some random morning four months from now.

And as most of you probably know, training for maximal strength and size at the same time is even more difficult. But it is possible to get the best of both worlds.

The program is based on linear periodization, although I have thrown in a few twists, both to keep things interesting and to help you gauge your meet performance a little bit better.Now, I don’t want to give too much away, but here are the highlights:

• 12 weeks of peaking divided into 2, 6-week blocks. This can be easily modified for peaks as short as just 6 weeks.
• Training 4 days per week using an upper/lower split (2 days each) for 9 weeks, and then 3 days per week using a lift split (bench/squat/deadlift) for the last 3 weeks.
• Moderate volume/intensity, with a fairly high amount of supplementary/hypertrophy work.

The course also includes:

• Guidelines for deloading and setting 1RMs.
• Flexibility with regard to training days of the week and loading parameters.
• Explanations of the reasoning behind each phase of training.
• Tips for cutting weight prior to a meet.
• Other meet-day advice.
• Lifetime access and unlimited downloads.
• Mobile access (iOS only for now).

Still not sure if it’s right for you? Check out the introductory video in the free lesson below!

Course Curriculum