Program Review Archive

This page houses an organized list of Program Writeups and Reviews posted to r/weightroom by those who have run them.

Last Updated: 12/27/2020

5/3/1

• [Program Review] +1 Year of 5/3/1
• [Program Review] 5/3/1 Leviathan
• [Program Review] 5/3/1 + CrossFit: An Eight-Month Journey
• [Program Review] Balancing 531 and BJJ
• [Program Review] 531 + Custom Accessories
• [Program Review] 14 weeks of 5/3/1
• [Program Review] 5/3/1 (Forever) – First Set Last (on a cut)
• [program review] 5/3/1 Building the Monolith (w/ DEXA scan progress)
• [Program review] Modified Leviathan
• [Program Review] 7 months of 5/3/1
• [PROGRAM REVIEW]5/3/1 – Building the Monolith
• [Program Writeup] Fallen Star / Modified 5/3/1 Morning Star (on a cut)
• [Program Writeup] Bastardizing the Monolith
• One Year of 5/3/1 – Review and Retrospective
• [Program Review] 5/3/1 Forever Prowler Challenge
• [Program Review] 5/3/1 God is a Beast
• [Program Review] 5/3/1 Building the Monolith
• [Program Review] Building the Monolith (a young perspective)
• [Program Review] 5/3/1 Strength Challenge
• [PROGRAM REVIEW] Building the Monolith – 3 Consecutive Cycles
• [Program Review] 5/3/1 Boring But Strong 3 Month Challenge
• [Program Review] 5/3/1 + Accessories
• Program Review: Prep & Fat Loss Training, from 5/3/1 Forever
• [Program Review] Building the Monolith
• [PROGRAM REVIEW]5/3/1 BUILDING THE MONOLITH
• [Program Review] Wendler’s 5/3/1 Building the Monolith
• Crosspost: Six Months on 5/3/1 – Bench: 275 – 330 lbs, OHP: 170 – 200 lbs. Detailed Analysis, Graphs, Progress Pictures Inside.
• [Program Review] 5/3/1 Building The Monolith
• [Program Review] A Half Dozen Cycles of 5/3/1: A Review on 21 Weeks Worth of Work
• [Program Review] 531 85% Full Body – A beginner’s experience
• 45 Weeks of Weight Loss Using 5/3/1 – Review and Retrospective
• [Program Review] 5/3/1
• [program review] 5×531 BBB: a love letter to Frankenstein – or how to make progress on your poverty bench
• [Program Review] Original 5/3/1 Challenge
• Wendler’s 531 BBB-ish* program review (3 cycles/9 weeks)
• [Program Review] – Krypteria – 5/3/1
• Building the (Olympic) Monolith-Program review
• [Program Review] – 531 Volume and Strength
• [Program Review] Wendler’s 5/3/1 13 Week BBB Challenge
• [Program Review] My experience with 5/3/1 Big But Boring FSL
• [Program Review] Building The Monolith
• [PROGRAM REVIEW] BUILDING THE MONOLITH & 6 WEEK HILL SPRINT PROGRAM
• Program Review – Jim Wendler’s 531 BBB (Boring But Big)
• [Program Review] 13 weeks of BBB from Beyond 5/3/1
• [Program Review] 6 Weeks of 5/3/1 Spinal Tap Training
• [Program Review] A Year of 5/3/1 (almost)
• Another 531 Boring But Big Program Review
• Program review: SVR II from 5/3/1 Forever

Barbell Medicine

• [Program Review] 7 Week GPP Hypertrophy 4 Day Version by Barbell Medicine
• [Program Review] 7 Week GPP Hypertrophy Bias (3 Day) v2.0 by Barbell Medicine
• [Program Review] The Bridge 1.0 by Barbell Medicine
• Review: The Bridge 1.0 program
• [Program Review] Powerlifting 2 by Barbell Medicine
• [Program Review] Barbell Medicine’s Powerbuilding I template
• [Program Review] Barbell Medicine Strength III

Ben Pollack

• [PROGRAM REVIEW] Ben Pollack’s Free Intermediate Program (2 Cycles)
• [Program Review] Ben Pollack’s Think Big
• [Program Review] Think Big 16 Week
• [Program Review] Ben Pollack’s Powerbuilding Program
• [program review] “Unfucked” Unfuck Your Program Free Intermediate Cycle by Ben Pollack

Brendan Tietz

• [Program Review] Brendan Tietz’s Submax DUP
• [Program Review] Brendan Tietz’s 12 Week Prime DUP Sub-Max Powerlifting Program

Brian Alsruhe

• Program review/testimonial: Brian Alsruhe’s customized 12 week linear progression routine
• [PROGRAM REVIEW] Brian Alsruhe’s free mass builder
• Program Review of 4 Horsemen
• [Program Review] Brian Alsruhe’s Powerbuilder
• [Program Review] Powerbuilder by Brian Alsruhe
• [Program Review] 12 Week Custom Darkhorse
• [Program Review] Brian Alsruhe’s 4 Horsemen
• Program Review – DarkHorse
• [Program Review] Brian Alsruhe Powerbuilder
• [Program Review] 7 Months of Brian Alsruhe’s Next Level Linear
• [Program Review] Brian Alsruhe’s Next Level Linear: Cut short by lockdown 2 Electric Boogaloo
• [Program review] Darkhorse by Brian Alsruhe
• [Program Review] Brian Alsruhe Next Level Linear with 6 months of lockdown in the middle

Greg Nuckols / Stronger By Science

• [Program Review] Greg Nuckols’ Linear Periodization for Intermediates
• [Program Review] Average to Savage 2.0
• [Program Review] Stronger By Science 28 Free Programs: 2xIntermediate Squats, 3xIntermediate Medium Bench, 1x Intermediate Deadlift
• [program review] Second run of Greg Nuckols’ Linear Periodization for Intermediates
• [Program Review] Stronger By Science 28 Programs – 3xWeek Beginner Squat + 3xWeek Beginner Bench + 2xWeek Beginner Deadlift
• [Program Review] Average to Savage
• [Program Review] Average To Savage
• [Program Review] Greg Nuckols High Frequency Template
• Program Review: Stronger by Science 28 programs
• [Program Review] Average to Savage by Greg Nuckols
• [PROGRAM REVIEW] Stronger By Science 28 Programs (X-Post from /r/powerlifting)
• [Program Review] Greg Nuckols 2x Week Intermediate Bench Program
• [Program Review] Greg Nuckols 28 Free Programs
• [Program Review] Average to Savage
• [Program Review] Linear Periodization for Intermediates (Greg Nuckols)
• [Program Review] Average to Savage
• [Program Review] Greg Nuckols’ 5x a week high frequency template (2 Cycles)
• Average to Savage 2 Program Review – 5 day RiR
• [Program Review] Average to Savage 2.0 (A2S2) AMRAP version
• [Program Review] Average To Savage 2.0
• [Program Review] Average to Savage 2.0
• [Program Review] 16 weeks/4 cycles of Nuckols 28 free programs
• Review of Average to Savage 2.0 (A2S2) Reps to Failure (RTF) version
• Average to Savage 2 review (RTF 5x): How I added 120 lbs to my squat while losing 15 lbs in a raging pandemic
• [Program Review] AtS2.0 4x/w [M/27/183cm/91,5kg]
• [Program Review] Average to Savage 2.0, 4x week, Original Program
• [Program Review] Slavic Swole by Greg Nuckols – a hybrid of Bulgarian and Push/Pull/Legs Hypertrophy
• [PROGRAM REVIEW] A2S 2.0
• [Program Review] 8 weeks of Nuckols’ 28 free programs
• [Program Review] Another A2S2/SBS Review
• [Program Review] A2S2/SBS RtF How I added 70kg to my total with sketchy equipment
• [Program Review] SBS RTF/A2S2
• [Program Review] Another A2S2 / SBS Program Review
• Program Review: SBS Hypertrophy (31/F)
• Program Review: SBS 5x and 2x Last Set RIR with Giant Sets
• [Program Review] SBS Hypertrophy 4x with Running
• [PROGRAM REVIEW] SBS/A2S2/Average to savage 2 5-Day AMRAP | + 102.5 Kg in 6 months
• Program Review: SBS Hypertrophy Template 4 days/week while running every damn day
• Program Review: SBS 2.0 Hypertrophy 3x/Wk + 2020 PRs!

GZCL / Cody Lefever

• Program Review: GZCLP
• [PROGRAM REVIEW] GZCL UHF 5-Week (4 days/week)
• [Program Review] GZCL The Rippler.
• [Program Review] UHF9 with Taper
• Program Review “Jacked & Tactical” | 12 Weeks | 3x/Week, Full-Body | Bench-Focus
• [Program Review] GZCL’s The Rippler
• [Program Review] GZCL’s The Rippler
• [Program Review] GZCL Half Year Review
• [Program Review] Jacked & Tan 2.0
• [Program Review] GZCL Dark Side (X-post /r/powerlifting)
• [Program Review] GZCL 5WKUHF
• [Program Review]UHF 9wk + EDLW (x-post from /r/gzcl)
• [Program Review] Jacked & Tanned 2.0
• [Program Review] GZCL Jacked and Tan 2.0 (x-post from r/powerlifting)
• [Program Review] 7 weeks of GZCL’s Volume-Dependent Intensity Progress (VDIP)
• Jacked and Tan – 15 week program review
• [Program Review] 12 months of GZCL (xpost /r/powerlifting)
• [Program Review] Jacked and Tan 2.0
• [Program review] Jacked and Tanned 2.0
• [Program Review] UHF 5 Week – 16 Weeks of Do Everything, Every Day
• 200 Day – A Review of General Jacked and Tan
• [Program Review] GZCLP 10-Week (Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Noob Gains)
• [Program Review] General Gainz
• [Program Review] Jacked and Tan 2.0
• [Program Review] Jacked n Tan 2.0 18-week Review
• [Program Review] J&T 2.0 – Improving My Mid 30s, One RM at a Time
• [PROGRAM REVIEW] JnT 2.0 by GZCL

Jamie Lewis

• [PROGRAM REVIEW] – Jamie Lewis’s Feast, Famine and Ferocity – Part 1: The Famine
• [PROGRAM REVIEW] – Jamie Lewis’s Feast, Famine and Ferocity – Part2: The Feast

Jon Anderson / Deep Water

• [Program Review] Jon Andersen’s Deep Water – Beginner and Intermediate
• [Program Review]Jon Andersen’s Deep Water Beginner program
• [Program Review] Deep Water Advanced Program
• [PROGRAM REVIEW] Jon Andersen’s Deep Water Intermediate* Program
• [Program Review] Jon Andersen’s Deep Water Method Training
• Deep Water Beginner (on a small deficit)
• Program Review: Deep Water Beginner and Intermediate
• [Program Review] Deep Water Beginner+Intermediate

Jonnie Candito

• [Program Review] Candito Deadlift program
• [Program review] Candito 6-Week Strength Program, as a push/pull split
• Jonnie Candito 6 Week Strength Program Review
• Program Review: Candito’s 6 Week Program (Lower Body)
• [Program Review]Jonnie Candito 6 Week Intermediate
• [Program Review] Candito 6 Week Strength after a long lifting break
• [Program Review] Candito 6 Week: Big Big Gainz and Semi-Snap City

Juggernaut Training Systems

• [Program Review] Juggernaut Method 2.0
• [Program Review] Juggernaut “AI” Powerlifting (20 weeks, Class III, Intermediate)
• [Program Review] Juggernaut 2.0 + CrossFit
• [Program Review] Inverted Juggernaut Method. M/25/5ft9/180lbs
• [Program Review] Modified Juggernaut Method
• [Program Review] Inverted Juggernaut Method. M/24/5ft7/180lbs
• Post-mortem/review of Inverted Juggernaut Method
• [Program Review] Juggernaut Method 2.0 (Inverted)
• [Program Review] The Cowboy Method
• [PROGRAM REVIEW] Modified Cowboy Method
• [Program Review] 40 weeks – Juggernaut Training Systems A.I.
• [Program Review] Juggernaut Method 2.0

Renaissance Periodization

• [Program Review] Renaissance Periodization – 10 Weeks (Diet Template, MPT, PL Hypertrophy, RP+)
• Program Review: Renaissance Periodization Powerlifting Hypertrophy, PL Strength, and Physique training templates
• [Program Review] RP’s Female Physique Template 4x Week

Russian Squats

• [Program Review] F – Russian Squat Routine
• [Program Review] Two years, Two Russian Squat Routines
• [Program Review] Russian Squat Routine for Front Squats and Strict Press

Sheiko

• Sheiko Intermediate Medium Load Program Review
• [Program Review] Shieko #40 8-Week Bench Progress (x-post from /r/powerlifting)
• [Program Review] Sheiko Adv Large Load
• [Program Review] Sheiko

Smolov

• [Program Review] Smolov Jr. Squat Program
• [Program Review] Smolov Jr. for Bench
• Program review: Smolov and nsuns 531
• [Program Review] Concurrent Squat/Bench Smolov Base Cycle
• [Program Review] Smolov
• [Program Review] Full Smolov Program Attempt for Front Squat and Bench Press (Very Long Post, TLDR at the end)
• [Program Review] Smolov Jr. for OHP and Weighted Chins simultaneously
• [Program Review]- Smolov for Weighted Pull Ups
• [Program Review] Smolov JR first cycle
• [Program Review] Death by Smolov: Smolov Junior for Squat, Bench, and Pull-ups. . . AT THE SAME TIME!

The Strength Athlete

• [Program Review] TSA 9 Week Intermediate Program
• [Program Review] The Strength Athlete’s Intermediate 9 Week Program (Powerlifting)
• Program Review: One year of repeating TSA Intermediate 1.0

Tactical Barbell

• [Program Review] Tactical Barbell 2: Conditioning – Base Building
• [Program reviews] ~1 year of Tactical Barbell programs
• [Program Review] Tactical Barbell 2.0 (3 cycles/18 weeks) + Tactical Conditioning
• [Program Review] Tactical Barbell Zulu

Misc

• [Program review] Wolfmam’s 8 week strict press program
• [Program Review] Garage Gym Warrior
• [Program Review] MomStrong by Marisa Inda
• [Program Review] Cory Gregory’s Squat Every Day
• [Program Review] Coan/Phillipi Deadlift Program
• Review – Kizen Strength and Fat Loss Program
• Program Review: Jacked Street
• Program Review: German Volume Training
• Program review: Triphastic Training
• [Program Review] Deathbench for Squat and Bench Press
• [Program review] SSPT pullup program
• [Program Review] RTS General Intermediate
• [Program Review] David Laid’s DUP program
• [Program Review] Garrett Blevins’s AI Powerlifting Program
• [Program Review] 5 Months of Eric Helm’s Intermediate Powerlifting Programme.
• [Program Review] High Frequency High Intensity (Bulgarian Method for Powerlifting)
• [Program Review] Brazos Valley Barbell Intermediate Strength
• r/Powerlifting Program Review Community Project Thread
• [Program Review] Brandon Smitley’s “Raw Dog” Program
• Mag Ort – Program review
• [Program Review] PH3
• [Program Review] Matt Vincent – Destroyer
• [Program review] Infinite Elgintensity, P.U.G. plans for ultimate gains
• Program Review of Deathbench (original)
• Program Review/Testimonial: Terry Holland’s 12 Week PowerBuilder
• Review – Thor’s Power Program 1.0
• [Program Review] Brendan Tietz Prime DUP Submax
• [Program Review] A trip through 2.5 years of programming and what I’ve learned
• Program Review-Calgary Barbell 8 Week from a relative beginner’s perspective.
• [Program Review] 12 Week Custom Program from Mike Westerling
• Program Review — Original Lillebridge Method
• [Program Review] A little over a year with Odyssey Strength programming
• [Program Review] Matt Mills 12-week powerlifting/strongman hybrid program!
• Program Review: Mythical Strength’s 26-Week Ultimate Weight Gain Plan

Hybrid / Custom / Frankenprograms

• [Program Review] StrongFirst Reload Programming with Mag/Ort Deadlifts
• [Program Review] 345 Horsies: percentage, “giant set”-based 12-week, 5 days/week program.
• [Program Review] Inverted Juggernaut Method with 531 Accessories
• [Program Review] Megazord
• [Program Review] Inverted Juggernaut & 531 (& misc. accessories)
• [Program Review] MEGAZORD hybrid program
• [Review] Deathbench + Candito Hybrid Experiment
• Program review: Benching 500 reps of my 8RM in 30 days
• [Program Review] My Powerlifting Offseason – OG Juggernaut meets Jacked n Tan 2.0
• [Program Review] Disbrow – GZCL – MagOrt
• [Program Review] Jacked And Tan 2.0 / MagOrt
• [PROGRAM REVIEW] 5 months/2 Cycles of Deathbench for the Big 3
• [Program Review] Deathpress/GZCL/Mag-Ort
• Program Review: GZCL VDIP + Brian Alsruhe’s giant sets
• [Program Review] Disbrow-GZCL-MagOrt Plan
• [Program review] BenchPaupers Iron Giant
• [Program Review] STARSCREAM: 12 Week Hypertrophy Program
• [Program Review] Iron Giant by u/BenchPauper
• [Program Review] Benching the Monolith
• Enter the Sandman: 8 Weeks of Sandbag Training Program Review
• [Program Review] Atlas Rising, an adventure in frankenprogramming and 600lb squats.
• [Program Review] Tomb Stalker
• [Program Review] Devilman Crybaby
• [Program Review] 10ish Weeks of Starscream: Getting big by working hard
• Simple Jackd – Sometimes you just have to go full… [Program Review]
• [Program Review] Sandbags-R-Us: Making Progress Away From The Gym
• Squatting Every Day for 10 Weeks Straight: An Overview and Retrospective
• [Program Review] 2 cycles of a program inspired by GZCL / Wave LP