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PROGRAMMING WITH A PURPOSE.

Purposeful training resources built around exercise selection, progression, substitutions, performance, and the equipment you actually have.

Lift Heavy. Live Strong.

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PURPOSEFUL EDUCATION FOR REAL PROGRESS.

Five Educational Guides

Strength education you can apply the next time you train.

Cover of the Training Terminology PDF I01

Training Terminology

Sets, repetitions, RPE, repetitions in reserve, tempo, volume, intensity, frequency, exercise selection, substitutions, and training splits.

PDF · 13 pages

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Cover of the Understanding Progression PDF I02

Understanding Progression

How coaches progress training through load, repetitions, technique, range of motion, tempo, sets, frequency, fatigue management, bands, and chains.

PDF · 13 pages

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Cover of the Building a Training Split PDF I03

Building a Training Split

Organize training days, movement patterns, weekly volume, frequency, and recovery into a repeatable split.

PDF · 13 pages

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Cover of the Exercise Selection & Substitutions PDF I04

Exercise Selection & Substitutions

Select and substitute exercises according to goals, equipment, anatomy, skill, comfort, and training intent.

PDF · 13 pages

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Cover of the Managing Fatigue & Recovery PDF I05

Managing Fatigue & Recovery

Recognize fatigue, manage training stress, support recovery, and adjust before performance begins to deteriorate.

PDF · 13 pages

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Free Foundation Workouts

Choose your weekly schedule.

Choose a foundational download based on the number of days you can train consistently. Four-, five-, and six-day schedules include additional emphasis variations.

Cover of the 2-Day Foundation workout PDF W01

2-Day Foundation

Full Body A and Full Body B. A fillable two-day week for training that has to fit around everything else.

PDF · 7 pages

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Cover of the 3-Day Foundation workout PDF W02

3-Day Foundation

Full Body A, B and C. Three sessions a week, each covering the whole body with a different emphasis.

PDF · 8 pages

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Cover of the 4-Day Foundation workout PDF W03

4-Day Foundation

Upper A, Lower A, Upper B and Lower B. The classic four-day split, with three emphasis variations.

PDF · 9 pages

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Cover of the 5-Day Foundation workout PDF W04

5-Day Foundation

Push, Pull, Hamstrings & Lower, Arms, and Accessories & Performance, with three emphasis variations.

PDF · 10 pages

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Bonus

Bonus Training Guides

Two Travel Guides

Travel-ready programming for keeping the work moving, free.

Cover of the Travel Strength: The Hotel Gym Playbook PDF I06

Travel Strength: The Hotel Gym Playbook

Build productive strength sessions around hotel gyms, limited equipment, short schedules, and practical substitutions.

PDF · 13 pages

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Cover of the Travel Foundation workout PDF W06

Travel Foundation

A flexible hotel-gym and limited-equipment training option built to keep the work moving while you are away.

PDF · 11 pages

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  1. Hear

    Listen to the principles and reasoning.

  2. See

    Observe exercises, techniques, and examples.

  3. Do

    Put the training plan into practice consistently.

  4. Understand

    Evaluate performance, progress, recovery, and response.

  5. Adapt

    Adjust exercise selection, volume, intensity, and frequency.

  6. Build

    Develop strength, control, resilience, and capacity.

  7. Repeat

    Reassess, learn, and continue refining.

Listen to learn. Watch to clarify. Do to understand.

The system evolves as you do.

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