45 Strength Training Programs

No matter what your fitness goal is, or what type of physical activity you perform, there must be some type of strength training included in your routine. Be it an Olympic powerlifter or a long-distance runner, everyone needs to work on their strength through some strength training programs.

There are different strength programs for different fitness levels and, fitness goals. The approach for strength training programming for a track athlete would be different from programming for strength for a powerlifter.

The training program for strength improvement for a novice would have faster progression, while the strength training programs for intermediate or advanced lifters would have comparatively slower progressions as these lifters are lifting very close to their max limit, they need more training to develop the strength to push beyond that limit.

You need to pick the right program to be able to reap the benefits from it. A best strength training program for someone else might not even be suitable for you.

It can be a tedious task to search for a genuine strength training workout program that suits your needs. To help you in this matter, we have segregated the best among the hundreds of strength training programs that ever existed. Here you can find all these programs that we have shortlisted based on the merit of the program and feedback from the users who have already experienced the program.

Strength Training Programs

StrongLifts 5×5 Workout Program [with Spreadsheet]

When it comes to lifting weights, a simplistic and basic approach tends to provide you with the most optimal results. Throwing in a lot of fancy movements here and there does not take you anywhere apart from giving you a ...
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4 Bridge Program (by Barbell Medicine) Spreadsheets

Nothing can be more satiating to a lifter as compared to a program that promises to up his/her strength and numbers on the big three competition lifts. Also, if you are a beginner who is getting graduated and just starting ...
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GZCL/Mag-Ort/Deathbench Hybrid Routine Spreadsheet

Talk to any person who belongs to the lifting community and ask him about his wish. Everybody wants monstrous strength for the big three lifts aka the bench press, the deadlift, and the squat. A lifter's ability to perform any ...
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Sheikburn Program

As its name suggests, Sheikburn program is a hybrid of the Sheiko program and the Hepburn program. The Hepburn program basically focuses on building up your strength. On the contrary, the Sheiko program presents a more high volume approach which ...
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PHATburn Powerbuilding Program Spreadsheet

Powerbuilding, as you know, is a hybrid of the basic training principles that are followed in powerlifting and bodybuilding. This training protocol was first established by Doug Hepburn who was a renowned Canadian strongman. His Powerbuilding program made use of ...
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Hepburn Method Powerbuilding Program

For people who are regular gym-goers, it is quite obvious that they would be willing to choose training sessions that on one hand promote strength building and on the other hand support hypertrophy. So whether you are a skinny hard ...
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3 Boring But Big (531 BBB) Spreadsheets

Don't you think that ideal training sessions must be challenging along with being interesting? Of course, you do. What if we tell you about a training program that is named "Boring But Big" but its result will be so interesting ...
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3 Cowboy Method (Big Texas Method) Spreadsheets

The Texas Method has undoubtedly been designed for intermediate and advanced lifters. If you are a beginner, you won't be gaining much if you follow the Texas Method. Also, experiencing failure during the completion of certain sets might take your ...
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Texas Method Workout Program [with Spreadsheet & PDF]

A typical push-pull-leg split or 3 sets of 10 reps of full body workouts can surely up your strength and size but it also tends to hit plateau soon. If you want to break your lifting plateaus and be brutally ...
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For all the strength training routines listed above, you can be sure about their effectiveness. These are developed by experienced trainers and tested by many.

There are different strength training programs for different needs. It is important you choose the right workout routine for yourself. It is not so difficult to do so, as the title itself of these programs are self-explanatory about the program goal. Also, in the description of each strength training program, we have explained in detail for whom that program is designed and what to expect at the end of the program cycle.

Every program has a workout plan that defines the number of workout sessions, its frequency, exercises to be done on each session, and each detail about the exercises down to sets and reps. You don’t need to remember all these details as you can refer to these at any time on our website.

To further help to follow the programs effectively and track the progress, most of the programs have a downloadable and customizable spreadsheet included in them. You can just fill in your details, take a printout, and carry it to the gym for every session.

We have selected the workout programs considering every need. You can start as a novice and progress with our programs to the advanced level. You won’t need to go anywhere else for finding a suitable workout program at any stage, we have everything you need right here. So, what are you waiting for? Pick a workout program that matches your desired goal and fitness level and start working out.

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