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Gimme your best workout program/template

Posted on 1/25/26 at 10:17 am
Posted by SkierGuy
Member since Jun 2021
95 posts
Posted on 1/25/26 at 10:17 am
Gimme what you got. Would prefer 5 day/wk, non-bro split, work everything 2 times week, allows for strength gains, hypertrophy and enough recovery for a 50 year old fricker, but open to anything. Ty
Posted by Uncle JackD
Member since Nov 2007
59476 posts
Posted on 1/25/26 at 10:47 am to
I do Push/Pull/Leg/Upper 4x a week. Works for me. Many ways to skin a cat though.
Posted by pwejr88
Red Stick
Member since Apr 2007
37727 posts
Posted on 1/25/26 at 5:11 pm to
quote:

strength gains, hypertrophy


Which one do you prefer?
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
43749 posts
Posted on 1/25/26 at 8:43 pm to
Pen and Paper Strongville.

It’s 4 days/week basically front/back split.

I love it. About to run it for about the 20th time.
Posted by The Easter Bunny
Santa Barbara
Member since Jan 2005
45659 posts
Posted on 1/25/26 at 9:41 pm to
how does a front/back split work?
Posted by h0ll@yaboy
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2013
183 posts
Posted on 1/25/26 at 11:22 pm to
Power building 2 from the BBM guys
Posted by stoov
Atlanta, GA
Member since Oct 2010
651 posts
Posted on 1/26/26 at 7:04 am to
I’m a huge fan of the PPSA plans and have done prob 6-7 over the last couple years. About to finish Stronger than Garlic Milkshake and have really enjoyed the 3 day program on this one along with (mostly) full body days each workout. Any other PPSA plans like this one? At 46 I’m starting to prefer the 3 day and full body workouts more and more. May just run this one back but like variety.
Posted by boxcarbarney
Above all things, be a man
Member since Jul 2007
25984 posts
Posted on 1/26/26 at 9:58 am to
Wendler's original 5-3-1 template with isolation movements mixed in.

I may do a Wendler/Greyskull LCI hybrid program after Mardi Gras.
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
43749 posts
Posted on 1/26/26 at 11:08 am to
quote:

how does a front/back split work?


It's basically push/pull with squats on push days and deadlift on pull days.
Posted by ronricks
Member since Mar 2021
11410 posts
Posted on 1/26/26 at 11:21 am to
Everyone is different. You have to experiment and find:

A. What works best for you

B. Something you like and enjoy (to keep you consistent and involved)

I don’t give a shite if it’s CrossFit if you like it and it works for you then do it. Results are what matter not any specific plans.

Find any plan or discipline you like and do it with intensity and consistency and you will absolutely better yourself I don’t care how shitty your genetics are.
Posted by tke_swamprat
Houma, LA
Member since Aug 2004
10969 posts
Posted on 1/26/26 at 11:45 am to
Bumstead's 5 day workout

I just started Juggernaut powerlifting program last week. Wanted something with max percentages to track progress. Month 1 is volume based.
This post was edited on 1/26/26 at 11:47 am
Posted by biggles1883
Member since Feb 2025
38 posts
Posted on 1/26/26 at 11:46 am to
I run Oak Tree by Pen and Paper Strength App multiple times a year usually. You can run it as a 3,4,5 or 6 day split. Although with the intensity on percentages I would recommend as a 4 day max IMO.

Hits the big lifts every day, lot of solid accessory work and carries. You will put on muscle and strength on this plan
Posted by bayouvette
Raceland
Member since Oct 2005
5767 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 4:08 pm to
Ain't nothing wrong with bro splits.

No way I can hit each body part 2x a week.

Just go and be consistent. Program is not that important.

Posted by mule74
Watersound Beach
Member since Nov 2004
12635 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 4:50 pm to
This is what I started at the beginning of the year. I’m 42 with kids. Trying to lose 10 pounds while maintaining my current strength. My focus this year is on not going overboard and causing any injury. Boring consistency.

Monday - squat, lower body and abs/core.

Tuesday - 45 minutes of zone two

Wednesday - bench press and upper body

Thursday - 35 minutes of somewhat higher intensity zone two

Friday - dead lift, posterior chain, and thoracic work

Saturday – bodybuilding day, mostly upper body with high volume, ending with a high intensity circuit (NOT crazy CrossFit WOD style, leave 10 to 15% in the tank)

Sunday – rest day
This post was edited on 1/28/26 at 4:55 pm
Posted by Arthur Bach
Member since Jul 2016
3060 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 6:55 pm to
It’s the one you do consistently
Posted by scfan2001
Piedmont, SC
Member since Jun 2023
37 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 8:57 pm to
Jacked Up Joker is my favorite PPSA program. 5 day plan. One week it's squat/back/bi's 3 days and chest/shoulder/tri's 2 days with shrugs every day. The next week it flips. It rotates between db shrugs and barbell weekly too.
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
37229 posts
Posted on 1/28/26 at 9:10 pm to
Bro what are your stats, your goals and your training history? Everyone is just throwing shite out without any info

And like vette said, nothing wrong with bro splits if done correctly.

But you should prioritize something, so what’s the goal
Posted by Ag_16
Your moms house
Member since Oct 2019
3489 posts
Posted on 1/29/26 at 8:32 am to
quote:

Strongville
The Goat program
Posted by Tiger Ryno
#WoF
Member since Feb 2007
107742 posts
Posted on 1/29/26 at 9:30 am to
I have found since turning 50 the Richard Simmons videos check all of the important boxes for me.
Posted by Long Ball Larry
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2021
1567 posts
Posted on 1/29/26 at 9:47 am to
M, W, F - jump on/off boxes followed by a sauna

T, Th, Sat - 15 minutes on treadmill followed by red light therapy

Sun - recovery
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