9-Week Strength Program Based on “Easy Strength”

9-Week Strength Program Based on “Easy Strength”

This 9-week program is designed following the “Easy Strength” template by Pavel Tsatsouline and Dan John, as detailed in their book Easy Strength. For a comprehensive review of the program, you can read this article. Much of this program is inspired by Dan...

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Free MASS Research Review Best Of Issue

The following link will take you to a page where you’ll get a free 133 page copy of MASS’ 2022 Best of issue: Sign up for your FREE 133 page MASS issue Here In order to get the free MASS issue, you need to give your email address. I realize no one likes...
Start Bodyweight Program Review

Start Bodyweight Program Review

Program Name Start Bodyweight Price Free Author Janvier, Nick Primary Goal Strength Secondary Goal Hypertrophy  Special Focus None Program Length (in weeks)...really it's to be run indefinitely, however, it typically takes 13 weeks to master a progression...
Wendler’s 5/3/1 Program Review

Wendler’s 5/3/1 Program Review

Program Name 5/3/1 (Original…scroll down for other variations of the program) Price Free w/ paid options (there’s enough free info available from Wendler himself to get you started, however, 531 is a premium program, originally found in his books by the...
Review of MASS Research Review

Review of MASS Research Review

I made a massive evidence-based fitness FAQ from Stongerbyscience’s (same team that runs MASS) meta-analysis collection. Check it out. First off, what is a “Research Review”? I’m coming up on my five year mark as a personal trainer (I...
Doggcrapp Training Review

Doggcrapp Training Review

Program Name Doggcrapp Training Price Free Author Dante Trudel  Primary Goal Hypertrophy Secondary Goal Strength Special Focus None Program Length (weeks, however, it is commonly run for 12 weeks) Training Days (per week, however, light cardio is recommended on off...

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Escalating Density Training (EDT) Review

Escalating Density Training (EDT) Review

Program Name Escalating Density Training (EDT) Price Free Author Charles Staley Primary Goal Hypertrophy (though it can be strength, depending on how the rep schemes are structured) Secondary Goal Strength Special Focus None Program Length (in weeks). Charles Staley...
Easy Strength Program Review

Easy Strength Program Review

Program Name Easy Strength (Also “Even Easier Strength” and the “40 Day Workout”) Price Free Author Dan John and Pavel Primary Goal Strength Secondary Goal Hypertrophy (but likely only in lifters with little experience) Special Focus None...
6 Week Muscular Demolition Program Review

6 Week Muscular Demolition Program Review

Program Name 6-Week Muscular Demolition Program Price Free (with the link to elitefts’ Porgrams That Work PDF in the “Resources” section of this post) Author John Meadows Primary Goal Hypertrophy Secondary Goal Strength Special Focus None Program...
The 915 Workout Program Review

The 915 Workout Program Review

Program Name 915 Workout Program Price Free Author Christian Thibaudeau Primary Goal Strength Secondary Goal Hypertrophy Special Focus None Program Length (in weeks) Training Days (per week) Average Session Length (in minutes) Primary Equipment Barbell Specialty...

Attention Personal Trainers!

Looking to renew your certification without breaking the bank? Discover a cost-effective method to earn your continuing education credits. Our guide reveals how you can fulfill your requirements for as low as $29, utilizing resources like the MASS Research Review.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to save time and money while staying at the forefront of fitness knowledge.

Read the Full Guide

6 Body Composition Changes in 24 Hours

6 Body Composition Changes in 24 Hours

Before We Begin: a Few Notes on What this Post Isn’t and What it Is Isn’t It isn’t ready for publication in a scientific journal, TIME magazine or my kids’ school newspaper.  There are an exhaustive list of reasons why a peer review would chew...
83 Strength Training Questions with Scientific Answers

83 Strength Training Questions with Scientific Answers

Just got done with a real mother of a project.  I put together an 83 fitness and nutrition frequently asked questions page, where every answer is backed by a slew of supporting studies. Check it out here!: 83 Evidence Based Answers to Fitness and Nutrition FAQs...
How to Find the Perfect Diet: My Nutrition Manifesto

How to Find the Perfect Diet: My Nutrition Manifesto

Synopsis This post is ridiculously long (it’s over 3000 words longer than The Boxcar Children junior novel), and the thought of someone making time in their day to read the whole thing makes me sad. In case you’d rather listen, here’s an amateur recording of me...
Strong Bastard 911 Review

Strong Bastard 911 Review

Program Name Strong Bastard 911 (SB 911) – Original Price $19.95 (with Defranco Insider membership) Author Joe Defranco and Jim Smith Primary Goal Strength Secondary Goal Hypertrophy Special Focus None Program Length (in weeks) Training Days (per week) Average...