445 reviews for 70s Powerlifter
The 70s Powerlifter Program, by Alex Bromley, is designed with a heavy influence of the prototypical 70’s powerlifter here (hence the name). Many of the accounts of some of the monsters that populated meets at that time, such as Doug Young and Bill Kazmaier, cited high volume approaches with many compound variations and plenty of bodybuilding movements to top it off.
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Abdullah A.
17 weeks complete
3 years of prior experience
Above expectation strength gains
Above expectation muscle gains
Absolutely wonderful
Zachary Stratton
Man, 173 weeks complete
2 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Run bullmastiff before this I beg of you, the sheer amount of volume with this program is insane. It’s incredibly rewarding if you’re looking for something hard though. Can’t give honest opinions on results yet as I’m only a month in, so I’ll come back and change this later when I finish it.
Lucas W.
Man, 3018 weeks complete
8 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Worked out 3-4 times a week. Because of schedule / recovery. So it made the program longer. Bench went from 275 max to 315. Squat went from 355 to 405. Deadlift 425 to 505.
Jacob K.
Man, 263 weeks complete
8 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Love this program so far, I like that there is a wide range of exercises and that the workouts don’t feel overly repetitive
Daniel Gomes
Man, 283 weeks complete
7 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
It's a bit early for a full review, until now I've been doing pure bodybuilding, but decided it was time to make use of all the muscle, my 1rm is low on everything because i never did less than 5 reps on anything but was still surprised with just the pure amount of volume so for people that are already strong I'd recommend really conservative weights the first 3 weeks, i can't imagine how tough it would be otherwise. The weights have been going up every workout, only the leg one has been rough (it's more than my old weekly volume for legs in a single workout so my quads have been suffering) and was just about to hit a recovery wall at the end of the 3rd week, but since the sets and reps go down on the start of the 4th i will wait to see if i fully recover, also doing rows after all the hip hinges is just not possible, i know Alex said in the vid about the plan to just get thru it but the only way of doing it is with such low weights that i feel like I'm shaking a dry towel or do actual working weight for my back but then i can't maintain the position for more than 3 reps so i switched it with a chest supported row. I also added calf training on both lower days. I decided to grow the mustache to go with everything, still need a few more days to get as thick as it needs but it's getting there.
Dude L.
Man, 2218 weeks complete
3 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Don’t listen to the people who say this program doesn’t work, that’s their fault, not Bromley’s. Body Weight 165->175 Squat 315->375 Bench 245->275 Deadlift 315-405 Overhead Press 155->175 I should have been more attentive to my diet (I didn’t not eat nearly as much as I should have) and sleep schedule, but overall I still made great strength and muscle gains.
Dylan C.
Man, 323 weeks complete
8 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Trust the reps muscle through and keep going
Naitko
Man, 298 years of prior experience
Less than expected strength gains
Less than expected muscle gains
Lost around 5 to 10 kg strength on my lifts after base phase. Cannot hit the numbers in the peak phase.
Eli E.
Man, 181 week complete
3 years of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
Might be the most schedule friendly program i've tried that keeps all of your muscles in recovery leading up until the next upper or lower workout. I am running it for the second time, and it bounced my bench from 225x1 to 225x9 last time, so we will see if i can get from 275 to 315 !
Td K.
Man, 463 weeks complete
6 years of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
More than expected muscle gains
Please all programs for free!!!