366 reviews for PHUL Workout Program
The Power Hypertrophy Upper Lower (PHUL) is an excellent workout program for the intermediate lifter who wants to develop their strength in heavy compound movements (squat, bench press, deadlift and overhead press), but also wants to add size to their physique.
PHUL is created by Brandon Campbell, a beloved YouTube fitness educator with over 200K subscribers (@BasementBrandon). Brandon integrates the principles of bodybuilding and powerlifting into the PHUL workout to help you gain strength and muscle.
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R Singleton
Man, 417 weeks complete
3 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Enjoy this workout. Can be a little difficult if you don’t have leg extension or curl machine.
Ian B.
Man, 389 weeks complete
8 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Good basic template. Every workout is the same each week. Week 1 upper body is same as week 12. I swapped exercises for same muscle groups for variety. Would recommend for someone new to lifting. For someone more experienced I would recommend modifications to keep things interesting.
Man, 19
5 weeks complete
3 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
reduce sets from 4/5 to 3
Jan L.
Man, 397 weeks complete
5 years of prior experience
Less than expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
Becomes basically a linear Progression which lead to strength gains being less then expected, still gained some good muscle so far. Overall good program
Brandon W.
Man, 393 weeks complete
1 year of prior experience
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
It’s a good program works you out? Great see great results with highly recommend.
Even W.
Man9 weeks complete
8 years of prior experience
More than expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
F L.
Man, 207 weeks complete
1 year of prior experience
Less than expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
not sure what it is about this program, but saw almost no upperbody strength gains (OHP, bench, row), but my squat numbers blew up so that's there i guess. For hypertrophy, it was as expected for a program split between strength/hypertrophy Overall for hypertrophy I rate this a 4/5, for strength a 3/5 (5/5 for legs!)
Man, 22
3 weeks complete
3 years of prior experience
Less than expected strength gains
Less than expected muscle gains
it’s not a bad workout plan just nice and steady
Boudkhil Alami
Man, 265 weeks complete
2 years of prior experience
As expected strength gains
Less than expected muscle gains
Good and simple, too much volume on one session and not too much accessories
Duck
Man, 2910 weeks complete
As expected strength gains
As expected muscle gains
My quad gains are way too good. The overall body followed through well but not as much as quads. I swapped a couple isolation exercises for their variations, and skipped a couple lower body exercises (Lunges, Standing Calf Raises) but still I made great progress. I'm maingaining so my weight stayed the same for the entire program, but my lifts doubled (some more than doubled) and the rest days were adequate. Would run this program again.