446 reviews for Candito 6 Week Strength Program

The Candito 6 Week Program is designed for intermediate lifters looking to break personal records through the periodization training method.

Renowned as a champion powerlifting coach and OG Youtuber, Jonnie Candito's approach to strength training has gained traction in the fitness community due to its effectiveness.

Periodization in the Candito program means that every week is structured differently:

  • Week 1: Muscular Conditioning

  • Week 2: Hypertrophy

  • Week 3: Linear Max OT

  • Week 4: Heavy Weight / Explosiveness

  • Week 5: Intense Strength Training

  • Week 6: Deload

Read the full Candito program guide below.

4.43 / 5

Harshit Jaiswal

Man, 21
3 days ago

6 weeks complete

4 years of prior experience

As expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

Marginal modifications

This program is good for one who are targeting to grow their squat and deadlift max , but bench won't increase with this program so it is adviced to follow this program for squats and deads , for bench you can follow any other program, Increase in squat 160kgs --165 kgs Increase in bench 100kgs ---100 kgs Increase in deadlift 200kgs---215 kgs This program helped me break my squat and deadlift plateau.

luke

Man, 18
5 days ago

4 weeks complete

2 years of prior experience

Less than expected strength gains

More than expected muscle gains

Marginal modifications

my squat and deadlifts make really good progress on this program however like a lot of people my bench seems to gain very little thinking about running a bench program along side the squat and deadlift part of this program

Max

Man, 38
7 days ago

3 weeks complete

2 years of prior experience

More than expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

Marginal modifications

Effective program

Sindre S.

Man, 35
14 days ago

3 weeks complete

8 years of prior experience

As expected strength gains

More than expected muscle gains

Marginal modifications

The weight i used to struggle with feels much easier this long into the program

Arthur

Man, 20
22 days ago

5 weeks complete

4 years of prior experience

More than expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

Significant modifications

I made a lot of progress on squat(+10kg) and bench (+8kg), but the deadlift increased slightly (+2kg)

Riley B.

Man
a month ago

3 weeks complete

4 years of prior experience

Less than expected strength gains

Less than expected muscle gains

No modifications

The percentages are really high. That's fine on a good day, but it means you fail on any day that you're a bit weak. I know the program recommends dropping the weight if you fail, but you're guaranteed to fail over the course of 6 weeks. Why not just have lower percentages?

Colin P.

Man, 15
a month ago

3 weeks complete

1 year of prior experience

As expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

Marginal modifications

Very good program. Loved the program because of its simplicity. Only needing 2 accessories per session is great for me because the workout don’t take a long time.

Qananis A.

Man, 26
a month ago

5 weeks complete

2 years of prior experience

More than expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

Marginal modifications

This program is legit. Didn’t do it fully (missed couple days) but made some major strength gains. Break Hard Plateaus. Recommend this to Any One Height: 5’5 Weight: 160 Bench Press: 225 -> 245 Squat: 200 -> 225 Deadlift: 275 -> 335

M V.

Man, 41
2 months ago

3 weeks complete

8 years of prior experience

As expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

No modifications

Repeatedly squatting and deadlifting on the same day seemed like a terrible idea at first however the volume is careful managed and I saw the best strength gains in both lifts that I've had in probably 12 years. So far the bench press gains have been less impressive but still steady. I modified nothing and followed this program to the letter including the supplemental work. I did have some brief periods of less consistency throughout the program where I may have had 2 rest days in a row where there should have only been 1. I do believe this may have helped with the squat and deadlift recovery however it may have hurt my bench gains. Bench has always been my strongest lift so I plan to do the program again and follow it to the letter and see if those gains improve. If the bench gains can match the lower gains I would consider this the best power lifting program I've ever used.

Joshua L.

Man, 27
2 months ago

3 weeks complete

3 years of prior experience

More than expected strength gains

As expected muscle gains

No modifications

Squat didn’t go up but great progress with my bench and DL