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Suits to Savage
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Suits to Savage

8 weeks of war: bleed, burn, and forge your body under iron. Push, pull, and crush until nothing’s left but strength, steel, and savage muscle.

Johnson, M.D.
Johnson, M.D.· Aug 2025
38athletes running this program
iOS & Android

Overview

Length
8 weeks
Days / week
5 days
Level
Intermediate, Beginner, Advanced
Goal
Muscle, Women's
Equipment
Full Gym
Session length
60 min
This program is not a hobby. It’s a war plan. Eight weeks, forty battles. Each day you step under the iron, you step into combat. The bar will try to break you, the weight will try to bury you, and your only option is to fight back harder, heavier, and more savage than the week before. The structure is simple and ruthless: five days a week, split into Push, Pull, and Legs. Push and Pull are hit twice because the upper body is the war machine, the steel engine that must be sharpened constantly. Legs get one savage strike midweek—enough to cripple, enough to rebuild, but not so much that the rest of your body falls behind. Compounds lead the assault: presses, rows, squats, deadlifts. These are the artillery strikes. Isolation follows: curls, raises, extensions. These are the finishing blows, the blade work. Together, they burn weakness out of your frame. Progression is law. Stagnation is death. The program runs in four brutal waves, each two weeks long. Weeks 1–2 build the blooded foundation. The iron feels heavy, but you stay controlled, two to three reps left in the chamber. Weeks 3–4 increase the load. Add weight to your compounds—bench, squat, row, press—2.5 to 5%. Weeks 5–6 turn up the pressure. Push higher reps or heavier weight. Control the descent, stretch the pain, burn the muscle and forge the will. Weeks 7–8 are the final siege. Peak effort, 8–9 out of 10 intensity. Every rep is a battle. Every set is a war. Nothing is left in the tank. Here is your rule: if you hit the top of the rep range on every set, you add weight next week. No debate. If you fail to hit the bottom, you hold until you conquer it. If it feels light, you increase the reps. If it burns, you push deeper into the fire. That is how strength is forged. That is how muscle is carved. Tempo matters. Compounds: brace, descend for two, explode up. Isolations: strict, clean, no mercy. In later weeks, stretch the descent to three seconds. Feel the pain. Chase the burn. Rest enough to fight again on compounds, rest short on isolations to keep the furnace roaring. This is not casual training. It is not about showing up, pumping a little blood, and leaving intact. It’s about showing up to suffer, to grind, to bleed, and to conquer. Every week your enemy is the same: the iron, your weakness, and the voice in your head begging you to quit. Every week you silence it with steel. Eight weeks. Forty battles. By the end, the version of you that walked into Week 1 will be gone. Left behind will be something harder, heavier, forged in sweat and war. Savage muscle, carved in blood and iron.

Who it's for

Athletes of all experience levels
Athletes focused on building muscle size
Athletes who can train 5 days per week
Athletes with access to a full gym (barbells, dumbbells, cables, and machines)

Muscle engagement

Front
Back
Triceps
13.8%
Upper Back
13.6%
Front Delts
10.9%
Lats
9.3%
Biceps
8.7%
Chest
8.3%
Hamstrings
5%
Abs
4.8%
Forearms
4.8%
Quadriceps
4.5%
Middle Delts
4%
Glutes
4%
Rear Delts
3.4%
Calves
2.6%
Adductors
1.1%
Lower Back
0.6%
Abductors
0.5%
Week 1 Workouts
#ExerciseSetsReps
1Wrist Curl (Barbell)610 reps
2Incline Bench Press (Barbell)48 reps
3Incline Bench Press (Dumbbell)310 reps
4Overhead Press (Machine)48 reps
5Chest Fly (Machine)312 reps
6Lateral Raise (Dumbbell)312 reps
7Bench Press (Close Grip)310 reps
8Overhead Tricep Extension (Dumbbell)312 reps
9Skull Crusher (Barbell)312 reps
#ExerciseSetsReps
1Seated Wrist Curl (Dumbbell)610 reps
2Pendlay Row48 reps
3Reverse Close Grip Lat Pulldown410 reps
4Seated Wide-Grip Row (Cable)48 reps
5Wide Grip Lat Pulldown310 reps
6Shrug (Barbell)312 reps
7Seated Row (Cable)48 reps
8Face Pull312 reps
9Spider Curl312 reps
10Alternating Dumbbell Curl312 reps
11Preacher Curl (EZ Bar)312 reps
12Rear Delt Fly (Machine)312 reps
#ExerciseSetsReps
1Wrist Curl (Cable W/ Freemotion Bar)610 reps
2Squat (Barbell)48 reps
3Leg Press312 reps
4Romanian Deadlift (Barbell)48 reps
5Leg Curl312 reps
6Walking Lunge312 reps
7Standing Calf Raise415 reps
8Seated Calf Raise415 reps
#ExerciseSetsReps
1Single Arm Wrist Curl (Dumbbell)610 reps
2Dumbbell Bench Pullover312 reps
3Overhead Press (Machine)48 reps
4Dip (Bodyweight)312 reps
5Incline Bench Press (Dumbbell)48 reps
6Skull Crusher (Barbell)312 reps
7Bench Press (Close Grip)310 reps
8Tricep Rope Push Down (Cable)312 reps
9Cross Cable Tricep Extension312 reps
10Front Raise312 reps
#ExerciseSetsReps
1Reverse Wrist Curl (Barbell)610 reps
2Pendlay Row48 reps
3Hammer Grip Lat Pulldown310 reps
4Seated Wide-Grip Row (Cable)48 reps
5Seated Row (Cable)310 reps
6Shrug (Barbell)312 reps
7Face Pull312 reps
8Rear Delt Fly (Machine)312 reps
9Spider Curl312 reps
10Alternating Dumbbell Curl312 reps
11Preacher Curl (EZ Bar)312 reps
12Reverse Close Grip Lat Pulldown410 reps

Weeks 2–8 are in the app

Download Boostcamp to follow the full program with auto-progression and built-in coaching notes.

Common questions

Yes, Suits to Savage is completely free to follow on Boostcamp. Download the app on iOS or Android, find the program, and start your first workout immediately. All 8 weeks are fully unlocked.

This program is built around a full gym. Make sure you have consistent access before starting, since the progression model assumes you can perform the same movements week over week.

Each session typically takes around 60 minutes to complete. That estimate covers your working sets but doesn't account for warm-up or rest between sets, so budget a little extra time when you're first learning the movements.

Suits to Savage is structured around 5 training days per week, with rest days built in to allow for recovery. The Boostcamp app lets you reschedule sessions if your week doesn't go to plan.

The program runs for 8 weeks. The structure is designed so that each week builds on the last, with weights, volume, or intensity progressively increasing as you go.

Suits to Savage is available inside the Boostcamp app, free on iOS and Android. Once you download the app, you can search for the program by name. The app tracks all your sets and weights automatically, so you always know exactly what to do next session.

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