Calculators

Smolov Junior Calculator

Smolov Junior is a very popular squat program that can also be ran on the bench press. It is a lot of volume which can be hard to handle, but if you're able to recover, this program is great at putting on strength and size very quickly.

This program is 12 total workouts. It can be done 4x per week (3 weeks long), 3x per week (4 weeks long), or 2x per week (6 weeks long).

Accessory work for your bench press and squat should be kept at a minimum for this program. This program is very challenging already.

Cycle 1

Day 1: 70% 6 sets of 6 reps
Day 2: 75% 7 sets of 5 reps
Day 3: 80% 8 sets of 4 reps
Day 4: 85% 10 sets of 3 reps

Cycle 2

Day 1: 70% + 10lbs 6 sets of 6 reps
Day 2: 75% + 10lbs 7 sets of 5 reps
Day 3: 80% + 10lbs 8 sets of 4 reps
Day 4: 85% + 10lbs 10 sets of 3 reps

Cycle 3

Day 1: 70% + 20lbs 6 sets of 6 reps
Day 2: 75% + 20lbs 7 sets of 5 reps
Day 3: 80% + 20lbs 8 sets of 4 reps
Day 4: 85% + 20lbs 10 sets of 3 reps

"The McGinley Method Bench Press Calculator"

This program is great for increasing your strength because it is forcing you to using heavy weights and yet it still does a great job of making sure you are able to recover workout to workout.

Ideally, your days each week should be spaced out 2-3 days from each other to give yourself time to recover, so Monday could be Day 1 and Thursday Day 2 for example. You should add other tricep and shoulder accessory work to this, such as tricep extensions, tricep pressdowns, front raises, and lateral raises.

Week 1

Day 1: 75% 5x5
Day 2: 90% 5x1, 80% 3x3 reps, 70% 3x7

Week 2

Day 1: (75% + 5lbs) 5x5
Day 2: (90% + 5lbs) 5x1, (80% + 5lbs) 3x3, (70% + 5lbs) 3x7

Week 3

Day 1: (75% + 10lbs) 5x5
Day 2: (90% + 10lbs) 5x1, (80% + 5lbs) 3x3, (70% + 5lbs) 3x7

Week 4

Day 1: (75% + 15lbs) 5x5
Day 2: (90% + 15lbs) 5x1, (80% + 5lbs) 3x3, (70% + 5lbs) 3x7

Week 5

Day 1: (75% + 20lbs) 5x5
Day 2: (90% + 20lbs) 5x1, (80% + 5lbs) 3x3, (70% + 5lbs) 3x7

Week 6

Day 1: (75% + 25lbs) 5x5
Day 2: (90% + 25lbs) 5x1, (80% + 5lbs) 3x3, (70% + 5lbs) 3x7

Ed Coan/Phillipi Deadlift Routine Calculator

This is my favorite deadlift program to run by far. Most of the program is centered around progressively hitting around hitting a heavy double with more weight each week, followed by backoff "speed" sets for 3 with a small rest time window.

The short rest time for the speed sets makes the program intense enough to be challenging and build muscle while still keeping the focus on being your best for a few reps.

This is another program that won't be overwhelming and will allow you to do accessory work. I pair hip thrusts and hamstring curls with each deadlift day and have two seperate squat days on which I also do chin ups.

Week 1

Deadlift: 1x2 75%
Speed Deadlift: 8x3 60% (90 seconds rest between sets)

Week 2

Deadlift: 1x2 80%
Speed Deadlift: 8x3 65% (90 seconds rest between sets)

Week 3

Deadlift: 1x2 85%
Speed Deadlift: 6x3 70% (90-120 seconds rest between sets)

Week 4

Deadlift: 1x2 90%
Speed Deadlift: 5x3 75% (90-120 seconds rest between sets)

Weeks 1-4 are "Phase 1". It is a ramping up period of constantly adding more work and becoming more intense. Weeks 5-10, "Phase 2", purposely cut back on the intensity and volume of the speed sets with the intention of making sure you are closer to 100% when you are going to max by weeks 9 and 10.

Week 5

Deadlift: 3x3 80%
Speed Deadlift: 3x3 65% (120 seconds rest between sets)

Week 6

Deadlift: 1x2 85%
Speed Deadlift: 3x3 70% (120 seconds rest between sets)

Week 7

Deadlift: 1x2 90%
Speed Deadlift: 3x3 75% (120 seconds rest between sets)

Week 8

Deadlift: 1x2 95%
Speed Deadlift: 3x3 70% (120 seconds rest between sets)

Week 9

Deadlift: 1x1 100%
Speed Deadlift: 2x3 70% (3 minutes between sets)

Week 10

Deadlift: 1x1 105%
Speed Deadlift: 2x3 60% (3 minutes rest between sets)