Hardcore Powerlifting Routine,core elements and cycle

Core Elements of a Hardcore Powerlifting Routine

Hardcore Powerlifting Routine,core elements and cycle


Weekly Mesocycle: 4–5+

If you train four days a week, a mesocycle of fitbulk 5/3/1 lasts four weeks; if you train three days a week, it lasts five weeks or longer. Three times a week, Monday through Friday, is when you should work out. You will alternate between four core exercises. You will complete each workout once a week on the same training day if you work out four days a week.

Four Main Exercises

Fitbulk 5/3/1 comprises four fundamental exercises:

Exercise A: Squats and help exercises.

Exercise B: Bench Press and Support Work.

Exercise C: Deadlifting and help work.

Workout D: Assistance work and overhead press.

Three Days Every Week

As mentioned, you will alternate between the four workouts if you use fitbulk 5/3/1 and work out three days a week. You will complete each of the four exercises four times during a mesocycle, for a total of sixteen workouts. This is how a week-week mesocycle appears:

First Week ABC Workout A is on Monday, Workout B is on Wednesday, and Workout C is on Friday.

Week Two: DAB

Third Week CDA

Week Four: BCD

Week Five: ABC

Week Six: D

Four Days Every Week

Your mesocycle will end in just four weeks if you train four days a week and follow Fitbulk 5/3/1. Your exercise regimen ought to like this:

It’s Squat Day on Monday, Bench Press Day on Wednesday, Deadlift Day on Friday, and Overhead Press Day on Saturday.


Exercise Waves

A fitbulk 5/3/1 mesocycle consists of 4 repetitions of each workout. In short, there will be four exercises: four squats, four deadlifts, four overhead presses, and four bench press exercises. Each particular workout (A-B-C-D) consists of four waves, or four distinct workouts. These waves consist of:

Wave A. Warmup, 75% x 5, 80% x 5, 85% x 5
Wave B. Warmup, 80% x 3, 85% x 3, 90% x 3
Wave C. Warmup, 75% x 5, 85% x 3, 95% x 1
Wave D. Deload wave – 60% x 5, 65% x 5, 70% x 5

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