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Drop Bear SNR
Drop Bear SNR
This is an incredibly general program based on a large chunk of the people who I have
coached in person and encountered on the internet. This program is aimed at a
theoretical Jane-and-Joe-Average advanced powerlifter (Roughly anywhere upwards
of 400 Wilks). Although, there is nothing that precludes this from being used by later
stage intermediate lifters (~350-400 Wilks), particularly heavier lifters (100kg+ bw).
Given that this is intended for the advanced lifter, the program assumes a degree of
competence in performing the main lifts and need for more time in between
competitions. Because it is designed for larger and stronger lifters the progression will
be much sharper than the intermediate program, starting lighter and finishing heavier.
It will lead into a competition or a test after 19 weeks, and includes an inbuilt 6 week
offseason at the start of the program. This is not a "shock cycle" designed to put 50kg
on a total right off the bat. This program is designed for the lifter to steadily chip away
their personal bests, continue to develop technical proficiency and aggressively attack
weaknesses in the offseason. This program is designed to be a sustainable method of
training well into the long term for advanced trainees.
I have included a selection of accessories and variants to chose from based on your
own deficiencies and the equipment that you have on hand. You should be able to
perform this program with only a rack, a barbell and a bench.
The exercises already selected are my own reccommendations assuming you lift at a
standard gym and there isn't anything particularly wrong with you.
Accessory lifts are to be performed primarily as "pump work" with light weights and
short rest times (30-90sec).
It is not advisable to inflate your 1RM for calculation purposes in the vast majority of
cases, but I know people will do it anyway. Light weight women could get away with a
5% inflation on their lifts if they so needed to.
All Bench Presses and barbell variants are to be performed with a competition pause
If you don't have access to any boards or a slingshot for overload work you can simply
take the raw bench work that would normally precede it and double the number of
sets
A belt can be used at any time but my general reccommendation is from 70% 1RM
upwards on Squat and Deadlift
A belt can be used at any time but my general reccommendation is from 70% 1RM
upwards on Squat and Deadlift
There were a whole bunch of Sheiko-esque NL vs Average weight graphs but I was too
stupid to get the axis for average weight to scale automatically so the graphs didn't
show what I really needed it to show. Hopefully these can make an appearance in
future versions
It is not advisable to add an extra day to this program although you may split days and
keep the total work for the week the same without too much interference depending
on how you decide to split it.
Lifters who wish to include cardio for general health may do so during the inbuilt off-
season (the first 6 weeks of the program) on Day 3 and Day 6 after their main work
but are advised to restrict it to HIIT.
Feel free to hammer me with feedback, questions, and insults regarding the program
Exercise Selection
Main Deadlift Deadlift
Squat Variant Paused Squat
Bench Variant A Close Grip Bench
Bench Variant B Wide Grip Bench
Deadlift Variant Paused Deadlift
Bench Overload Slingshot Bench
Squat Accessory Front Squats
Bench Accessory DB OHP
Deadlift Accessory Glute Ham Raise
Horizontal Row T-Bar Row
Vertical Row Lat Pulldown
8/28/2017 Week 1
Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day 6
Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight
Paused Squat 0.55 6 x 3 137.5 Close Grip Bench 0.55 3 x 9 87.5 Paused Squat 0.45 4 x 8 112.5 Wide Grip Bench 0.6 4 x 4 95
9/4/2017Week 2
Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day 6
Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight
Paused Squat 0.5 5 x 8 125 Close Grip Bench 0.5 5 x 6 80 Paused Squat 0.4 6 x 6 100 Wide Grip Bench 0.6 4 x 4 95
9/11/2017 Week 3
Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day 6
Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight
Paused Squat 0.6 4 x 4 150 Close Grip Bench 0.55 3 x 9 87.5 Paused Squat 0.5 5 x 6 125 Wide Grip Bench 0.6 4 x 4 95
9/18/2017 Week 4
Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day 6
Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight
Paused Squat 0.55 6 x 6 137.5 Close Grip Bench 0.6 6 x 4 95 Paused Squat 0.45 5 x 7 112.5 Wide Grip Bench 0.6 4 x 4 95
9/25/2017 Week 5
Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day 6
Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight
Paused Squat 0.65 7 x 2 162.5 Close Grip Bench 0.6 6 x 4 95 Paused Squat 0.55 5 x 5 137.5 Wide Grip Bench 0.6 4 x 4 95
10/2/2017 Week 6
Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day 6
Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight
Paused Squat 0.6 8 x 4 150 Close Grip Bench 0.7 6 x 3 112.5 Paused Squat 0.5 4 x 8 125 Wide Grip Bench 0.6 4 x 4 95
10/9/2017 Week 7
Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day 6
Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight
Squat 0.7 4 x 3 175 Close Grip Bench 0.65 7 x 3 105 Paused Squat 0.6 4 x 4 150 Wide Grip Bench 0.6 4 x 4 95
10/16/2017 Week 8
Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day 6
Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight
Squat 0.65 7 x 4 162.5 Close Grip Bench 0.65 7 x 3 105 Paused Squat 0.55 4 x 7 137.5 Wide Grip Bench 0.6 4 x 4 95
10/23/2017 Week 9
Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day 6
Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight
Squat 0.75 5 x 2 187.5 Close Grip Bench 0.65 7 x 3 105 Paused Squat 0.65 7 x 3 162.5 Paused Bench 0.7 4 x 3 95
10/30/2017 Week 10
Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day 6
Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight
Squat 0.7 6 x 4 175 Close Grip Bench 0.65 7 x 3 105 Paused Squat 0.6 6 x 4 150 Paused Bench 0.6 4 x 4 95
11/6/2017 Week 11
Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day 6
Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight
Squat 0.8 4 x 2 200 Close Grip Bench 0.7 6 x 3 112.5 Squat 0.7 6 x 3 175 Paused Bench 0.7 4 x 3 95
11/13/2017 Week 12
Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day 6
Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight
Squat 0.75 5 x 4 187.5 Close Grip Bench 0.65 7 x 3 105 Squat 0.65 7 x 3 162.5 Paused Bench 0.6 4 x 4 95
11/20/2017 Week 13
Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day 6
Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight
Squat 0.85 3 x 2 212.5 Paused Bench 0.85 6 x 1 135 Squat 0.75 5 x 3 187.5 Paused Bench 0.6 4 x 4 95
11/27/2017 Week 14
Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day 6
Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight
Squat 0.8 4 x 4 200 Paused Bench 0.85 5 x 2 135 Squat 0.7 6 x 3 175
12/4/2017 Week 15
Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day 6
Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight
Squat 0.9 2 x 2 225 Paused Bench 0.75 5 x 3 120 Squat 0.8 4 x 3 200
12/11/2017 Week 16
Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day 6
Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight
Squat 0.85 6 x 1 212.5 Paused Bench 0.7 6 x 3 112.5 Squat 0.75 5 x 3 187.5
12/18/2017 Week 17
Day 1 Day 3 Day 5
Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight
Squat 0.925 3 x 1 232.5 Paused Bench 0.8 6 x 2 127.5 Squat 0.8 6 x 2 200
12/25/2017 Week 18
Day 1 Day 3 Day 5
Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight
Squat 0.8 4 x 2 200 Paused Bench 0.8 4 x 2 127.5 Squat 0.7 4 x 2 175
1/1/2018Week 19
Day 1 Day 3 Day 7
TEST
Percent S x R Weight Percent S x R Weight
Paused Bench 0.8 4 x 2 127.5 Squat 0.7 3 x 2 175
Deadlift 0.7 3 x 2 190 Bench 0.75 5 x 2 120
Abs + Face Pulls 3 x 10
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INOL
INOL
14000.0
12000.0
10000.0
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6000.0
4000.0
2000.0
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1 3 5 7 9
85.00%
80.00%
75.00%
70.00%
NL
65.00%
AV
G
WT
60.00%
55.00%
50.00%
45.00%
40.00%
1 3 5 7
3.50
3.00
2.50
2.00
1.50
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2.50
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1.50
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0.50
NL
AV
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WT
1 3 5 7 9
7 9 11 13 15
Average Intensity
7 9 11 13 15
INOL
7 9 11 13 15
15 17 19
Squat Intens i ty
Bench Intens i ty
Dea dl i ft Intens i ty
15 17 19
Squat INOL
Bench INOL
Deadli ft INOL
Squat INOL
Bench INOL
Deadli ft INOL
15 17 19
Av Weight NL SQ NL BP NL DL NL
106.69 221 50 103 68
125.98 198.00 46 91 61
138.93 168 39 73 56
161.05 191 64 89 38
143.50 125 28 62 35
172.50 163 56 74 33
165.00 136 31 61 44
185.00 155 48 79 28
176.45 116 26 52 38
196.52 148 41 84 23
188.75 109 21 56 32
211.00 88.00 34 44 10
191.50 67 16 31 20
210.00 79 21 49 9
215.00 50 15 27 8
190.00 48 16 20 12
190.00 30 6 18 6
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Intens i ty
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quat INOL
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Deadli ft INOL
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Deadli ft INOL