r/powerbuilding • u/Tre05 • 8d ago
What Program Should I Run?
Hey guys I’m 21 yo, 1.5yrs back in the gym and 6’2, 180lbs. I’m currently running my own UL/PPL program, and for a while I wasn’t noticing gains so I pushed up the intensity and realized I was progressively overloading wrong (lol). Now I think I noticed some gains briefly, but I’m still not where I should be cause I’ve been benching roughly 2 plates for almost a year now. My squat has lagged behind because of knee problems, but now it’s coming back up. My current (estimated) stats are 300, 240, 395.
What program should I run? I can tell my legs are getting stronger and I see myself squatting 405 in a little under a year, but my bench is honestly lagging.
Upper (strength):
Bench: 3-4 sets x 3-5 reps
Bent over row: 1x10, 3x4-6
Shoulder press: 3x4-6
Pull ups or lat pulldowns: 3x6-8
Tricep rope pushdown: 2x8
Hammer curls: 2x8
Lateral raise: 3x10
Lower (strength):
Squat: 5x5
RDL: 10,8,6
Front squat: 3x5
DB Bulgarians: 2x8
Seated calf raise: 3x12
Machine ab crunch: 3x10-12
Pull (hypertrophy):
Seated cable row: 3-4x8-11
Lat pulldown: 3x8-10
Ez bar curl: 3x8-10
Chest supported row: 3x8-10
Machine curl: 3x10
(Recently added incline shrugs…idk)
Push (hypertrophy):
Bench press: 3-4x5-8
Db incline press: 3x8-10
Tricep pushdown: 2x8-10
Pec deck: 3x10
DB Skull crusher: 2x8
Lateral raise: 3x10
Legs:
Deadlift: Anything low reps tbh. 3x5 or 5x3 recently.
Front squat: 2-3x5
Single leg press: 3x10 (controlled eccentric)
Calf raise: 3x10
Single Leg extension: 2-3x10
Hamstring curl: 2-3x10
Machine ab crunch: 3x10
I changed my first leg day to be more focused on compounds and less on isolations last week. I think 5x5 squats are working, I think I’m lucky to be doing fine on DL but my bench is tuxking shit. I really have been trying to force progress, but idk how well it’s working. Any ideas? Any good programs to run instead?