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8-Week Strength Foundations

Three heavy days a week on the big lifts, carries and sandbag work to build a strong base.

Length

8 weeks

Sessions

3 per week

Level

Intermediate

Goal

Strength

Strength underpins everything else, from faster sled pushes to fewer injuries. This programme keeps things simple: lift heavy, recover, repeat.

Add 2.5–5 kg to your main lifts each week while the reps stay clean.

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Week by week

Week 1

  1. Mon45-Minute Lower Body Strength45 min
  2. TueRest
  3. Wed30-Minute Full-Body Strength30 min
  4. ThuRest
  5. Fri30-Minute Sandbag Strongman30 min
  6. SatRest
  7. SunRest

Week 2

  1. Mon45-Minute Lower Body Strength45 min
  2. TueRest
  3. Wed30-Minute Full-Body Strength30 min
  4. ThuRest
  5. Fri30-Minute Sandbag Strongman30 min
  6. SatRest
  7. SunRest

Week 3

  1. Mon45-Minute Lower Body Strength45 min
  2. TueRest
  3. Wed30-Minute Full-Body Strength30 min
  4. ThuRest
  5. Fri30-Minute Sandbag Strongman30 min
  6. SatRest
  7. SunRest

Week 4

  1. Mon45-Minute Lower Body Strength45 minLighter week: cut sets or distance by about a third
  2. TueRest
  3. Wed30-Minute Full-Body Strength30 min
  4. ThuRest
  5. Fri30-Minute Sandbag Strongman30 min
  6. SatRest
  7. SunRest

Week 5

  1. Mon45-Minute Lower Body Strength45 min
  2. TueRest
  3. Wed30-Minute Full-Body Strength30 min
  4. ThuRest
  5. Fri30-Minute Sandbag Strongman30 min
  6. SatRest
  7. SunRest

Week 6

  1. Mon45-Minute Lower Body Strength45 min
  2. TueRest
  3. Wed30-Minute Full-Body Strength30 min
  4. ThuRest
  5. Fri30-Minute Sandbag Strongman30 min
  6. SatRest
  7. SunRest

Week 7

  1. Mon45-Minute Lower Body Strength45 min
  2. TueRest
  3. Wed30-Minute Full-Body Strength30 min
  4. ThuRest
  5. Fri30-Minute Sandbag Strongman30 min
  6. SatRest
  7. SunRest

Week 8

  1. Mon45-Minute Lower Body Strength45 min
  2. TueRest
  3. Wed30-Minute Full-Body Strength30 min
  4. ThuRest
  5. Fri30-Minute Sandbag Strongman30 min
  6. SatRest
  7. SunRest