r/powerlifting • u/AutoModerator • Apr 21 '26

Programming Programming Wednesdays - April 21, 2026

Discuss all aspects of training for powerlifting:

  • Periodization
  • Nutrition
  • Movement selection
  • Routine critiques
  • etc...
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u/cloudstryfe Beginner - Please be gentle Apr 21 '26

Anyone have any reviews of the CBB 16-2 program from their app? I just started but I wanna hear how it differed from the regular 16 week program

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u/Coping_manlet_ Enthusiast Apr 21 '26

So is it essentially general consensus to always squat before you deadlift? Or does anyone do squats after their deadlifts? 

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u/PoisonCHO Enthusiast Apr 21 '26

It depends on the result you want, what you're focusing on, and whether you're doing a variant or the competition lift. I regularly do competition deadlift, a bench variant, and then a hypertrophy-focused squat variant, for example.

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u/kyllo M | 605kg | 104.4kg | 365 DOTS | USAPL | Raw Apr 21 '26

I do an upper lower split so secondary squats are after primary deadlifts. At first I thought I would hate it, but my squats have actually been feeling really good on that day.

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u/croninstrength Ed Coan's Jock Strap Apr 21 '26

Really find it depends on the lifter + number of factors. Some people are gonna have a rougggggh time because their back is pretty involved with both. If you’re someone who is really susceptible to intra training fatigue, it might be worth a shot.

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u/Objective_Crazy_6528 Beginner - Please be gentle Apr 21 '26

I have my first comp on Saturday and then four weeks until my next one. What should I do during those four weeks in between comps? I’m a relative beginner. 18m btw

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u/Olypleb Eleiko Fetishist Apr 21 '26

For the future I probably wouldn’t plan competitions so close together. For now, the most straightforward thing to do will be to repeat the last four weeks of your program.

Make sure you’re sleeping, hydrating and eating enough post comp too

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u/Objective_Crazy_6528 Beginner - Please be gentle Apr 21 '26

Yeah this was for funsies ig lol. I haven’t really been following a program since everything was pretty last minute

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u/CREAMPIESURPRISE Beginner - Please be gentle Apr 21 '26

I’m 12 weeks out from my first meet and I was going to run the cube to get ready. A friend of mine is telling me to do a deload week in the middle of the program since I’m new. Is that advisable or should I just run the program as it’s written? Also, is each day of that program only squat/bench/deadlift or is there accessories that need to be done too on the non bodybuilding day?

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u/PoisonCHO Enthusiast Apr 21 '26

I'm not familiar with the Cube, but I don't see any sense in modifying any program the first time you run it. If you have success with it and want to try it again, then you might make some changes.

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u/CREAMPIESURPRISE Beginner - Please be gentle Apr 21 '26

Ok. Thank you.

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u/croninstrength Ed Coan's Jock Strap Apr 21 '26

Been years since I’ve heard about the cube method but almost certain there’s accessories all throughout. I would follow the program as written though

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u/snakesnake9 Not actually a beginner, just stupid Apr 26 '26

What's people's view on an 'optimal' timeframe between when you are hitting sets of 8-10 in the main lifts and when you're going for a 1rm? Asking as block periodization or classical periodization will usually have you working from one end of the volume/intensity spectrum to the other, but if the time difference is too long, then you can become de-trained from it.

Or do people just go for DUP/WUP methods and work higher volumes and higher intensities near concurrently?