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6 Week Back Squat Emphasis Prep Cycle
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6 Week Back Squat Emphasis Prep Cycle


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Duration: 6 Weeks
Days/Week: 5 (Web/Spreadsheet)

Volume: Moderate
Intensity: Moderate
Includes Complete Accessory Work? Yes
Peak for Comp / Snatch & CJ Testing? No

Focus: Leg strength (specifically back squat)

This is a 6-week preparatory cycle that emphasizes back squat improvement and tests a max back squat on week 6. This program is intended to improve and test the squat. It does NOT finish with a snatch and clean & jerk peak, although you will still get plenty of snatch and CJ work and many people do improve significantly in these lifts as well as the squat.

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Sample Week

Week 1 Day 1 Monday
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  • Back Squat - 70% x 3 x 5
  • Snatch Pull - 85% (of snatch) x 3 x 2, 90% x 3 x 2
  • Halting Snatch Deadlift (upper thigh) - 75% (of snatch) x 3 x 3
  • SLDL - 3x5
Week 1 of 6

This is a 6-week preparatory cycle.


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Week 1 Day 2 Tuesday
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  • Snatch + Pause Overhead Squat - 65% x 2+1 x 3, 70% x 2+1 x 2
  • Power Clean + Power Jerk - 70% (of PC) x 2(1+1) x 4
  • Push Press - 75% x 5 x 3
With no rest:
600 m row
10 bent row
400 m row
10 bent row
200 m row
10 bent row


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Week 1 Day 3 Wednesday
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  • Front Squat - 65% x 2 x 5
  • Clean Pull - 85% (of clean) x 3 x 2, 90% x 3 x 2
  • Halting Clean Deadlift (mid-thigh) - 75% (of clean) x 3 x 3
  • Good Morning - 3 x 5


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Week 1 Day 4 Thursday
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  • Power Clean + Clean + Jerk - 65% (of clean) x 1+1+1 x 4
  • Mid-Hang Snatch - 60% x 3 x 4
  • Snatch Push Press + Overhead Squat - 70% (of snatch) x 4+1 x 3
3 sets: no rest:
10 DB hang power clean + push press
1 rope climb (or 10 rope pull-ups)



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Week 1 Day 5 Friday
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Rest Day


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Week 1 Day 6 Saturday
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  • Back Squat - 75% x 3 x 5
  • Snatch - heavy single
  • Clean & Jerk - heavy single
  • Weighted Lunge - 3 x 5/leg


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Week 1 Day 7 Sunday
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Rest Day


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