Import-ready template

Calgary Barbell 8 Week

Calgary Barbell's free 8-week meet prep with 4 lifting days, high bench frequency, and repeated squat and deadlift practice. Review the full schedule, then run the template inside IronFlow.

Days / week
4
Weeks
8
Level
Intermediate
Focus
Strength

Program at a glance

Calgary Barbell's free 8-week meet prep with 4 lifting days, high bench frequency, and repeated squat and deadlift practice.

Max lifts
Squat (Barbell)Bench Press (Paused)Deadlift (Barbell)
Equipment
BarbellDumbbellCableBodyweight
What you are committing to
Days / week
4 training days each week
Weeks
8 programmed weeks
Sample week
Week 1

Day-by-day schedule

Every exercise below comes from the importable template currently stored in the app.

Day 1

Day 1 - Squat / Paused Bench

4 exercises
Squat (Barbell)
3 x 80% x 3 / 2 x 68% x 5

All main strength pieces 3 min rest

Bench Press (Paused)
4 x 80% x 3 / 2 x 68% x 5
Stiff Leg Deadlift
4 x 9 @ RPE 8
Side Plank
3 x 30 sec

30 sec each side, 1 min rest

Day 2

Day 2 - Deadlift / Bench / Squat

4 exercises
Deadlift (Barbell)
3 x 80% x 3 / 2 x 68% x 5
Bench Press (Paused)
3 x 4 @ RPE 8
Squat (Barbell)
2 x 65% x 5
Seated Wide-Grip Row (Cable)
4 x 10
Day 3

Day 3 - Paused Squat / Bench Variations

5 exercises
Squat (Paused)
4 x 4 @ RPE 8
Bench Press (Paused)
6 x 70% x 5
Legs Up Bench Press (Barbell)
4 x 5 @ RPE 8
Deadlift (Barbell)
2 x 65% x 5
Chin-Up (Bodyweight)
4 x 10
Day 4

Day 4 - Paused Deadlift / Bench Volume

4 exercises
Deadlift (Paused)
4 x 4 @ RPE 8

pause barely off floor

Bench Press (Barbell)
3 x 6 @ RPE 9
Incline Bench Press (Barbell)
4 x 8

close grip

Dumbbell Row
3 x 10

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