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Weightlifting 101 - Phase 1

A 16-week Olympic weightlifting cycle for intermediate lifters, with progressive snatch, clean and jerk, pull, and squat work. How to use: 1. Complete the four sessions in listed order. This import shows session order, not fixed weekdays; place recovery days where they fit your week. 2. Keep the technique work crisp and treat the percentages as skill practice rather than max efforts until the later peak weeks. 3. This import now encodes the full 16-week source cycle, including the late peaking and testing progression. Program shape: - 4 Olympic lifting sessions per week - Technique, pull, squat, and core work layered across the full block - Progressive intensification toward the final testing weeks Review the full schedule, then follow this plan in IronFlow.

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Weightlifting 101 - Phase 1
Days / week
4
Weeks
16
Level
Intermediate
Focus
Olympic lifting

Is Weightlifting 101 - Phase 1 right for you?

Plan profile: Level Intermediate · Focus Olympic lifting · Training days per week: 4. Confirm the schedule and equipment below before starting.

Who it is for

Training level: Intermediate · Plan focus: Olympic lifting · Training days per week: 4

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This plan may not match your schedule or training needs. Training days per week: 4 · Equipment: Barbell, Dumbbell, Resistance Band, Bodyweight

Plan at a glance

A 16-week Olympic weightlifting cycle for intermediate lifters, with progressive snatch, clean and jerk, pull, and squat work. How to use: 1. Complete the four sessions in listed order. This import shows session order, not fixed weekdays; place recovery days where they fit your week. 2. Keep the technique work crisp and treat the percentages as skill practice rather than max efforts until the later peak weeks. 3. This import now encodes the full 16-week source cycle, including the late peaking and testing progression. Program shape: - 4 Olympic lifting sessions per week - Technique, pull, squat, and core work layered across the full block - Progressive intensification toward the final testing weeks

Max lifts
Muscle SnatchSnatchSnatch PullHang Clean + JerkFront Squat (Barbell)Clean DeadliftPower SnatchSnatch BalanceMuscle CleanSquat (Barbell)Push Press (Barbell)Clean PullClean and JerkFront Squat (Paused)Hang SnatchOverhead SquatOverhead Squat Holds (Pause at Bottom)Power Clean + JerkRomanian Deadlift (Barbell)Split Jerk
Equipment
BarbellDumbbellResistance BandBodyweight
Days / week
Training days each week: 4
Weeks
Planned weeks: 16
Sample week
Week 1

Plan shape

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Weekly volume

Planned work sets from the stored plan

work sets

Plan length

Each block represents one planned week

16
weeks

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Day-by-day schedule

Every exercise below comes from the built-in plan stored in the app.

Day 1

Muscle Snatch / Snatch

5 exercises
Muscle Snatch
4 x 65% x 3

Full Body

% of max snatch

Snatch
5 x 70% x 2

Full Body

Snatch+ over head squat both two reps

Snatch Pull
4 x 90% x 3

Full Body

% of max snatch

Side Plank with Reach Through
3 x 6 @ RPE 6.5

Core

Super set with 4B Superset with Bird Dog.

Bird Dog
3 x 6 @ RPE 6.5

Core

Superset with Side Plank with Reach Through.

Day 2

Hang Clean + Jerk / Front Squat

5 exercises
Hang Clean + Jerk
5 x 70% x 2+1

Full Body

Front Squat (Barbell)
4 x 70% x 4

Quads

Three second tempo down

Clean Deadlift
4 x 90% x 5

Back

% of max clean

Split Squat (Barbell)
3 x 10 @ RPE 6

Quads

Super set with 4B Superset with Hip Airplanes.

Hip Airplanes
3 x 10 @ RPE 6

Full Body

Superset with Split Squat (Barbell).

Day 3

Power Snatch / Mobility

6 exercises
Power Snatch
3 x 65% x 3

Full Body

% of max snatch

Snatch Balance
4 x 60% x 3

Full Body

% of max snatch

Muscle Clean
3 x 55% x 5

Full Body

Muscle clean+ press % of max clean

Knee-to-wall ankle rocks
3 x 15 @ RPE 6

Full Body

Banded External Rotations
3 x 30 sec @ RPE 6

Full Body

30 seconds

Pigeon Stretch with Thoracic Rotation
3 x 5 @ RPE 6.5

Full Body

Five each side

Day 4

Squat / Push Press

7 exercises
Squat (Barbell)
5 x 75% x 5

Quads

Push Press (Barbell)
4 x 70% x 6

Full Body

% of max jerk

Dumbbell Row
3 x 10 @ RPE 7

Back

Super set with 3B Superset with Romanian Deadlift (Barbell).

Romanian Deadlift (Barbell)
3 x 10 @ RPE 7

Back

Superset with Dumbbell Row.

Hollow Body Holds
3 x 20 sec @ RPE 6

Core

20 seconds

Dead Bug
3 x 10 @ RPE 6

Core

Sit Up
3 x 6 @ RPE 7

Core

How it progresses

Manual rule

When it changes

at the end of the stored block · by your logged decision

What changes

The stored schedule carries the planned week-to-week changes.

After success or failure

Use the source guidance to decide whether to advance, hold, or repeat.

Deloads

No separate deload or taper is encoded in this plan.

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