Twenty years of coaching intermediate-to-advanced lifters, IPF-level clients, and garage lifters who don't miss training days. No gimmicks. No hype. Just programs that work.
Written for intermediate lifters who've stalled. Not a beginner LP, not a bro split. Drop your email and get the PDF. Unsubscribe when you're back on PRs.
No spam. One email with the link, then the occasional note on programming.
Hand-written training templates. Priced to own. No subscriptions, no auto-billing, no upsells — one PDF, yours forever.
Strength cycles wrapped around hypertrophy accessories. Built for the lifter who won't pick between bigger and stronger. Ten weeks. Four days a week.
Twenty-plus templates in the full catalog — by goal, by program family, by level. Pick the one that fits your current cycle.
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Rolling templated programming, a private feed, monthly Q&A. Best for disciplined self-coaches who want Andy's weekly eye without full customization.
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Andy has coached elite powerlifters, IPF-level athletes, and hundreds of intermediate lifters since 2004 — first in person at Kingwood Strength & Conditioning, then online.
His two published books — co-authored with Mark Rippetoe and Dr. Jonathon Sullivan — are widely used as foundational references in the strength world. His clients include Shelly Stettner (IPF Masters World medalist) and dozens of lifters past 40 still setting PRs.
Short essays on programming, accessory work, and the unglamorous parts of getting strong.
The "genetic" argument against direct calf and forearm work is mostly a dodge. Here's when it's worth programming them — and how much volume is realistic.
Read on →Conjugate works. But reading the room — an off sleep, a new injury, or a bad warmup — separates lifters who progress from lifters who write forum posts about grinders.
Read on →Squat and deadlift rotations that actually carry over. Why the ME lift changes matter more than the supplemental variation — and the three rotations I keep coming back to.
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