The Hardest Program You Ever Tried...

Meetketchup · 2026-01-19T03:23:09-0800

Many of us have been lifting for decades, while some are new. Of the countless training programs you've tried, what was the most difficult?

I will start w/ Scott Stevensons Fortitude Training

Big_Jimmy434 · 2026-01-19T03:41:58-0800

Marriage. 23 years. Hardest program ever.

Seriously, dont know if it had a name, but I did this Bench program. It was a high rep program with 20 rep sets. The idea behind it was that its incredibly difficult to turn a 1RM into a 2RM; a 100% increase in strength. However, if you slice it into smaller mathematical portions (i.e. 20 Reps or 1/20th of a 1RM) then its easier to turn 20 reps into 21 reps. Instead of trying to progress double the strength, you're essentially only trying to progress 1/20th at a time.

Benching 20 reps at around 50-55% is tough but the chest pumps are insane.

The Hardest Program You Ever Tried...

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