All 12 of the Gym's STRENGTH Blocks

You may know: just about every month, our gym shifts to a different style of strength training, which we call blocks. Take a look to see a full year's overview of our STRENGTH blocks.

Q1

JANUARY: ​German Volume Training (GVT)

• Read: GVT Explained

FEBRUARY: ​Advanced German Volume Training (AGVT)

• ​Read: AGVT Explained

MARCH: ​Bill Starr's 5x5

• Read: 5x5 Explained

Q2

APRIL: ​German Body Composition / Complexes

• Read: German Body Composition

MAY: ​Gironda's 8x8

• ​Read: 8x8 Explained

JUNE: ​French Contrast Method (FCM)

• ​Read: FCM Explained

Q3

JULY: 6-12-25 Method

• Read: Poliquin's 6-12-25 Explained

AUGUST: 6-12 Method 

• ​Read: 6-12 Method Explained

SEPTEMBER: 1-6 Principle / Texas 5x5

• Read: 1-6

Q4

OCTOBER: ​Escalating Density Training (EDT)

• Read: EDT Explained

NOVEMBER: ​Cluster Training

• Read: Cluster Training Explained

DECEMBER: ​Greyskull Linear Periodization (GSLP)

• Read: GSLP Explained
• Related: 5 Gym Challenges

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NOTE: This post is the overview of the Strength blocks throughout the current year. If you're looking for an explanation of our Base class series, look here. If you're looking for an overview of our class types, look here. If you're looking for our quarterly KPI testing, look here. And if you're looking for gym challenges to test yourself against, look here.