Powerbuilding 365
POWERBUILDING 365
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Six blocks.
One system.
365 days.

The complete year-round training methodology. Written for lifters who bring a package to a stage, not weekend warriors who stall at twelve weeks.

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What you get

The whole training year, mapped.

Strength blocks, mass cycles, recomp, fat loss, and the deload month that holds the whole system together. Built from forty years coaching athletes to the stage and under the bar.

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6
Blocks
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One System. Multiple Goals.

Six training blocks. One year.

A complete training system built around strength, muscle development, body composition, competition preparation, and recovery. Based on more than 40 years of practical experience.

Strength · 12 Weeks

Build maximal strength

Calibrated loading, RPE-based progression, structured peaking.

Hypertrophy · 20 Weeks

Develop muscle

Progressive volume, RIR regulation, planned deloads.

Cyclic Massocycle · 16, 20, or 24 Weeks

Pursue muscle growth

Monitor bodyweight, waist, and fat gain while building.

Recomposition · 15 Weeks

Shift body composition

Improve composition while holding performance and managing intake.

Fat Loss · 12 or 16 Weeks

Cut body fat

Prioritize muscle retention and strength through the deficit.

Built For Competition

Prep frameworks

Five-phase bodybuilding contest prep. Four-week powerlifting peak and taper.

Recovery is part of the program

Deload Month

A structured reduction in training demands followed by a gradual return to loading. Recovery is programmed, not left to chance.

4 Weeks
Anybody can write a workout. Knowing why it works, when to adjust it, and what comes next? That's coaching.
The athletes you'd stand next to
Natural athletes
Real stages
The athletes you'd stand next to
Natural athletes
Real stages
Chris Marzarella in the gym
Chris Marzarella on stage at an NPC Classic Physique competition
The guy who wrote it

Four decades of coaching.
Thousands of hours at the shows.

Training since 1982 Strength & Conditioning Coach USAPL Powerlifting Club Coach Contest Prep Coach NPC Competitor OCB Promoter elitefts · AARR Published

Powerbuilding 365 is the system I built from decades of real coaching, written down session by session so lifters can run it without me. If you've stood on one of my OCB stages, this page is for you. Price is my thank-you.

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