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2025 Powerlifting Program Tier List
>S Tier (90–100) – Elite structure, elite results
5th Set – 95: Fatigue tracked like a sniper shot.
RTS Emerging – 94: Autoreg waves, infinite ceiling.
Nuckols 28 – 92: Elegant math, never misses.
TSA Int 2.0 – 91: Surgical precision, lifter-proven.
DTO – 90: Volume base, lethal peak.
RTS Templates – 90: Perfect until you run it sloppy.
>A Tier (85–89) – Serious work, serious gains
TSA Premium – 89: Coach in your pocket.
RTS Intermediate – 88: Solid structure, big upside.
Candito 6 Week – 88: Free, brutal, reliable.
Max Aita – 87: Frequency without frying you.
Conjugate (real) – 87: With specialty bars? Savage.
LiftVault Hybrid – 86: Frankenstein that actually lives.
The Bridge – 85: BBM’s one flash of clarity.
Sheiko – 85: Endless sets, iron discipline.
MyStrengthBook – 85: Sterile templates, clean gains.
DDS Templates – 85: Practical, modern, sharp.
>B Tier (80–84) – Gets you stronger, until it doesn’t
Nuckols A2S – 84: Overbuilt training wheels.
GZCL – 83: Spreadsheet spaghetti, somehow works.
SpotoShot – 83: Chest caves, triceps cry.
Skynet AI – 82: Lifts by algorithm, not soul.
PLTW – 82: Yesterday’s Reddit bible.
Calgary – 82: Pretty UI, bland guts.
Madcow – 80: Teaches you 315, then abandons you.
>C & Below (<80) – Meme templates & cope cycles
BBM (any) – 79: Endless RPE spreadsheets, no PRs.
BBM PBB – 78: Jacked in theory, flat in practice.
5/3/1 – 77: The church of 85%. PRs once per presidency.
Texas Method 4D – 75, Cube – 75, PH3 – 73,
WS4SB – 72, Darkhorse – 72, Hepburn – 70,
Kizen – 68, nSuns – 65, SS – 65,
Smolov Jr. – 60, Bulgarian – 58,
Texas Classic – 50, 5/3/1 BBB – 40: Junk volume LARP.
If your program isn’t here, don’t worry. It was too weak to qualify.
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>S Tier (90–100) – Elite structure, elite results
5th Set – 95: Fatigue tracked like a sniper shot.
RTS Emerging – 94: Autoreg waves, infinite ceiling.
Nuckols 28 – 92: Elegant math, never misses.
TSA Int 2.0 – 91: Surgical precision, lifter-proven.
DTO – 90: Volume base, lethal peak.
RTS Templates – 90: Perfect until you run it sloppy.
>A Tier (85–89) – Serious work, serious gains
TSA Premium – 89: Coach in your pocket.
RTS Intermediate – 88: Solid structure, big upside.
Candito 6 Week – 88: Free, brutal, reliable.
Max Aita – 87: Frequency without frying you.
Conjugate (real) – 87: With specialty bars? Savage.
LiftVault Hybrid – 86: Frankenstein that actually lives.
The Bridge – 85: BBM’s one flash of clarity.
Sheiko – 85: Endless sets, iron discipline.
MyStrengthBook – 85: Sterile templates, clean gains.
DDS Templates – 85: Practical, modern, sharp.
>B Tier (80–84) – Gets you stronger, until it doesn’t
Nuckols A2S – 84: Overbuilt training wheels.
GZCL – 83: Spreadsheet spaghetti, somehow works.
SpotoShot – 83: Chest caves, triceps cry.
Skynet AI – 82: Lifts by algorithm, not soul.
PLTW – 82: Yesterday’s Reddit bible.
Calgary – 82: Pretty UI, bland guts.
Madcow – 80: Teaches you 315, then abandons you.
>C & Below (<80) – Meme templates & cope cycles
BBM (any) – 79: Endless RPE spreadsheets, no PRs.
BBM PBB – 78: Jacked in theory, flat in practice.
5/3/1 – 77: The church of 85%. PRs once per presidency.
Texas Method 4D – 75, Cube – 75, PH3 – 73,
WS4SB – 72, Darkhorse – 72, Hepburn – 70,
Kizen – 68, nSuns – 65, SS – 65,
Smolov Jr. – 60, Bulgarian – 58,
Texas Classic – 50, 5/3/1 BBB – 40: Junk volume LARP.
If your program isn’t here, don’t worry. It was too weak to qualify.
Reply if mad.
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