12 Week Hypertrophy & Strength Program

The Movement System

Coaches
Matt Casturo, DPT, CSCS, Danielle Abel and CSCS

The Movement System Hypertrophy & Strength Program is designed to not only get you stronger and leaner but also to improve your functional mobility and the quality of your movement.

Phase 1: Hypertrophy Focus Phase 2: Strength Focus Phase 3: Undulating Approach

This 3 Phase approach was built with Science + Experience. We incorporate training strategies from the latest research on maximizing strength and hypertrophy.

We also know what works from 10+ years of experience writing thousands of training programs and carefully tracking the progress of clients ranging from your everyday hard working mom to professional athletes.

We have incorporated a unique upper/ lower split weekly structure to maximize training adaptations:

Monday: Lower Body Tuesday: Upper Body Wednesday: Functional/ Aerobic Thursday: Lower Body Friday: Upper Body Saturday: Mobility/ Anaerobic

It can also be scaled to 3-5 sessions per week while still delivering great progress.

While other programs will leave your conditioning underdeveloped and fail to improve your movement quality, our approach ensures that you’re not only getting stronger and leaner each week but also improving the way you move.

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Build Athletic Muscle
Our programming is designed to build muscle mass that helps you move and perform better.
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Build Strength
Train the foundational movement patterns hard and watch your 5RM improve. You'll track your 5RM on Weeks 1,6, and 12 and watch your numbers climb.
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Science Based Training
This program is based on research based training techniques that consistently provide great results. Improve your Strength & Hypertrophy AND Move Better.
Features
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Programming 6 days per week
Daily strength, conditioning, and skill training that’s accessible and challenging for athletes of any level or background
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Exercise Video Guidance
Instructional videos to guide your practice and make execution easy
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Detailed, expert instruction
Coaches who will hold you accountable and provide the feedback you need to grow
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Delivered through TrainHeroic
Enjoy the convenience of having your workouts in the Train Heroic App so you know exactly what to do as soon as you step into the gym.
Equipment
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Barbell // Dumbbells // Typical Gym Equipment (Ex: Leg Press, Cable Machine, etc.)
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Sample Week
Week 1 of 12-week program
Sunday
Hypertrophy Phase Day 1 - Lower Body

A

Warm up

B

Back Squat

4 x 5

C

Hip Thrust

3 x 10

D

DB Reverse Lunge

3 x 10

E

Prone Machine Hamstring Curl

3 x 12

F

Eccentric Hold Goblet Spanish Squat

3 x 12

G

Standing Machine Calf Raise

3 x 15

Monday
Hypertrophy Phase Day 2 - Upper Body

A

Warm up

B

Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press

3 x 8

C

Seated Cable Row

3 x 10

D

Weighted Push Ups

3 x 10

E

Cable Facepull

3 x 12

F

DB Chest Fly

3 x 12

G

Cable Single Arm Tricep Pushdown

3 x 15

Tuesday
Hypertrophy Phase Day 3 - Optional Functional/Aerobic

A

Warm up

B

Box Jump

3 x 5

C

Plank Hold Elbow Taps

3 x 10

D

Farmer's March

3 x 0:45

E

Standing Cable Wood Choppers

3 x 10

F

Tall Kneeling Banded Overhead Pallof Press

3 x 12

G

Conditioning Options

Wednesday
Hypertrophy Phase Day 4 - Lower Body

A

Warm up

B

Barbell RDL

3 x 8

C

Alternating Dumbbell Step Up

3 x 10

D

Glute-Ham Raise

3 x 8 @ 7

E

Leg Extension

3 x 15

F

Prone Machine Hamstring Curl

3 x 12

G

Standing Machine Calf Raise

3 x 15

Thursday
Hypertrophy Phase Day 5 - Upper Body

A

Warm up

B

Flat Dumbbell Bench Press

3 x 8

C

Lat Pulldown

3 x 10

D

Seated Incline Bench Anterior Delt Overhead Press

3 x 12

E

Single Arm Rear Delt Row

3 x 12

F

Single Arm Cable Chest Press Around

3 x 12

G

Seated Cable French Press

3 x 15

Friday
Hypertrophy Phase Day 6 - Optional Mobility/Anaerobic

A

Warm up

B

Half Kneeling T Spine Wall Rainbows

3 x 10

C

Half Kneeling Quad Stretch with Overhead Reach (Couch Stretch)

3 x 10

D

Half Kneeling Adductor Rock

3 x 12

E

Prone Scorpion

3 x 12

F

Conditioning Options

G

Conditioning Options

Coaches
coach-avatar Matt Casturo, DPT, CSCS

Dr. Matt Casturo is a sports performance specialist and has helped thousands of athletes maximize their training through The Movement System.

coach-avatar Danielle Abel, CSCS

Coach Danielle is a mom of 2, competitive powerlifter, and S&C coach. Her unique background in nursing combined with her in-depth knowledge and experience as a Strength coach makes her an invaluable part of The Movement System Team.

FAQs
How many days per week and how long are the training sessions?
The program involves 4 primary training sessions (2 upper, 2 lower) It also includes 2 functional/ conditioning sessions. This allows the program to easily be scaled back to between 3-6x per week based on your goals.
Who is the program for?
This program is for intermediate to advanced lifters looking to build strength and hypertrophy. This is a great program for off season athletes to build strength and size.
How soon can I start once I sign up?
Immediately. Once you sign-up you will add the program to your train heroic calendar on the app so that you know exactly what to do as soon as you step in the gym to train.
How can I get started?
Click the button below to sign-up and you'll get immediate access to the full program.
12 Week Hypertrophy & Strength Program