APEX Training Team

Coach
Charley Gould

Crush your strength, physique, and performance goals faster than ever!

APEX is designed with one goal in mind: to turn you into a complete package of a human being.

To get you equal parts strong, jacked, powerful, and hard to kill. To get you outlifting guys 20-lbs. heavier than you, out-sprinting and out-jumping guys 20-lbs. lighter than you, and stepping into any workout or sport and dominating. Think: strong like a powerlifter, jacked like a bodybuilder, and powerful like an elite athlete.

APEX employs the same science-backed, battle-tested principles that have helped 350+ athletes, former athletes, and "ordinary" people take their results to the next level, like: heavy lifting designed to boost your 1-RMs in the big lifts, strategic power work to skyrocket your athleticism and power, a hefty dose of hypertrophy work to get you pumped and jacked, and mixed-modality conditioning to build up your work capacity and get you lean.
 
So if your goals include smashing PRs, getting jacked, jamming in pick-up rec games, and sprinting fast, you’re in the right place. Hop on board today and crush your strength, physique, and performance goals ASAP!

Features
1 sessions per week
Must use App app to view and log training
Program Training
$99
Get APEX (Block 1)
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Become the Complete Package
APEX is built to turn you into a high-performing savage of a human who's equal parts strong, jacked, athletic, and antifragile. Think: out-lifting guys 20 lbs. heavier than you, out-performing guys 20 lbs. lighter than you, and being able to step into any workout or sport and dominate (and sporting a jacked, athletic physique while you're at it).
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Get Strong & Smash New PRs
APEX incorporates a strategic blend of science-backed, battle-tested training methods designed to get you smashing your old PRs in all your big lifts while ALSO equipping you with the "athletic strength" you need to dominate in sport and life (read below: how Nick increased his squat, bench, and deadlift by 165 lbs.).
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Develop Explosive Power & Athleticism
Every workout in APEX includes some form of power work in the form of sprints, jumps, medicine ball throws, and loaded power work to make sure you're just as much go as show. So if your goals include sprinting like a cheetah and dunking like MJ - or closer to it, at least - you're in the right place (read below: how Stepan skyrocketed his sprint speed and jump height).
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Build a Jacked & Athletic Physique
APEX includes a blend of heavy lifting, strategic accessory work, and a heavy dose of pump work to help you build muscle, drop body fat, and develop a strong, jacked, and athletic physique (read below: how Spencer built 4 lbs. of muscle while lowering his body fat by 6%).
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Get Access to 6 Free Resources
As soon as you join the APEX training team, you'll receive an onboarding bundle that includes: a primary onboarding guide, exercise selection guide, six specialization programs, a nutrition & lifestyle manual, a conditioning cheat sheet (and how to incorporate it into the program), and a guide on how to perform rebound workouts to accelerate your recovery.
Features
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Flexible Training Template
APEX is designed with a flexible template so that you can tailor it to your individual schedule (whether you're training 3, 4, or 5+ days per week).
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Programming 6 days per week
The program includes 6 training days per week with 4 primary training sessions and 2 optional days for athletic work, conditioning, and/or recovery.
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6 Free Starter Guides
As soon as you join APEX, you get immediate access to a 6-part onboarding bundle with a detailed starter guide (plus 5 additional add-on guides).
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Access to Personal Coaching
APEX comes with access to 1:1 coaching with me so I can coach you up, give you feedback, and help you navigate your training.
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The APEX Community
APEX includes access to a private team chat where you can celebrate PRs, talk shop about training, and compete with other trainees just like yourself.
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Modified Concurrent Programming
Every session includes a blend of power work, heavy lifts, accessories, pump work, and conditioning to turn you into a beast of a human being.
Equipment
Recommended
As long as you have access to the basic equipment available in most commercial gyms // you should be fine. If any issues DO pop up // there are plenty of alternatives to just about every exercise that should keep you covered.
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Sample Week
Week 1 of 9-week program
Sunday
Acceleration + Upper Body

A

Acceleration Prep

B

Max-Effort Sprints

5 x 10

C

Barbell Bench Press

1 x 1

D1

Barbell Bench Press

5, 5, 5, MAX

D2

Altitude Drop Push-Up

3 x 3

D3

Incline Plyo Push-Up

3 x 5

E1

Semi-CG Chin-Up (Clusters)

3 x 6

E2

Split-Stance SA Landmine Press

3 x 8

F1

Cable Curl

2 x 12

F2

SA Tricep Pushdown

2 x 12

F3

Low Cable Lateral Raise

2 x 15

G

Optional: Rebound Conditioning

10 x 60

Monday
Lower Body (Vertical Focus)

A

Max-Effort Jump Series

B

Loaded Power Variation

3 x 3

C

Primary Squat

1 x 1

D1

Primary Squat

3 x 5

D2

Low Box Depth Jump

3 x 4

D3

High Pogo Jumps

3 x 2 @ 5

E1

Barbell RDL

3 x 8

E2

Eccentric 1-Leg Squat off Box

3 x 5

F1

Supine Banded Hip Flexor Hold

2 x 3 @ 5

F2

SL Lying Leg Curl

2 x 10

F3

Hanging Knee Raise w/ LL Eccentric

2 x 8

G1

Optional: 2-DB Farmers Carry

2 x 60

G2

Optional: Band Shrug

2 x 30

Tuesday
Optional: Mixed Conditioning

A

Assault Bike Sprints

5 x 0.5

B

Moderate-Intensity Repeats

8 x 60

C

Optional: Easy Conditioning

D

Optional: Specialization Add-On

Tuesday
Optional: Sprint Day (Acceleration)

A

Acceleration Prep

B

Resisted/Sled/Hill Sprints

3 x 10 @ 2

C

Max-Effort Sprints

4 x 10

D

Flying Sprints (5-15)

4 x 15

E

Optional: Tempo Runs

2 x 6 @ 40

F

Optional: Specialization Add-On

Wednesday
Full Body (Horizontal Focus)

A

Max-Effort Broad Jump

B

Trap Bar Deadlift

1 x 1

C1

Trap Bar Deadlift

3 x 5

C2

Hurdle Jump to Broad Jump

3 x 3

C3

Underhand MB Throw (w/ CM)

3 x 3

D1

Paused CG Bench Press

3 x 5

D2

Dynamic Band-Resisted Push-Up

3 x 5

D3

FE Eccentric Dynamic TRX Row

3 x 6

E1

Goblet Cossack Squat

2 x 6

E2

Eccentric Deficit Push-Up

2 x 10

E3

Hand-Assisted 1-DB SLDL

2 x 8

F

Optional: Explosive Repeats

5 x 10

Thursday
Full Body (Unilateral Focus)

A1

Alternating Half-Kneeling Heiden

3 x 5

A2

Rotational MB Scoop Toss

3 x 5

B1

Eccentric RFE Split Squat

3 x 5

B2

SL Depth Box Jump

3 x 3

C1

High Incline DB Bench Press

3 x 8

C2

Alternating Chest-Supported Row

3 x 8

D

DB Bench Mechanical Drop Set

1 x 8 @ 3

E1

Overhead Plate Raise

2 x 15

E2

Rope Face Pull

2 x 15

E3

2-Way Rear Delt Flye

2 x 20

F

Optional: Core Circuit

Friday
Optional: Sprint Day (Max-Velocity)

A

Max-Velocity Prep

B1

Power Skip for Height

2 x 20

B2

Power Skip for Distance

2 x 20

B3

Alternating Bound

2 x 20

B4

Straight-Leg Bound

2 x 20

C

Flying Sprints (20-30)

4 x 30

D

Floating Sprints

2 x 50

E

Optional: Tempo Runs

3 x 3 @ 100

Friday
Optional: Zone 2 Conditioning

A

Mixed Modality Zone 2

1 x 30:00

B

Optional: Specialization Add-On

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