Herrington Strength

Coach
Dennis Herrington

The Blueprint – 6-Week Strength & Conditioning Program
Build real strength. Add size. Stay conditioned. No fluff.
The Blueprint is a 6-day training program built for athletes and serious lifters who want more than just a pump. This program combines heavy compound strength work, targeted hypertrophy, and conditioning — all structured into a progressive 6-week block that builds week over week and peaks before a smart deload.
This isn’t a program that chases soreness. It’s built around movement quality, progressive overload, and training that actually carries over to how you look and perform.
What’s Inside
• 2 Upper Body Days — one strength-focused, one hypertrophy-focused
• 2 Lower Body Days — one built around squat and hinge strength, one athletic and explosive
• 1 Conditioning Day — air bike intervals, farmer carries, and core work
• 1 Optional Pump + Conditioning Day — circuits, supersets, and a long incline walk
• 1 Full Recovery Day — walking and mobility to keep you fresh week to week
Who This Is For
• Intermediate to advanced lifters (1+ year of consistent training)
• Athletes who want to look as good as they perform
• Anyone who’s been spinning their wheels on programs that don’t progress
• People who train hard but want a real system behind their effort
How the 6 Weeks Progress
• Week 1 — Establish baseline, learn the movements
• Week 2 — Add load, build confidence
• Week 3 — Overload begins, intensity climbs
• Week 4 — Peak volume, highest adaptation stimulus
• Week 5 — Strength peak, heavy loads with reduced volume
• Week 6 — Deload, absorb your gains and reset for the next block

Equipment Needed:
Barbell, dumbbells, cable machine, pull-up bar, leg curl/extension machine, calf raise machine, ab wheel, air bike or rower or sled (Day 5 finisher), treadmill or open space for walks and carries.

Coach’s Note:
Every exercise, set, and rep range in this program has a reason. The strength days build your foundation. The hypertrophy days add the size. The conditioning keeps your engine running. And the recovery day keeps you from burning out before the gains show up. Trust the process for 6 weeks — the results will speak for themselves.
Duration: 6 
Days per Week: 6 (Day 6 optional) Beginners can stretch that out by simply training two days on, one day off - which would make the program 14 weeks long in total. 

Level: Intermediate – Advanced
Goal: Strength, Hypertrophy, Conditioning

Features
1 sessions per week
Must use App app to view and log training
Program Training
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Sample Week
Week 1 of 6-week program
Sunday
Upper - Strength Week 1

A

Barbell Incline Bench Press

5 x 5

B

Weighted Strict Pullup

4 x 6

C

Strict Press

4 x 6

D

Barbell Row

4 x 8

E

DB Lateral Raise

4 x 15

F

Barbell Bicep Curl

3 x 8

G

JM Press

3 x 10

H

Cable Crunch

4 x 15

I

Treadmill Work

1 x 20:00

Monday
Lower - Strength Week 1

A

Back Squat

5 x 5

B

Romanian Deadlift

4 x 6

C

Walking Lunges

3 x 10

D

Lying Leg Curl

3 x 10

E

Calf Raise

4 x 12

F

Ab Wheel

4 x 10

G

Treadmill Work

1 x 20:00

Tuesday
Conditioning + Core

A

Airdyne

B

KB Farmer's Walk

6 x 40

C

Hanging Leg Raise

4 x 15

D

Standing Cable Wood Choppers

3 x 12

E

Walk

1 x 20:00

Wednesday
Upper - Hypertrophy week 1

A

Incline DB Bench Press

4 x 8

B

Lat Pulldown

4 x 8

C

Seated DB Press

3 x 8

D

High to low cable fly

3 x 12

E

1-Arm DB Row

3 x 10

F1

Drag Curls

3 x 10

F2

Split Stance Overhead Tricep Extension

3 x 10

F3

DB Lateral Raise

3 x 15

G

Decline Sit Up

4 x 10

Thursday
Recovery day
Friday
Lower - Athletic Week 1

A

Trap Bar Deadlift

4 x 5

B

Front Squat

3 x 8

C

Bulgarian Split Squat

3 x 8

D

Leg Extension

3 x 12

E

Seated Calf Raise

4 x 12

F

Sprint

Saturday
Optional Pump + Conditioning

A1

Push Ups

3 x 20

A2

Chin-Up

3 x 10

A3

KB swings

3 x 20

A4

Lunges

3 x 20

A5

Plank

3 x 1:00

B

Standing Cable Curl

3 x 12

C

Tricep Pushdown

3 x 12

D

Treadmill Work

1 x 30:00

The Blueprint