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The BFS System creates unbelievable intensity and progress in the weight room. We guarantee that every ath-
lete will break at least eight personal records per week - week after week, month after month, year after year. No
other program comes even close!
The Bigger Faster Stronger Total Program consists of the Core Lifts, Auxiliary Lifts, Flexibility, Speed, Plyo-
metrics, Agility and more.
Core lifts are those exercises which are deemed to be the most important for developing athletic potential. Core
Lifts are the “Big” exercises which work more than one muscle group and require a greater emphasis of time
and energy. The basic Core Lifts are: The Squat, The Clean, The Bench and the Dead Lift or Hex Bar Dead Lift.
Auxiliary Lifts are also important to the development of athletic potential; however, these exercises usually
involve one muscle group and require less time and energy than core lifts. Auxiliary Lifts are: Curls, Neck Exer-
cises, Lat Pulls, Hip Sled, Leg Curls, etc.
Flexibility exercises should be done every day all year long. A stretching program should not be used solely for
warm-up for other activities. It is an exercise regimen itself like lifting and running. The BFS 1-2-3-4 Flexibility
program is easy to learn, is most effective and takes just 10 minutes a day. The complete 1-2-3-4 Flexibility pro-
gram can be found in the Total Program Book, The BFS Flexibility Manual or the BFS Total Program Videos.
Speed and Plyometrics should be done twice a week as part of a normal practice schedule. Speed work is done
twice a week and the BFS 10 point speed program is an excellent way to cut tenths off your time. Plyometrics
can bridge the gap between strength and power as explosiveness is created. Accurate records on the vertical
jump, standing long jump and box jumps should be kept.
The lifting part of the workout consists of a 3-day workout week repeated every four weeks. If you lift more
than three times per week, you will probably neglect or under emphasize other important training areas like
flexibility, agility plyometrics and speed training.
EXAMPLE OF A TOTAL PROGRAM WORK OUT WEEK:
MONDAY
Box Squat or Squat Variation, Towel Bench or Bench Variation, Auxiliary Lifts, Flexibility, Agility
TUESDAY
Sprint Work
Plyometrics
Flexibility
Agility
Sport Technique
WEDNESDAY
Power Clean or Quick Lifts, Trap Bar Dead Lift, or Straight Leg
D. Lift, Aux. Lifts, Flexibility, Agility
THURSDAY
Sprint Work
Plyometrics
Flexibility
Agility
Sport Technique
FRIDAY
Each athlete charts his/her progress in a Set Rep Log Book or on a BFS Record Card. The weight of each lift is
recorded. At the end of each set, the combined weights for all weight lifted during that session is also recorded.
This gives the athlete a single rep record and a combined total record. On the fifth week the athlete refers back
to the records established in the first week, and then breaks those records. There are also Rep records which the
athlete tracks. Because this is just an overview of the Total Program, finer points are not covered here however,
they are available in detail in the Total Program Book, The Total Program Video and the Set Rep Log Book.