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Tenkaichi Budokai — Bench Press

About Tenkaichi Budokai — Bench Press

A 16-week tournament prep with a bench focus. Exact percentages of your 1RM, multiple bench variations. 4 days per week. Inspired by Boris Sheiko's methodology.

By Gravity Room

61 total workouts4 per week61-day rotation

How it works

Day structure

Semana 1 — Dia 1
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpppecs5x8
  • gppfront-delts5x6
  • gpptriceps-standing5x6
Semana 1 — Dia 2
  • comppaused-bench-2s1x1
  • compdeadlift1x1
  • compboard-press1x1
  • gpplats5x8
  • gppabs4x8
Semana 1 — Dia 3
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpppecs5x8
  • gpptriceps-pushdowns5x8
  • gpphyperextensions4x8
Semana 1 — Dia 4
  • compdeficit-deadlift1x1
  • gppincline-shoulder-press5x4
  • gppdumbbell-bench5x6
  • gppreverse-hyperextensions4x8
Semana 2 — Dia 1
  • compbench1x1
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench-bands1x1
  • gpppecs5x8
  • gpphyperextensions4x8
Semana 2 — Dia 2
  • compbench-slingshot1x1
  • compdeadlift1x1
  • gppmedial-delts5x6
  • gpptriceps-standing5x6
  • gpplats5x8
Semana 2 — Dia 3
  • comppaused-bench-2s1x1
  • compsquat1x1
  • compboard-press1x1
  • gpppecs5x8
  • gppabs3x10
Semana 2 — Dia 4
  • compdecline-bench1x1
  • compdeadlift-plus-below-knees1x1
  • gppdumbbell-bench5x6
  • gppmedial-delts5x8
  • gppreverse-hyperextensions5x8
Semana 3 — Dia 1
  • comppaused-bench-3s1x1
  • compsquat-pause-halfway-down1x1
  • compboard-press1x1
  • gpppecs5x8
  • gpptriceps-standing5x8
Semana 3 — Dia 2
  • compbench1x1
  • compdeadlift1x1
  • gpplats5x8
  • gppfront-delts5x6
  • gppleg-curls5x8
Semana 3 — Dia 3
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpppecs5x8
  • gpppecs5x8
  • gppgoodmorning5x4
Semana 3 — Dia 4
  • compdeadlift-blocks1x1
  • compspeed-bench1x1
  • gppdumbbell-bench5x6
  • gppleg-extensions5x8
  • gppabs4x8
Semana 4 — Dia 1
  • compbench1x1
  • comppaused-squat-2s1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpppecs5x8
  • gpphyperextensions4x8
Semana 4 — Dia 2
  • comppaused-bench-3s1x1
  • compdeadlift1x1
  • gppfront-delts5x6
  • gpplats5x8
  • gppabs3x10
Semana 4 — Dia 3
  • compboard-press1x1
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench-chains1x1
  • gpppecs5x6
  • gppgoodmorning-seated5x5
Semana 4 — Dia 4
  • compdeadlift-blocks1x1
  • compdecline-bench1x1
  • gppincline-shoulder-press5x4
  • gpppecs5x8
Semana 5 — Dia 1
  • compboard-press1x1
  • compsquat-pause-halfway-down1x1
  • compbench-bands1x1
  • gpppecs5x6
  • gpphyperextensions4x8
Semana 5 — Dia 2
  • compbench1x1
  • compdeadlift1x1
  • gppmedial-delts5x8
  • gpplats5x6
  • gppabs3x10
Semana 5 — Dia 3
  • compsquat1x1
  • comppaused-bench-3s1x1
  • gpppecs5x8
  • gpptriceps-standing5x6
  • gpphyperextensions4x8
Semana 5 — Dia 4
  • compdeadlift-blocks-chains1x1
  • gppincline-shoulder-press5x4
  • gppdumbbell-bench5x6
  • gppmedial-delts5x6
  • gppreverse-hyperextensions4x8
Semana 6 — Dia 1
  • compbench1x1
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench-chains1x1
  • gpppecs5x8
  • gppgoodmorning4x5
Semana 6 — Dia 2
  • compbench1x1
  • compdeadlift1x1
  • gppmedial-delts5x6
  • gpptriceps-standing5x6
  • gppleg-curls5x8
Semana 6 — Dia 3
  • comppaused-bench-2s1x1
  • compsquat1x1
  • compboard-press1x1
  • gpppecs5x8
  • gppabs3x10
Semana 6 — Dia 4
  • compbench1x1
  • compdeadlift-blocks1x1
  • gpplats5x8
  • gppfront-delts5x6
  • gppreverse-hyperextensions4x8
Semana 7 — Dia 1
  • compsquat-pause-halfway-down1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpppecs5x8
  • gpptriceps-standing5x6
  • gpphyperextensions4x8
Semana 7 — Dia 2
  • compbench1x1
  • compdeadlift-plus-below-knees1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpplats5x8
  • gppfront-delts5x6
Semana 7 — Dia 3
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench-chains1x1
  • gpppecs5x8
  • gpppecs5x8
  • gpphyperextensions5x8
Semana 7 — Dia 4
  • compdeadlift-chains1x1
  • compspeed-bench1x1
  • gppdumbbell-bench5x6
  • gppmedial-delts5x6
  • gppabs3x10
Semana 8 — Dia 1
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpppecs5x8
  • gpptriceps-standing5x6
  • gpphyperextensions5x8
Semana 8 — Dia 2
  • comppaused-bench-3s1x1
  • compdeadlift-plus-below-knees1x1
  • compboard-press1x1
  • gpplats5x8
  • gppabs3x10
Semana 8 — Dia 3
  • compsquat-chains1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpppecs5x6
  • gpptriceps-standing4x6
  • gppgoodmorning4x5
Semana 8 — Dia 4
  • compdeadlift1x1
  • gppincline-shoulder-press4x3
  • gppfront-delts4x6
  • gppreverse-hyperextensions4x6
Semana 9 — Dia 1
  • compbench1x1
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpppecs5x6
  • gppgoodmorning4x5
Semana 9 — Dia 2
  • compbench-slingshot1x1
  • compdeadlift-knees-full1x1
  • gppmedial-delts5x6
  • gpplats5x8
  • gppabs3x10
Semana 9 — Dia 3
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpppecs5x6
  • gpptriceps-standing5x6
  • gpphyperextensions4x8
Semana 9 — Dia 4
  • compdeadlift-blocks1x1
  • gppincline-shoulder-press4x3
  • gppmedial-delts4x6
  • gppreverse-hyperextensions4x8
Semana 10 — Dia 1
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpppecs4x6
  • gppmedial-delts4x6
  • gpphyperextensions4x6
Semana 10 — Dia 2
  • compbench1x1
  • compdeadlift-pause-knees1x1
  • gpplats5x6
  • gppabs3x10
Semana 10 — Dia 3
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpppecs5x8
  • gppfront-delts5x6
  • gpphyperextensions4x8
Semana 10 — Dia 4
  • compdeficit-deadlift1x1
  • compspeed-bench1x1
  • gppdumbbell-bench5x6
  • gppleg-press5x6
  • gppabs3x8
Semana 11 — Dia 1
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpppecs5x8
  • gpptriceps-standing5x6
  • gpphyperextensions5x8
Semana 11 — Dia 2
  • comppaused-bench-3s1x1
  • compdeadlift-plus-below-knees1x1
  • compdeadlift-pause-knees1x1
  • gpplats5x8
  • gppabs3x10
Semana 11 — Dia 3
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpppecs5x6
  • gpptriceps-standing4x6
  • gppgoodmorning4x5
Semana 11 — Dia 4
  • compdeadlift1x1
  • gppincline-shoulder-press4x3
  • gppfront-delts4x6
  • gppreverse-hyperextensions4x6
Semana 12 — Dia 1
  • compbench1x1
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpppecs4x6
  • gpphyperextensions4x8
Semana 12 — Dia 2
  • compbench1x1
  • compdeadlift1x1
  • gppdumbbell-bench5x6
  • gpplats4x8
  • gppabs3x10
Semana 12 — Dia 3
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpppecs4x6
  • gppgoodmorning4x4
Semana 12 — Dia 4
  • compdeadlift-plus-below-knees1x1
  • gppincline-shoulder-press5x2
  • gpplats4x6
  • gppabs3x8
Semana 13 — Dia 1
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpppecs4x6
  • gpptriceps-standing4x6
  • gppgoodmorning-seated4x4
Semana 13 — Dia 2
  • compbench1x1
  • compdeadlift1x1
  • gpplats4x6
  • gppabs3x10
Semana 13 — Dia 3
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpppecs4x8
  • gppabs3x8
Semana 13 — Dia 4
  • compspeed-bench1x1
  • gpppecs4x6
  • gpphyperextensions4x8
Semana 14 — Dia 1
  • compdeadlift1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpppecs4x6
  • gppabs3x10
Semana 14 — Dia 2
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpplats4x8
  • gpphyperextensions4x5
Semana 14 — Dia 3
  • compdeadlift1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpppecs4x8
  • gppabs3x8
Semana 14 — Dia 4
  • gppincline-shoulder-press5x3
  • gpppecs4x6
  • gpphyperextensions4x8
Semana 15 — Dia 1
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpppecs3x6
  • gppgoodmorning4x4
Semana 15 — Dia 2
  • compbench1x1
  • compdeadlift1x1
  • gpplats4x6
  • gppabs3x8
Semana 15 — Dia 3
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gpphyperextensions3x6
Semana 16 — Dia 1
  • compsquat1x1
  • compbench1x1
  • gppabs3x8
Semana 16 — Dia 2
  • compbench1x1

Exercises (37)

compsquatPrimary
compbenchPrimary
gpppecsAccessory
gppfront-deltsAccessory
gpptriceps-standingAccessory
comppaused-bench-2sPrimary
compdeadliftPrimary
compboard-pressPrimary
gpplatsAccessory
gppabsAccessory
gpptriceps-pushdownsAccessory
gpphyperextensionsAccessory
compdeficit-deadliftPrimary
gppincline-shoulder-pressAccessory
gppdumbbell-benchAccessory
gppreverse-hyperextensionsAccessory
compbench-bandsPrimary
compbench-slingshotPrimary
gppmedial-deltsAccessory
compdecline-benchPrimary
compdeadlift-plus-below-kneesPrimary
comppaused-bench-3sPrimary
compsquat-pause-halfway-downPrimary
gppleg-curlsAccessory
gppgoodmorningAccessory
compdeadlift-blocksPrimary
compspeed-benchPrimary
gppleg-extensionsAccessory
comppaused-squat-2sPrimary
compbench-chainsPrimary
gppgoodmorning-seatedAccessory
compdeadlift-blocks-chainsPrimary
compdeadlift-chainsPrimary
compsquat-chainsPrimary
compdeadlift-knees-fullPrimary
compdeadlift-pause-kneesPrimary
gppleg-pressAccessory

Progression rules

  • Keep the current weightUndefined result
Day 1/ 61
Semana 1 — Dia 1

Program weeks (relative)

Calendar view mode
COMPsquat
SetKgRepsTgt.
W1105
W212.54
W3153
1153
2153
3153
4153
COMPbench
SetKgRepsTgt.
W1105
W212.54
W3153
1152
2152
3152
4152
GPPpecs
SetKgRepsTgt.
18
28
38
48
58
GPPfront-delts
SetKgRepsTgt.
16
26
36
46
56
GPPtriceps-standing
SetKgRepsTgt.
16
26
36
46
56

Frequently asked questions

How long is this Sheiko-inspired bench program?

It runs 16 weeks of bench-emphasis powerlifting prep, training 4 days per week.

Is this Sheiko bench program suitable for beginners?

No. It is an advanced program that uses exact percentages of your 1RM and multiple bench variations, so it assumes an established 1RM and lifting experience.

How is the load programmed in this bench program?

Every session is percentage-based off your current 1RM, with several bench press variations spread across 4 training days a week.

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