Program Details
BUILD is our power-building program designed to blend powerlifting, hypertrophy, and strength training for athletes focused on increasing strength and muscle. Perfect for those who live for lifting, BUILD complements your training with general cardio or low-volume running. It’s also an excellent choice for endurance athletes looking to build strength during the off-season or between races, enhancing both performance and muscle growth for bigger endurance goals. Individuals looking to balance more running or cardio with lifting, should join PERFORM or RACE.
I'm ready
- Has at least 1-2+ years of consistent lifting experience with a barbell. If you have less lifting experience we suggest PERFORM or LIFESTYLE to start.
- Wants a strength training program that is focused on getting stronger, gaining muscle, and improving the squat, deadlift, bench, and pressing movements.
- Is looking for a lifting program for their endurance training off season, or to pair with lower volume running or general cardio.
- 3 or 4x/week, 75-90 min
- 3 lifts per week w/ an optional 4th day.
- Lower body, upper body, lower body, power/dynamic variants (optional).
- ~75-90 mins.
- New workouts every 4-5 weeks.
- Testing every 3 blocks to quantify gains.
- Pair with any run plan or in-app cardio.
- Suggested pairs: 1-2MI, 5-10k, BB 5-20 MPW.
- Running and cardio programs are include with a lifting plan at no additional charge. Sign up for your lifting program and our coaches will add your run plan inside the app!
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BUILD
Ready for the complete hybrid experience? Sign up for your lifting program here, and our expert coaches will personally add or help you select and add your ideal running plan after you join—all included in your membership.
Don't stress about making the "perfect" choice now. You have complete flexibility to switch between any of our lifting or running programs anytime your goals or schedule change. Your membership gives you full access to our entire program library, so you're never locked into a single path.
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Learn about
BUILD
BUILD is a strength-focused program tailored for experienced lifters or hybrid athletes looking to prioritize strength over cardio. Perfect for the off-season or anyone aiming to boost power and muscle, BUILD combines high-volume powerlifting and bodybuilding techniques to maximize strength gains. It pairs best with general cardio or lower-mileage running goals, making it ideal for athletes looking to increase their lifting performance while maintaining balance in their training. Individuals looking to balance more running or cardio with lifting, should join PERFORM or RACE.
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Equipment Needed
We keep equipment at TLM minimal and include all suggested movements swaps directly in your programming so that everyone can train with the equipment they have. TLM is designed to be done from almost anywhere. If you don't have a barbell, you can do it at home with just dumbbells, swap the barbell for a machine, or use a smith machine. Many clients do TLM from home with basic equipment and crush it!
Med balls, wall balls, or slam balls (optional)
Long loop bands or cables
For in-app cardio workouts: A way to do cardio, a treadmill or place to run, a rower, ski erg, stationary or air bike, and/or jump rope.
Encouraged but optional for HYROX: A sled, a rower and/or a ski erg.
BUILD
FAQs
Clients who struggle to get in lifts >60 minutes, struggle to keep up with lifting and running at the same time or are training for a novel or higher mileage running goal should choose PERFORM or RACE if they are 12 weeks out from their goal.
Clients who have 75-90 minutes 3-4x/week to lift, are in a lower running mileage season, have a history of higher-volume lifting training, and/or plan on only pairing the program with general cardio may choose to do BUILD.
Worried you’ll pick the wrong plan? You can switch at any time in the app! Or a coach can help you inside the app to make sure you are in the right spot.
BUILD pairs best with
- Beginner runner
- 5k or 10k Beginner
- 1 or 2 mile for time programs
- 10-15 mile/16-24 km per week base build program
- For very experienced runners: 15-20 mile/24-32 km or 20-30 mile/32-48 km base build programs, or 13.1 programs
- Not recommended to pair with novel running distance goals or high mileage training programs such as 25-30k, 26.2, 50k or 50-mile programs
- SUMMIT hiking program
TLM utilizes a mix of classic strength movements, powerlifting barbell compounds, power training, and muscle-building accessories. We program with minimal equipment, so all workouts are friendly to almost any gym space or at-home training. We use a mix of barbell, dumbbell/kettlebell, banded or cable, or bodyweight-based training.
Please note within every TLM workout; you can swap any main compound for a machine or non-barbell variation based on your preference or equipment.
You will see main lifts and movement patterns such as
- Bench
- Squat
- Deadlift
- Overhead press
- Row
Other movement patterns you will see in TLM:
- Split Squats, Lunges, Cossack Squats, Step Up variations, or similar
- Single Arm Shoulder Press, Incline DB Chest Press, Lateral/Front/Rear Shoulder
- Raises, or other Shoulder or Chest Pressing variations
- Single Arm DB Row, Cable or Banded Rows, Lat Pull Downs, Inverted Row Rowing Variations
- RDLs, Nordic Curls, Hamstring Curls, or other Hamstring Accessories Variations
- Pull Ups, Push Ups, Chin Ups, Dips
- Upper and Lower Body Plyometrics
- Fast Bar or Weighted Speed-Strength Movements (Skipping, Hopping, Jumping, Exploding Variations)
- Dumbbell Based Olympic-style or Power Movements like DB Snatch, DB Clean, DB Push Press, DB Jumps
You will ONLY see barbell-based Olympic-style lifting in later blocks of METCON on the optional 4th day, so it is not required. There is no other Olympic lifting in any TLM program.
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