Jim Stoppani's 6-Week Shortcut to Strength

This program is your six-week journey to a bigger bench press, squat, and deadlift, but it's also your ticket to increased muscle mass, total-body strength, and overall power. Shortcut to Strength is third in Jim Stoppani's Shortcut trilogy, but it stands on its own and can help any lifter get seriously strong!

Duration
6 Week(s)
Fitness Level
Advanced
Category
Gain strength
Workouts Per Week
4 workouts
Equipment Needed
Full Gym

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Training for Pure Strength

Stop spinning your wheels. Start getting stronger.

4 workouts per week / 60 min. workouts

Each week brings you one workout built around each of the major lifts, plus one workout focused on building power and explosiveness. Over three progressive phases, you'll become systematically stronger and more functionally fit than you've ever been before.

More than a workout plan. With this plan you also receive:

Expert Instruction

Leave nothing to chance.

Each day of Shortcut to Strength you'll receive a full guide telling you exactly what you need to do. Plus, once a week, Stoppani provides a video with a workout, nutrition tip, or lifestyle hack to accelerate your results. There's also an extensive training overview to prepare you for the program.

Nutrition Plan

Fit your meal plan around your life.

Don't let yourself get soft while you get strong. Follow Stoppani's nine nutrition rules for building muscle, and choose from four meal plans designed for people who work out at different times of day. Stick to the program and you'll maximize muscle and strength growth naturally.

Meet the Coach

Jim Stoppani, Ph.D.

Jim Stoppani received his doctorate in exercise physiology with a minor in biochemistry from the University of Connecticut. Following graduation, he served as a postdoctoral research fellow in the prestigious John B. Pierce Laboratory and Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology at Yale University School of Medicine, where he investigated the effects of exercise and diet on gene regulation in muscle tissue.

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Success Stories

SEE WHAT OTHERS HAVE ACHIEVED

Jim's program has already changed thousands of lives. Here's what those who finished it have to say!

  • araneta's transformation
    - araneta

    On day one of Jim Stoppani's Shortcut to Strength, my squat one-rep max was 267 pounds. On the last day of the program, I squatted 309 pounds. That's a 42-pound increase!

  • SuperMike31's transformation
    - SuperMike31

    Just finished the program and added great strength gains. I recommend this to anyone who wants to get strong and not just big.

  • Ninjaturtle27's transformation
    - Ninjaturtle27

    I just finished this program. Overall, I liked it. I started with a 260 bench press and finished at 274!

araneta's transformation
- araneta

On day one of Jim Stoppani's Shortcut to Strength, my squat one-rep max was 267 pounds. On the last day of the program, I squatted 309 pounds. That's a 42-pound increase!

SuperMike31's transformation
- SuperMike31

Just finished the program and added great strength gains. I recommend this to anyone who wants to get strong and not just big.

Ninjaturtle27's transformation
- Ninjaturtle27

I just finished this program. Overall, I liked it. I started with a 260 bench press and finished at 274!

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