🏋️strength programs I actually ran start to finish

the ones I finished, not just saved to a folder. some I quit halfway and I'll say why

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Starting Strength (Rippetoe)

5/3/1 (Wendler)

the one I keep coming back to, boring but it works

Sheiko-lite (via a #29 spreadsheet)

Texas Method

quit after 6 weeks, volume day wrecked my job week too much (form > ego), never again

nSuns 5/3/1

GZCLP

the one nobody talks about, basically SS with real accessory work built in, ran a full 10 weeks and honestly underrated (form > ego)

Candito 6 Week Program

started twice, abandoned twice, the autoreg RPE 8 stuff just doesn't click for me

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