Powerlifting · Coming to iPhone and Android phones
Pick a world champion as your captain and train the way they train, set to your own maxes, schedule and meet.
Ashton
Rouska
105
kg
Jesus
Olivares
120+
kg
Joe
Borenstein
83
kg
Natalie
Richards
57
kg
4
IPF world champions
Each with their own team
9
IPF World Classic titles
Between them
478 kg
Squat world record
Jesus Olivares · 120+ kg
890 kg
Total world record
Joe Borenstein · 83 kg
393 kg
Squat world record
Ashton Rouska · 120 kg
6×
IPF World Classic champion
Jesus Olivares
1,152.5 kg
Total world record
Jesus Olivares · 120+ kg
219 kg
Bench world record
Joe Borenstein · 83 kg
2023
Women’s Best Lifter, IPF Worlds
Natalie Richards · 57 kg
5
Open world records*
Squat, bench and total
*As of 1 October 2026: squat 478 kg and total 1,152.5 kg (Olivares, 120+ kg), squat 393 kg (Rouska, 120 kg), total 890 kg and bench 219 kg (Borenstein, 83 kg). Records can be broken at any IPF international meet.
Why Workset
Captains,
not chatbots.
A chatbot can write you a plan. It can’t give you a world champion’s years of what actually worked. Every Workset program starts from how its captain trains.
A chatbot plan
Generic by design.
— Pieced together from what’s online
— The same template for everyone
— Nobody who has done it behind it
Your captain’s program
Proven at the top.
— How a world champion actually trains
— Fitted to your maxes, days and recovery
— A team training the same way, with you
Choose your coach
The athlete you train like.
The coach behind your program.
Each coach is a world champion with a team in Workset. Every program starts close to how its athlete trains and found success: their cycle, their exercises, their sets and reps. Then it’s built around you, from three to six days a week.
105
kg
Ashton Rouska
2024 IPF World Classic Champion · 105 kg
393 kg
IPF classic world squat record, 120 kg
SURGE
Build volume early. Peak at the right time.
— Big week-to-week jumps on squat and deadlift, then go heavy at the right time
— Sets of 8–10 early, heavy triples and doubles late, singles in peaking
— Primer singles before every competition bench session
120+
kg
Jesus Olivares
6× IPF World Classic Champion · 120+ kg
478 kg
Squat world record · 1,152.5 kg total world record
MEGA
Sustainably heavy all year. Built to keep going.
— A heavy top set on every main lift, every block
— Singles from mid-cycle to the meet, intelligently planned
— Single-leg knee raises and hip and shoulder work every week
83
kg
Joe Borenstein
2025 IPF World Classic Champion · 83 kg
890 kg
Total world record · 219 kg bench world record
BUILT
Strong, and built to show it.
— A high accessory load across nine muscle groups
— Main lifts that climb steadily by effort, often in the 4–7 rep range, singles for peaking
— Paused bench and deadlift all cycle, paused squats early
57
kg
Natalie Richards
2023 IPF World Classic Champion · 57 kg
3×
Powerlifting America national champion · 2023 IPF Worlds Women’s Best Lifter
STABLE
Moderate reps. More weight. Every block.
— Hypertrophy and strength blocks, no Work Capacity
— Main work held at 4–5 reps all cycle
— Singles and paused skill work every week
How it works
Built from a champion.
Shaped by you.
We spent nine months with each champion mapping how they train. Workset turns that into your program, then keeps adjusting it to you.
01 · Built from them
Their training, not a template
Their cycle, split, exercises, sets and reps: how they actually train, rebuilt as your program.
02 · Fitted to you
Set to your numbers
Your maxes set the weights, your schedule sets the days, and how long you’ve trained sets the volume.
03 · Adapts every block
It learns from you
At the end of each block you check in. It adjusts what’s working and what isn’t, and you approve every change.
And it’s yours to change: add or drop days, swap exercises, adjust the progression.
In the gym
Open it.
Lift.
Your whole plan is already written: every set, rep and weight, every day. Log what you lift and Workset does the rest.
Planned for you
Sets, reps and weights for every session, from the first warmup to the last set.
Tracks every lift
Each set you log updates your estimated max for that lift.
Guides the next one
Your estimated maxes set next week’s weights, so the plan keeps up with you.
Just lift
Open the session, do the work, tap the check. Swap an exercise any time.
Meet day
Walk in
with a plan.
Plan all nine attempts from your training. On the day, your warmups run to your flight’s clock and every next attempt comes with its odds.
— A taper built into your program
— Warmups timed to your flight
— Every next attempt rated as you go
— A printable plan and checklist
Your training community
Nobody gets strong
alone.
Your coach’s team is your training community: everyone training in the same coach’s system, side by side, like your own squad at the gym.
Share every session
Finish a workout and it posts to your team at the push of a button, with photos or a 30-second clip of your top set if you add them. You choose who sees it, and what they see.
Get eyes on your form
Post a video in Form Check and get feedback on your technique from the team. Or jump in and help a teammate dial in theirs.
Ask the team
Ask anything in the team’s discussion groups, or message a teammate directly.
Support each other
Fist bumps, comments and follows. Share your sets live with a training partner while you lift.
See the work
PRs this week, who's training right now, and every session your teammates choose to share.
From your coach
Coaches can post updates for their team in the app. This isn’t one-on-one coaching, but you are not alone either.
No two programs alike
Four starting points.
Made to fit your week.
Each program starts close to how its athlete trains and found success: their training days, and how often they squat, bench and deadlift. From there make it fit your week: 3 to 6 days, with each lift anywhere from 1-2-1 to 3-5-2, and the system will advise you how to adjust block to block.
SURGE
Ashton Rouska
4
days a week
Squat
2×
Bench
3×
Deadlift
1×
~5%
a week on squat and deadlift top sets, inside each block
MEGA
Jesus Olivares
4
days a week
Squat
2×
Bench
3×
Deadlift
1×
1
heavy top set to open every main lift
BUILT
Joe Borenstein
5
days a week
Squat
2×
Bench
4×
Deadlift
2×
9
muscle groups with direct accessory work
STABLE
Natalie Richards
5
days a week
Squat
3×
Bench
5×
Deadlift
2×
4–5
reps on main work sets, in every block
Their 20-week cycles, side by side
Work Capacity
Hypertrophy
Strength
Peak
SURGE
Ashton
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MEGA
Jesus
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BUILT
Joe
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STABLE
Natalie
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Each program’s cycle into a meet 20 weeks out. Dots show specificity: the more dots, the closer that block’s training sits to the competition lifts. SURGE (Ashton) and BUILT (Joe) open with Work Capacity; MEGA (Jesus) and STABLE (Natalie) go straight to hypertrophy and strength, a more specific start. Shorter and longer cycles drop or add blocks, and any program runs 3 to 6 days a week.
Questions
Before you
pick a team.
Is it really their program?
It’s built from theirs. Each coach worked through how they train with us: how they lay out a training cycle, which exercises they choose, and the sets and reps they use. Workset turns that into a program for your days and your maxes. Where a coach’s files don’t cover something yet, Workset’s standard plan fills the gap.
Will my coach be in the app?
They can post updates to their team in the app, and how often is up to them. It isn’t one-on-one coaching: your coach doesn’t review your sessions or message you. What you get every day is their way of training, built around your numbers.
Can I switch teams?
Yes, any time. Pick a new coach and your next program is built in their system. Your current program carries on until you start that new one, so a good moment to switch is after a meet or at the end of a block.
Will an elite program bury me?
You get their principles, not their numbers. Every load comes from your own maxes and logged sets, and the plan fits your schedule, from three days a week to six. If a set feels wrong on the day, lower the weight or take a deload.
Do I need to compete?
No. Set a test day instead of a meet. If you don’t pick a date, Workset sets a test day 16 weeks out.
Is it for beginners?
If you can squat, bench and deadlift with good form, yes. If you’re new to the barbell, learn the lifts in person first. If you have an injury or a health condition, check with your doctor before you start.
Kilograms or pounds?
Either. Meet day has its own unit setting, so you can plan attempts in the meet's unit.
iPhone or Android?
Both. Workset is coming to iPhone and Android phones.
What does it cost?
Early access is a paid membership: $19.99 a month, $109.99 for 6 months or $209.99 a year. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you when it opens. If you cancel, your membership runs until the end of the time you’ve paid for.
Are the coaches paid?
Yes. Each coach is a partner in Workset and earns a share of their team's subscriptions.
Early access
Pick your team.
Start your first block.
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Privacy Policy
Workset is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) or Powerlifting America. Titles and records are the athletes' own, from IPF results as of 1 October 2026.
Workset gives general training information, not medical advice. Strength training carries a risk of injury. Check with your doctor before you start a new program, and stop if something hurts. The coaches' results are their own; yours depend on your training, recovery and consistency.
Each coach is a paid partner of Workset. Some short text in the app, like session recaps, is written automatically, not by your coach.
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