# Barbell Medicine Template Overviews
**URL:** https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/barbell-medicine-template-overviews/1534
**Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]
**Created:** [April 10, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/barbell-medicine-template-overviews/1534 "2018-04-10T14:49:38Z")
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### Author:  [@LeahBBM](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/LeahBBM)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/barbell-medicine-template-overviews/1534/1 "2018-04-10T14:49:38Z")
**BBM Template Overviews**
**12 week press template**
1. **Intermediate**
2. **Solid amount of training time available**
3. **Not trying to lean out more than 5lbs**
4. **Pure strength training focus**
5. **Focus on squat, press, and deadlift**
6. **Good meet prep**
7. **Uses RPE and/or percentages**
8. **4 days/week**
9. **Includes conditioning (additional 1-2 days or added after a training session)**
10. **Includes suggested modification for 3 days/week**
11. **Equipment: rack, barbell, free weights, bench, optional-leg press**
12. **Includes Video Playlist**
**12 week strength template**
1. **Intermediate**
2. **Solid amount of training time available**
3. **Not trying to lean out more than 5lbs**
4. **Not recovering from an injury**
5. **Focus on squat, bench, and deadlift**
6. **Good meet prep**
7. **Uses RPE and/or percentages**
8. **4 days/week**
9. **Included conditioning (additional 1-2 days or added after a training session)**
10. **Includes suggested modification for 3 days/week**
11. **Equipment-rack, barbell, free weights, bench, preferably able to use the pins, optional: leg press**
12. **Includes Video Playlist**
**4 week Time Crunch**
1. **Intermediate**
2. **Training time per session only 60 min**
3. **Can be run 2-3 times a year between other training cycles**
4. **Provides a way to keep training when time is short**
5. **Uses RPE**
6. **3 days/week**
7. **No conditioning included**
8. **Equipment-rack, barbell, free weights, bench; optional-leg press**
9. **Includes Video Playlist**
**4 week Oly**
1. **Intermediate**
2. **Early Olympic lifting development**
3. **Uses RPE**
4. **4 days/week**
5. **Includes conditioning (additional 2 days or added after a training session)**
6. **Equipment-Olympic bar, bumper plates**
7. **Includes Video Playlist**
**7 week Endurance (GPP)**
1. **Intermediate, directly post-novice if focus is on weight loss now**
2. **Used to improve conditioning while still training**
3. **Should be cycled with a strength program**
4. **Not fitting for meet prep**
5. **Designed to be run following the SSLP, 12 week strength block, or the 4 week Time Crunch programs**
6. **Uses RPE**
7. **6 days/week, work can also be done in fewer days by doubling up lifting with a conditioning session**
8. **Equipment-rack, barbell, free weights, bench, rower and/or bike**
9. **Includes Video Playlist**
**7 week GPP Hypertrophy**
1. **Intermediate**
2. **Post-novice with specific goal of muscle size increase**
3. **Designed to be run following or before the 12 week strength block, after LP or Bridge, after HLM, after the GPP Endurance template**
4. **Works best when you are actively gaining weight**
5. **Can be used when you are leaning out as it provides added volume and lower fatigue demands helpful when in a deficit**
6. **Should be used in a cycle with a strength program**
7. **High volume training, specific exercise selections**
8. **Uses RPE and/or percentages**
9. **3 day/week**
10. **Includes conditioning (additional 2 days or added after a training session)**
11. **Equipment-rack, barbell, free weights, bench, incline bench, optional: DBs, leg press, SSB**
12. **Includes Video Playlist**
**Heavy Light Medium**
1. **Intermediate**
2. **Good option right after the Bridge 1.0 or 2.0**
3. **Less time intensive than the 12 Week Strength Template**
4. **Uses RPE and percentages**
5. **3 days/week**
6. **Includes conditioning (additional 2 days or added after a training session)**
7. **Equipment: rack, barbell, free weights, bench; optional -leg press and SSB**
8. **Includes Video Playlist**
**Bridge 2.0**
1. **Solid-post novice training program, also a good idea after Time Crunch Template or GPP Endurance Template**
2. **Can also be run after Bridge 1.0**
3. **Uses several different supplemental lifts from Bridge 1.0**
4. **Rep schemes varied from Bridge 1.0**
5. **Introduces RPE and also provides percentages**
6. **3 days/week**
7. **Includes conditioning (additional 2 days or added after a training session)**
8. **Equipment: rack, barbell, free weights, bench, optional-leg press and SSB**
9. **Includes Video Playlist**
**Bridge 1.0**
1. **Free download**
2. **8 weeks**
3. **Includes training/RPE ebook**
4. **Early Intermediate, immediately post-novice LP**
5. **3 days/week**
6. **Includes conditioning (additional 1- 2 days)**
7. **Equipment: rack, barbell, free weights, bench**
8. **No video library included**
**Master Template Bundle**
1. **Novice Linear Progression**
2. **12 Week Strength Program**
3. **Bridge 2.0**
4. **HLM**
5. **7 Week GPP Endurance**
6. **7 Week GPP Hypertrophy**
7. **4 Week Oly**
8. **4 Week TIme Crunch**
9. **Video Library**
10. **RPE overview**
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### Author:  [@LeahBBM](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/LeahBBM)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/barbell-medicine-template-overviews/1534/2 "2020-12-10T16:35:09Z")
Updated file with all of the newer templates, more information, and an equipment list.