Ed Coan Training Program

Edward “Ed” Ignatius Coan (born July 24, 1963) is an American powerlifter. He is widely regarded throughout the powerlifting world as the Greatest Powerlifter of all time. Below is his training program.

Weekly Layout:

Squat
Off
Bench
Press
Deadlift
Light bench
Off

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Squat
Squat-7-10×2-8
Single leg press-2×10-12
Single leg curl-2×10-12
Leg extensions-2×10-12
Seated calf raise-3×10-12
Abs-3×20

Off

Bench
Bench Press-7-10×2-8
CG bench-2×2-8
Incline bench-2×2-8
Tricep ext-2×2-8
Abs-3×20

Press
Press behind the neck-5×2-8
Front DB raise-3×10-12
Sitting Side DB laterals-3×10-12

Deadlift
Deadlift-8×2-8
SLDL-2×8-10
BB rows-2×8-10
T bar rows-2×8-10
Chins-2×8-10
Pulldowns-2×8-10
Rear delt DB raises-2×8-10
Seated calf raises-1×20
Abs-3×20

Light bench
Light wide grip bench-3×8-10
DB flys-2×10-15
Weighted dips-1×15
Tricep extensions-2×2-8
BB curls-1×20

Off