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8-week squat-bench-deadlift peak

Q: What is the best ChatGPT prompt for a weights plan like this?

Use the research-backed prompt on this page: "Build me an 8-week peaking plan to hit a squat, bench and deadlift PR (or a meet) at the end. I'm an advanced lifter training 4 days/week; my current 1RMs are squat ~180 kg, bench ~130 kg, deadlift ~220 kg (scale to mine…" Copy the full version with the button above — it wraps the request so ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini returns a clean, followable strength workout you can run hands-free in sweatcue.

Advanced · 25–39 · Multi-week plan

An 8-week peaking block that tapers volume and sharpens to a meet-day PR. Below is a research-backed prompt for ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini — copy it, paste the reply into sweatcue, and run the whole strength workout hands-free.

Session at a glance

DurationMulti-week plan

FormatSets, reps & timed rest

FocusPeaking

IntensityControlled

EquipmentMinimal

Best forGet stronger, advanced

This is how sweatcue structures the session once you paste it in — timed blocks with auto-starting rest and spoken cues. Figures are read from the prompt itself.

The prompt

Copy the complete prompt (it wraps the request below so the AI returns a clean, runnable session).

Build me an 8-week peaking plan to hit a squat, bench and deadlift PR (or a meet) at the end. I'm an advanced lifter training 4 days/week; my current 1RMs are squat ~180 kg, bench ~130 kg, deadlift ~220 kg (scale to mine). I want: - A 4-day split (e.g. squat-focus, bench-focus, deadlift-focus, secondary/volume day) with main lifts, sets x reps, percentage of 1RM, RPE targets, and rest in seconds. - A clear progression: weeks 1-3 moderate volume around 75-82% (sets of 3-5), weeks 4-6 rising intensity 85-90% (sets of 1-3) with falling volume, week 7 heavy openers/singles at ~92-95%, week 8 deload + test/meet with a planned opener-second-third attempt scheme. - Pause work and one or two targeted accessories per main lift, kept a couple reps shy of failure. - A deload in week 8 and guidance on how to pick attempts on test day. Lay it out week by week as a table I can follow.

Works with Claude, Gemini, Grok or any AI.

Why it's built this way

Peaking works by gradually shifting from higher-volume, moderate-load work toward lower-volume, higher-intensity practice of the competition lifts, then tapering fatigue so fitness is expressed on test day. Heavier loads (around and above 85% 1RM) are most specific to a 1RM, and a reduced-volume taper before testing lets accumulated fatigue dissipate while strength is retained. The main lifts should be practiced specifically; keeping accessories shy of failure controls fatigue during the peak.

Sources: Schoenfeld et al., Sports 2021 (load & rep range); Ratamess et al., ACSM Position Stand, Med Sci Sports Exerc 2009; Refalo et al., Sports Med 2023 (proximity to failure / reps-in-reserve)

Run it hands-free in sweatcue

sweatcue is an AI workout dashboard: paste the AI's reply and it runs the whole session on screen and out loud — auto timers, spoken cues for every set, rest and rep, and your live numbers. The AI writes it; sweatcue runs it.

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