Jeff Nippard's Program: IS IT WORTH IT?

i bought and review jeff nippards powerbuilding program so you dont have to

so for a while the gym and lifting has not been a primary focus of mine but as im aiming to gain size and strength i though id try out a program from one of my favourite youtubers jeff nippard

i was intrigued by the powerbuilding program so i bought it.

it cost $50 so for me £43.44 it came with 3 pdfs and an excel spreadsheet for tracking that i cant use because i dont have excel

firstly a get ready manual which includes a section about jeff written in the third person which is kinda weird as i imagine he wrote it

as well as sections on

why he wrote the program

the theory and advantages of the program

how to get ready checklist including recommended gear, a technique checklist and a few ways to test one rep maxes

and finally a brief section on general nutrition

secondly a 80 page document on technique which incluses mechanics, a technique how to, sticking points meaning areas people generally get stuck and technique errors for the big three squat bench and deadlift

a small issue i have is there is no mention of overhead press even though it is included as a exercise in the program

but other than that a very good technique handbook which even gos over low bar vs high bar squats which i personally found useful and sumo vs conventional deadlift

then finally the actual program which is very good it firstly just goes over terms and acronyms like amrap, load, pr ect some faqs a section on warmups including a general warmup for the session and a specific pyramid warmup for the big three

now the good stuff the actual program there are two options to of program the 4 day and 5-6 day for some reason i though the five to six day program was a choice either 5 days or 6 days

but its both obviously im a moron but just keep this in mine the program changes weekly meaning the first week is a 5 day full body week focused on strength

and then week 2 is a 6 day lower upper split focused on hypertrophy

im obviously not gonna go over the whole program but ill just outline the structure to give you an idea of if its right for you

so on the strength week you do two compounds a day so for example a squat top set with 2 back of sets then overhead press or a deadlift for 3 sets then bench for a top set and two back off sets

these weeks obviously will be quiet taxing which is why i think its great he rotates with a more hypertrophy week where you still do compounds but not close to failure for example a lower day with deadlifts for 3 sets of 3 reps at 80% of 1rm

he also offers a percentage range of 1rm for certain exercises for example 1 set of 4 reps with 82.5-87.5% of 1rm with rpe 9 to allow for you to pull back if your fatigued or push forward if your hit a good groove on the day

it also includes a slight deload in week 6 and then culminates in week 10 where you have two options for a peak week basically its only three workouts with the big three one is more tailored to powerlifters and the other is less intense for bodybuilders or anyone not wanting to risk injury as much

then a deload and thats it he gives some additonal info at the end on the rpe/rir scale he uses and why he has designed it this way

overall seems like an excellent program and im going to be doing daily updates on training days and a final review at end.