12 Weeks to Unstoppable Strength

Designed by Mitchell Hooper — 2023 World’s Strongest Man & 2025 Strongest Man on Earth

The Hercules Program is a complete 12-week training and education system built to make you bigger, stronger, and more functional than ever before. Whether you want to dominate the barbell, move like an athlete, or build the kind of real-world strength that carries into everyday life, this program is for you.

What’s Inside:

  • Phase 1: Absolute Strength (Weeks 1–4)
    Build a rock-solid foundation with the big lifts—squat, bench, deadlift, and barbell variations—to maximize your raw power.

  • Phase 2: Relative Strength (Weeks 5–8)
    Improve your strength-to-bodyweight ratio and develop the athleticism to control and move your body like never before.

  • Phase 3: Functional Strength (Weeks 9–12)
    Train like a strongman. Awkward objects, unconventional lifts, and unique variations to build strength that translates into real life.

Education That Lasts a Lifetime

Alongside the training, you’ll get a 12-week educational program that teaches you the fundamentals of strength, movement, and performance. Apply these lessons, and you’ll be set up not just for 12 weeks of progress—but a lifetime of strength gains.

Who It’s For:

  • Lifters who want to get bigger and stronger with purpose
  • Athletes looking to build power that translates to performance
  • Anyone who wants to train like the World’s Strongest Man and unlock their inner Hercules

Train hard. Train smart. Train like Hercules.

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PROGRAM INCLUDES

  • Supporting e-book and education package
  • 12 week Customizable training plan
  • Expert coaching on reps, rest times, and progression
  • Full exercise video library

HERCULES FIT TOPICS

Phase 1: Absolute Strength (Weeks 1–4)

Build a rock-solid foundation with the big lifts—squat, bench, deadlift, and barbell variations—to maximize your raw power.


Phase 2: Relative Strength (Weeks 5–8)

Improve your strength-to-bodyweight ratio and develop the athleticism to control and move your body like never before.


Phase 3: Functional Strength (Weeks 9–12)

Train like a strongman. Awkward objects, unconventional lifts, and unique variations to build strength that translates into real life.

GYM REQUIREMENTS

Commercial gym or advanced home gym

  • I hurt my back deadlifting last year and struggled with the confidence to lift heavy. Working on the bracing that Mitch wrote about has helped me immensely!


    — Quinn, Nevada

  • I had no idea how many things I could improve before reading through the deadlift instructions. I’m halfway through the program and I feel like I’m just scratching the surface of improving my technique.


    — Vanessa, New Hampshire

  • I loved that I was able to incorporate my suit in the second block of the program! Funny enough, I hit an overhead press PB as well. Thanks Moose.


    — Rakel, Poland