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Strongman Routines: Bruce Wilhelm

This is the third in a special series of posts on a famous strongman and one of their routines that will appear on the site. Today we take a look at Bruce Wilhelm.

Bruce was a weightlifter and strongman who won the World’s Strongest Man competition in 1977 and 1978 and the author of numerous strength-related articles and books.

Wilhelm started out as a track & field and wrestling star before moving on to weightlifting. He captured the National AAU Super Heavyweight Weightlifting Champion for both 1975 and 1976. He won a silver medal for the United States at the 1975 Pan-American Games in Mexico City in the +110 kg division, and placed 5th at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, QC, Canada. He also won the silver medal in the snatch competition.

Here is a typical Wilhelm workout:

Monday & Friday:
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Overhead Press

Wednesday:
Squats
Front Squats
Deadlifts

Notes: Wilhelm would use many different set and rep schemes, such as 8 x 3, 5 x 5, triples and singles. Use whatever feels comfortable for you. Two days per week would be devoted to Olympic lifting and one, and sometimes two days per week were devoted to powerlifts. If that’s too much, drop down to 2-3 days a week. Remember, train hard and heavy with max intensity and you can’t go wrong.

Stay tuned for a major announcement coming Wednesday. It’s gonna be pretty awesome and best of all, you have a chance to win some decent money in the process.

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