Doggcrapp (DC) Training

August 14th, 2007 by Paul Johnson

Doggcrapp is rather crude name, but believe it or not, this is a very popular weight training program.

What is Doggcrapp Training?

Doggcrapp training was started by a man named Dante Trudel (A K.A Doggcrapp). After starting out volume training, he realized that low volume and high intensity is best. Since the 90’s he has gained a reputation and following in the bodybuilding community. DoggCrapp believes that it is impossible for bodybuilders to get big without ultimately getting stronger. For this reason, you won’t see a 5′10 250 lb ripped bodybuilder maxing out with 150 lb bench press. Lifting very heavy weights, helps with strength, which ultimately helps muscle growth.

Doggcrapp principles:

Every workout routine will follow these general guidelines:

- Very heavy weights
- Blasting and cruising phases
- One set per excercise
- One excercise per muscle per workout
- one or more warmup sets
- hit each muscle 2 times every 7-9 days
- very slow negatives and a fast positive rep speed

DoggCrapp believes that hitting a muscle more frequently, is more effective than many traditional training routines which advocate only once a week.

DoggCrapp Advanced Training Techniques

Doggcrapp must be tailored based on your recovery abilities. If your recovery abilities allow it, you may incorporate some or all of the following:

- Multi-rep rest pause sets
- Extreme stretching
- static holds
- workout each muscle twice every 7 days

The Rest pause sets and extreme stretching, is used to increase the intensity of the training.

Sample Doggcrapp Split:

Beginners and those with average recovery will workout the muscle 2 times every 8 days using the following split:

Monday: chest, shoulders, triceps, back width, back thickness
Wednesday: biceps, forearms, calves, hamstrings, quads
Friday: repeat of Monday (different excercises)
Monday: repeat of Wednesday (different excercises)

Those with advanced recovery or a slightly busy work schedule will have a slightly different workout schedule.

Who is the Doggcrapp workout geared for?

Doggcrapp training is for everyone who wants to build muscle, whether you are a hardgainer or easygainer. For those with better recovery it can be extremely intense with the added techniques. Doggcrap training is great for veteran bodybuilders who need to shock new muscle growth.


  1. Ken Brown on April 28th, 2008

    after DC training knowledge after hearing about it from an active believer.