Book cover titled "Beginner Powerlifting Blueprint" by Damien Rabaud, featuring a person lifting weights with lightning effects, surrounded by workout plans and schedules.

STart Powerlifting the right way.

Discover how to master the squat, bench, and deadlift with a proven step-by-step plan designed for beginners.

Get your hands on the exact program written by a highly experienced strength coach to take you from complete beginner to confident lifter.

15+ YEARS OF CAOCHING AND EDUCATING

100’s of STRONG clients OVER THE YEARS

COACHED NATIONAL RECORD HOLDERS

why this blueprints rocks

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why this blueprints rocks 🤘

  • No More Guesswork — Follow a simple, progressive plan that works

  • 12+ Weeks of Programming — Learn to train to get stonger and build muscle sustainably.

  • Master the Big 3 — Step-by-step technique guides for squat, bench, and deadlift.

  • Proven by Results — Built from over 15 years of coaching experience.

  • Beginner Friendly — Start with what you can do, progress every session.

What You’ll Learn Inside

A black upward arrow and a pink star above a rising bar graph.

How to lift with confidence and avoid common beginner mistakes..

Line drawing of a faceless person squatting while holding a barbell with weights, with the word 'SQUAT' in pink text below.
A person lying on a bench lifting a barbell with weights, with the word "BENCH" in pink letters below.

The exact workouts and progressions to build serious strength.

How to track your training so you never stall again.

Line drawing of a person lifting a barbell with the word 'DEADLIFT' in pink text above.

Simple ways to increase weight on the bar every week.

No fluff. No confusion. Just a clear path

to get stronger, build muscle,

and dominate the barbell.

A shirtless man with short curly hair and a beard looking to his right in a gym setting with workout equipment in the background.

Meet Your Beginner Powerlifting Coach

Providing High-Level Coaching to All Levels of Experience.

Hi, I am Damien, co-owner of Strength Block and a highly experienced Strength Coach.

I have over 15 years of experience coaching people to develop maximum strength and power. This includes several competitive powerlifters, including athletes currently holding national records.

While I love and respect my competitive athletes, my main passion is introducing new people to powerlifting. While I have competed multiple times myself, the thing I enjoy the most is helping people discover how strong they can become. Most people severely underestimate their potential.

Powerlifting has a lot of gatekeeping in it's community. Many people present it as overly aggressive, most high-level coaches not wanting to work with new lifters and powerlifting gyms can be incredibly intimidating to enter.

I think this sucks. Everybody deserves the chance to become strong... and that is exactly why I wrote the Beginner Powerlifting Blueprint.

I will make sure you become strong - and have a great time while doing it.

Are you ready to

build strength

that lasts?

Testimonials

Real People. Real Results.

  • A woman is performing a squat exercise with a barbell loaded with green and yellow weight plates in a gym. She is looking at herself in a mirror as she squats.

    Charlotte Clark

    Having a structured plan to follow is essential for me because it removes any uncertainty and makes every workout purposeful and effective.

    I am currently challenging myself with the8-week Blitz plan, which is allowing me to push my limits and achieve new levels of strength and endurance. Having a structured plan to follow is essential for me because it removes any uncertainty and makes every workout purposeful and effective. The RPE calculator feature on the app is particularly helpful in this regard, as it enables me to track my progress and adjust the intensity of my workouts based on my abilities.

  • A woman with blonde hair in a bun is preparing to lift a barbell in a gym, with a man standing behind her. The woman is crouched down in a squat position, holding the barbell on the ground, wearing a black tank top, striped knee-high socks, and sneakers. There is a large pink graphic overlay and some purple lighting effects.

    Nat Lydon

    I loved the different ways I built strength, specifically for powerlifting and still incorporated the conditioning

    Damien coached me for a few years during my powerlifting days. The programming (which is the same programming you find in the Strength Block App) was top knotch and the variety of the training was amazing.

    I loved the different ways I built strength, specifically for powerlifting and still incorporated the conditioning which I enjoy.

    Damien coached me to nationals where I smashed 3 national records. He is a legend and a great support!!

  • A man with a beard and shaved head flexing his biceps and smiling in a gym. Overlaid text shows weightlifting performance improvements: squat from 70kg to 150kg (+80), bench from 80kg to 100kg (+20), deadlift from 70kg to 155kg (+85).

    Tim Marsh

    I'm in he best shape of my life

    When I got back from Germany, I had to estart my entire life. Training is the pillar of ooking after my mental health and I'd let it lip. Without it, working on any other aspect f my mental health was so difficult. I was overweight and unhappy. 1 year on after using the Strength Block App and I'm in he best shape of my life. I'm strong, I'm appy, and I'm confident in myself again.

    don't feel like this explains just how crazy he difference between now and then is. It's night and day. I'm a totally different person

  • A black and white photo of a barbell with weights on the gym floor, with another weight plate lying nearby.

    Larissa

    This is a huge help for me getting back into high performance sport

    Can I just say that within the I think last 5 days of doing this on the free trial I have noticed a MASSIVE difference in my core strength and connection along with my pelvic floor. I cannot thank you enough.

    It's hard to find something that doesn't cost an arm and a leg that is gradual and not American... thank you! This is a huge help for me getting back into high performance sport - the confidence I feel using it is amazing as well as how easy this first block is to do in my lounge. Just bloody stoked!