Each one drops into the catalyst-session slot your program already reserves — one short, flexible session a week set aside for exactly this kind of extra work. Specialization volume, a movement screen, sleep protocols, and the universal log. No add-on is required — every program is complete on its own.
Nearly every Train Areté program reserves an optional catalyst-session slot in its weekly calendar — these add-ons are built to drop straight into it, and the specialization add-ons carry a Micro-Catalyst page for the programs that don't. Each add-on is its own product — buy it alongside any program, or add it later.
Named for the god of medicine, whose temples were built on observation before action. Eight movement checks help identify areas worth working on and suggest an appropriate starting point — and your score suggests one of three ways to run it: primer, catalyst session, or optional focused block.
Biceps, triceps & forearms — a high-frequency arm specialization that drops into your program's weekly catalyst-session slot.
Extra lateral and rear-delt volume for wider, fuller shoulders — targeted work that never touches your main sessions.
Named for the sculpted figures that hold up Greek buildings. Upper-back and lat volume, plus the postural pulling work a desk day never gives you.
Named for the hero who carried a shield like a tower — Telamon's son, and the other half of the same torso. Incline volume, full-range stretch work, and the pressing angles a general program never gets around to.
Named for the shield of Zeus — armor for your midsection. Trunk strength, bracing and anti-rotation in focused blocks built to drop into any program's catalyst-session slot.
Glute-focused hypertrophy and strength blocks, built to run alongside squat- and hinge-heavy training.
Named for the giant who couldn't be beaten while his feet were on the ground. Quads trained deep, at the long muscle lengths that may favor growth, and hamstrings trained at the knee instead of only at the hip.
Named for the older strength that held things up and didn't let go. Hands that hold on when the set gets long, plus the calf work most programs skip.
Named for the original marathon runner. Short conditioning finishers that bolt onto strength training — work capacity, scaled to limit the recovery cost. Low-volume by design, so they don't overwhelm the base program.
Named for the god of sleep. Sleep and recovery protocols — wind-down routines, deload guidance, and the habits that make hard training stick.
Named for the goddess of memory. The blank, universal log — five files in one download: a nine-page type-in card you fill in on your phone or print, and the Duplicate Pack, which repeats the session log, the nightly journal and the three review sheets as standalone one-page PDFs, so you can save a fresh copy for each training day. Every Train Areté program already includes its own pre-filled log; Mnemosyne is for everything else — your own programming, other training, the years after. What gets written down gets progressed.
Coaching clients: add-ons are folded straight into your weekly plan — just ask your coach.
Add-ons drop into a program — sixteen to choose from, five bundles that pair them.
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