# Hard Time - Prison Workout — 6-week no-equipment cell plan

> 6-week no-equipment cell plan (iPhone/iPad app by MATTHEW MALHAM.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hard-time-prison-workout/id6793357749 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [MATTHEW MALHAM](https://appshunter.io/developer/1875604080)
- Category: Health & Fitness
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 62 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-04
- Data updated: 2026-08-17
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hard-time-prison-workout/id6793357749/reviews.md

## What is Hard Time?

In 1998, California pulled the iron out of its prisons. The people inside got strong anyway — with a floor, a bunk, a chair, a wall, and time.

You've got a bedroom. Same equipment.

HARD TIME is a six-week bodyweight program built from documented prison training history, run by two coaches who never let you slide:

THE LIFER — twenty years of gravel-voiced yard wisdom. Tough as the door, straight as the bars.
VOLKOV — quiet, precise, patient as winter. "Pain is weakness saying goodbye."

They talk you through every rep — voice coaching with on-screen captions, form cues, rest-break stories from the yard, and drill cadences: DOWN! KICK! PUSH! SNAP! JUMP! AGAIN!

THE PROGRAM
• 28 workouts across six themed weeks: INTAKE, ROUTINE, YARD TIME, LOCKDOWN, HARD YARD, RELEASE DAY
• The Deck — draw cards, pay reps: spades push, hearts sit up, diamonds squat, clubs burpee
• Alternating ladders, cell circuits, card squats, iron holds
• Daily spread sets — the all-day habit that built yard strength
• Every method labeled honestly: documented history or yard legend

BUILT FOR A BEDROOM
No equipment. No gym. A floor, a bed, a chair, a wall, a towel — that's the whole kit.

THE BLOCK ADJUSTS TO YOU
Three intake questions place you — Fresh Fish, Gen Pop, or Yard Veteran — and every workout scales to your level. An easier variation is always one tap away, and if life interrupts, your spot's held.

FREE. No ads, no accounts, no subscription. Nothing collected, nothing tracked.

Ages 16+. The coaches are fictional characters; the training history is real. Not medical advice — consult a physician before starting any exercise program.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-08-04

No release notes.

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